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The City of Hickory (Owner) is soliciting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
Northwest Sewer Extension
Sealed Bids must be delivered to the City of Hickory City Hall, 76 N Center St, Hickory, 28601, no later
than 2:00 PM, Tuesday September 15th, 2026. Bids submitted by mail must be sent to P.O. Box 398,
Hickory, NC 28603-0398. The Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at this time and place. Bids
received after this time will be returned unopened. A bid opening will be located at the owner address
listed below:
Owner:
City of Hickory, North Carolina, 76 N Center St, Hickory, NC 28601.
Contact: Will Hamblin, 828-323-7427, whamblin@hickorync.gov
Engineer: Freese and Nichols, Inc., 1017 Main Campus Dr, Suite 1200, Raleigh, NC 27609
Contact: Sam Beavans, PE, 919-582-5855, sam.beavans@freese.com
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all Bids. Unless all Bids are
rejected, Award will be made to the lowest responsible Bidder, taking into consideration quality,
performance and the time specified in the proposals for the performance of the Contract.
A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday August 18th, 2026 at the Winkler
Park Activity Building located at 2500 Clement Blvd NW, Hickory, NC 28601. Interested parties are
encouraged to attend this conference to review plans and ask for additional information or clarification.
Attendance at the Pre-Bid Meeting is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.
This Project is generally described as follows:
The construction of the new 0.36 MGD submersible wastewater Industrial Park Lift Station and
associated appurtenances. Installation of the approximately 3,940-feet of 8-inch gravity sewer and
manholes. Installation of the 1,370-feet of 6-inch force main to the discharge point, and any incidentals
required for the completion of the work.
Bidding Documents may be examined at Engineer's office in Raleigh, the Owner’s office in Hickory and at
the following plan rooms:
• iSQFT at www.isqft.com
• Dodge Plan Room at www.construction.com
The drawings and specifications will be available on Tuesday August 4th, 2026 and may be reviewed
online and copies may be obtained from Accent Imaging at 725 11th Ave Blvd SE, Hickory, NC 28602,
828-322-5050, www.accentimaging.com for the following non-refundable fees:
• Full-size paper copy (digital file included): $125.00
• One-half size paper copy (digital file included): $50.00
• Digital file only: $50.00
Invitation for Bids
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Bidders must purchase documents through Accent Imaging to be included on the Bidders List. Bids will
only be accepted from companies listed on the bidders list. The Accent Imaging website,
Planscope.com, will be updated periodically with Addenda, plan holder’s lists and other information
relevant to bidding the Project.
With request for the Bidding Documents supply the following information: Company name, contact
person, street address, and phone and fax numbers for Bidding office; NC contractor’s license with
limitation and classification; indicate if the firm will be a Bidder, Supplier or Sub-Contractor.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security of 5% of the bid amount. Security may be in the form of
cash, certified check or cashier’s check made payable to the City of Hickory or a bid bond issued by an
insurance company authorized to do business in North Carolina. The deposit shall be retained if the
successful bidder fails to execute the contract within ten (10) days after the award of contract or fails to
give satisfactory surety as required herein.
Failure to comply with these requirements may be grounds for rejection of bid.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid that appears to be in the best
interest of the City, or provided by law. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of one hundred and
twenty (120) days after the scheduled bid opening.
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