Wake BRT New Bern Avenue Construction Package 2

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

POSTED: JULY 25, 2025 CITY BID NUMBER: ES 2023-05R-2

Project:    Wake BRT New Bern Avenue Construction Package 2

Owner:         City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Engineering Services Department, One Exchange Plaza, Suite 620, Raleigh, NC 27601.

Contact: Sam Brewer, Sam.Brewer@raleighnc.gov

Engineer:  HNTB North Carolina, P.C.|4000 Center at North Hills St, Ste 500, Raleigh NC 27609

Sealed Bids will be received until 1:00 PM, Friday, September 19, 2025, at 222 W Hargett St, Room 305, Raleigh, NC 27601, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read aloud for the construction of the Wake BRT New Bern Avenue Construction Package 2 project.

After Bids are opened, the Owner shall evaluate them in accordance with the methods and criteria set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. 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 Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the GoRaleigh facility located at 4104 Poole Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610.

Requirements for pre-bid submittals of an “or-equal” are required within 20 days of the issuance of the Advertisement for Bids and in accordance with Section 00200, Instructions to Bidders.

The Project consists generally of the following major items:

The project includes asphalt and concrete pavement, sidewalk and multi-use path, retaining walls, culvert, storm drainage, erosion control, utility relocations, pavement markings, signing, traffic signals, conduit and fiber, traffic control, landscaping, and other miscellaneous items.

Prominent changes from the August 2024 Advertisement consists generally of the following:

1.    Construction Packages by Area. This will be the 2nd of 3 anticipated construction packages.

2.    Extended Construction Contract Time for Area 2 to 42 months.

3.    Reduced Liquidated Damages.

4.    Reduced DBE percent from 13% to 8%.

5.    Removed conflicting specifications. NCDOT Specifications will be the leading specification.

6.    Advanced Utility By Other construction and joint Owner utility coordination for construction.

7.    Includes items for non-standard excavation and removal for example rock, cobble stone, and streetcar tracks.

Complete bidding documents may be accessed AT NO COST from Accent Imaging beginning July 25, 2025. Bidding documents can be viewed and downloaded at no cost online at www.planscope.com by navigating to Public Projects or hard copies can be purchased from Accent Imaging located at 8121 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617, (919)782-3332.

A PDF of the bidding documents can be accessed and downloaded at no cost by registering an account with Accent Imaging. A hard copy of the full bid set can be purchased from Accent

Imaging for a nonrefundable fee of One Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($1,100.00), or a hard copy of individual sheets can be purchased from Accent Imaging a fee of $1.13 per sheet plus sales tax.

For additional information please contact Sam Brewer at the City Roadway Design/Construction Division by email Sam.Brewer@raleighnc.gov or contact Roadway Design/Construction Division by calling (919)996-3547.