PENDER COUNTY UTILITIES US 421 PUMP STATION, FORCE MAIN & WATER MAIN PROJECT BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION
The Pender County Utilities is seeking prequalification applications from properly licensed, bonded, and qualified general contractors for construction of the proposed US 421 Pump Station, Force Main & Water Main. The project will be bid as a single prime contract. Prequalification applications will be received at the office of Pender County at 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC 28425 until no later than 4:00 p.m. local prevailing time on the 21st of September 2023. This is not a solicitation for bid; however, Pender County Utilities will only accept bids for this construction contract from Contractors who are approved by Pender County Utilities as prequalified for this project. The anticipated schedule for the pre-qualification and construction bid process is as follows:
The project’s estimated range for construction cost is approximately $13.5 million and includes, but is not limited to, a 0.75 MGD Pump Station and approximately 8.5 miles of 12-inch and 16- inch water and sewer pressure main, valves, and associated appurtenances. The estimated project duration is 18 months. Funding for the project will be provided by Pender County Utilities.
Any contractor wishing to be prequalified for the work must complete an application and be approved by Pender County Utilities prior to bidding. Evaluation of the applications for prequalification shall be made by Pender County Utilities after the stated closing date and time for receipt of applications. This prequalification of contractors to bid on this project is applicable to this project only. The Bidder Prequalification RFQ can be viewed by clicking here. Project Applications for Prequalification of Bidders are available at https://pendercountync.gov/utl/documents/.
Neither Pender County Utilities or the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Applications for Prequalification of Bidders, including any Addendum obtained from any other source.
A virtual bidder prequalification meeting will be held on September 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. local time. Applicants will receive a link and call-in number to attend. Attendance is not mandatory.
This is not a solicitation for bid. All materials and information submitted during the prequalification process will become the property of Pender County Utilities and will not be returned to the applicant. The decision to prequalify an applicant shall not constitute a determination that the applicant is responsible, and such applicant may be subsequently rejected as non-responsible on the basis of subsequently discovered information. Funding for the project is being provided by Pender County Utilities. The project will be administered by Pender County Utilities.