Duplex Village - Set 1 Demolition Services

The Contractor will furnish all material, labor, machinery, tools, equipment and services, and will perform and complete all work in an efficient workmanlike and timely manner. The City may choose to extend this contract for additional term should the contractors performance warrant an extension. The City reserves the right to reject all Bids received or to negotiate the terms of the agreement so as to best serve the interest of the City of Raleigh. Project Locations: 1925 / 1927 Hawkins Street 112 / 114 Russ Street 1940 / 1942 New Bern Avenue Question Deadline 02/14/2023 at 3:00 PM ET Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by the Owner in response to such questions will be sent to all parties present at the pre-bid conference. All questions must be received by Questions received after this time will not be answered. Direct all inquiries concerning this BID to: Erick Juarez Community Development Construction Coordinator Email: Erick.Juarez@raleighnc.gov Phone: 919.996.6934 The Housing and Neighborhoods Department, Community and Small Business Development Division is focused on increasing the supply of affordable housing options to the Citizens of the City of Raleigh. The subject property is being demolished to make way for future development. The City of Raleigh, the Capital City of North Carolina, remains one of the fastest growing areas in the country. A great economy, top educational institutions, and exceptional health care facilities are some of the characteristics that attract people to the triangle area. The mild climate, diverse work force and proximity to Research Triangle Park combine to make Raleigh a great place to live. Raleigh is a 21st Century City of Innovation focusing on environmental, cultural, and economic sustainability. The City conserves and protects our environmental resources through best practice and cutting-edge conservation and stewardship, land use, infrastructure and building technologies. The City welcomes growth and diversity through policies and programs that will protect and enhance Raleigh's existing neighborhoods, natural amenities, history, and cultural and human resources for future generations. The City leads to improve quality of life for neighborhoods and standard of living for all citizens. The City works with universities, colleges, citizens, and local partners to promote new technology, create new job opportunities, and encourage local businesses and entrepreneurs. The City enlists and prepares 21st Century staff with the skill sets to carry out the duties of the City through transparent civic engagement and by providing the very best customer service to our citizens in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. The successful Contractor must furnish the City of Raleigh a Certificate of Insurance, which includes demolition coverage, before the contract is awarded. This certificate should show current coverage in force specifically covering demolition operations. Coverage must remain in force from initiation of RFP doing process through completion of the work. DO NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE WITH YOUR RFB. The City of Raleigh considers RFBs received to be valid and submitted in good faith. Withdrawal due to errors in calculations or other factors may be reason to remove the Contractor from the City of Raleigh's vendors list for a period of up to six months. A second occurrence of withdrawal by the same vendor may be grounds for permanent removal of that Contractor from the City of Raleigh's vendor list. It is the responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid, to (a) examine the Specifications thoroughly, (b) visit the site to become familiar with local conditions that may affect the cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the work, (c) consider federal, state and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, performance of furnishing of the Work, (d) study and carefully correlate Bidder's observations with the Specifications, and (e) notify the Housing and Neighborhoods Department of all conflicts, errors or discrepancies in the Specifications. The lands upon which the Work is to be performed, rights-of-way and easements for access thereto and other lands designated for use by Contractor in performing the Work are identified in the Specifications. The Owner shall have the right to approve the areas to be used for staging and storage. The contractor shall coordinate and cooperate with all other general contractors that will be working on this site. The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by the bidder that the bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article 3, and HUD Forms 5369 & 5369-A. That without exception the Bid is premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by Specifications and such means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of construction as may be required by or reasonably implied by the Specifications. Those without exception the Specifications are sufficient in scope and detail to convey a complete understanding of the terms and conditions for performance of the work. All BIDs, responses, inquiries, or correspondence relating to or in reference to this BID, and all reports, charts, and other documentation submitted by Proposers (other than materials submitted as and qualifying as trade secrets under North Carolina law) shall become the property of the City when received and the entire proposal shall be subject to the public records laws of the State of North Carolina except where a proper trade secrets exception has been made by the Proposer in accordance with the procedures allowed by North Carolina law. The City reserves the right to retain all BIDs submitted and to use any ideas in a proposal regardless of whether that proposal is selected. Submission of a proposal indicates acceptance by the Proposer of the conditions contained in this Request for Bid.

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Special Procedures, Environmental Procedures.
Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Environmental Assessment, Hazardous Material Assessment, Site Remediation, Asbestos Remediation.