EM Johnson Lagoon Rehabilitation Project

Location:	North Carolina
Posted:	Feb 23, 2026
Due:	Mar 25, 2026
Agency:	State Government of North Carolina
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
Solicitation No:	274-EMJLR
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Solicitation Number:	274-EMJLR
Project Title:	EM Johnson Lagoon Rehabilitation Project
Description:	The City of Raleigh wishes to renovate an existing lagoon at the EM Johnson Water Treatment Plant at 10301 Falls of Neuse Road. Construction of improvements to the lagoon will generally consist of removal of organic containing soils in the lagoon, grading the bottom and side slopes of the lagoon; supply, placement and compaction of an 18 inch low permeability clay liner; construction of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane cover over the clay liner on the interior side slopes of the lagoon; construction of lagoon drainage piping; supply, placement and compaction of sand and gravel drainage layers over the bottom of the lagoon; construction of a new 36 inch ductile iron gravity influent pipeline, and replacement of the existing fence around the lagoon.
Opening Date:	3/25/2026 2:00 PM
Posted Date:	2/23/2026
Status:	Open
Department:	CITY OF RALEIGH


Solicitation Number * 274-EMJLR	Department CITY OF RALEIGH	Status Reason Open
Opening Date 2026-03-25T14:00:00.0000000	Posted Date * 2026-02-23T13:12:04.0000000Z	Primary Commodity Code Construction Services
Mandatory Conference/Site Visit — —	Special Instructions Bid Agent: Breanne.Wood@raleighnc.gov	Solicitation Type * Select RFP IFB RFI
Owner Shaketha Edwards
Description The City of Raleigh wishes to renovate an existing lagoon at the EM Johnson Water Treatment Plant at 10301 Falls of Neuse Road. Construction of improvements to the lagoon will generally consist of removal of organic containing soils in the lagoon, grading the bottom and side slopes of the lagoon; supply, placement and compaction of an 18 inch low permeability clay liner; construction of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane cover over the clay liner on the interior side slopes of the lagoon; construction of lagoon drainage piping; supply, placement and compaction of sand and gravel drainage layers over the bottom of the lagoon; construction of a new 36 inch ductile iron gravity influent pipeline, and replacement of the existing fence around the lagoon.

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POSTED: FEBRUARY 23, 2026

CITY BID NUMBER: 274-EMJLR

Project: EM Johnson Lagoon Rehabilitation Project

Owner:

City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh Water, One Exchange Plaza, P.O. Box 590,

Raleigh, NC 27601

Contact: Breanne Wood, P.E. Breanne.Wood@raleighnc.gov

Engineer: Dewberry Engineers, Inc., 2610 Wycliff Road, Suite 410, Raleigh, NC 27607, c/o

Ryan Ames, PE (rames@dewberry.com)

Sealed Bids will be received until 2:00 PM on March 25, 2026, at One Exchange Plaza,

Conference Room 1, 6th Floor, 219 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, at which time and

place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the construction of the EM Johnson Lagoon

Rehabilitation project.

After Bids are opened, the Owner shall evaluate them in accordance with the methods and criteria

set forth in the Bid Proposal Form. The Owner/City Council 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 and responsive Bidder, taking into consideration quality, performance and the

time specified in the Bid Form for the performance of the Contract.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at March 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM at the EM Johnson Water

Treatment Plant, 10301 Falls of Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC. Parties interested in attending the

pre-bid meeting shall provide notification of name, phone number and email address for all

attendees by email to rames@dewberry.com by 5:00 PM on March 9, 2026. This information will

be provided to plant security to facilitate access on the day of the meeting. Attendees will have

the opportunity to observe the project site following the meeting.

The Project consists generally of the following major items:

The City of Raleigh wishes to renovate an existing lagoon at the EM Johnson Water

Treatment Plant at 10301 Falls of Neuse Road. Construction of improvements to the

lagoon will generally consist of removal of organic containing soils in the lagoon, grading

the bottom and side slopes of the lagoon; supply, placement and compaction of an 18 inch

low permeability clay liner; construction of a high density polyethylene (HDPE)

geomembrane cover over the clay liner on the interior side slopes of the lagoon;

construction of lagoon drainage piping; supply, placement and compaction of sand and

gravel drainage layers over the bottom of the lagoon; construction of a new 36 inch ductile

iron gravity influent pipeline, and replacement of the existing fence around the lagoon.

Bidding Documents may be examined at Engineer's office and at: ConstructConnect, online;

McGraw Hill Dodge Company, online; Construction Journal, online; and NC Institute of Minority

Economic Development (a.k.a. The Institute), online.

Complete Bidding Documents may be obtained by registering at the office of the Engineer.

Electronic documents will be provided at no cost. If desired, hard copies may be obtained upon

providing a $200 non-refundable fee for each set of documents, which includes all contracts.

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contact person, street address, phone number, and email address for Bidding point of contact; N.

C. contractor’s license with limitation and classification; indicate if the firm will be a Prime bidder,

Supplier or Sub-Contractor.

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 Instruction to

Bidders.

Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid must accompany each Bid and shall be

subject to the conditions provided in the Instruction to Bidders.

Pursuant to General Statutes of North Carolina Sections 143-128.2 and 143-131, and in

accordance with City policy, the City of Raleigh encourages and provides equal opportunity for

certified Minority and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) businesses to participate in

all aspects of the City’s contracting and procurement programs to include Professional Services;

Goods and Other Services; and Construction. The prime contractor will be required to identify

participation of MWBE businesses in their Bid, and how that participation will be achieved.

Furthermore, the City’s goal is to contract or sub-contract fifteen percent (15%) of the contract

amount to certified MWBEs on construction projects over $300,000, or with contracts that include

$100,000 or more in state funding.

City of Raleigh

Mary-Ann Baldwin, Mayor

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