Invitation for Bids for Harnett County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center Generator

HARNETT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE &
DETENTION CENTER
GENERATOR PROJECT
DEWBERRY PROJECT NO. 50190536
PROJECT MANUAL
PREPARED FOR:
Harnett County Sheriff
175 Bain Street
Lillington, NC 27564
May 14, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Dewberry Engineers Inc.
2610 Wycliff Road
Suite 410
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919.881.9939
Fax: 919.881.9923
www.dewberry.com
NC License No.: F-0929

Harnett County
Sheriff's Office & Detention Center Generator
PROJECT MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
BIDDING DOCUMENTS
1 - Invitation to Bid
2 - Instructions to Bidders
3 - Bid Form
4 - Attachment A-Single Prime Contract
5 - Minority Business Participation Requirement
6 - MBE Bid Packet Contract Forms
9 - NCA
12 - QB
14 - Notice of Award
15 - Notice to Proceed
16 - Agreement
17 - Attorney and Finance Officer Certification
18 - Performance Bond
19 - Payment Bond
22 - General Conditions
23 - Supplementary Conditions
26 - Tax
27 - Change Order Form
28 - C-625 Certificate of Substantial Completion
DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE
Section 033000 Cast-In-Place Concrete
DIVISION 26 - ELECTRICAL
Section 260100 Basic Electrical Requirements
Section 260500 Basic Electrical Materials and Methods
Section 260519 Conductors and Cables
Section 260526 Grounding and Bonding
Section 260529 Hangers and Supports
Section 260533 Raceways and Boxes
Section 260553 Identification for Electrical Systems
Section 260923 Lighting Control Devices
Section 262416 Panelboards
Section 262726 Wiring Devices
Section 262813 Fuses
Section 262816 Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers
Section 263600 Automatic Transfer Switch
Section 265100 Lighting
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Docusign Envelope ID: 6C1FB042-4655-878F-82B5-30A85FF02C49
HARNETT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE &
DETENTION CENTER
GENERATOR PROJECT
DEWBERRY PROJECT NO. 50190536
Seals
Landscape Architect
Dewberry
2610 Wycliff Rd, Suite 410
Raleigh, NC 27607
05/15/2026
Electrical Engineer
Dewberry
2610 Wycliff Rd, Suite 410
Raleigh, NC 27607
05/15/2026

WEB ADVERTISEMENT:
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Harnett County Sheriff's Office & Detention Center Generator
Sealed proposals for completion of the Harnett County Sheriff's Office & Detention Center Generator will be received on
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 in the office of Renea Warren-Ford, 455 McKinney Drive, Lillington, NC 27546. This project will
be bid and awarded in accordance with North Carolina law. Sealed proposals from Contractors will be received until 2:00
p.m. All bids will be opened and read aloud starting at 2:00 p.m. All times are local prevailing times.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00am, on Thursday, May 28th, 2026, at the Harnett County Sheriff's Office
175 Bain St., Lillington NC 27546. Meet outside at the front entrance. Questions concerning the project shall be
submitted in writing to David Sherk, Dewberry Engineers Inc, 2610 Wycliff Road, Suite 410 Raleigh, NC 27607. Email:
dsherk@dewberry.com
Complete plans and specifications may be obtained from Dewberry Engineers Inc, 2610 Wycliff Road, Suite 410 Raleigh,
NC 27607, during normal office hours beginning 8:00 am Friday, May 15th, 2026. Requests for electronic plans shall be
sent to David Sherk at dsherk@dewberry.com. If hard copies are desired they may be obtained with a Refundable plan
deposit of $50.00 - made payable to Harnett County. Questions concerning the project shall be submitted in writing to
David Sherk, Dewberry Engineers Inc, 2610 Wycliff Road, Suite 410 Raleigh, NC 27607. Email: dsherk@dewberry.com.
Harnett County reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive informalities and irregularities in bidding and to accept
bids which are considered to be in the best interest of the County. Harnett County also reserves the right to require any
bidder to submit information needed to determine if said bidder is responsible within the meaning of N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-
129.
Date: May 14, 2026
For Publication
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT:
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals from contractors will be received on Tuesday June 23, @ 2pm for the Harnett County Sheriff's Office
& Detention Center Generator project. Additional information required to respond to this request for bids is available on
our website at:. Minority and women-owned businesses are encouraged to participate. Harnett County reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.

INVITATION FOR BIDS
HARNETT COUNTY
Sheriff's Office & Detention Center Generator
Separate sealed bids to furnish and install a new 1250 kW Generator and Automatic Transfer Switch for the Harnett
County Sheriffs Office and Detention Center will be received by Harnett County at the Harnett County Resource Center
and Library, 455 McKinney Drive, Lillington, North Carolina 27546 until 2:00 pm, local time on June 23, 2026 and
then at said office be publicly opened and read aloud in Conference Room A. The work includes furnishing and
installing one 1250 kW standby generator that will serve as a backup power source for the entire Sheriff's Office
and Detention Center. This work will include providing an automatic transfer switch and new power distribution
equipment as detailed in the project documents. One ADD ALTERNATE for replacing the existing MDP will be
considered.
Each bid must be made on the blank forms provided with the bound copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and must
be enclosed in an opaque sealed envelope and addressed to Renea Warren-Ford, Finance and Accounting Specialist 2,
Harnett County, P.O. BOX 760, Lillington, North Carolina 27564. Each envelope should be clearly marked on the
outside "Harnett Sheriff's Office & Detention Center Generator", with the name, address and license number of the
bidder.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
Harnett County Sheriff's Office, 175 Bain Street, Lillington, NC 27546;
Complete plans and specifications may be obtained from Dewberry Engineers Inc, 2610 Wycliff Road, Suite
410 Raleigh, NC 27607, during normal office hours beginning 8:00 am Friday, May 15th, 2026. Requests for
electronic plans shall be sent to David Sherk at dsherk@dewberry.com. If hard copies are desired they may be
obtained with a Refundable plan deposit of $50.00 - made payable to Harnett County. Questions concerning
the project shall be submitted in writing to David Sherk, Dewberry Engineers Inc, 2610 Wycliff Road, Suite
410 Raleigh, NC 27607. Email: dsherk@dewberry.com.
A Pre-Bid conference will be held May 28, 2026 at 10:00 am for this project at 175 Bain St, Lillington, NC 27546.
All Bidders questions and/or clarifications must be submitted in writing no later than 5:00 PM, local time on June 11,
2026. Bidders questions and/or clarifications received after this date will not receive a response. If warranted Bidders
questions and/or clarifications will be answered by Addenda.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and any part of a bid, and to waive informalities and technicalities
in the bids.
Harnett County prohibits discrimination in any manner on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age or
handicap or sexual orientation and will pursue an affirmative policy of fostering, promoting, and conducting business
with women and minority-owned business enterprises.
Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Contract Documents, including any
addendum, obtained from any other source.
Bidders will be required to show evidence that they are licensed to perform the work in the Bidding Documents as
required by North Carolina General Statute, Chapter 87 and the Instructions to Bidders
This the 14th Day, of May, 2026
HARNETT COUNTY

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Article 1 - Defined Terms ................................................................................................................................. 1
Article 2 - Copies of Bidding Documents ........................................................................................................ 1
Article 3 - Qualifications of Bidders ................................................................................................................ 1
Article 4 - Examination of Bidding Documents, Other Related Data, and Site ............................................. 4
Article 5 - Pre-Bid Conference ......................................................................................................................... 4
Article 6 - Site and Other Areas ....................................................................................................................... 4
Article 7 - Interpretations and Addenda ........................................................................................................... 5
Article 8 - Bid Security ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Article 9 - Contract Times ................................................................................................................................ 5
Article 10 - Liquidated Damages ..................................................................................................................... 5
Article 11 - Substitute and "Or-Equal" Items .................................................................................................. 5
Article 12 - Subcontractors, Suppliers and Others........................................................................................... 6
Article 13 - Preparation of Bid ......................................................................................................................... 7
Article 14 - Basis of Bid; Comparison of Bids ................................................................................................ 7
Article 15 - Submittal of Bid ............................................................................................................................ 7
Article 16 - Modification and Withdrawal of Bid ........................................................................................... 8
Article 17 - Opening of Bids ............................................................................................................................ 8
Article 18 - Bids to Remain Subject to Acceptance ........................................................................................ 8
Article 19 - Evaluation of Bids and Award of Contract .................................................................................. 8
Article 20 - Contract Security and Insurance ................................................................................................... 9
Article 21 - Signing of Agreement ................................................................................................................... 9
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ARTICLE 1 - DEFINED TERMS
1.01 Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated in the General
Conditions and Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to
Bidders have the meanings indicated below:
A. Issuing Office - The office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued and where the
bidding procedures are to be administered.
ARTICLE 2 - COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
2.01 Complete sets of the Bidding Documents in the number and for the deposit sum, if any, stated
in the advertisement or invitation to bid may be obtained from the Issuing Office. The deposit
will be non-refundable.
2.02 Complete sets of Bidding Documents shall be used in preparing Bids; neither Owner nor
Engineer/Landscape Architect assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations
resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents.
2.03 Owner and Engineer/Landscape Architect, 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
authorize or confer a license for any other use.
ARTICLE 3 - QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS
3.01 To demonstrate Bidder's qualifications to perform the Work, within five days of Owner's
request, Bidder shall submit written evidence such as financial data, previous experience,
present commitments, and such other data as may be called for below.
A. North Carolina General or Electrical Contractor License
3.02 Bidder is advised to carefully review those portions of the Bid Form requiring Bidder's
representations and certifications.
ARTICLE 4 - EXAMINATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS, OTHER RELATED DATA, AND
SITE
4.01 Subsurface and Physical Conditions
A. The Supplementary Conditions identify:
1. Those reports known to Owner of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or
contiguous to the Site.
2. Those drawings known to Owner of physical conditions relating to existing surface or
subsurface structures at the Site (except Underground Facilities).
B. Copies of reports and drawings referenced in Paragraph 4.01.A will be made available by
Owner to any Bidder on request. Those reports and drawings are not part of the Contract
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Documents, but the "technical data" contained therein upon which Bidder is entitled to rely as
provided in Paragraph 4.02 of the General Conditions has been identified and established in
Paragraph 4.02 of the Supplementary Conditions. Bidder is responsible for any interpretation
or conclusion Bidder draws from any "technical data" or any other data, interpretations,
opinions, or information contained in such reports or shown or indicated in such drawings.
4.02 Underground Facilities (None Known)
A. Information and data shown or indicated in the Bidding Documents with respect to existing
Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the Site is based upon information and data
furnished to Owner and Engineer/Landscape Architect by owners of such Underground
Facilities, including Owner, or others.
4.03 Hazardous Environmental Condition (None Known)
A. The Supplementary Conditions identify any reports and drawings known to Owner relating to a
Hazardous Environmental Condition identified at the Site.
B. Copies of reports and drawings referenced in Paragraph 4.03.A will be made available by
Owner to any Bidder on request. Those reports and drawings are not part of the Contract
Documents, but the "technical data" contained therein upon which Bidder is entitled to rely as
provided in Paragraph 4.06 of the General Conditions has been identified and established in
Paragraph 4.06 of the Supplementary Conditions. Bidder is responsible for any interpretation
or conclusion Bidder draws from any "technical data" or any other data, interpretations,
opinions, or information contained in such reports or shown or indicated in such drawings.
4.04 Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective
Bidders with respect to subsurface conditions, other physical conditions, and Underground
Facilities, and possible changes in the Bidding Documents due to differing or unanticipated
subsurface or physical conditions appear in Paragraphs 4.02, 4.03, and 4.04 of the General
Conditions. Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to
prospective Bidders with respect to a Hazardous Environmental Condition at the Site, if any,
and possible changes in the Contract Documents due to any Hazardous Environmental
Condition uncovered or revealed at the Site which was not shown or indicated in the
Drawings or Specifications or identified in the Contract Documents to be within the scope of
the Work, appear in Paragraph 4.06 of the General Conditions.
4.05 On request, Owner will provide Bidder access to the Site to conduct such examinations,
investigations, explorations, tests, and studies as Bidder deems necessary for submission of a
Bid. Bidder shall fill all holes and clean up and restore the Site to its former condition upon
completion of such explorations, investigations, tests, and studies. Bidder shall comply with
all applicable Laws and Regulations relative to excavation and utility locates.
4.06 A. Reference is made to Article 7 of the Supplementary Conditions for the identification of the
general nature of other work that is to be performed at the Site by Owner or others (such as
utilities and other prime contractors) that relates to the Work contemplated by these Bidding
Documents. On request, Owner will provide to each Bidder for examination access to or
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copies of contract documents (other than portions thereof related to price) for such other
work.
B. Paragraph 6.13.C of the General Conditions indicates that if an Owner safety
program exists, it will be noted in the Supplementary Conditions.
4.07 It is the responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid to:
A. examine and carefully study the Bidding Documents, and the other related data identified in the
Bidding Documents;
B. visit the Site and become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to the general, local, and Site
conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work;
C. become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to all federal, state, and local Laws and Regulations
that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work;
D. carefully study all: (1) reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or
contiguous to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions relating to existing surface or
subsurface structures at the Site (except Underground Facilities) that have been identified in
Paragraph 4.02 of the Supplementary Conditions as containing reliable "technical data," and
(2) reports and drawings of Hazardous Environmental Conditions, if any, at the Site that have
been identified in the Paragraph 4.06 of the Supplementary Conditions as containing reliable
"technical data";
E. consider the information known to Bidder; information commonly known to contractors doing
business in the locality of the Site; information and observations obtained from visits to the
Site; the Bidding Documents; and the Site-related reports and drawings identified in the
Bidding Documents, with respect to the effect of such information, observations, and
documents on (1) the cost, progress, and performance of the Work; (2) the means, methods,
techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder, including
applying any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction
expressly required by the Bidding Documents; and (3) Bidder's safety precautions and
programs;
F. agree at the time of submitting its Bid that no further examinations, investigations,
explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the determination of its Bid for
performance of the Work at the price(s) bid and within the times required, and in accordance
with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents;
G. become aware of the general nature of the work to be performed by Owner and others at the
Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Bidding Documents;
H. promptly give Engineer/Landscape Architect written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities,
or discrepancies that Bidder discovers in the Bidding Documents and confirm that the written
resolution thereof by Engineer/ Landscape Architect is acceptable to Bidder; and
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I. determine that the Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey
understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance of the Work.
4.08 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 Bidding Documents
and applying any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of
construction that may be shown or indicated or expressly required by the Bidding Documents,
that Bidder has given the Engineer/Landscape Architect written notice of all conflicts, errors,
ambiguities, and discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents and the
written resolutions thereof by Engineer are acceptable to Bidder, and that the Bidding
Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and
conditions for performing and furnishing the Work.
ARTICLE 5 - PRE-BID CONFERENCE
5.01 A Pre-Bid Conference will be held Thursday May 28th at 10:00am.
ARTICLE 6 - SITE AND OTHER AREAS
6.01 The Site is identified in the Bidding Documents. Easements for permanent structures or
permanent changes in existing facilities are to be obtained and paid for by Owner unless
otherwise provided in the Bidding 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 Contractor.
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