Owner: Town of Stedman 5110 Front Street, Stedman, NC 28391 Engineer: WithersRavenel 219 Station Road, Suite 101, Wilmington, NC 28405 While there is an option to attend the Bid Opening virtually, hardcopy bids are still required to be received. The project consists of relocating an existing wastewater flow meter and totalizer from the Old Highway 24 Lift Station to the existing Carols Street Lift Station in the Town of Stedman. Contractor to relocate existing flow meter and transmitter, abandon existing flow meter station, install a new meter vault, totalizer, bypass, valves, sump pump including SCADA at the existing Carol Street Lift Station. Additional pre bid meeting note: To participate in the virtual Pre-Bid Conference, you must email Barbie Popp at bpopp@withersravenel.com by 5:00 pm local time, Wednesday, September 11th, 2024, and provide your email address so you may be admitted to be provided with the information to join the meeting. You will be provided with the information to join the meeting prior to the meeting. All questions related to this bid shall be submitted in writing to Barbie Popp at bpopp@withersravenel.com prior to Thursday, September 19th, 2024, by 5:00 pm local time to receive consideration. Questions received after that time will not be answered or accepted. A Final Addendum will be provided prior to the Bid Date. A Final Addendum will be provided prior to the Bid Date. Bidders are responsible for the review of any addenda for the project and shall acknowledge the addenda on the bid form. All bids must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check or bid bond in the amount of 5% of the total amount bid made payable to the Owner. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 90 consecutive calendar days after bid opening except as provided in Information for Bidders. Bidders must show evidence that they are licensed to perform the work in the Bid Documents as required by the North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 87. The Owner reserves the right to reject any/all bids, to waive formalities, 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. The Owner is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages bidding from small, minority and female (M/WBE), disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE), and historically underutilized businesses (HUB). Bidders shall be required to submit with their Bids affidavits of "Good Faith Efforts" in the recruitment of MBEs. Bidders must comply with the Executive Orders 11246 and 11375, and 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance.