As of October 20,2023, no bids received. Existing planholders will be notified by email upon the release of any addenda. Failure to order bid sets through Duncan-Parnell may prevent you from being notified of issued addenda. Printed copies of addendum will be available at no additional charge. Shipping, if required will be charged. Contact your local Duncan-Parnell office to request a printed set of addenda files. Click here to find the location nearest you. All questions concerning the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents are to be directed to the Engineer. During the bidding process, such inquiries must be made in writing. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by the Engineer in response to such questions will be made through the issuance of addenda to the Contract Documents. Any addenda to the Contract Documents issued during the time of bidding will be considered a part of the Contract Documents and will become a part of the Contract. Receipt of addenda shall be acknowledged by the bidder on the bid form. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and minor irregularities. The State Department of Transportation and the United States Government have agreed to reimburse the Owner for portions of the project costs. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to not less than 5% of the proposal or a bid bond of 5% of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds. The deposits shall be made payable to the Owner and shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in the event of the successful bidder fails to properly execute the contract within ten (10) days after award and to give satisfactory surety as required by law. These requirements apply to all bidders/offerors, including those who qualify as DBE. A DBE contract goal of 3% percent has been established for this contract. The Owner will not accept or consider proposals from any contractor whose name, at the time of opening of bids or award, appears on the current list of ineligible contractors published by the Comptroller General of the United States under Section 5.6 (b) of the Regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29) CFR nor a proposal from any firm, corporation, partnership, or proprietorship in which an ineligible contractor who, at the time of the opening of bids or the award, is removed from the North Carolina Department of Transportation's list of prequalified contractors.