All Contractors are hereby notified that they must comply with any and all Federal or State Contractor Licensing Requirements including any requirements applicable for furnishing and installing the work depicted in bid documents. General Contractors are notified that Chapter 87, Article 1, General Statutes of North Carolina will be observed in receiving and awarding general contracts. The deposits shall be made payable to the Owner and shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails to properly execute the contract within ten (10) days after the award and to give satisfactory surety as required by law. By submitting a bid the Contractor certifies that it, and its proposed subcontractors, has under its direct control or at his disposal the personnel, equipment and materials required to execute the Project work as specified. Lack of such control or availability of personnel, equipment and materials shall constitute failure to properly execute the contract. The Owner reserves the right to retain all bids for a period of 90 days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. No bid may be withdrawn by a bidder within 90 days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and minor irregularities. It is the policy of the Authority that neither the Authority, its contractors, service providers, subcontractors nor vendors, shall discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or gender in the award and performance of contracts, subcontracts and purchases. The Authority has established a Minority and Women-Owned Small Business Program (MWSB Program) to encourage equal opportunity for MWSBs to compete for employment as contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and service providers. It is also the Authority's policy to remove barriers which may exist for MWSBs to compete for contracts, subcontracts and procurement awarded by the Authority. Additional information concerning the Authority's MWSB Program may be found on the internet at website. The Authority awards contracts without regard to race, religion, color, creed, national origin, gender, age or handicapping condition. The Authority's contracts are subject to the requirements of North Carolina law, and this contract will be awarded in accord therewith. All questions concerning the Plans and Specifications during the bidding period must be emailed to the attention of Trisha Hoover at trisha.hoover@rdu.com. Please insert "Questions - IFB Fuel Facility Improvements" as the subject for the email. The Authority, the Project Management Team, and the Engineer are not obligated to respond to questions submitted verbally concerning interpretation of the Plans and Specification, including those raised at the Pre-Bid conference, but shall instead direct the person or company raising the question to direct the question to the Owner as indicated herein. The deadline for receipt of questions is 3:00 PM, Monday, August 22, 2023. The Authority, The Project Management Team, and the Engineer do not commit, and are not obligated, to respond to all questions submitted in writing, but, in their sole discretion, may respond in the form of an addendum to questions which they believe require clarification of the Contract Documents. The Authority reserves the right to revise the schedule in its sole discretion.