NOTICE TO ALL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES (HUB), I.E. MINORITIES, DISABLED PERSONS AND WOMEN OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESSES, ETC.

Ladies & Gentlemen:

Please find a drop box link below that contains a prequalification questionnaire form to be completed and sent back to the Hickory Construction Company contacts shown below. In addition, please read Bid Clarification #2 – REBID dated March 6, 2024. The qualification process is mandatory and a prerequisite in order to bid on the project. The prequalification form is due on February 23, 2024. Approved contractor trades will be notified of their qualification status.

PROJECT: W.D. Williams Elementary School Classroom and Media Center Additions – 161 Bee Tree Road, Swannanoa, NC 28778

BID DOCUMENTS: Updated bid documents to include drawings, specifications, addenda (if applicable), and bid packages will be available Tuesday, February 20, 2024, and available via attached drop box link.  

PREQUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE: Mandatory, due date: Friday, February 23, 2024

SITE VISIT: W.D. Williams Elementary School Classroom and Media Center Additions – 161 Bee Tree Road, Swannanoa, NC 28778

Mtg. Date & Time: Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at TBD, LOCAL TIME

​REBID INVITATION FOR: W.D. Williams Elementary School Classroom and Media Center Additions

Bid Date & Time: Friday, March 15, 2024, at 11:00 A.m., LOCAL TIME

All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of labor, material & equipment on this date.              

BID LOCATION: Bids to be received by the CM for the Buncombe County Schools W.D. Williams ES project at 175 Bingham Rd. , Asheville, NC.

​***Bids must be in sealed envelopes and received at the main office reception desk by the time and date above. All bidding Contractors must use the bid form in the bid packages provided with the bidding documents in the drop link.***​​​

​***Sealed envelopes must have the company name and date listed in the top left corner and the project name: W.D. Williams – Classroom and Media Center – Additions clearly listed in the center of the envelope.***​​​

The work of this project is defined by the Contract Documents and includes, but not limited to, the following scope: All labor, taxes, materials, equipment, services, permits, incidental and implied, to install a complete working system as designed.  The project consists of a new 4,700 sf Media Center Addition and a 7,000 sf Classroom Addition to the existing W.D. Williams Elementary School.  The project includes all other work as shown, indicated or reasonably implied on the contract drawings and/or specifications for a complete project.

Hickory Construction Company, Hickory, NC is seeking subcontractors for a specific trade that covers the work described below.

Divisions – 02 Existing Conditions, 03 Concrete, 04 – Masonry, 05 – Metals, 06 – Wood, Plastics, and Composites, 07 – Thermal and Moisture Protection, 08 – Openings, 09 – Finishes, 10 – Specialties, 12 – Furnishings, 21 – Fire Suppression, 22 – Plumbing, 23 – HVAC, 26 – Electrical, 27 – Communications, 28 – Electronic Safety and Security, 31 – Earthwork, 32 – Exterior Improvements, 33 – Utilities.

Please find a link (drop box) below that will allow you access to the prequalification questionnaire form for your use.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/b9h138zvvfd12gb38f6te/h?rlkey=nn26ad3hyy0zf2msyvrjvybgp&dl=0

Contact: Hickory Construction Company Construction Manager: James Summers at [email protected] and Steve Painter at [email protected]

Phone:  James Summers 828-381-4080

Steve Painter 828-312-4083