Central Highway Lettings

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Jan 20, 2026
Due:	Feb 17, 2026
Agency:	Division of Highways
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	89 - Subsistence (Food)
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ROY COOPER

GOVERNOR

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

PLEASE READ

J. ERIC BOYETTE

SECRETARY

TO PREQUALIFIED BIDDERS AND PURCHASE ORDER PRIMES:

The requirements for bidding on NCDOT construction projects are changing. The current

requirement to purchase plans or a proposal to be eligible to bid will be replaced by a requirement

to register for the Interested Parties List. This change will be effective for any Central or Division

letting June 1, 2022 and later.

For any letting June 1, 2022 and later:

Contractors bidding on NCDOT contracts must sign up for the Interested Parties

List for each project they intend to submit bids on. As part of this new requirement,

Contractors must sign up for the Interested Parties List no later than one business

day prior to the Letting Date.

The purchase of plans or proposals will no longer be required to bid on NCDOT Central Let

projects and will be replaced by the new requirement above to sign up for the Interested Parties

List. Plans will continue to be available for purchase, however anyone who purchases plans shall

still sign up for the Interested Parties List to be eligible to bid.

A one-page quick guide follows this letter and the quick guide a more detailed walkthrough on

signing up for the Interested Parties List can be found on the Central and Division Letting

Resources pages at the links below:

https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Central.aspx

https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Division-Letting-Resources.aspx

The links and functionality described in the guides will be available on our website in the near

future. For more information or assistance with this new process please submit any questions to

InterestedPartiesHelp@ncdot.gov.

For additional assistance with general bidding related questions please email AWPhelp@ncdot.gov.

Ronald E. Davenport, Jr., PE

State Contract Officer

Mailing Address:

NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

CONTRACT STANDARDS & DEVELOPMENT

1591 MAIL SERVICE CENTER

RALEIGH, NC 27699-1591

Telephone: (919) 707-6900

Fax: (919) 250-4127

Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968

Website: www.ncdot.gov

Location:

1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE

RALEIGH, NC 27610

North Carolina

Department of

Transportation

Instructions

Interested Parties List

To register to bid on an upcoming NCDOT construction contract, or to register in

general to be notified about updates for selected upcoming contracts to be let, add

your firm to the Interested Parties list for each contract in which you are interested.

Interested parties will be informed by mail whenever there are addenda or other

changes to the planned letting.

You are no longer required to be a Plan Holder to bid for any lettings occurring June 1,

2022, or later.

Interested parties and authorized bidders MUST sign up at least one full business

day prior to the let date.

To Register:

1. Navigate to the details page for the selected contract. Press Interested

Parties for this letting or go directly to the overall Interested Parties list

2. Press Add Firm and find your firm using the Search box. Select your firm

name and press Next

3. Complete the contact information for the person to be notified of changes

and press Next

4. Review the list of upcoming Central and Division contracts and select the

upcoming contract(s) in which you are interested and press Next.

There is no need to register again for contracts for which you have previously

registered.

5. The confirmation page will summarize your entered information. Press

Submit.

6. A confirmation email will be sent to the provided address. Within one hour,

the firm will appear on the publicly viewable Interested Parties list for each of

the specified contracts. Allow five business days for NCDOT staff to upload

your firm as an authorized bidder in Bid Express.

Email InterestedPartiesHelp@ncdot.gov if you have any problems registering.

Version

3/2022

ROY COOPER

GOVERNOR

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

J.R. “JOEY” HOPKINS

SECRETARY

NOTICE OF DBE OPPORTUNITIES

Upcoming Opportunities for DBE Firms to Participate on NCDOT Projects

As part of the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s continuing commitment to

promote Disadvantaged/Minority/Women Business Enterprise (D/M/WBE) participation,

the Division of Highways Chief Engineer’s Office would like to remind you of the broad

range of construction, maintenance and operational opportunities available within

NCDOT. One of these opportunities is the monthly advertisement of Central Let projects

with letting typically held on the third Tuesday of each month. NCDOT advertises the

Central Lettings at the location below with a separate letting page for each month. If your

firm is eligible to bid (i.e. prequalified as a Bidder), you can download and print the bid

related items from the upcoming monthly letting pages here:

Central Highway Lettings

Additionally, if you are interested in providing subcontractor work for any of the listed

projects, we strongly encourage you to solicit each of the contractors bidding on the

projects to see if they are interested in receiving a quote. Potential bidders or

subcontractors may sign themselves up and provide contact information using the

Interested Parties List button on each of the monthly letting pages. A screenshot of the

IPL button is shown below for reference:

I would like to personally thank you for your time in considering this opportunity with the

North Carolina Department of Transportation.

Sincerely,

Lamar Sylvester, PE

Chief Engineer

Division of Highways

MAILING ADDRESS:

NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER

MAIL SERVICE CENTER 1536

RALEIGH NC 27699-1536

TELEPHONE: 919-707-2500

FAX: 919-733-9428

Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968

WEBSITE: WWW.NCDOT.GOV

LOCATION:

1 SOUTH WILMINGTON STREET

RALEIGH NC 27601

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

o Final assembly of all manufactured products permanently incorporated into Federal-aid

highway projects must occur in the United States.

• Phase 2: contracts obligated on or after October 1, 2026

o Final assembly of all manufactured products permanently incorporated into Federal-aid

highway projects must occur in the United States.

AND

o The cost of U.S.-produced components in manufactured products must be greater than

55% of the 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).

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

INVITATION TO BID

ELECTRONIC BIDS (UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE PROJECT SPECIAL PROVISIONS) FOR THE

CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS WILL BE PUBLICLY READ IN THE CONTRACT STANDARDS AND

DEVELOPMENT UNIT RIVERWOOD CONFERENCE ROOM, LOCATED IN BUILDING B AT 1020 BIRCH RIDGE DRIVE,

RALEIGH, N.C. OR VIA THE WEBCAST AT 2:00 PM ON FEBRUARY 17, 2026. NO ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL BE

RECEIVED AFTER 2:00 PM.

1. THE BIDDER SHALL SELF REGISTER AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE FOR EACH PROJECT FOR WHICH THEY

INTEND TO SUBMIT A BID IN RESPONSE TO THIS INVITATION TO BID

https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/pages/Interested-Parties.aspx

2. A BID BOND OR BID DEPOSIT IN THE AMOUNT OF 5% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT BID WILL BE REQUIRED. THE

BIDDER SHALL SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC BID BOND WITH EACH ELECTRONIC BID SUBMITTAL UNLESS THEY ELECT

TO FURNISH A BID DEPOSIT.

3. UPON RECEIPT OF AWARD LETTER, THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER SHALL FURNISH A PROPERLY EXECUTED

EXECUTION OF CONTRACT, NON-COLLUSION, DEBARMENT AND GIFT BAN CERTIFICATION, EXECUTED PAYMENT

AND PERFORMANCE BONDS, AND OPTIONAL BID ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR STEEL PRICE ADJUSTMENT FORM (SPA-1)

FOR EACH CONTRACT. CERTIFICATION FORMS AND BOND FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE CONTRACT

EXECUTION FORMS AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Central-Letting-Forms.aspx.

BID ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR STEEL PRICE ADJUSTMENT FORM (SPA-1) IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE

https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Central-Letting-Resources.aspx.

ALL QUESTIONS RELATED TO PROJECTS DURING THE ADVERTISEMENT PERIOD SHALL BE EMAILED TO THE

STATE CONTRACT OFFICER AT ContractOfficer@ncdot.gov.

THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR LABOR WILL BE SHOWN IN THE PROPOSAL FORM FOR FEDERAL AID PROJECTS.

CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE: A GENERAL CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SUBMIT A BID ON

ANY NON-FEDERAL AID PROJECT WHERE THE BID IS $30,000.00 OR MORE, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN SPECIALTY

WORK AS DETERMINED BY THE LICENSING BOARD. ON FEDERAL PROJECTS, THE APPROPRIATE CONTRACTOR’S

LICENSE SHALL BE OBTAINED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF BID OPENING. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TO MAKE

APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, VISIT THE CONTRATOR LICENSING BOARD WEBSITE AT https://www.nclbgc.org OR

EMAIL licensing@nclbgc.org.

PREQUALIFYING TO BID: ALL PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS SHALL BE PREQUALIFIED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A BID. CONTRACTORS WHO ARE NOT PREQUALIFIED MAY OBTAIN

INFORMATION AND FORMS FOR PREQUALIFYING FROM THE PREQUALIFICATION SECTION OF THE CONTRACT

STANDARDS AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT AT https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx. ALL

REQUIRED PREQUALIFICATION STATEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CONTRACTUAL

SERVICES MANAGEMENT SECTION AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF OPENING BIDS.

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.

PROPOSAL FORMS AT $25.00 EACH, PLANS (SMALL SIZE) AT $40.00 PER SET, PLANS (LARGE SIZE) AT $100.00

PER SET, AND CROSS-SECTIONS AT $40.00 PER SET, PLUS SALES TAX FOR N.C. RESIDENTS, MAY BE OBTAINED

BY TELEPHONING (919-707-6925), FAXING (919-250-4127), OR VISITING THE WEBSITE AT:

https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Order-Plans.aspx. THESE CHARGES ARE NOT DEPOSITS AND WILL NOT BE

REFUNDED. ALL ORDERS FOR PROPOSAL FORMS, PLANS AND CROSS-SECTIONS DELIVERED IN NORTH

CAROLINA ARE SUBJECT TO 7.25% SALES TAX. ORDERS MAILED TO OUT OF STATE CONTRACTORS ARE NOT

SUBJECT TO SALES TAX. MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE "N.C. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION".

THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS.

TODAY'S DATE IS JANUARY 20, 2026.

BY ORDER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

(THE WORK WILL CONSIST APPROXIMATELY AS SHOWN ON THE FOLLOWING SHEETS)

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

Central Highway Lettings

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