ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS IFB No. 25-057 Whispering Pines Stormwater Management Project Bids will be received by the County of Durham Purchasing Division, Durham County, 201 East Main Street, 7th Floor, Durham, North Carolina 27701, until 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time on July 24, 2025. The work contemplated will include restoring approximately 1,500 linear feet of stream and constructing a bioretention pond and drainage improvements in the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park. Site visit will be held on June 30, 2025, at 10:00 A.M Eastern Time at 111 Valencia Dr, Durham, NC 27703 (Enter Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park at 619 Lynn Rd). All bidders who intend to bid are encouraged to attend. An electronic copy of this Invitation for Bids (IFB) can be obtained from Durham County's eBid System located under Bid Opportunities at: https://www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-f-z/finance/bid-opportunities. Bidders can download a copy of the solicitation and all addenda without registering in the system. However, in order to automatically receive email notifications of solicitations and addenda issued by the Purchasing Division, Proposers MUST register in the eBid system. Obtaining the Bidding Documents The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc. 720 Corporate Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607 Tom Murray, PM, (919) 782-0495, tmurray@wkdickson.com Bidding Documents also may be examined at the office of the Engineer, W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc., 720 Corporate Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607, on Mondays through Thursdays between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, and Fridays between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 noon. Bidding Documents may be viewed and ordered online by registering with the Issuing Office at the Plan Room at www.wkdickson.com. Please note that only Registered Plan Holders may submit a bid as a General Contractor. Following registration, complete sets of Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the Issuing Office's website as "zipped" portable document format (PDF) files. The cost of printed Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office will depend on the number and size of the Drawings and Project Manual, applicable taxes, and shipping method selected by the prospective Bidder. Cost of Bidding Documents and shipping is non-refundable. Upon Issuing Office's receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidder's delivery method of choice; the shipping charge will depend on the shipping method chosen. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder's date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of the Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Questions concerning administrative matters should be directed to Delta Farrington, Senior Procurement Specialist, at purchasinggroup@dconc.gov, or (919) 560-0056. Contractors who bid must be licensed to do work in the State of North Carolina under the Act to Regulate the Practice of General Contracting. The Contractor's North Carolina License number shall be designated on the outside of the envelope containing the bid. A 5% bid security is required with each bid that equals or exceeds $300,000.00. Bids will be evaluated and the Contract will be awarded in accordance with statutory public contract requirements as supplemented or altered by the Minority/Women Business Enterprise Utilization Ordinance of the County of Durham (MWBE). Proposals are encouraged and welcome from historically underutilized businesses (HUBs). The County reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids, waive informalities, and/or accept such bid as appears in its judgement to be in the best interest of the County. IPL0241012 Jun 13 2025