Tower Village Elevator Upgrades
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
SCO # 25-29246-01A
WHN Architects
Project # 25124
N O T I C E TO B I D D E R S
Sealed proposals will be received by UNC Greensboro in Greensboro, NC, at the Gray Home
Management House, 105 Gray Dr., Greensboro, NC 27412 up to 2:00 pm, March 17, 2026 and
immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material and
equipment entering into the construction of
Tower Village Elevator Upgrades
For
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bids will be received for single prime contract All proposals shall be lump sum.
Pre-Bid Meeting
An open pre-bid meeting will be held for all interested bidders on February 24, 2026 at 2:00 pm
in the courtyard at Tower Village, 1541 Spring Garden St., Greensboro, NC 27412. The meeting
will address project specific questions, issues, bidding procedures and bid forms.
Parking for both the Pre-Bid Meeting and the Bid Opening is availble in McIver Parking Deck on
the UNC-G Campus.
The meeting is also to identify preferred brand alternates and their performance standards that
the owner will consider for approval on this project.
In accordance with General Statute GS 133-3, Specifications may list one or more preferred
brands as an alternate to the base bid in limited circumstances. Specifications containing a
preferred brand alternate under this section must identify the performance standards that
support the preference. Performance standards for the preference must be approved in
advance by the owner in an open meeting. Any alternate approved by the owner shall be
approved only where (i) the preferred alternate will provide cost savings, maintain or improve
the functioning of any process or system affected by the preferred item or items, or both, and (ii)
a justification identifying these criteria is made available in writing to the public.
In accordance with GS133-3 and SCO procedures the following preferred brand items are being
considered as Alternates by the owner for this project:
Owner-Preferred Add Alternate No. G-1: Provide controls as specified in Section 142400 –
Hydraulic Elevators but manufactured by MAD Elevator, Inc.
Justification of any approvals will be made available to the public in writing no later than seven
(7) days prior to bid date.
Complete plans, specifications and contract documents will be open for inspection in the offices
of UNC Greensboro and WHN Architects, PAand in the plan rooms of the Associated General
Contractors, Carolinas Branch, Raleigh, NC in the local North Carolina offices of McGraw-Hill
Dodge Corporation, and in the Eastern Regional Office of Reed
Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas (HCAC) in Winston-Salem,
Charlotte and Raleigh Areas – 877-227-1680
SCO-Notice To Bidders 2010 – (Updated Dec. 2010)
NOTE: The bidder shall include with the bid proposal the form Identification of Minority Business
Participation identifying the minority business participation it will use on the project and shall
include either Affidavit A or Affidavit B as applicable. Forms and instructions are included within
the Proposal Form in the bid documents. Failure to complete these forms is grounds for
rejection of the bid. (GS143-128.2c Effective 1/1/2002.)
All contractors are hereby notified that they must have proper license as required under the
state laws governing their respective trades.
General contractors are notified that Chapter 87, Article 1, General Statutes of North Carolina,
will be observed in receiving and awarding general contracts. General contractors submitting
bids on this project must have license classification for General Contractor.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on some
bank or trust company, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, of an amount
equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the proposal, or in lieu thereof a bidder may offer a
bid bond of five percent (5%) of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the laws
of North Carolina to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. Said deposit shall be
retained by the owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the successful bidder to
execute the contract within ten days after the award or to give satisfactory surety as required by
law.
A performance bond and a payment bond will be required for one hundred percent (100%) of
the contract price.
Payment will be made based on ninety-five percent (95%) of monthly estimates and final
payment made upon completion and acceptance of work.
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of
30 days.
The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.
Designer:
Owner:
WHN Architects, PA
330 W. 10th St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-333-9952
UNC Greensboro
1400 Spring Garden St.
Greensboro, NC 27407
SCO-Notice To Bidders 2010 (Updated Dec. 2010)