Southport, NC Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Wastewater System

For more information regarding this project, contact:

Monroe Huckaby, PE

mhuckaby@ardurra.com

Each sealed bid must be made on the forms provided. Brunswick County will not be responsible for the failure of any mail or delivery service to deliver a bid by the aforementioned date and time. Regardless of the manner of submission, bids received after the aforementioned date and time, incomplete bids, or bids not submitted at the correct location or in the designated manner will not be accepted. Sealed bids will be opened publicly and read aloud on November 7, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET in the Brunswick County Public Utilities Operations Center located at 250 Grey Water Road NE, Supply, NC 28462. The contract shall be Single Prime.

A general description of the work includes, without limitation: Rehabilitation of existing sewer infrastructure within the City of Southport, NC and new construction of approximately 9,000 linear feet of 8-inch sanitary sewer force main connecting Park Avenue Pump Station to the manifold force main connection on NC 211 in Southport.

Pre-Bid Meeting: An optional pre-bid meeting will be held for all interested bidders and vendors at the Brunswick County Public Utilities Operations Center located at 250 Grey Water Road NE, Supply, NC 28462. Directions are as follows: From Wilmington, NC, follow US 17 toward Supply. Turn right onto Hwy 211 heading towards Bolton. In approximately one mile, turn right onto Grey Water Road (beside athletic park). Utilities Operations Center is on the right.

Site Visitation: Individual inspection of the proposed construction site may be allowed only by approval of Brunswick County. Telephone or email Robert Miller at robert.miller@brunswickcountync.gov, (910) 253-1759 (Office) to schedule a visit.Brunswick County reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all bids. A 5% bid bond or deposit is required. Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina, will be observed in receiving and awarding general contracts. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 143-128.2, contractors are required to exhibit good faith efforts to solicit minority business subcontractors. In addition to the foregoing, Contractors are required to comply with 2 C.F.R. § 200.321 to ensure that small businesses, minority businesses, women’s business enterprises, veteran-owned businesses, and labor surplus area firms are considered. Contractors must be properly licensed. Additional instructions to bidders are included in the Contract Documents.

Questions/Addenda: Questions or requests for further information regarding this Invitation to Bid shall be submitted in writing to the attention of Monroe Huckaby, PE, at mhuckaby@ardurra.com no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on October 29, 2025. A copy of all questions, further clarifications, and answers will be made in the form of an addendum to this Invitation to Bid and will be provided to all known bidders and posted on the County’s website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, bidders will be responsible for ensuring that they have all addenda.

Bidders are expressly prohibited from contacting any Brunswick County official or employee regarding this Invitation to Bid, except in the manner noted in this section. A violation of this provision is grounds for the immediate disqualification of the bidder.