Elizabeth Street Waterline Replacements

non-refundable fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for the hard set plus digital, or one hundred fifty
dollars ($150.00) for digital only plus sales tax and delivery. Plans must be purchased through Accent
Imaging to be on the bidders list. Bids will only be accepted from companies listed on the bidders list.
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 available via Construct Connect (online), McGraw Hill Dodge
(online), and NC Institute of Minority Economic Development (online) plan rooms.
Bidders are encouraged to attend the non-mandatory pre-Bid conference at 2:00 PM on Thursday, July
23, 2026 at the Department of Water Management, 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 520 consecutive calendar
days, and completed within 550 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.
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 F) 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 accepts
the Bid that will be in the best interest of the City of Durham.
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