ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS SEALED BIDS for the furnishing of the necessary materials and construction of: 50388 – GRADING, DRAINAGE, PAVING, AND STRUCTURES FOR STAGECOACH GREENWAY FOR THE CLEVELAND COUNTY WATER, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA will be received by TGS Engineers for Cleveland County Water at the TGS Engineers Shelby Office located at 201 W. Marion Street, Suite 200, Shelby, NC 28150 until 2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME On THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025 and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud. THE PROJECT GENERALLY CONSISTS OF the furnishing of all materials, labor and equipment for the construction of a 0.465 mi section of a hardscape pedestrian facility with some roadway improvements along a river corridor and all associated work including, but not limited to, grading, drainage, paving, and structures. The bidding documents for the project are available at the following location: https://www.clevelandcountywater.com/finance-purchasing/ Each bid shall be accompanied with a cash deposit or certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the FDIC or a Bid Bond prepared on the form of Bid Bond contained in the Bidding Documents or a Surety Company's standard form and properly executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds. The amount of the bid bond shall be equal to five (5) percent of the total of the bid. The bid deposit shall be retained by the Owner if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract or fails to provide the required bonds, as stated above, within ten (10) days after the proper notice of award of the contract. All Bidders must be prequalified by NCDOT as a Prequalified Bidder or PO Prime for their specific discipline and must comply with the requirements of the State of North Carolina and be appropriately licensed as a Contractor as provided in General Statutes Chapter 87. Before beginning work, subcontractors of all levels must be prequalified by the NCDOT to perform the specified work codes. The application to prequalify as a Prequalified Bidder, PO Prime, or as a subcontractor on any level contract can be located online and available here: https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx. The application must be completed to demonstrate sufficient ability and experience in related construction projects to perform the work, sufficient and readily available equipment to perform contracts in a timely manner and a completed Safety Index Rating Form. Bidders are encouraged to only secure project bid documents as noted above. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, obtained from any source other than the Engineer and their representative plan provider. Each Bidder shall be responsible for the review of all addenda for the project and shall acknowledge the addenda on the bid form. All bids shall be in accordance with Section 102 of the 2024 Standard Specifications and any award of the contract will be made in accordance with Section 103 of 2024 Standard Specifications. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities, or to reject non-conforming, non-responsive, or conditional bids. The Owner reserves the right to award a contract to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder or bidders, taking into consideration quality, performance, and time. All questions related to this bid shall be submitted in writing to Clinton Pruett – cpruett@tgsengineers.com by 5:00 PM on November 28, 2025 to receive consideration. IPL0290118 Nov 13 2025