This Project Will Be Bid and Awarded in Accordance With G.s143-128, G.s. 143-129. Work of the Project Includes Construction of the Lillington Shawtown Gymnasium; a One-story, 10,530 Square Foot Gymnasium Building and Connecting Lobby With Corridor, Slab on Grade, Masonry Load-bearing Structure With Cavity Wall Construction With Brick Veneer Exterior Walls, Cmu Interior Walls, Steel Roof Trusses and Joists, and Both Single Membrane and Standing Seam Metal Roofs. Interior Finishes of Painted Cmu and Gypsum Board on Metal Studs, Acoustical Tile Ceilings, Vct Floors, Aluminum Windows With Insulated Glass, Hollow Metal Door Frames and Wood Doors. Related Site Work Will Include Extending the Current Pavement Access Drive for Emergency Vehicles and Concrete Sidewalks. All Questions Shall Be Submitted via Email to the Design Consultant at Sfl+a Architects, 333 Fayetteville Street, Suite 225, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601 via Email to: Jkonkel@sfla.biz and Mkick@sfla.biz Each Proposal Shall Be Accompanied by a Bid Guarantee of Five Percent (5%) of the Bid in Cash, Certified Check or a Fully Executed Bid Bond. The Deposit Shall Be Retained by the Owner if the Successful Bidder Fails to Execute the Contract Within Ten (10) Days After Award or Fails to Give Satisfactory Surety as Required Herein. (General Statutes of North Carolina, Chapter 143, Article 8, Section 129.) No Bid May Be Withdrawn for a Period of Ninety (90) Days After the Opening Thereof. The Successful Bidder Will Be Required to Furnish 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Labor and Material Payment Bond. Bidders Are Required on School Construction and Renovation Projects Covered by N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-128 to Make a "Good Faith Effort" to Meet Minority Participation Goals. Bidders Shall Identify on Its Bid the Minority Businesses That It Will Use on the Project. Bidders Shall Submit Along With the Bid an Affidavit Listing the Good Faith Efforts It Has Made Pursuant to Subsection (F) of G.s. 143-128.2 and the Total Dollar Value of the Bid That Will Be Performed by the Minority Businesses. A Bidder That Performs All of the Work Under the Contract With Its Own Workforce May Submit an Affidavit to That Effect in Lieu of the Aforementioned Affidavit Otherwise Required Under This Subsection. The Harnett County Schools Reserves the Right to Reject Any and All Bids, Waive Informalities and Irregularities in Bidding, and to Accept Bids That Are Considered to Be in the Best Interest of the School System. Work of the Project includes construction of the Lillington-Shawtown ES Gymnasium Addition; a one-story, 10,530 square foot, slab on grade, masonry load-bearing structure with cavity wall construction with brick veneer exterior walls, CMU interior walls, steel trusses and joists, standing seam metal gable roof over gym, and single membrane low-slope roof over lobby / auxiliary spaces. Interior finishes of painted CMU and gypsum board on metal studs, acoustical tile ceilings, VCT / wood / sealed concrete floors, aluminum windows with insulated glass, hollow metal door frames and wood doors. Related site work will include fire loop extension, concrete sidewalks, fire hydrant loop relocation, and various school amenities improvements. Question Deadline 09/27/2024 Every request for such interpretation should be in writing addressed to the Design Consultant with a copy forwarded to the Owner. C. Any and all such interpretations and any supplemental instructions will be in the form of written addenda to the Bidding Documents which, if issued, will be transmitted to all prospective Bidders (at the respective addresses furnished for such purposes) not later than three calendar days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids