ABSS-Southern Alamance Middle School- Chiller Replacement and Gymnasium AHU

Description: Sealed proposals will be received by Alamance-Burlington School System, 1712 Vaughn Road, Burlington Norh Carolina 27217, up to 2:00pm on December 10, 2026 and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment entering the construction of: ABSS-Southern Alamance Middle School- Chiller Replacement and Gymnasium AHU The Scope of Work Includes: 1. Replace four (4) air-cooled chillers with two (2) air cooled chillers sized for the building loads 2. Replace four (4) chilled water distribution pumps 3. Replace heating only AHU-10 with a two (2) coil unit for heating and cooling the gymnasium 4. Replace 6 terminal units in the administrative area with terminal units with reheat. Bids will be received for Single Prime. All proposals shall be lump sum. Pre-Bid Meeting A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held for all interested bidders at Southern Alamance Middle School on November 19, 2026 at 10:00am in the Gymnasium. The meeting will address project specific questions, issues, bidding procedures and bid forms. Complete plans, specifications and contract documents will be made available upon request to bidding prime contractors in electronic format through electronic mail. There will be no deposit required for the electronic files provided to the bidders. If the bidding contractor requires hard copies of the plans, specifications and contract documents, these can be obtained with a plan deposit of $100 (One hundred dollars and zero cents) from the following: Engineered Designs PLLC Attention: John R. Quiocho, PE, CxA, LEED AP 1151 SE Cary Parkway, Suite 200 Cary, NC 27518 (919) 851-8481 main / (919) 307-4844 direct Email: jquiocho@engineereddesigns.com The full plan deposit will be returned to those bidders provided all documents are returned in good, usable condition within ten (10) days after the bid date. If a contractor is bidding under the dual system both as a single prime contractor and as a separate prime contractor, he must submit the bids on separate forms and in separate envelopes. Bidders should clearly indicate on the outside of the bid envelope which contract(s) they are bidding. All contractors are hereby notified that they must have proper license as required under the state laws governing their respective trades. General contractors are notified that Chapter 87, Article 1, General Statutes of North Carolina, will be observed in receiving and awarding general contracts. General contractors submitting bids on this project must have license classification for "Unlimited Buildings" or "Unclassified" NOTE--SINGLE PRIME CONTRACTS: Under GS 87-1, a contractor that superintends_or manages construction of any building, highway, public utility, grading, structure or improvement shall be deemed a "general contractor" and shall be so licensed. Therefore a single prime project that involves other trades will require the single prime contractor to hold a proper General Contractors license. ExcEPT: On public buildings being bid single prime, where the total value of the general construction does not exceed 25% of the total construction value, contractors under GS87- Arts 2 and 4 (Plumbing, Mechanical \& Electrical) may bid and contract directly with the Owner as the SINGLE PRIME CONTRACTOR and may subcontract to other properly licensed trades. GS87-1.1- Rules .0210 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on some bank or trust company, insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, of an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the proposal, or in lieu thereof a bidder may offer a bid bond of five percent (5%) of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within ten days after the award or to give satisfactory surety as required by law. A performance bond and a payment bond will be required for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. Payment will be made based on ninety-five percent (95%) of monthly estimates and final payment made upon completion and acceptance of work. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of 30 days. The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. Designer: Owner: Engineered Designs PLLC Alamance-Burlington School System (Name) (Agency/Institution) 1151 SE Cary Parkway 1712 Vaughn Road (Address) (Address) 919 851-8481/ 919-418-6481 (cel0) Burlington. North Carolina (Phone) John Quiocho, PE. CxA, LEED AP Jimmy Russell, Operations jquiocho@engineereddesigns.com jimmy russell@abss.k12.nc.us (Contact) (Contact) NOTICE TO BIDDERS