State Route Shoulder and Median Mowing Including Vegetation Trimming and Litter and Debris Removal - Wake County

Work includes mowing/trimming of vegetation, and litter/debris removal along State Highway System routes within Wake County. The furnishing of all equipment, tools, materials, transportation, and labor shall be incidental to completion of the work. PRE-QUALIFICATION MANDATORY Purpose: Upon review of the bid documents, bidders may have questions to clarify or interpret the bid in order to submit the best bid possible. To accommodate the Bid Questions process, bidders shall submit by email any such questions no later than November 14, 2022 at 5:00 PM. A response to bidder questions will be in the form of an addendum. Written questions shall be emailed to Sharon McCalop stmccalop@ncdot.gov by the date and time specified above. Bidders will enter "54-SM-05-12048807 - Questions" as the subject for the email. Any firm that wishes to perform work on this POC as either the prime contractor or as a subcontractor must be pre-qualified for the type work they wish to perform (including but not necessarily limited to NCDOT Work Code "016607 Mowing"). The Contractor performing the Work Zone Traffic Control (either as the prime contractor or as a subcontractor) will be required to be prequalified for the NCDOT Work Code "001105 Work Zone Traffic Control Devices". The Contractor shall incur Liquidated Damages in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each calendar day after five days from the Date of Availability that the Contractor has not begun work beginning the sixth day after notification and continuing until work begins. Work is defined as having the minimum quantity of mowers operating on site. The Contractor shall incur Liquidated Damages in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each calendar day for which acceptable completion of work is delayed beyond its intermediate Date of Completion. A Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract in accordance with specifications and conditions of the contract. Such bond shall be solely for the protection of the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the State of North Carolina. The bond will remain in force for the duration of the contract, including extension(s). In addition, a Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount, conditioned upon the prompt payment for all labor or materials for which the Contractor, or his subcontractors, are liable. Such bond shall be solely for the protection of persons or firms furnishing materials or performing labor for this contract for which the Contractor is liable. The bond will remain in force for the duration of the contract, including extension(s).

Division 01 -	General Requirements.
Division 10 -	Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.