BL-0066 - PROPOSED SIDEWALK ALONG SR 1453 IN CATAWBA COUNTY

8/27/2026
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BL-0066
Sidewalk Project Along SR 1453 (12th Ave NE / Springs Rd NE)
Hickory, North Carolina
Sealed bids for the project entitled BL-0066 will be received by the City of Hickory at 76 North
Center Street, Hickory, North Carolina 28601 until 2:00 PM local time on Thursday,
September 24, 2026. At said place and time, all Bids that have been duly received, will be publicly
opened and read aloud in the City Hall Council Chamber Room.
THE PROJECT GENERALLY CONSISTS OF the furnishing of all materials, labor and
equipment for the construction of a 1.133 mi long sidewalk project along both sides of SR 1453
(12th Ave NE/Springs Rd NE) between SR 1401 (16th St NE/Sandy Ridge Rd) and McDonald
Parkway NE and all associated work including, but not limited to, grading, drainage, paving, and
signals.
The bidding documents for the project are available at the following location:
https://www.hickorync.gov/purchasing
In order to be prequalified to bid, Bidders must be registered on the Interested Parties List
no later than one business day prior to the advertised letting date. To be included on the
Interested Parties list, please email Kelly Winkler - kwinkler@hickorync.gov with: Company
Name, Contact Name, Contact Email, Contact Phone Number, Contractor Type (Prime or
Subcontractor). The interested parties list will be posted at https://www.hickorync.gov/purchasing
and updated periodically.
Each bid shall be accompanied with a cash deposit or certified check drawn on a bank or trust
company insured by the FDIC or a Bid Bond prepared on the form of Bid Bond contained in the
Bidding Documents or a Surety Company's standard form and properly executed by a corporate
surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds. The amount of the bid
bond shall be equal to five (5) percent of the total of the bid. The bid deposit shall be retained by
the Owner if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract or fails to provide the required
bonds, as stated above, within ten (10) days after the proper notice of award of the contract.
All Bidders must be prequalified by NCDOT as a Prequalified Bidder or PO Prime for their
specific discipline and must comply with the requirements of the State of North Carolina and be
appropriately licensed as a Contractor as provided in General Statutes Chapter 87. Before
beginning work, subcontractors of all levels must be prequalified by the NCDOT to perform the
specified work codes. The application to prequalify as a Prequalified Bidder, PO Prime, or as a
subcontractor on any level contract can be located online and available here:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx. The application must be
completed to demonstrate sufficient ability and experience in related construction projects to
perform the work, sufficient and readily available equipment to perform contracts in a timely
manner and a completed Safety Index Rating Form.
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Bidders are encouraged to only secure project bid documents as noted above. Neither the Owner
nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any
Addenda, obtained from any source other than the Engineer and their representative plan provider.
Each Bidder shall be responsible for the review of all addenda for the project and shall
acknowledge the addenda on the bid form.
All bids shall be in accordance with Section 102 of the 2024 Standard Specifications and any award
of the contract will be made in accordance with Section 103 of 2024 Standard Specifications.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities, or to reject non-
conforming, non-responsive, or conditional bids. The Owner reserves the right to award a contract
to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder or bidders, taking into consideration quality,
performance, and time.
All questions related to this bid shall be submitted in writing to Clinton Pruett -
cpruett@tgsengineers.com and Kelly Winkler - kwinkler@hickorync.gov by 5:00 PM on
September 10, 2026 to receive consideration.
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