FY23 Unscheduled Pipeline Repair Rebid

Project: FY23 Unscheduled Pipeline Repair at the Department of Water Management Training Room A, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina. The Project involves the furnishing of all materials, labor, equipment, tools, etc. unless otherwise specified, for on-call waterline and sewer line repairs. This contract will be used when a water or sewer issue requires a quick response, and adequate City maintenance crews are unavailable to address the issue. The two lowest responsible, responsive bids will be recommended to Council for Contract Award. The foregoing description shall not be construed as a complete description of all work required. Eligible bidders must demonstrate the ability to promptly mobilize manpower and equipment to a work site within two hours of notification if required by the City to perform emergency repairs. Failure to demonstrate in your bid that you have sufficient and immediate access to proximately located equipment and staging areas during the term of the Contract may deem your bid non-responsive. Permanent equipment staging areas located within 60 miles of Durham City Hall at 101 City Hall Plaza Durham, NC 27701 shall be deemed adequate for purpose of meeting this requirement. Each Bidder must be licensed under Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Bidders must conform with the provisions of the North Carolina Contractor's Licensing Act of 1925, as amended. All Bids must include a non-collusion affidavit. No Bid shall be considered or accepted unless at the time of its filing the same shall be accompanied by a deposit of cash or a certified or cashier's check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid. The check shall be made payable to the City of Durham. Said deposit shall guarantee that the Contract will be entered into by the successful Bidder if the award is made. Such deposit of cash or certified or cashier's check may be held by the City until the successful Bidder has executed and delivered the Contract Documents, including performance and payment bond, to the City of Durham and returned or kept in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-129. In lieu of the cash deposit or certified or cashier's check mentioned above, the Bidder may file a Bid bond in the same amount executed by a corporate surety authorized to execute such bonds in North Carolina and conditioned as provided by North Carolina General Statute 143-129 and in the form attached to the Bidding Documents (see Appendix F) or on file with the Engineer. Bid bond forms enclosed as part of the Bidding Documents must be properly executed at the time Bids are submitted before Bid will be considered. Properly executed Power of Attorney of the corporate surety's agent shall accompany such bond and be attached to the page provided therefore in the Bidding Documents. The City of Durham reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, to waive any and all informalities, and to disregard all nonconforming or conditional Bids or counter Bids, and to accepts the Bid that will be in the best interest of the City of Durham. INTENT TO AWARD TO: Carolina Civilworks, Inc. and J.F. Wilkerson Contracting Co., Inc. AMOUNT: $910,875.00 and $948,275.00, respectively

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Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.