Grading and Paving - Various Routes - Bladen

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOSH STEIN DANIEL H. JOHNSON
GOVERNOR SECRE TARY
April 29, 2026
To: Prospective Bidders
From: Neil Butler, Division Proposals Engineer
Subject: Invitation to Bid
Let Date: May 20, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Public Reading NCDOT Division Conference Room
Location: 558 Gillespie Street, Fayetteville, N.C. 28301
Bid Bond: 5% Bid Bond Or Bid Deposit Required
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is requesting bids for the project listed below. The date of
availability for this contract is June 22, 2026. The completion date for this project is June 25, 2027.
Be advised there's a Mandatory Pre-bid Conference on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM held at the NCDOT
District 3 District and Resident Engineer's Office, 1194 Prison Camp Road, Whiteville, NC 28472. There is also a
virtual option for this meeting.
Goal
Contract: DF00555 Route: Various MBE/WBE
Type:
TIP No.: ----- Location: Various Amount: NO GOAL
Federal
State Funded County: Bladen
Aid:
51749, 51750, 52119, 52120,
WBS: 52121, 6C.009079, 6C.009080 & Description: Grading and Paving
6C.009081
Prior to submitting a bid on a Division Let, Electronic Bid project, the bidder shall sign up on the Interested Parties
List no later than one business day prior to the Letting day of that project for which he intends to submit a bid, in
conformance with Article 102-3 of the 2024 NCDOT Standard Specifications. The List may be found on the Connect
NCDOT Division Six website. There is no cost for signing up on the Interested Parties List.
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, apply to the Executive Secretary of the Contractor
Licensing Board, P.O. Box 17187, Raleigh, NC 27619, (919) 571-4183.
Mailing Address: Location:
NC DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION Telephone: (910) 364-0603 NC DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION SIX DIVISION SIX
PO BOX 1150 Website: www.ncdot.org 558 GILLESPIE ST.
FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28302 FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28301

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Prequalifying to Bid: All prospective bidders shall be prequalified as a Bidder or PO Prime Contractor with the
Department of Transportation prior to submitting a bid, in conformance with Article 102-2 of the 2024 NCDOT
Standard Specifications. Contractors who are not prequalified may obtain information and forms for prequalifying
from the Contractual Services Management 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.
A Bid Bond is required in accordance with Article 102-10 of the 2024 NCDOT Standard Specifications. Contract
Payment and Performance Bonds are required in accordance with Article 103-7 of the 2024 NCDOT Standard
Specifications.
Proposals, plans and any other supporting documentation, including addendums if needed, may be downloaded free
of charge from the Connect NCDOT Division Six website, located at:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Letting-List.aspx?let_type=6&let_status=Advertised.
Electronic bid preparation using AASHTOWare Project Bids Software is required. Download the EBS file and submit
your bid through Bid Express(R). See Instructions To Bidders on page C-4 of the proposal for more detail.
Should you have questions, or need additional information, please contact Neil Butler, Division Proposals Engineer
at jnbutler@ncdot.gov or Julio Williams, Assistant Division Proposals Engineer at jbwilliams7@ncdot.gov or either
by phone at 910-364-0603.
cc: Lee Jernigan, P.E. Kenneth Clark, P.E. Jason Salisbury, P.E. Steve Kendall, P.E. Aaron LeBeau, P.E.
Rob Stone, P.E. Blythe Jordan, PLS Christy Huff, P.E. Barry Gelezinsky

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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
Final assembly of all manufactured products permanently incorporated into Federal-aid highway
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projects must occur in the United States.
* Phase 2: contracts obligated on or after October 1, 2026
Final assembly of all manufactured products permanently incorporated into Federal-aid highway
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projects must occur in the United States.
AND
The cost of U.S.-produced components in manufactured products must be greater than 55% of the
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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).