JOSH STEIN
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
J.R. “JOEY” HOPKINS
SECRETARY
September 24, 2025
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS - SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ID/IQ
CONTRACT ID:
MG00480
WBS ELEMENT NO.: 7RE.106833, 7RE.106813, 7RE.206813, 7RE.206823
COUNTY:
ORANGE
LOCATION:
VARIOUS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STATE MAINTAINED ROADS
TYPE OF WORK: LONG ARM MOWING
BID OPENING:
OCTOBER 16, 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 Carolina Department of Transportation is requesting bids for Long Arm Mowing in Orange
County. 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 October 16, 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 10/16/25. 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
K.Albright
S. D. Dixon
Prospective Bidders
A. White
Plan Rooms
MG00480 NA
T-1
Orange County
ITEMIZED PROPOSAL FOR CONTRACT NO. MG00480
WBS ELEMENT:
COUNTY:
LOCATION:
DESCRIPTION:
7RE.106813, 7RE.106833, 7RE.206813, 7RE.206823
ORANGE
VARIOUS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STATE MAINTAINED ROADS
LONG ARM MOWING
Line Sec
DESCRIPTION
1 SP Long Arm Mowing (Interstate)
2 SP Long Arm Mowing (Primary)
3 SP Long Arm Mowing (Secondary)
4
SP
Long Arm Mowing (Secondary
Unpaved)
5 SP Shadow Vehicle (Secondary)
6 SP Supplemental Long Arm Mowing
QTY
56
156
1,300
26
1,482
10
UNIT
UNIT
PRICE
SHM
SHM
SHM
SHM
SHM
HR
BID
AMOUNT
TOTAL AMOUNT BID
Contractor:__________________________________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________ Federal ID: ___________________________
Contractor License Number (If Available):_________________________________________
Authorized Agent:__________________________ Title: _____________________________
Signature:_________________________________________ Date: _____________________
This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.