Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes 143-131, the City of Havelock invites informal bids on the following: Bids must be submitted in accordance with the attached specifications. Bids must include an itemized schedule (including quantity, unit price and total) for each work element. Bids can be submitted by mail, email, fax or hand delivered. Quotes are not subject to public inspection until the contract is awarded. The bids are good for 75 days after opening. Bidders are cautioned not to submit bids until the proposed requirements and specifications have been carefully examined. It will be considered that bidders will have satisfied themselves as to the accuracy of the specifications. No proposal will be considered unless prices are submitted for all items requested in any section. The City reserves the right to change the amount of quantities. The names of certain brands or makes denote quality standard in the article desired, but do not restrict bidders to the specific brand, make or manufacturer named. They are meant to convey to prospective bidders the general style, type, character and quality of the article desired. The successful bidder on all construction contracts will be required to conduct the operation in accordance with all Federal, State, and Municipal health and safety rules, regulations and laws applicable to the operation. The successful bidder may be asked to provide the City with a copy of the company's safety plan prior to commencing work. For all projects over $30,000, a general contractor's license must be furnished to the City if applicable. N.C.G.S. (North Carolina General Statutes), specifically 160A-20.1(b), prohibit the City from entering into contracts with contractors and subcontractors who have not complied with the requirement of Article 2 or Chapter 64. The Contractor shall submit the E-Verify Affidavit, located in the Bid Proposal section, with their bid. Bids that do not include this Affidavit will be considered non-responsive. N.C.G.S 147-86.42-84 requires that contractors with a North Carolina Local Government must not utilize any subcontractor found on the State Treasurer's Iran Divestment list or Companies Boycotting Israel list. The City of Havelock reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to purchase items from the state contract in the efforts to award the contract to the bidder it deems to be for the best interest of the City. This institution is an equal opportunity provider, and employer. Contact person(s) for information on this bid: For questions in regards to the bid specifications, the City requires and only responds to questions submitted in writing and sent via email to: Ltillman@havelocknc.us AND cc: Asmith@havelocknc.us Questions must be received by 3:00 PM (EST) onThursday, September 27, 2018. If questions are received, the City will respond no later than 5:00 PM (EST) on Friday, September 28, 2018.