Project: Huntingridge and West Lavender Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements

CONTRACT: SD-2026-01 ENGINEERING AND STORMWATER DIVISION
PROJECT: HUNTINGRIDGE & W. LAVENDER ENVIRONMENTAL & STREET SERVICES DEPT.
STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS CITY OF DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE: MARCH 10, 2026
DOCUMENT 00 11 16
INVITATION TO BID
Contract: SD-2026-01
Project: Huntingridge and West Lavender Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements
Owner: Engineer/Issuing Office:
City of Durham Attention: Megan Walsh, PE
101 City Hall Plaza City of Durham
Durham NC 27701 Environmental & Street Services Department
Engineering & Stormwater Division
101 City Hall Plaza
Durham NC 27701
(919) 560-4326, ext. 30246
Megan.Walsh@Durhamnc.gov
Date: March 10, 2026
The City of Durham will open sealed formal Bids submitted by Bidders at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 9,
2026 for Contract SD-2026-01, Project: Huntingridge and West Lavender Avenue Stormwater
Infrastructure Improvements in the Environmental & Street Services Department Conference Room 3B,
Third Floor, 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham NC.
The Project involves the furnishing of all materials, labor, equipment, tools, etc. unless otherwise
specified, for the complete installation and repair of the stormwater drainage system along a portion of
Huntingridge Road, West Lavender Avenue, and at an unidentified site in the City of Durham.
Beginning March 10, 2026, the Project Manual including Bidding Documents, Contract Documents, and
Technical Specifications, along with Drawings, may be viewed and downloaded, free of charge, from the
City of Durham, Bid Postings website: https://www.durhamnc.gov/Bids.aspx?BidID=2286
City of Durham Standards, Specifications, and Standards Details may be downloaded at:
https://www.durhamnc.gov/3626.
Bidders are encouraged to attend the non-mandatory pre-Bid conference at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday March
25, 2026 in the Environmental & Street Services Department Conference Room 3B, Third Floor, 101 City
Hall Plaza, Durham, NC.
Each Bidder must be licensed under Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. The City Council
of the City of Durham reserves the right to reject any or all of the Bids. All Bids must include a non-
collusion affidavit.
To ensure that all Bidders using the Environmental and Street Services Department web site are kept up
to date on any Addenda, changes, or information notices, please send an e-mail to
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CONTRACT: SD-2026-01 ENGINEERING AND STORMWATER DIVISION
PROJECT: HUNTINGRIDGE & W. LAVENDER ENVIRONMENTAL & STREET SERVICES DEPT.
STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS CITY OF DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
DATE: MARCH 10, 2026
SSDProjects@DurhamNC.gov indicating your intention to prepare a Bid for the Project. Failure to
complete this step may render your Bid as non-responsive.
The City of Durham requires the Project to be completed in 180 calendar days from date of Notice to
Proceed.
No Bid shall be considered or accepted unless at the time of its filing the same shall be accompanied by a
deposit of cash or a certified or cashier's check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid.
The check shall be made payable to the City of Durham. Said deposit shall guarantee that the Contract
will be entered into by the successful Bidder if the award is made. Such deposit of cash or certified or
cashier's check may be held by the City until the successful Bidder has executed and delivered the
Contract Documents, including performance and payment bond, to the City of Durham and returned or
kept in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-129.
Refer to other Bidding requirements described in Document 00 21 15 and Document 00 31 00.
In lieu of the cash deposit or certified or cashier's check mentioned above, the Bidder may file a Bid bond
in the same amount executed by a corporate surety authorized to execute such bonds in North Carolina
and conditioned as provided by North Carolina General Statute 143-129 and in the form attached to the
Bidding Documents (see Appendix F) or on file with the Engineer. Bid bond forms enclosed as part of
the Bidding Documents must be properly executed at the time Bids are submitted before Bid will be
considered. Properly executed Power of Attorney of the corporate surety's agent shall accompany such
bond and be attached to the page provided therefore in the Bidding Documents.
Bids shall be submitted under a condition of irrevocability, except as required by law, for a period of
ninety (90) days after Bid opening.
The City of Durham reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids.
END OF DOCUMENT
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