City of Raleigh - Orthophosphate and Carbon Dioxide Improvements

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
POSTED: MAY 12, 2023
CITY BID NUMBER: 274-OPB

Project: Orthophosphate and Carbon Dioxide Improvements – Dempsey E. Benton and
E.M. Johnson Water Treatment Plants

Owner: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Raleigh Water, One Exchange Plaza,
P.O. Box 590, Raleigh, NC 27601

Contact: Matt Cotton, Senior Engineering Supervisor,
(919) 996-3528 matt.cotton@raleighnc.gov

Engineer: CDM Smith, 5400 Glenwood Ave Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27612
Kate Keenan, PE, 919-325-3602, keenanch@cdmsmith.com

Sealed Bids will be received until:
2:00 PM, Monday, June 12, 2023,
at One Exchange Plaza, 6th Floor Conference Room, Raleigh, NC 27601
at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the construction of the
Orthophosphate and Carbon Dioxide Improvements – Dempsey E. Benton and E.M. Johnson
Water Treatment Plants 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 virtually at:
2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
The Project consists generally of the following major items:

Addition of Orthophosphate building, orthophosphate bulk storage tanks, waste tank, metering
pumps and associated piping, valves, and appurtenances at E.M. Johnson Water Treatment
Plant. Addition of Orthophosphate Room, orthophosphate bulk storage tanks, metering pumps
and associated piping, valves, and appurtenances at Dempsey E. Benton Water Treatment Plant.
Addition of a carbon dioxide storage tank, two pressurized solution feed panels, piping, valves,
and appurtenances at Dempsey E. Benton Water Treatment Plant. Other Work indicated in the
Contract Documents.

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 for $25 fee amount* per set. If desired, hard copies may
be obtained upon providing a $150 fee amount* non-refundable fee for each set of documents,
which includes all contracts.

With each request for Bidding Documents supply the following information:
· Company Name,
· Contact Person,
· Street Address,
· Phone Number, and
· Email Address for Bidding Point of Contact;
· N.C. Contractor’s License with:
o Limitation and,
o Classification.
· Indicate if the firm will be a:
o Prime Bidder,
o Supplier or,
o Sub-Contractor.