54-TJK-TE-PR39682, STATE ROUTE SHOULDER AND MEDIAN MOWING INCLUDING VEGETATION TRIMMING AND LITTER/DEBRIS REMOVAL

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 Durham and Wake Counties Toll Facilities. 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 shall have an effective date of March 1, 2027. The completion date shall be February 29, 2028.

Work includes mowing/trimming of vegetation, and litter/debris removal along State Highway System routes within Durham and Wake Counties Toll Facilities. 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.

Vegetation trimming shall be performed each cycle and shall be included in the cost of mowing. [...] The estimated quantity of rail trimming to be performed each cycle is 279,000 linear feet of guardrail and 105,000 linear feet of cable guiderail. In addition, all signs, poles, power meters and other structures shall be trimmed each cycle.

All routes mown for this contract will receive litter pickup. This operation will take place prior to each mowing cycle, or as directed by the Engineer.

The date of completion for routine cycles will be fourteen (14) calendar days from the date of availability. The date of completion for cleanup cycles will be thirty (30) calendar days from the date of availability.

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

**Pre-qualification is mandatory.** Firms that wish to bid on these projects as the prime contractor must be pre-qualified as either a "Bidder" or "Purchase Order Contract (POC) Prime Contractor" prior to submitting the bid.

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

Bidders shall submit by email any such questions no later than **November 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM**. A response to bidder questions will be in the form of an addendum.

The Contractor must sign the addendum signature page(s) where indicated and the entire addendum should be returned with the bid package.

Performance Guarantee

Upon award of contract, the Contractor is required to choose one of the following Performance Guarantee Options by indicating his/her selection on the form provided with the award letter.

• Option 1: Performance and Payment Bonds: A Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount [...]. In addition, 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.

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).