ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals will be received until 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at the Office of Facilities Planning and Design, Giles Horney Building, Magnolia Conference Room, CB# 1090, Airport Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for the construction of the Chilled Water Infrastructure Expansion – Bernard Chiller Plant at which time and place bids will be opened and read. An open pre-bid meeting will be held for all interested bidders and vendors at the Office of Facilities Planning and Design, Giles Horney Building, Sycamore Conference Room, at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Complete plans and specifications for this project can be obtained from Affiliated Engineers, Inc. 1414 Raleigh Road, Suite 305, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, Phone (919) 419-9802, Attn: LaDawn Sanders, Email: lsanders@aeieng.com, during normal office hours after 8:00 AM, Wednesday, November 12, 2025. The State reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals. Signed: Stephen Moorefield, PE Facilities Planning and Design University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill IPL0288575 Nov 9 2025