Advertisement for Bids & Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Alternate Bids for Preferred Products- Reconstruction and Upgrades to Centennial Campus Substation

Sealed proposals will be received by NC State University. Attention Melanie Butler until 1:00 pm on October 9, 2024, in Conference Room 303, Administrative Services III Building 2601 Wolf Village Way, Raleigh, NC 27695, and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material, and equipment for the construction of:

NC State University
Reconstruction and Upgrades to Centennial Campus Substation
SCO ID No.: 22-24150
NC State Project No.: 202120006

This project reconstructs the existing bank of the substation that was damaged by fire and upgrades the capacity of the substation to provide a parallel redundant system for Centennial Campus.

Bids will be received for single prime bid contracts from public utilities contractors.  All Proposals will be lump sum.

Bid documents are available for examination in the plan rooms:

  1. iSQFT; http://www.isqft.com/start/ handles Associated General Contractors plan room.
  2. The local North Carolina offices of Dodge Data and Analytics;
  3. The Eastern Regional Offices of CMD Group in Norcross, GA;
  4. The offices of the Designer: Booth and Associates, 2300 Rexwoods Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607
  5. The North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc. (NCIMED) Plan and Resource Center at 114 W. Parrish St., 6th Floor, Durham, NC; 919-956-8889 or 919-287-3036
  6. The Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas (HCAC) in Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Raleigh Areas – 877-227-1680;

Complete plans and specifications for this project in electronic format can be obtained from Booth and Associates, 2300 Rexwoods Dr, Raleigh, NC 27607 during normal office hours after September 8, 2024. Email requests for the electronic documents may be sent to Dana Flowers, dana.flowers@booth-assoc.com.

Partial or full printed copies of the project documents may be purchased from Document Imaging Systems, Inc. at 231 East Johnson Street, Units E, F, &G, Cary, NC 27513. Phone number for ordering is 919-460-9440.

The State reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals.

North Carolina State University has an affirmative policy of fostering, promoting, and conducting business with minority-owned enterprises.  Minority contractors are encouraged to participate in the bidding process.

The bidder must include completed minority business subcontractor documentation form(s) with their proposal or the bid may be considered non-responsive and invalid.

Pre-Bid Meeting

A Pre-bid meeting will be held for all interested bidders on September 17, 2024, at 1:00 pm in Room 101 of Administrative Services III Building at 2601 Wolf Village Way, Raleigh, NC 27695. The meeting will address project-specific questions.

Reconstruction and Upgrades to Centennial Campus Substation Virtual meeting information.

When:  September 17, 2024 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time

https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92463061407?pwd=ybJuTccdogSpCwGwS80m84nuynsvP6.1

Meeting ID: 924 6306 1407
Passcode: 034364

Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Alternate Bids for Preferred Products

An open public meeting will be held on September 17, 2024, at 1:00 pm in Room 101 of Administrative Services III Building at 2601 Wolf Village Way, Raleigh, NC 27695.  The meeting is to identify preferred brand alternates and their performance standards pertinent to this project.

In accordance with GS133-3, Section 64. (C) and State Construction Office procedures the following preferred brand items are being considered as Alternates by the owner for this project:

None

A copy of pertinent sections of the performance standards may be obtained by contacting the designer at the address or phone number noted above.

Melanie Butler
NC State University
Design and Construction
mdbodenh@ncsu.edu
919.515.8059