Asheville High School Sinkhole Repair

Asheville High School
Sinkhole Repair
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE
03 11 00 CONCRETE FORMWORK
03 30 00 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE
DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK
31 05 05 DEMOLITION
31 05 19 ENGINEERING FABRICS
31 10 05 WASTE MATERIAL DISPOSAL
31 11 00 CLEARING AND GRUBBING
31 22 00 GRADING
31 23 00 EXCAVATING, BACKFILLING AND COMPACTING FOR UTILITIES AND
31 23 13 SUBGRADE
31 25 00 EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL
31 25 13 TEMPORARY SILT FENCE
31 32 00 SITE STABILIZATION
DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS
32 01 00 RESTORATION OF SURFACES
32 01 17 ASPHALT PAVEMENT REPAIRS
32 05 23 MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
32 92 19 SEEDING AND MULCHING
DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES
33 36 00 PRE-CAST CONCRETE STRUCTURES
33 41 00 DRAINAGE MATERIALS
33 49 00 MINOR DRAINAGE STRUCTURES
PROJECT # 26117

DIVISION 0
CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
JOB # 20804

Invitation to Bid
Sealed bids for the project entitled Asheville High School Sinkhole Repair will be received by
Civil Design Concepts, P.A. by 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Asheville City
Schools office at 85 Mountain St. and then publicly opened.
THE PROJECT GENERALLY CONSISTS OF: Removal of existing storm pipes, removal of
existing stormwater manhole, installation of new stormwater manholes, reconnection of existing
stormwater conveyance, temporary shoring for construction of new stormwater infrastructure,
repair of existing tecco-mesh, stabilization of slope once work is complete, and restoration of
surfaces.
Complete plans, specifications and contract documents are available electronically to interested
parties. Interested parties should contact Civil Design Concepts, PA at (828) 252-5388 to request
electronic copies.
Bidders and other interested parties should note that prequalification of equipment manufacturers
by the Engineer prior to the bid opening may be required for this project. Equipment
prequalification requirements, if any, are described in the Contract Documents.
Each bidder must be appropriately licensed as a Contractor in the State of North Carolina as
provided in General Statutes Chapter 87. Each bidder must have a North Carolina Contractor's
License. Each bidder shall make positive efforts to use small and minority owned business
enterprises on this project.
Attention is called to the fact that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for
employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national
origin.
A certified check or cashiers check payable to Owner or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by a
corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds in the amount
equal to five percent of the total of the bid shall be submitted with each bid.
The bid deposit shall be retained by Owner if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract
or fails to provide the required bonds, as stated above, within ten (10) days after award of the
contract.
The successful bidder shall be required to furnish separate, 100 percent Performance and
Payment Bonds in compliance with North Carolina General Statutes Section 143-129 and of
Article 3 of Chapter 44A.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bid proposals and to waive any informalities.
The Owner shall award the contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as
determined pursuant to existing law.
The Owner may make such investigations as they deem necessary to determine the ability of the
Bidder to perform the Work, and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and
data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any Bid if
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the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such
Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement and to complete the
Work contemplated therein.
A conditional or qualified BID will not be accepted.
All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having
jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the contract throughout.
Each Bidder is responsible for inspecting the site and for reading and being thoroughly familiar
with the Contract Documents. The failure or omission of any Bidder to do any of the foregoing
shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation in respect to his Bid.
A Pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00 A.M . on Thursday, Se ptember 10,2026, at the project site at
Asheville High School.
The Engineer is Civil Design Concepts, P.A. The address is 84 Coxe Ave. Ste. 260, Asheville,
NC 28801
Donald Penson, PE
Civil Design Concepts, P.A.
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. Defined Terms
Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders which are defined in the Standard General
Conditions of the Construction Contract (C 700)(2002 Edition) have the meanings assigned
to them in the General Conditions.
Certain additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated
below which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof.
1.1. Bidder - one who submits a Bid directly to Owner as distinct from a sub-bidder, who submits
a bid to a Bidder.
1.2. Issuing Office - the office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued and where the
bidding procedures are to be administered. The Issuing Office for this project is Civil
Design Concepts, PA., 84 Coxe Ave. Ste. 260, Asheville, NC 28801.
1.3. Successful Bidder - the lowest, responsible and responsive Bidder to whom Owner (on the
basis of Owner's evaluation as hereinafter provided) makes an award.
2. Copies of Bidding Documents
2.1. Complete sets of the Bidding Documents in the number and for the cost, if any, stated in the
Invitation to Bid may be obtained from the Issuing Office.
2.2. Complete sets of Bidding Documents must be used in preparing Bids; neither Owner nor
Engineer assume any responsibility for errors, omissions, or misinterpretations resulting
from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents.
2.3. Owner and Engineer in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above terms
do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and do not confer a license or
grant for any other use.
3. Qualifications of Bidders
To demonstrate qualifications to perform the Work, each Bidder must be prepared to submit
within five days after Bid opening upon Owner's request, written evidence such as financial
data, previous experience, present commitments, and other such data. The Owner reserves
the right to reject any Bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails
to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the
Agreement and to complete the Work contemplated therein. Each Bid must contain evidence
of Bidder's qualification to do business in the state where the Project is located or covenant
to obtain such qualification prior to award of the contract.
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4. Examination of Contract Documents and Site
4.1. It is the responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid:
4.1.1. To examine thoroughly the Contract Documents and other related data identified in the
Bidding Documents (including "technical data" referred to below);
4.1.2. To visit the site to become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to the general, local and site
conditions that may affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the Work;
4.1.3. To consider federal, state and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress,
performance or furnishing of the Work;
4.1.4. To study and carefully correlate Bidder's knowledge and observations with the Contract
Documents and such other related data; and
4.1.5. To promptly notify Engineer of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities or discrepancies which
Bidder has discovered in or between the Contract Documents and such other related
documents.
4.2. Reference is made to the Supplementary Conditions for identification of:
4.2.1. Those reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the site
which have been utilized by Engineer in preparation of the Contract Documents. Bidder
may rely upon the general accuracy of the "technical data" contained in such reports but not
upon other data, interpretations, opinions or information contained in such reports or
otherwise relating to the subsurface conditions at the site, nor upon the completeness thereof
for the purposes of bidding or construction.
4.2.2. Those drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface and subsurface
structures (except Underground Facilities) which are at or contiguous to the site that have
been utilized by Engineer in preparation of the Contract Documents. Bidder may rely upon
the general accuracy of the "technical data" contained in such drawings but not upon other
data, interpretations, opinions or information shown or indicated in such drawings or
otherwise relating to such structures, nor upon the completeness thereof for the purposes of
bidding or construction
4.3. Information and data shown or indicated in the Contract Documents with respect to existing
Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the site is based upon information and data
furnished to Owner and Engineer by owners of such Underground Facilities or others, and
Owner and Engineer do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness thereof
unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Supplementary Conditions.
4.4. Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective
Bidders with respect to subsurface conditions, other physical conditions and Underground
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Facilities, and possible changes in the Contract Documents due to differing or unanticipated
conditions appear in Paragraphs 4.02 and 4.03 of the General Conditions.
4.5. Before submitting a Bid each Bidder will be responsible to obtain such additional or
supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies and data concerning
conditions (surface, subsurface and Underground Facilities) at or contiguous to the site or
otherwise, which may affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the Work or which
relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of
construction to be employed by Bidder and safety precautions and programs incident thereto
or which Bidder deems necessary to determine its Bid for performing and furnishing the
Work in accordance with the time, price and other terms and conditions of the Contract
Documents.
4.6. On request, Owner will provide each Bidder access to the site to conduct such examinations,
investigations, explorations, tests and studies as each Bidder deems necessary for submission
of a Bid. Bidder must fill all holes and clean up and restore the site to its former conditions
upon completion of such explorations, investigations, tests and studies.
4.7. Reference is made to the Supplementary Conditions for the identification of the general
nature of work that is to be performed at the site by Owner or others, if any, (such as utilities
and other prime contractors) that relates to the work for which a Bid is to be submitted. On
request, Owner will provide to each Bidder for examination access to or copies of Contract
Documents (other than portions thereof related to price) for such work.
4.8. The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that
Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article 4, that without exception the Bid
is premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Contract Documents
and applying the specific means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of
construction (if any) that may be shown or indicated or expressly required by the Contract
Documents, that Bidder has given Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities
and discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Contract Documents and the written
resolutions thereof by Engineer is acceptable to Bidder, and that the Contract Documents are
generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for
performing and furnishing the Work.
4.9. The provisions of IB-4.1 through IB-4.8, inclusive, do not apply to Asbestos,
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Petroleum, Hazardous Waste or Radioactive Material
covered by Paragraph 4.6 of the General Conditions.
5. Availability of Lands for Work, etc.
The lands upon which the Work is to be performed, rights-of-way and easements for access
thereto and other lands designated for use by Bidder in performing the Work are identified in
the Contract Documents. All additional lands and access thereto required for temporary
construction facilities, construction equipment or storage of materials and equipment to be
incorporated in the Work are to be obtained and paid for by Bidder. The Bidder shall furnish
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copies of agreements and releases to the Engineer. Easements for permanent structures or
permanent changes in existing facilities are to be obtained and paid for by Owner unless
otherwise provided in the Contract Documents.
6. Interpretations and Addenda
6.1. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be directed to
Engineer. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in response to
such questions will be issued by Addenda mailed or delivered to all parties recorded by
Engineer as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than three
days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by
formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will
be without legal effect.
6.2. Addenda may also be issued to modify the Bidding Documents as deemed advisable by
Owner or Engineer.
7. Contract Times
The number of days within which, or the dates by which, the Work is to be completed and
ready for final payment are set forth in the Agreement.
8. Liquidated Damages
Provisions for liquidated damages, if any, are set forth in the Agreement.
9. Performance Specifications
Performance specifications are written to convey the required performance and design
characteristics of materials and equipment. Any deviation from the specifications shall be
submitted for approval. All substitution by equipment manufacturers or suppliers shall be
submitted to the Engineer for approval or disapproval prior to opening bids in accordance
with instructions in the section below headed "Or-Equal Specifications". All qualification
packages shall be submitted at least 7 calendar days prior to the bid opening to be
considered, no exceptions to the schedule will be made.
By submitting a bid, the Contractor understands and agrees that all exceptions to the
specifications will be reviewed and approved prior to the bidding and that no exceptions to
the specifications will be allowed after receiving bids.
10. "Or-Equal" Specifications
Brand names are used in the specifications only to denote the quality standard desired and
they do not restrict bidders to a specific brand. Cited examples are used only to convey to
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