Wharton-Smith, Inc. Charlotte Water/Wastewater Estimating Department

MWBE Invitation to Bid – M/WBE Solicitation Assistance Request – Eastside WWTP UV Disinfection Upgrade & Primary Clarifier Drain Pump Station for the City of High Point, North Carolina

Wharton-Smith is a general contractor who is soliciting proposals from the State of North Carolinas HUB & DOT certified MBE and WBE subcontractors & suppliers for the Eastside WWTP UV Disinfection Upgrade & Primary Clarifier Drain Pump Station for the City of High Point, North Carolina. This project is scheduled to bid on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 2:00 PM. Please submit your proposed scope of work to us at least 24 hours prior to the bid date & your firm pricing for that scope of work to us by 8:00 am on bid day. Proposals may be emailed to ehaiderer@whartonsmith.com, &/or phoned in to 704-525-5695.

Bidding documents are available for free download via www.isqft.com. If you would like to receive a copy of the Plans, Specs, & Addenda, please email your request including your company’s name & contact information to dwalters@whartonsmith.com, or call 704-525-5695 ext. 5301. Please be sure to provide the project name in the subject line. Upon receiving your email, we will send you an Invitation-to-Bid, which provides a link to the project via www.isqft.com. The iSqFt website will provide instructions on how to log in & view or download the bidding documents. Please do not hesitate to contact Danielle Walters (704-525-5695 ext. 5301) with any questions you might have regarding the use of the “iSqFt” website. Please feel free to contact us should you need assistance reviewing the Contract plans & specs. Bidding Documents are also available for viewing at The City of Greensboro and our Charlotte Office located at 5601 Seventy Seven Center Drive, Ste. 120, Charlotte, NC 28217. Please call ahead to ensure someone is available to assist you at 704-525-5695.

Project Scope of Work: The Project consists of the following: Modify and repair an abandoned chlorine contact tank as required for new UV disinfection equipment. Furnish, install, test, and startup ultraviolet (UV) disinfection equipment. Construct and install a new drain pump station for the Primary Clarifiers along with a new discharge force main for the station into nearby basin. Install new plant drain piping. Reroute the existing plant drain piping to new wetwell. Plug and demolish the existing piping related to the plant drain system. Work includes but is not limited to excavation, backfill, pipe install, painting, equipment suppling and install for new pumps, electrical conduit, wiring and additional appurtenances as required for the successful operation of the new UV System and Primary Clarifier Drain Pumping Station. Provide temporary piping, valves and instrumentation as required to maintain continuous operation of the treatment plant during construction.

Anticipated areas of work that will be subcontracted for this project are:  Surveying, Hauling,  Sitework (Demolition, Earthwork, Aggregates, Geotextiles, Pile Load Tests, Clearing, Grubbing, and Site Preparation, Dewatering, Flowable Fill, Erosion and Sedimentation Control, Minipiles, Paving and Surfacing, Surface Restoration, Final Grading and Landscaping), Concrete (Concrete Repairs, Concrete Formwork, Concrete Accessories, Joints in Concrete, Reinforcing Steel, Cast-in-Place Concrete, Concrete Finishes, Concrete Curing, Precast Concrete, Polymer Precast Concrete, Grout), Metals (Galvanizing, Metal Fastening, Structural Steel, Stainless Steel, Structural Aluminum, Metal Fabrications, Metal Stairs, Ladders, Guards and Railings, Grating, Checkered Floor Plates, and Access Doors, Stair Treads and Nosings, Castings), Woods, Plastics, and Composites (Glass Fiber and Resin Fabrications), Joint Fillers, Sealants and Caulking. Finishes (Painting, Epoxy MIC Coating Systems), Canopies, Process Piping, and Electrical

If your company requires our help to establish a specific scope of work, which is economically feasible & realistic for your company, and/or if you feel a scope of work is too large for your firm to handle individually, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Please advise us should your company require special accommodations with payment terms, bonding, or insurance in order to provide pricing for this project. Depending on the type of subcontract work, we may also be able to waive subcontractor bonding requirements to make it easier for your company to quote the work. We can also provide assistance to qualified minority businesses in need of equipment, loan capital, lines of credit, or joint pay agreements to secure loans, supplies, or letters of credit, including waiving credit that is ordinarily required. If establishing loan capital or lines of credit to purchase materials to be installed on this project is an impediment to your company bidding work, we will gladly work with your material suppliers to set up joint check agreements or assist in obtaining the same unit pricing as our suppliers to enable you to bid this project.

Wharton-Smith, Inc. will offer “Quick Pay Commitment” to all MWBE’s to assist qualified minority businesses with their cash flow, which means a commitment to pay MWBE’s within 20 days after the Contractor confirms that the work has been performed & completed properly. Should the terms of this policy be unacceptable for your company, we will gladly negotiate terms; however these agreements should be complete prior to bid date.

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is willing to review any responsible quote & will negotiate terms, if appropriate.  Any other questions regarding this project may be directed to Walters, 704-525-5695 Ext. 5301 or dwalters@whartonsmith.com.

SBA Invitation – Eastside