ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS IFB No. 26-008 Durham County Admin I Building Emergency Egress Door Hardware and Security Improvements 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 September 30, 2025. The work contemplated will include Emergency Egress Door Hardware. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on September 16, 2025, at 10:00 A. M. Eastern Time, in the Durham County Purchasing Division Conference Room, Durham County 7th Floor, Room 703, 201 East Main Street, Durham, NC 27701. All bidders who intend to bid are encouraged to attend. Site Visit: to follow immediately after the pre-bid conference. THIS will be the ONLY opportunity to visit the site. All GCs are encouraged to bring their subcontractors to the entire meeting. Instructions for submitting bids, specifications, and a complete description of the work involved and the apparatus, supplies, materials, equipment for this bid can be examined at the office of the Durham county Purchasing Division (919) 560-0051; DTW Architects & Planners, Ltd. located at 3333 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite D100, Durham, NC 27707; and at the following locations: Durham Equity & Inclusion Department Plan Room Durham, NC 27701 Eric.miller@durhamnc.gov / www.durhamnc.gov NC Institute of Minority Economic Development Durham, NC 27701 info@theinstitute.org Construct Connect Cary, NC www.content@constructionconnect.com Dodge Data & Analytics www.construction.com Construction Journal www.constructionjournal.com The Blue Book Online Plan Room www.thebluebook.com Questions concerning administrative matters should be directed to Delta Farrington, Senior Procurement Specialist at (919) 560-0054 or via email at purchasinggroup@dconc.gov. Prospective Bidders should request access from DTW Architects at the contact noted below in order to be e-mailed a link to download the project manual and bid documents and to receive a list of bidders. Contractors may secure document sets after 8:30 A.M., until 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Please contact: Dawn Vanorsdale, Senior Business Administrator (phone) 919.317.4020 / (e-mail) dvanorsdale@dtwarch.com 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. 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. IPL0268220 Aug 31 2025