ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received until 2:00pm on August 14, 2025, in the Conference Room of the Samarcand Training Academy Administration Building 3600 Samarcand Road, Jackson Springs, NC 27281 for the construction of the Samarcand Training Academy Administration Building Structural Repairs at which time and place bids will be opened and read. A Mandatory Open Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 1:00pm on July 23, 2025 at the Project Site at 157 Eagle Lane, Biscoe, North Carolina 27209. A 2nd Mandatory Open Pre-Bid Meeting will be held, for Bidders that did not attend the first Pre-Bid Meeting, at 10:00am on August 5, 2025 at the Project Site at 157 Eagle Lane, Biscoe, North Carolina 27209. If you attended the first Pre-Bid meeting, you are not required to attend the second Pre-Bid meeting. Complete plans and specifications can be obtained by submitting a request at www.smithsinnett.com/documents or from Smith Sinnett Architecture, 4600 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 205, Raleigh, NC 27607, (919) 781-8582 during normal office hours starting July 8, 2025. Plan Deposit $200.00 Cash, Certified or Company Check for hard copy required. State of North Carolina and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals. No Bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of 60 days. Signed: North Carolina Department of Public Safety IPL0256918 Jul 27 2025