Union County, NC – Crooked Creek Interceptor Phase 2 Improvements

The work to be performed under this contract generally includes, but is not limited to, constructing the Work described below:

Union County plans to replace approximately 14,300 linear feet of the Crooked Creek Basin trunk sewer. Replacement includes upsizing sections of the existing sewer system from the Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) to the receiving manhole of the Forest Park Pump Station force main, with replacement sizes ranging from approximately 18”-30” in diameter. The sewer will be constructed as a parallel sewer for most of the alignment, with portions requiring bypass pumping and/or dig-andreplace of the existing sewer where space was limited.

Bids will be received for a single prime contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form.
For information regarding this Invitation to Bid, contact as follow:

Ryan F. LeBlanc, P.E.
Brown and Caldwell
309 East Morehead Street, Suite 220 Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: 704.373.7146
Email: rleblanc@brwncald.com

OR

Vicky Watts, CLGPO
Senior Procurement Specialist
Union County Government Procurement Department
500 North Main Street, Suite 709, Monroe, NC 28112
Email: Vicky.Watts@unioncountync.gov

Deadline for questions is 5:00 PM local time on December 13, 2023.

Bidders must have a license to do work as a general contractor in the State of North Carolina, as set forth under Article 1 of Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. The Contractor’s North Carolina License number shall be designated on the outside of the envelope containing the bid.

Bidders are required to comply with the non-collusion requirements set forth in the Bidding Documents.

Union County (Owner) reserves the right to reject any or all bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. Owner further reserves the right to reject the Bid and Bidder whom they find, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, to not be responsible. Owner may also reject the Bid and Bidder if the Owner believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder. Owner also reserves the right to waive all informalities and technicalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work and to negotiate, as allowed by law, contract terms with the Successful Bidder.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Union County encourages good faith effort outreach to Minority Businesses (HUB Certified) and Small Businesses. Bidders shall submit Affidavit A and the HUB Certified/Minority Participation form with their bid, or bidders shall submit Affidavit B with their bid as applicable. Union County has received a payment from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund or Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund established pursuant to Sections 602 and 603, respectively, of the Social Security Act, as added by Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2 (“ARPA”).

Union County may utilize such Fiscal Recovery Funds, in whole or in part, for the cost of the Contract resulting from this solicitation and the services provided thereunder. In using these funds, the County must comply with the terms of ARPA, regulations issued by U.S. Department of Treasury governing the expenditure of monies distributed from the Fiscal Recovery Funds, the Award Terms and Conditions applicable to the Fiscal Recovery Funds, and such other guidance as the U.S. Department of Treasury has issued or may issue governing the expenditure of monies distributed from the Fiscal Recovery Funds (collectively, the “Regulatory Requirements”).

The County must comply with the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 2 C.F.R. Part 200, other than such provisions as the U.S. Department of Treasury has determined or may determine are inapplicable to the Fiscal Recovery Funds.

Pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.327, the County must include within the Contract applicable provisions described in Appendix II to 2 C.F.R. Part 200 and all other applicable law. Therefore, the County cannot enter into a Contract or make any distributions to Bidder using monies from the Fiscal Recovery Funds absent contract and adherence to each term and condition contained therein.

Bidder agrees to abide by the terms of the Contract for these services, which are a part of this IFB, which includes certain specific terms and conditions related to the use of Fiscal Recovery Funds and ARPA in the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Addendum, which is attached and incorporated therein.

Bidders should note the provisions of the Supplementary instruction to bidders contained in the Bid Documents regarding minority participation. Union County encourages good faith effort outreach as described in the Union County MBE and Small business Outreach Plan. Compliance with Union County Minority and Small Business Guidelines and Outreach Plan goals apply. Bidders shall submit a completed Identification of Minority Participation Form and either an Affidavit A or Affidavit B, as applicable along with their Bid.

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Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available.

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