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Pender County is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from NC Licensed engineering firms to provide the design, engineering and permitting for a design-bid-build construction project of a park expansion in Burgaw, NC.  Funding for this project is through PARTF Grant and County Funds and the project budget is $2,825,000 to be completed by September 2025.  Click here to view the full Request for Qualifications # 23-252.  Questions must be emailed to purchasing@pendercountync.gov no later than July 13, 2023 at 2pm.  Statements of Qualifications shall be submitted in person or by FedEx/UPS/courier to 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC  28425.  SOQs sent by US Mail should be submitted to PO Box 1578, Burgaw, NC  28425.  Responses are due no later than August 1, 2023 at 2pm and must be labeled “RFQ # 23-252”.   There will not be a formal opening.   Interviews with short list firms may be conducted on August 2-11, 2023.  MWBE or HUB certified firms are encouraged to participate.  Pender County reserves the right to waive formalities and interview responding firms, and to reject any or all responses.

Click here for Addendum 1 Questions and Answers as issued on July 19, 2023.

Click here for the Survey.

Click here for the Wetland Delineation.

Click here for Addendum 2 Additional Questions and Answers and updated Proposal form.

Email purchasing@pendercountync.gov with any technical difficulties.

Pender County is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to provide a comprehensive Information Technology Assessment in order to develop a long-term technological road map and ensure appropriate staffing and resource allocation for the current and future needs of the county. The assessment shall consist of reviewing current IT infrastructure and staffing and evaluating the current use of technology (including applications, hardware, software, networks, and security) to identify any gaps in services and provide recommendations and action steps to move toward improvements and efficiencies.  Click here to view the full Request for Proposals # 23-251.  Questions must be emailed to purchasing@pendercountync.gov  no later than July 5, 2023, at 2pm.  Proposals shall be submitted by email to purchasing@pendercountync.gov with a subject line of “RFP # 23-251”.  Proposals submitted in person or by FedEx/UPS/courier shall be addressed to 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC  28425.  Proposals sent by US Mail should be submitted to PO Box 1578, Burgaw, NC  28425.  Proposals are due no later than  July 20, 2023, at 2pm   July 25, 2023, at 2pm and must be labeled “RFP # 23-251”.   There will not be a formal opening.  MWBE or HUB certified firms are encouraged to participate.  Pender County reserves the right to waive formalities and to reject any or all responses.

Click here for Addendum 1 with Questions and Answers and the Pender County IT Org Chart as issued on July 12, 2023.

Click here for Addendum 2 with the Deadline Extended to July 25, 2023 by 2pm as issued on July 19, 2023.

Please email purchasing@pendercountync.gov with any technical difficulties.

As our website has undergone maintenance, RFP/RFQ/ITB data from May 3, 2023 to July 19, 2023 may not be readily available online.  Please contact purchasing@pendercountync.gov for any requestion for purchasing information from that time period.

All current projects will be reposted accordingly.  Thank you for your understanding.

Trisha Newton, Purchasing Manager

The Board of Commissioners approved multiple properties for auction on GovDeals in the May 1, 2023 meeting. Pender County’s Auctions will be administered by GovDeals, an online auction service specializing in surplus government property liquidation. GovDeals will collect fees as outlined on each auction that will be passed on to the buyer.  All auctions are open to the public and there is no cost to register.   The general rules can be found here.  The County encourages all citizens to view surplus and bid on items of interest.  Auctions end on June 2, 2023.  View each auction for specific closing times.

Click here to view auctions on properties approved for sale on May 1st, 2023.

Andy Devane | Asset Manager
Pender County Finance Office  adevane@pendercountync.gov

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Pender County Business Park Water & Sewer Improvements Contract B – Wastewater Plant Berm Project will be received, by Pender County at 605 E. Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC on March 28, 2023, until 2:00 p.m. local time, at which time the Bids received will be “publicly” opened and read aloud.

This project will be partially funded with Federal funds from the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration and therefore is subject to the Federal laws and regulations associated with that program.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 PM local time on March 9, 2023.  The pre-bid conference will be conducted via a web-based meeting utilizing Microsoft Teams.  Interested parties wishing to join the web-based pre-bid conference may do so by sending an email to the following email address no later than March 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. local time.  Note that a physical meeting will not be held for the pre-bid conference and only the web-based meeting will be available to interested parties.  jfitzsimmons@mckimcreed.com

A Microsoft Teams link will be sent to all parties who provide an email address for the pre-bid conference no later than 8:30 a.m. local time on March 9, 2023.  Parties will utilize this link to join the web-based Microsoft Teams meeting.  Interested parties are advised that only audio may be available due to limitations with Microsoft Teams’ video capability.  Consequently, the pre-bid conference will be conducted via audio and interested parties may only hear the pre-bid conference as the video may not be available.  Attendance at the pre-bid conference is strongly encouraged but not mandatory.

The Project consists of the construction of:

• Approximately 850 linear feet of 0 to 8-foot-tall flood control berm
• Approximately 270 linear feet of 24-inch diameter C900 DR-18 PVC Wastewater Effluent Force Main Piping
• Approximately 50 linear feet of (2) two parallel 24-inch Class IV RCP storm drainpipes
• Miscellaneous Site Work, Grading, and Landscaping

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be as indicated in the Bid Form. Bidders are not required to be pre-qualified to submit a bid for the Pender County Business Park Water & Sewer Improvements Contract B – Wastewater Plant Berm Project. The contractor is advised and shall meet the following project schedule for execution and completion of the project:

• Pre-Bid Conference March 9, 2023, 2:00 PM local time
• Public Bid Opening March 28, 2023, 2:00 PM local time
• Notice of Award April 24, 2023
• Notice to Proceed June 26, 2023

Prospective bidders may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents by contacting the Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents at: McKim & Creed, Inc., 243 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, Jamie Mabe Fitzsimmons, 910-343-1048, jfitzsimmons@mckimcreed.com Physical copies of the Bidding Documents will not be available for review at the Issuing Office.  Bidding Documents may also be examined on the Pender County website at www.pendercounty.nc.gov.  Click “I want to view all open RFPs and Bids”. Physical copies of the Bidding Documents will not be available for review at the offices of Pender County: https://pendercountync.gov/utl/.  Bidding Documents will be provided no later than February 28, 2023, at Carolinas Plan Room, 2527 S. 17th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401; online at Carolinas AGC www.cagc.org; and online through the McGraw Hill Construction Plan Room (dodge.construction.com).  Prospective Bidders should contact these entities to determine availability for obtaining or viewing the documents.  Bidding Documents are available on USB flash drives (as PDF files) for a non-refundable charge of $100.00, including shipping via overnight express service. Alternatively, printed Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office via mail, upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment for the Bidding Documents. The non-refundable cost of printed Bidding Documents is $200.00 per set, payable to “McKim & Creed, Inc.”, plus a non-refundable shipping charge. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery method of choice; the shipping charge will depend on the shipping method chosen. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents.  Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.

Pender County reserves the right to waive minor defects and to reject any/all bids.

Pender County is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from professional consulting firms to conduct a space needs assessment of our court facilities, related offices and associated storage needs.  Responding firms must show a strong background in the planning of government facilities, including judicial facilities.  The County is seeking a firm whose combination of qualified experience and personnel will provide timely, cost-effective, and professional planning services.

The following outlines the anticipated timeline related to the Request for Qualifications, award of contract, and delivery/presentation of work products related to this RFQ. County reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to adjust this schedule as it deems necessary.

Pender County Government is statutorily responsible for providing appropriate facilities for court facilities and related functions: Judicial Chambers, District Court, Superior Court (monthly), Clerk of Court,  Public Defender’s Office, District Attorney’ Office, as well as administrative offices and records storage.  The Pender County Courts currently utilize the following spaces dedicated to court operations, administration and storage including:

Pender County Courthouse, 100 S Wright St, Burgaw – approx. 27,090 sq ft

Frances Dawson Basden Judicial Annex, 100 Dickerson St, Burgaw – approx. 6,000 sq ft

Biberstein House, 102 S Walker St, Burgaw – approx. 1,040 sq ft

Records Storage Space, leased, Burgaw – approx. 1,900 sq ft

Newly Purchased Offices, 301 S McNeil St, Burgaw – approx. 1,900 sq ft

Any questions on this RFQ should be submitted purchasing@pendercountync.gov no later than February 17, 2023 at 2pm.  Both the questions and corresponding answers will be published in the form of an Addendum.

All interested and qualified firms are requested to submit their statement of qualifications no later than 2 pm on March 2, 2023.  If not submitted by email, an electronic file of the SOQ must be included.

Statement of Qualifications should be submitted as follows:

• By Mail: PO Box 1578, Burgaw, NC 28425
• By Courier: 805 S. Walker Street, Burgaw, NC 28425
• By email: purchasing@pendercountync.gov

Click here to view the full version of RFQ# 230209-242, which includes the official scope, selection criteria and terms and conditions.