ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 

TOWN OF RIVER BEND
WWTP ENHANCEMENTS
RIVER BEND, NORTH CAROLINA

Sealed bids will be received by the Town of River Bend in the Town Hall Meeting Room located at 45 Shoreline Drive, River Bend, North Carolina 28562 on Thursday, April 18, 2024, until 2:00 PM local time and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read, for constructing the following facilities:

Town of River Bend WWTP Enhancements. 

The major items of work include:

Rehabilitation and enhancement to the existing 330,000 gpd River Bend WWTP, including rehabilitation of two (2) existing carbon steel circular treatment units, one (1) existing equalization basin, chlorine and dechlorination feed systems, as well as installation of a new Preliminary Treatment Unit, alum feed system, filter feed pump station, denitrification filters, chlorine contact chamber/reaeration basin, and aerobic digester with ancillary equipment and devices as required.

Bids must be submitted on the complete project.  Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Town of River Bend, 45 Shoreline Drive, River Bend, North Carolina 28562 and the outside of the envelope must be marked “Bid for River Bend WWTP Enhancements”.  All bids must be made on blank forms provided and included in the bound document.  The name, address, and license number with limitation and classification of the Bidder must be plainly marked thereon.

Each bid must be accompanied by cash or a certified check, drawn on a bank or trust company authorized to do business in North Carolina, payable to Town of River Bend in an amount at least equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of the Bid, as a guarantee that a contract will be entered into.  In lieu of cash or a certified check, the Bidder may submit a bid bond in the form prescribed in G.S. 143‑129 as amended by Chapter 1104 of the Public Laws of 1951.

Contractors are notified that North Carolina G.S. 87 relating to licensing of contractors will be observed in receiving bids and awarding contracts.

In accordance with the Minority Participation Goals, potential prime Contractor(s), should attend the Pre-Bid Conference to be held in the Town Hall Meeting Room located at 45 Shoreline Drive, River Bend, North Carolina 28562 on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 2:00 PM local time.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is Rivers & Associates, Inc.  Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM local time, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.

Bidding Documents also may be examined online at ConstructConnect Plan Room www.constructconnect.com and at the Town Hall, 45 Shoreline Drive, River Bend, North Carolina 28562.

Printed copies of the Bidding documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours indicated above, upon payment of a deposit of $200.00 for each set.  Bona fide bidders who return full sets of the Bidding Documents in good condition (suitable for re-use) within 10 days after receipt of Bids will receive a full refund.  An additional electronic (.pdf) version of plans and specifications may be purchased for an additional $35.00 non-refundable fee.  Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to “Rivers & Associates, Inc.”.  Upon request and receipt of the document deposit indicated above, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents.  The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents.  Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office.  Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to award contract or contracts which, in the opinion of the Owner, appear to be in its best interest.

Owner:
Town of River Bend

By:
Delane Jackson

Title:
Town Manager

Date:
March 14, 2024

Rivers and Associates, Inc.
Engineers ‑ Planners ‑ Surveyors
Post Office Box 929
107 East Second Street
Greenville, North Carolina 27835
(P.O. Box) OR 27858 (Street Address)
Phone:  (252) 752‑4135
Fax:      (252) 752-3974