Per Talbert & Bright Inc - This project is being re-advertised The project shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment and performing all work required to satisfactorily complete the Runway Lighting Rehabilitation project. Items of work include sedimentation and erosion control, pavement removal and backfill, lighting removal and installation, airfield signage, conduit/counterpoise installation, and sodding, seeding and mulching. Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, a deposit of cash or by a certified check payable to Town of Edenton, and drawn on some bank or trust company authorized to do business in the State of North Carolina, for an amount equal to 5% of the total base bid, as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the required Contract will be executed and the required Performance Bond and Payment Bond furnished within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice of formal award of Contract. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Each bidder for this project shall be registered as a prequalified bidder with the NCDOT at the time of bid opening. The proposed Contract for this project is subject to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Bid Conditions contained in Appendix 'C' and to the Federal Contract Provision Requirements contained in Appendix 'D' of the Contract Documents. Town of Edenton reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. September 10, 2023 - 7494814 Minority/Women Business Enterprises: 2.0% combined goal (1% MBE / 1% WBE) All proposals shall be prepared on the basis of the Minimum Wage Rates as established by the Secretary of Labor and as included in Appendix 'D' of these specifications. Regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, to subcontract 1.0% of the dollar value of the prime contract for each project or schedule of work to Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and subcontract 1.0% of the dollar value of the prime contract for each project or schedule of work to Women's Business Enterprises (WBE). Only firms certified as an MBE/WBE by the NCDOT Unified Certification Program may be applied to the goal. In the event that the bidder for this solicitation qualifies as a MBE/WBE, the contract goal shall be deemed to have been met.