Biltmore Area Water Main Replacement and Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
POSTED: MARCH 12, 2026 CITY BID
NUMBER: 274-WS-2023-52
Project: Biltmore Area Water Main Replacement and Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
Owner: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh Water, One Exchange Plaza, P.O. Box 590,
Raleigh, NC 27601
Contact: Courtney Licata
919-996-3484
Courtney.Licata@raleighnc.gov
Engineer: Highfill Infrastructure Engineering, P.C.
2703 Jones Franklin Road, Suite 201 Cary, NC 27518
Contact: Carla Helms, Tel 919-481-4342, Email chelms@hiepc.com
Sealed Bids will be received until 2:00 PM, Tuesday April 14, 2026, at One Exchange Plaza, 6th
Floor Conference Room, Raleigh, NC 27601,at which time and place bids will be publicly opened
and read aloud for the construction of the Biltmore Area Water Main Replacement and Sanitary
Sewer Rehabilitation project.
After Bids are opened, the Owner shall evaluate them in accordance with the methods and criteria
set forth in the Bid Proposal Form. The Owner/City Council reserves the right to waive any
informality or to reject any or all Bids. Unless all bids are rejected, Award will be made to the
lowest responsible and responsive Bidder, taking into consideration quality, performance and the
time specified in the Bid Form for the performance of the Contract.
A Mandatory virtual Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 26, 2026. Contact
Courtney Licata at Courtney.Licata@raleighnc.gov for access to the Microsoft Teams link.
The Project consists generally of the following major items:
Installation of approximately 9,785 LF of 6-inch DIP water main;
Installation of approximately 1,655 LF of 8-inch DIP water main;
Installation of approximately 1,920 LF of 12-inch DIP water main;
Installation of approximately 7,740 LF of 8-inch PVC sewer main;
Installation of approximately 30 LF of 12-inch PVC sewer main;
Installation of approximately 9,520 LF of 8-inch CIPP liner;
Manhole installation, rehabilitation, and replacement;
Asphalt road repair.
Bidding Documents may be examined at Engineer's office and at: ConstructConnect, online;
McGraw Hill Dodge Company, online; Construction Journal, online; and NC Institute of Minority
Economic Development (a.k.a. The Institute), online.
Complete Bidding Documents may be obtained by registering with the issuing office of the
Engineer. Contact Carla Helms (chelms@hiepc.com) at the office of Highfill Infrastructure
Engineering, 2703 Jones Franklin Road, Suite 201, Cary, NC 27518 (919-481-4342) for an
electronic copy of the Bidding Documents at no charge. If desired, hardcopies will be provided
upon a non-refundable payment of $350 for each set of Bidding Documents. Individual sheets of
plans and specifications will not be available.
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With each request for Bidding Documents supply the following information: Company name,
contact person, street address, phone number, and email address for Bidding point of contact;
N.C. contractor's license with limitation and classification; indicate if the firm will be a Prime bidder,
Supplier or Sub-Contractor.
Bidders will be required to show evidence that they are licensed to perform the work in the Bidding
Documents as required by North Carolina General Statute, Chapter 87 and the Instruction to
Bidders.
Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid and shall be
subject to the conditions provided in the Instruction to Bidders.
Pursuant to General Statutes of North Carolina Sections 143-128.2 and 143-131, and in
accordance with City policy, the City of Raleigh encourages and provides equal opportunity for
certified Minority and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) businesses to participate in
all aspects of the City's contracting and procurement programs to include Professional Services;
Goods and Other Services; and Construction. The prime contractor will be required to identify
participation of MWBE businesses in their Bid, and how that participation will be achieved.
Furthermore, the City's goal is to contract or sub-contract fifteen percent (15%) of the contract
amount to certified MWBEs on construction projects over $300,000, or with contracts that include
$100,000 or more in state funding.
City of Raleigh
Janet Cowell, Mayor
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