Bid Invitation for Marywood and Downing Woods Lift Station Improvements

PROJECT: DOWNING WOODS AND MARYWOOD UTILITY ENGINEERING DIVISION
LS IMPROVEMENTS DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT
DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2026 CITY OF DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
DOCUMENT 00 11 16
INVITATION TO BID
Project: Downing Woods and Marywood Lift Station Improvements
Owner: City of Durham Department of Water Management
1600 Mist Lake Drive
Durham, North Carolina 27704
Issuing Office:
Attention: Greg Fields
Highfill Infrastructure Engineering, P.C.
400 Regency Forest Dr, Suite 110
Cary, NC 27518
919-481-4342
Owner:
Paul South, PE
City of Durham
Department of Water Management
Utility Engineering Division
1600 Mist Lake Drive
Durham, North Carolina 27704
(919) 560-4381
The City of Durham will open sealed formal Bids submitted by qualified Bidders at 1pm on October 22,
2026 for Project: Downing Woods and Marywood Lift Station Improvements at the Department of
Water Management, Room 2002 C, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina. The Project involves
the furnishing of all materials, labor, equipment, tools, etc. unless otherwise specified, for the complete
renovation of the Downing Woods (100 GPM) and Marywood (100 GPM) submersible lift stations.
The foregoing description shall not be construed as a complete description of all work required.
Beginning September 22, 2026, the Contract Documents will be on file in the Department of Water
Management, Utility Engineering, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina. Electronic copies of
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PROJECT: DOWNING WOODS AND MARYWOOD UTILITY ENGINEERING DIVISION
LS IMPROVEMENTS DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT
DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2026 CITY OF DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
the Contract Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office in Electronic PDF form by emailing
Carla Helms, chelms@hiepc.com. Printed copies may not be obtained. Only full sets of documents are
available.
The Contract Documents may be viewed, free of charge, at the City of Durham, Department of Water
Management, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina by appointment only. The project Manual
including Bidding Documents, Contract Documents, and Technical Specifications, including the drawings,
will also be on file at the following locations:
* Associated General Contractors, Raleigh and Charlotte, NC ( www.cagc.org )
* McGraw Hill Dodge Data & Analytics Plan Room, Raleigh and Charlotte, NC
(construction.com/dodge )
* NC Institute of Minority Economic Development, 114 W. Parrish Street, Durham, NC
(https://theinstitutenc.org/)
Bidders are encouraged to attend the non-mandatory pre-Bid conference at 11am on October 7, 2026 at
the Department of Water Management, Room 2002 C, 1600 Mist Lake Drive, Durham, North Carolina.
Each Bidder must be licensed under Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Bidders must
conform with the provisions of the North Carolina Contractor's Licensing Act of 1925, as amended. All
Bids must include a non-collusion affidavit.
The City of Durham requires the Project to be substantially completed within 300 consecutive calendar
days, and completed within 330 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.
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PROJECT: DOWNING WOODS AND MARYWOOD UTILITY ENGINEERING DIVISION
LS IMPROVEMENTS DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT
DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2026 CITY OF DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
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 B]) 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, to waive any and all
informalities, and to disregard all nonconforming or conditional Bids or counter Bids, and to accept the
Bid that will be in the best interest of the City of Durham.
END OF DOCUMENT
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