3. #26-1006 - Invitation for Bids - Lake Norman Woods...

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Dec 1, 2025
Due:	Dec 30, 2025
Agency:	Catawba County
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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INVITATION FOR BIDS

LAKE NORMAN WOODS WWTP

TEMPORARY SLUDGE HOLDING TANK REPAIRS PROJECT

IFB NO: 26-1006

Date of Issue: December 1, 2025

Pre-Bid Meeting: December 10, 2025

Bid Due Date: December 30, 2025

Time: 3:00 PM ET

Issued for:

Catawba County Utilities & Engineering Department

25 Government Drive

Newton, North Carolina 28658

Issued by:

Catawba County Purchasing Manager

25 Government Drive

Newton, North Carolina 28658

(828) 465-8224

SCOPE OF WORK

On behalf of the Lake Norman Woods Homeowner Association, Catawba County is

soliciting informal bids for emergency repairs to the sludge holding system for the Lake

Norman Woods Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) (NPDES Permit: NC0071528). The

project involves the installation of a temporary sludge holding tank to provide dedicated

sludge storage, as the internal wall of the existing sludge holding tank has failed. The

temporary tank will maintain operations during the interim period while the wastewater

treatment plant is replaced under future contract. The scope of work includes a 2,500-

gallon fiberglass reinforced, HDPE or plastic replacement tank for the failing Sludge

Holding Tank and associated PVC piping and ball valves for the waste sludge piping, decant

and drainage piping, aeration piping and diffusers. Provide all labor, materials, equipment,

tools, services and incidentals necessary to complete all work required by the Contract

Documents to furnish and install all work as shown on the Drawings and specified herein

including connections to existing WWTP and pump station, site restoration and fencing.

For further detail and project requirements, please see technical specifications attached

hereto as Attachment C and construction plans attached hereto as Attachment D.

The Contractor will be responsible for providing all tools, equipment and materials to

complete the work. The successful bidder will be required to enter into a construction

contract, attached hereto as Attachment B, for services referenced above. In addition,

Successful Bidder will be responsible for meeting the minimum insurance requirements

as specified in the attached construction contract.

TIME FOR COMPLETION

The Contractor will be required to complete the project as described herein no later than

one hundred twenty (120) days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed.

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) SCHEDULE

The table below shows the intended schedule for this IFB. Catawba County will make

every effort to adhere to this schedule.

Event

Issue IFB

Pre-Bid Meeting

Submit Written Questions

Provide Responses to Questions

Submit Bid Response

Contract Award

Contract Effective Date

Responsibility

County

County/Contractor

Contractor

County

Contractor

County

Date and Time

December 1, 2025

December 10 at 3:00 PM

December 18 by 5:00 PM

December 22 by 5:00 PM

December 30 by 3:00 PM

TBA

Upon Execution

The bid response shall be submitted no later than 3:00 PM ET on December 30, 2025.

No submittals will be accepted after the deadline.

BID QUESTIONS AND ADDENDA

Upon review of the IFB documents, Contractors may have questions to clarify or interpret

the scope of work in order to submit the best bid response possible. To accommodate the

Bid Questions process, Contractors shall submit any such questions by the above due

date. Written questions shall be emailed to tinawright@catawbacountync.gov by the date

and time specified above. Contractor should enter “IFB #: 26-1006 – Questions” as the

subject for the email. Questions received prior to the submission deadline date, the

County’s response, and any additional terms deemed necessary by the County will be

posted in the form of an addendum to the Catawba County website,

https://www.catawbacountync.gov/county-services/purchasing/bid-notices/ and shall

become an Addendum to this IFB. No information, instruction or advice provided orally or

informally by any County personnel, whether made in response to a question or otherwise

in connection with this IFB, shall be considered authoritative or binding. Contractors shall

rely only on written material contained in an Addendum to this IFB.

PRE-BID MEETING / SITE INSPECTIONS

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held onsite December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET.

Interested Contractors should meet County at the Lake Norman Woods WWTP, located at

8458 Marina Drive, Catawba, North Carolina 28609. The purpose of this visit is for

prospective Contractors to apprise themselves with the conditions and requirements which

will affect the performance of work called for in this IFB.

SUBMISSION OF BIDS

The Bid Form attached hereto as Attachment A shall be used for the bid submission and

shall not be altered. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a

lump sum fixed price basis as indicated on the Bid Form.

This is an informal bid. Bids received will remain confidential until awarded. Bids must

be submitted no later than 3:00 PM ET, on December 30, 2025. Bid submissions may be

hand-delivered to the address below, mailed to the address below, faxed to (828) 548-2378

or e-mailed to Tina Wright at tinawright@catawbacountync.gov.

Mailing address for delivery of bid via

US Postal Service

IFB No: 26-1006

Catawba County Government Center

Attn: Purchasing Department

Post Office Box 389

Newton, North Carolina 28658

Office Address of delivery by any other

method (hand delivery, overnight, or

any other carrier)

IFB No: 26-1006

Catawba County Government Center

Attn: Purchasing Department

25 Government Drive

Newton, North Carolina 28658

Catawba County reserves the right to reject any and all Bid responses and to waive

informalities as may be permitted by law.

PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE BONDS

No bonds are required for this project.

QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS

The County may make such investigation as it deems necessary to determine the

qualifications of the Bidder to perform the work and the Bidder shall furnish to the County

all such information and data for this purpose as the County may request. The County

reserves the right to reject any Bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such

Bidder fails to satisfy the County that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the

obligations of the contract, and to complete the work contemplated therein. Conditional

Bids will not be accepted.

All Bidders are hereby notified that they must be properly licensed under the state laws

governing their prospective trades. In addition, Bidders shall comply with all applicable

laws regulating the practice of General Contracting as contained in Chapter 87 of the

General Statutes of North Carolina.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF BIDDERS

Each Bidder shall, by careful examination, satisfy himself as to the nature and location of

the work, the configuration of the ground, the character quality and quantity of the

facilities needed preliminary to and during the prosecution of the work, the general and

local conditions, and all other matters which can in any way affect the work or the cost

thereof under the Contract.

The failure or omission of any Bidder to thoroughly examine and familiarize himself with

the Contract Documents or to receive or examine any form, instrument or document or to

visit the site and acquaint himself with the conditions there existing shall in no way relieve

any Bidder from any obligation in respect to their Bid.

No verbal agreement or conversation with any officer, agent or employee of the County,

either before or after the execution of the Contract, shall affect or modify any of the terms

or obligations therein.

TAXES

The Contractor shall include in Bid the cost of all sales and use taxes and furnish to the

County at the end of each month and/or upon completion of the Contract, a statement

setting forth all such taxes paid. This statement shall indicate the amount paid to each

vendor and be adequate for audit by the State Department of Revenue.

AWARD OF CONTRACT

The award of the Contract will be made to the lowest responsive, and responsible bidder,

who, in the opinion of the County, is qualified to perform the work required and is

responsible and reliable. These Bids are asked for in good faith, and awards will be made

as soon as practicable, provided satisfactory Bids are received.

The County may consider informal and reject any Bid not prepared and submitted in

accordance with the provisions hereof. The right is reserved to waive informalities in

bidding, to reject any or all Bids, or to accept a Bid other than the lowest submitted if such

action is deemed to be in the best interest of the County.

COMMENCEMENT OF WORK

Contractor is required to notify the County and the Engineer at least two (2) weeks prior

to starting construction activities.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements for ensuring that employees

and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color,

religion, sex, or national origin.

ATTACHMENT A

BID FORM

IFB NO: 26-1006

FOR: LAKE NORMAN WOODS WWTP TEMPORARY SLUDGE HOLDING TANK

REPAIRS PROJECT

_____________________________________________________________________________

Company Name

_____________________________________________________________________________

Company Address

_____________________________________________________________________________

License Number

_(____)_______________________________________________________________________

Telephone Number

_____________________________________________________________________________

E-Mail

The undersigned, as bidder, proposes and agrees if this bid is accepted to contract with

Catawba County for the furnishing of all materials, equipment, and labor necessary to

complete the construction of the work described in these documents in full and complete

accordance with plans, specifications, and contract documents, and to the full and entire

satisfaction of Catawba County for the lump sum of:

TOTAL CONTRACT BID AMOUNT __________________________________________________

Dollars ($

)

Addenda received and used in computing bid (if applicable):

Addendum No. 1 ____

Addendum No. 2 ____

Addendum No. 3 ____

The undersigned, as bidder, hereby declares that this bid is in all respects fair and in good

faith without collusion or fraud. This bidder further declares that he has examined the

site of the work and the contract documents relative thereto, and has read all special

provisions furnished prior to the bid submission due date; that he has satisfied himself

relative to the work to be performed.

Respectfully submitted the ____ day of ______________________, 2025.

By: _______________________________________________________________________________

Title: _____________________________________________________________________________

END OF BID FORM

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