PRB.34234 DESIGN BID BUILD BRIDGEREPLACEMENT ON PRIVATE ROADS LOCATED AT 187 SWEET BIRCH LANE AND148 SOUTH FACE LANE IN YANCEY COUNTY

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOSH STEIN DANIEL H. JOHNSON
GOVERNOR SECRE TARY
June 10, 2026
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS
Subject: Invitation to Bid on Purchase Order Contract PRB.34234
County: Yancey
Project Description: Helene Relief Design Bid Build Bridge Replacement over
Cane River (Site 100-01-00205) on Sweet Birch Lane and (Site
100-01-00202) on South Face Lane
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety Emergency Management Division and the
Department of Transportation are requesting bids for design bid build bridge replacement on
private roads located at 187 Sweet Birch Lane, Burnsville, NC and 148 South Face Lane,
Burnsville, NC in Yancey County to be let at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
The date of availability for bridge construction at site 100-01-00205 (187 Sweet Birch Ln) is the
date the Contractor begins work, but not before July 22, 2026, and no later than December 3, 202.
The completion date for this contract is the date that is two hundred ten (210) consecutive
calendar days after and including the date of availability.
The date of availability for bridge construction at site 100-01-00202 (148 South Face Ln) is the
date the Contractor begins work, but not before July 22, 2026, and no later than February 2, 2027.
The completion date for this contract is the date that is two hundred ten (210) consecutive
calendar days after and including the date of availability.
Because of the unusual nature of the work involved and in order for all prospective
bidders to have extensive knowledge of the project, an open, virtual Pre-Bid Conference
will be held for all interested parties on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 8:30 am.
Mailing Address: Telephone: (828) 250-3000 Location:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Fax: (828) 251-6394 55 ORANGE STREET
DIVISION THIRTEEN Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968 ASHEVILLE, NC 28801-2340
55 ORANGE STREET
ASHEVILLE, NC 28801-2340
Website: www.ncdot.gov

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Microsoft Teams meeting
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/230182597787394?p=DA6A5QaUBXyIzK6ZzX
+1 984-204-1487,,663815846#United States, Raleigh
Phone conference ID: 663 815 846#
This is not a mandatory pre-bid conference however all potential bidders are
strongly encouraged to attend.
Sealed bids must be received in the NC Department of Transportation Division Office
at 55 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801 by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
Bids must be submitted on the official bid sheet included in the proposal and display
the following statement on the front of the envelope:
QUOTATION FOR: CONTRACT - PRB.34234 - DESIGN BID BUILD BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT ON PRIVATE ROADS LOCATED AT 187 SWEET BIRCH LANE,
BURNSVILLE, NC AND 148 SOUTH FACE LANE, BURNSVILLE, NC IN YANCEY
COUNTY TO BE OPENED AT 2:00 PM ON, JULY 1, 2026.
ATTN: CHAD LOFTIS
Any firm that wishes to bid as a prime contractor shall be prequalified as a Bidder or PO
Prime Contractor prior to submitting a bid. Firms that wish to perform as a subcontractor
to the prime contractor must be prequalified prior to beginning work on the project.
Information regarding prequalification can be found at:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx.
If you are unsure as to whether your firm is currently prequalified by the Department's
Contractual Services Unit, a search of the Directory of Firms can be performed at the
following website:
https://www.ebs.nc.gov/VendorDirectory/search.html?s=pbs&a=new
It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to check our website for any addenda prior to
submitting their bids.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation, in accordance with the provisions of
Title VI of the Civil Rights of 1964 (78 Stat.252) and the Regulations of the Department
of Transportation (49 C.F.R., Part 21), issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all
bidders that it will affirmatively insure that the contract entered into pursuant to this
notice will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on the
grounds of sex, race, color, or national origin.

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The bid opening will be conducted live at 2:00 PM at the Division 13 Office located at 55
Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801. Click the link below to join remotely at 1:50 PM on
July 1, 2026.
Click here to join the meeting
Dial in by phone
+1 984-204-1487,,207218611#United States, Raleigh
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 207 218 611#
Sincerely,
Chad Loftis
Division Contracts Engineer
cc: Tim Anderson, P.E., Division 13 Engineer
Kristin Moyle, NCDPS/NCEM
Chris Deyton, P.E., Deputy Division 13 Engineer
Nathan Moneyham, P.E., Division 13 Construction Engineer
Gabriel Johnson, P.E., Division 13 Project Manager
Steve Cannon, P.E., Division 13 Project Development Engineer
Brendan Merithew, P.E., Division 13 Project Team Lead