Vegetation Removal & Litter Pickup - Robeson

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOSH STEIN DANIEL H. JOHNSON
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
May 27, 2026
To: Prospective Bidders
From: Neil Butler, Division Proposals Engineer
Subject: Invitation to Bid
Let Date: June 17, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Public Reading NCDOT Division Conference Room
Location: 558 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is requesting bids for the project listed below. The availability date
for this project is August 1, 2026. The Interim completion date for this project is December 19, 2026 The completion
date for this project is July 31, 2027.
All Prospective Bidders shall attend a Mandatory Pre-bid Conference on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 11:00
A.M held in the NCDOT Division Training Room, 558 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301.
Contract: D6BR.SBE.026
Route: Various
Federal Aid: State Funded
County: Robeson
WBS: 6RE.107814, 6RE.207814 & 6RE.107834
Description: Vegetation Removal & Litter Pickup - Bridges, Culverts, Pipes & Landscaping
Under the provisions of this Program, your firm is required to be certified as a SBE Contractor with the Contractual
Services Unit of NCDOT, and be listed in the Directory of Transportation Firms, prior to bidding on this contract.
Prospective bidders who qualify for the SBE Program and are not currently certified should submit a completed
application packet prior to bid submittal to allow for review time. The application packet and additional information
on the program may be obtained online at: https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/SmallBusiness/Pages/default.aspx.
Under the provisions of this Program, a NC General Contractor's License, Contract Payment Bonds and
Contract Performance Bonds are not required.
The Department of Transportation hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract
entered into pursuant to this Invitation to Bid, Minority Business Enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to
submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or
national origin in compensation to this award.
Proposals, plans and any other supporting documentation, including addendums if needed, may be downloaded free
of charge from the Division Six web site, located on the Bidding and Letting Site.
Mailing Address: Location:
NC DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION Telephone: (910) 364-0603 NC DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION SIX DIVISION SIX
PO BOX 1150 Website: www.ncdot.org 558 GILLESPIE ST.
FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28302 FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28301

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Electronic bidding is not available for this proposal. The entire, completed Proposal, with the itemized Contract Bid
Form Sheet attached, shall be placed in a sealed envelope, and shall be delivered to, and received in the appropriate
office as stated above. See Instructions To Bidders on page C-4 of the proposal for more detail.
Should you have questions, or need additional information, please contact Neil Butler, Division Proposals Engineer
at jnbutler@ncdot.gov or Julio Williams, Assistant Division Proposals Engineer at jbwilliams7@ncdot.gov or either
by phone at 910-364-0603.
CC: Lee Jernigan, P.E.
Rob Stone, P.E.
Kenneth Clark, P.E.
Richie Hines, P.E.
Jason Salisbury, P.E.
Blythe Jordan, PLS
Steve Kendall, P.E.
Christy Huff, P.E.
Brice Bell, P.E.
Michael D. Fisher

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Notice Regarding Upcoming Buy America Changes
On January 14, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) terminated its General Waiver for
Manufactured Products and established specific Buy America requirements for their use on Federal-aid highway
projects.
This means that as of the following dates, materials defined as manufactured products permanently incorporated
into Federal-aid highway projects will have to be manufactured in the United States.
Key Implementation Dates
* Phase 1: contracts obligated on or after October 1, 2025
Final assembly of all manufactured products permanently incorporated into Federal-aid highway
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projects must occur in the United States.
* Phase 2: contracts obligated on or after October 1, 2026
Final assembly of all manufactured products permanently incorporated into Federal-aid highway
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projects must occur in the United States.
AND
The cost of U.S.-produced components in manufactured products must be greater than 55% of the
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total cost of all components.
Definition of Manufactured Products
Manufactured Products are defined as articles, materials, or supplies that:
* Have been processed into a specific form and shape, or
* Have been combined with other articles or supplies to create a product with different properties than the
individual articles, materials, or supplies.
This places greater emphasis on using domestically produced materials on these projects and is consistent with the
Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).