JOSH STEIN
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DANIEL H. JOHNSON
SECRETARY
November 12, 2025
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS - SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ID/IQ
CONTRACT ID:
WBS ELEMENT NO.:
COUNTY:
LOCATION:
TYPE OF WORK:
BID OPENING:
MG00473
7RE.104113, 7RE.104133, 7RE.204113
GUILFORD COUNTY (WEST)
AS NEEDED ON STATE-MAINTAINED ROADS
STRING TRIMMING
December 4, 2025, AT 2:00 PM
The date of availability for this project is January 1, 2026.
The completion date for this project is December 31, 2026.
The North Caolina Department of Transportation is requesting bids for string trimming as needed in
Guilford County (West). All quantities are estimates. The Contractor shall furnish labor, equipment, and
materials.
Contractor’s bidding this NCDOT contract will not be required to sign up for the Interested Parties
List to submit a bid.
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 ensure 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.
SBE PROGRAM INFORMATION
This is an SBE contract and to qualify for the NCDOT SBE Program a firm must have an annual gross
income of $1,500,000 or less, exclusive of materials. Only contractors currently certified as a SBE
Contractor by the Contractual Services Unit of NCDOT and listed in the Directory of Transportation
Firms at bid opening will be eligible to bid on this project.
Prospective bidders who qualify for the SBE Program and are not currently certified should submit a
completed application packet prior to bid submittal to allow for review time. The application packet and
additional information on the program may be obtained online at:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/SmallBusiness/Pages/default.aspx
Per G. S. 136-28.10, a North Carolina General Contractor’s license may be waived for SBE contracts.
For this project, the North Carolina General Contractor’s license will be waived.
Mailing Address:
NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS DIVISION 7
PO BOX 14996
GREENSBORO, NC 27415-4996
Telephone: (336) 487-0075
Fax: (336) 334-3637
Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968
Website: www.ncdot.gov
Location:
1584 YANCEYVILLE STREET
GREENSBORO, NC 27405
Per G. S. 136-28.10, contract payment and performance bonds may be waived. For this project, the
contract payment and performance bonds will be waived.
BID OPENING
Bids must be received at the NCDOT Division 7 Office, 1584 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, NC 27405,
by 2:00 on December 4, 2025. Bids will be opened and publicly read at the NCDOT Division 7 Office, at
the above date, shortly after the time that the bid submissions are due. The As-Read Bid Summaries will be
posted within 48 hours of the bid opening. Results will not be provided by any other means than posting to
the website.
The public letting will be held via conference call. You may join the conference call just prior to 2:00 pm
on 12/4/25. Please dial (919) 250-7881, announce name and company name when prompted.
THIS PROJECT WILL NOT BE BID ELECTRONICALLY.
BID DOCUMENTS
The contract proposal, plans and supplemental project information are available online at:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/Division.aspx.
The printing of all bid-related documents, including the proposal, plans and any supplemental project
information shall be the responsibility of the bidder. Division 7 no longer provides hard copies of bid
documents.
DIVISION CONTACT
Questions shall be emailed to Jennifer Sour at jsour@ncdot.gov 7 calendar days prior to the bid
opening. Contact with any other NCDOT personnel concerning this project is strictly prohibited and
will result in bids being considered non-responsive.
Regards,
Jennifer A. Sour
DIVISION CONTRACT ENGINEER
JAS
cc: file
ec: W. R. Archer, III, PE M. P. Whitley, PE,
B.K. Ketner, PE
W.K. Albright
S. D. Dixon
Prospective Bidders
A. White
Plan Rooms
MG00473 NA
T-1
Guilford County (West)
ITEMIZED PROPOSAL FOR CONTRACT NO. MG00473
WBS ELEMENT:
COUNTY:
DESCRIPTION:
7RE.104113, 7RE.104133, 7RE.204113
GUILFORD COUNTY (WEST)
STRING TRIMMING AS NEEDED ON STATE MAINTAINED ROADS
ITEM
NO.
SECT.
1
SP
2
SP
3
SP
4
SP
5
SP
6
SP
DESCRIPTION
QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE
STRING TRIMMING
(INTERSTATE)
1,500,000 LF
STRING TRIMMING
(PRIMARY)
500,000 LF
STRING TRIMMING
(SECONDARY)
250,000 LF
STRING TRIMMING
(ADDITIONAL/SLOPES)
1,500,000
LF
OPERATOR W/
CHAINSAW
100
HR
CHIPPER CREW
50
HR
BID AMOUNT
TOTAL BID AMOUNT
Contractor: __________________________________________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________
Contractor Email Address_______________________________________________________________
Phone: ___________________________________ Federal ID ________________________________
Contractor License Number (If Available): _________________________________________________
Authorized Agent:___________________________ Title: ____________________________________
Signature: ______________________________________ Date: _______________________________