Wharton-Smith, Inc. Water/Wastewater Estimating Department

MWBE Invitation to Bid – Mulberry Branch WRF – Brunswick County, North Carolina

Wharton-Smith is a general contractor who is soliciting proposals from the State of North Carolina Certified SBE, MBE, and WBE (DBE) subcontractors & suppliers for the Mulberry Branch WRF for Brunswick County, North Carolina. This project is scheduled to bid on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at 3:00 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 10:00 AM on bid day. Proposals may be emailed to [email protected].

Bidding documents are available for free download via www.isqft.com. If you would like to receive a copy of the Plans, Specs, and Addenda, please email us ([email protected]) your request, including your company’s contact information. Please be sure to provide the project name in the subject line. Upon receiving your email, we will send you an Invitation to Bid containing a link to the project via www.isqft.com. The “iSqft” website will provide instructions on logging in and viewing or downloading the bidding documents. Please do not hesitate to contact Nichole Voitel with any questions you might have regarding the use of the “iSqFt” website.

Project Scope of Work: Supplying, installing, startup, and related work for a new 0.75 million gallon per day water reclamation facility, three high-rate infiltration basins with groundwater lowering drains, and an 11.8-acre spray application field. This project will also consist of influent force mains from US 17 to Shallotte WWTP, from Shallotte WWTP to the new WRF (Mulberry Branch WRF), and from Mulberry Branch WRF to the disposal areas.

Anticipated areas of work that will be subcontracted for this project are:  Surveying, Materials Testing, Hauling, Sitework (Site Clearing, Excavation & Fill, Trenching, Erosion Controls, Hydraulically Applied Erosion Control, Riprap, Aggregate Base Courses, Asphalt Paving, Concrete Paving, Parking Bumpers, Chain-Link Fences & Gates, Irrigation, Landscape Grading, Seeding), Concrete (Concrete Forming & Accessories, Water Stops, Concrete Reinforcing, Cast-In-Place Concrete, Field Erected Precast Concrete Buildings, Grouting), Masonry (Masonry Contractor, Unit Masonry), Metals (Structural Steel Framing, Steel Decking, Cold-Formed Metal Framing, Cold-Formed Metal Trusses, Metal Fabrications, Metal Stairs, Platforms, Gratings, Handrails, Metal Ladders), Woods, Plastics and Composites (Miscellaneous Rough Carpentry, Plastic Paneling), Thermal and Moisture Protection (Thermal Insulation, Standing-Seam Metal Roof Panels, Sheet Metal Flashing & Trim, Joint Sealants), Openings (Hollow Metal Doors and Frames, Overhead Coiling Doors, Aluminum-Framed Entrances & Storefronts, Glazing), Finishes (Non-Structural Metal Framing, Gypsum Board, Ceramic Tiling, Acoustical Panel Ceilings, Resilient Base & Accessories, Resinous Flooring, Exterior Painting, Interior Painting), Specialties (Room-Identification Signage, Toilet, Bath, & Laundry Accessories, Tub & Shower Enclosures, Fire Extinguishers & Cabinets), Furnishings (Horizontal Louver Blinds, Manufactured Plastic-Laminate-Clad Casework), Special Construction (Metal Canopy), Plumbing, HVAC, 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 a “Quick Pay Commitment” to all MWBEs to assist qualified minority businesses with their cash flow, which means a commitment to pay MWBEs 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 completed prior to the bid date.

Wharton-Smith, Inc. is willing to review any responsible quote and will negotiate terms, if appropriate. Any other questions regarding this project may be directed to Nichole Voitel, 407-321-8410 Ext. 3622 or [email protected].