Charging Station Install for GoDurham Battery Electric Buses

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Aug 28, 2026
Due:	Sep 30, 2026
Agency:	City of Durham
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	23 - Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles 58 - Communications, Detection and Coherent Radiation Equipment 61 - Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
Solicitation No:	26-1069
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Bid Number:	26-1069
Bid Title:	Charging Station Install for GoDurham Battery Electric Buses
Category:	Construction Bids
Status:	Open

Description:

**** SEAL Bid date, time and location: Wednesday September 30, 2026, at 1:00 PM

The City of Durham Transportation Department

Attention: Eric Simpson 101 City Hall Plaza Ste 4200 Durham, NC 27701 ****

Publication Date/Time:

8/28/2026 8:00 AM

Closing Date/Time:

9/30/2026 1:00 PM

Contact Person:

Eric Simpson
[email protected]

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Project Manual

City of Durham

Charging Station Install for GoDurham Battery Electric Buses

Durham, North Carolina

August 28, 2026

Issue for Bid

26-1069

Owner: City of Durham - Transportation

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, North Carolina 27701

Location: GoDurham Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility

1820 N Miami

Durham, North Carolina 27704

City of Durham

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

Transportation Department

The City of Durham will receive bids for the

Charging Station Install for GoDurham Battery Electric Buses

by:

September 30, 2026, at 1:00 P.M.

The City of Durham

Transportation Department

101 City Hall Plz; Ste 4200,

Durham, NC 27701

Attention: Eric Simpson

Summary of Work:

The project adds charging infrastructure for GoDurham battery-electric buses at the

Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility at 1820 N Miami. The scope includes

installation of new chargers, conduit, wire, equipment pads, switchboards, and

supporting site work. The project also includes work coordinated with Duke Energy

for new transformer service and lighting adjustments.

The following equipment will be furnished by the City:

• 20 ChargePoint Express Plus power blocks

• 10 dual dispensers

• 100 power modules

• Charger accessories and software

• Two outdoor 4,000-amp switchboards

• Duke Energy to provide new service feed and two new 2500 kVa transformers

• Testing and Commissioning of equipment will be performed by the City’s

Consultant

The contractor will receive, unload, securely store (if required), and install this

equipment per specifications. Storage requirements and pallet counts provided by

ChargePoint must be included in contractor planning.

The contractor is responsible for the following tasks:

• Installation of conduit (open-cut and directional bore)

• Installation of wire and communication cable

• Installation of transformer pads, switchboard pads, and charger equipment

pads

• Installation of owner-furnished switchboards and coordination for delivery and

handling

• Placement of chargers, dispensers, and associated components following

pad installation

City of Durham

Transportation Department

• Civil site work including trenching, backfilling, surface restoration, erosion

control, and traffic control

• Integration of new equipment with existing electrical systems as shown in the

construction drawings

• Coordination with Duke Energy for service connection, transformer work, and

light-pole adjustments

• Compliance with all requirements in the special provisions and the approved

site plan

Construction Engineering Services (CEI) is procured separately and independent of

the designer and Contractor. Contractor shall cooperate with CEI staff and provide

access to all work areas.

Plans and specifications are available for download or viewing at:

http://durhamnc.gov/bids.aspx

All inquiries, questions, requests for substitution, and/or clarifications must be

submitted in writing via the emails below according to the directions given in the

Request for Approval of Substitution and in the Instructions to Bidders prior to

September 4 at 3:00 pm.

City of Durham

Eric Simpson, PE

Multi-Modal Construction Manager

Transportation Dept

919-560-4366 x36495

eric.simpson@durhamnc.gov

Tom Devlin

Senior Business Services Manager

Transportation Department

919-560-4366 x36507

tom.devlin@durhamnc.gov

Eric Landfried

Project Manager

Alta Planning and

Design

984-208-9767

eriklandfried@altago.com

Transportation Department

Each bidder must show evidence that they are licensed under Chapter 87 of the

N.C. General Statutes. A General Contractors License is required.

The Following Forms MUST be filled out and included with the bid proposal:

1. Bid Forms

2. Non-Collusion Affidavit

3. Bidder Safety Evaluation Questionnaire / Contractor Safety Record

Information

4. Contractor Qualifications

5. Bid Bond

6. Federal Transit Administration Clauses

Any bid submitted without these forms may be deemed non-responsive.

The City of Durham reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive informalities,

and/or accept such bid as appears in its judgement to be in the best interest of

the City.

END OF ADVERTISEMENT TO BIDDERS

City of Durham

Transportation Department

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1. Bids will be received for Single Prime Contract. All proposals shall be for lump sum.

2. The submission of a bid will assume that the Contractor has fully examined the site and

knows existing conditions and has made every provision for operating under the existing

conditions, and has included all necessary items, and has read and understands the Bidding

Documents. No consideration shall be given to any claim for extra compensation or

extension of contract time because of failure to comply with this provision.

3. Bids must be made in strict accordance on the “Bid Form” provided hereto and all blank

spaces for the Bid Alternates and Unit Prices, shall be properly filled in. When requested

Alternates or Unit Prices are not bid, the bid may be considered incomplete. All bids

submitted must be on the blank proposal forms herein provided and prices given shall be

both in writing and figures and the complete form shall be without any lineation, alterations,

or erasures. Any modification to the Bid Form (including Alternates and Unit Prices) may

disqualify the Bid and/or cause the Bid to be rejected. In case of conflicting prices, the

written prices shall govern.

One (1) original shall be submitted to City of Durham Transportation

Department. The Contractor shall fill in the Form of Bid as follows:

a. All bids must be signed by an authorized official of the firm.

b. Each proposal shall include the full name and address, phone number, and e-mail

contact of the bidder.

c. It shall be the specific responsibility of the Bidder to deliver this Bid to address

specified in Invitation to Bidders prior to the date and time specified in the invitation

to bidders for opening of the Bids. Later delivery of a Bid for any reason, including

delivery by the United States Mail, shall disqualify the Bid.

d. Modifications of previously deposited Bids will be acceptable only if delivered

to the place of the bid by the specified time.

Bids shall be received in strict accordance with requirements of the General Statutes of North

Carolina. All copies of the Bid, and any other documents required to be submitted with the

Bid shall be enclosed in a double envelope. Bid Bonds, are to be submitted in a separate

envelope from the Bid form and other required documents, but within the main Bid

envelope, and labeled "Bid Bond". The envelope can be hand delivered or mailed and shall

be addressed to the City of Durham, Transportation Department, 101 City Hall Plaza; Ste

4200, Durham, North Carolina 27701, and should be identified with the project name, time

and date of Bid Opening, the Bidder’s name and address, and Bidder’s General Contracting

license number.

4. Reserved.

5. The bidder is hereby directed NOT to include the N.C. Sales Tax in the bid total. The

successful bidder to whom the award is made will be required to submit a sworn statement

each month itemizing the purchases and taxes paid thereon and certifying that the articles

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