54-TJK-04-PR39988, STATE ROUTE SHOULDER AND MEDIAN MOWING INCLUDING VEGETATION TRIMMING AND LITTER/DEBRIS REMOVAL

Work includes mowing/trimming of vegetation, and litter/debris removal along State Highway System routes within Halifax County. The furnishing of all equipment, tools, materials, transportation, and labor shall be incidental to completion of the work.

Work includes mowing/trimming of vegetation, and litter/debris removal along State Highway System routes within Halifax County. The furnishing of all equipment, tools, materials, transportation, and labor shall be incidental to completion of the work.

A Contract awarded pursuant to this RFP will use the Swath typical section for routine mowing cycles on all routes.

Cleanup mowing cycles shall include the area established for routine mowing and extend to the established tree/wood line or right-of-way, or as directed by the Engineer.

Vegetation shall be cut to a height of four (4) inches.

Required mowing equipment

The Contractor shall provide at minimum (quantity) the following functional and operating equipment each cycle in the performance of mowing for this contract:

• 60" – 90" Mowers: 6 on 2 Lanes
• 10' – 15' Flex Wing Mowers: No minimum specified
• Long-arm Mowers: No minimum specified
• 60" to 72" Zero Turn type Mowers: No minimum specified

A supervisor and service truck will be required for each county.

The Contractor is prohibited from using sickle mowers on any route. The Contractor is prohibited from using batwing and half batwing mowers on undivided roads.

The estimated quantity of rail trimming to be performed each cycle is 240,802 linear feet of rail (guardrail and guiderail combined). In addition, all signs, poles, power meters and other structures shall be trimmed each cycle.

Note: Not all routes mown for this contract will receive litter pickup. Only interstate routes will receive litter pickup.

Mowing and string trimming operations performed under this contract shall comply with the moratorium established in SL 2025-47 (SB 391) as follows: ALL ROUTES: May 1 through May 31

Bid opening:** **NOVEMBER 18, 2026 AT 2:00 P.M.

**Pre-qualification is mandatory.** Any firm that wishes to perform work on this POC as either the prime contractor or as a subcontractor must be pre-qualified for the type work they wish to perform (including but not necessarily limited to NCDOT Work Code "016607 Mowing").

A contract awarded pursuant to this RFP shall have an effective date of March 1, 2027. The completion date shall be February 29, 2028. At its discretion, NCDOT may offer extension of the contract for an additional term up to a maximum of five (5) total terms (original term and four (4) renewals).

Upon award of contract, the Contractor is required to choose one of the following Performance Guarantee Options. Option 1: Performance and Payment Bonds: A Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount [...] a Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Option 2: Retainage Fee: For the initial term and any extensions, the NCDOT shall retain six percent (6%) from the amount of each invoice as a performance guarantee.

Any references in the RFP to pre-bid language will not apply as a pre-bid will not be held for this contract.