Construction

Sealed Bids will be received by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (hereinafter referred to as OWASA), to provide water pipe materials as specified in this Request for Bids (hereinafter referred to as RFB) until 2:00 PM on November 10, 2026, at the OWASA Administration Building, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro NC 27510.

BID TITLE: Material purchase Booker Creek Rd. Water Main Replacement Project

• All Materials must conform to OWASA Manual of Standards, Specifications, and Design, January 2025.
• Actual bid shall include all required parts and pieces to create a fully functioning assembly in accordance with OWASA Manual of Standards, Specifications, and Design, January 2025.

**SCHEDULE:** OWASA plans to begin construction in January 2026. In order to continue work, material procurement and delivery is essential. Bidders shall include a proposed schedule of pipe delivery with proposal. The schedule proposal must be approved by OWASA with the intent that bidders must be able to provide materials on a schedule that is suitable for construction to continue without delay once it is started. Failure to meet schedule deadlines may be cause to be considered nonresponsive.

All material/equipment quoted shall be new and conform to OWASA Plans as well as OWASA's Manual of Standards, Specifications, and Design, January 2025.

All bids shall include delivery to OWASA and schedule of delivery. Bidder must be able to deliver material by **December 14,2026**. Failure to provide material by this date may be consider non-responsive.

Above list is not inclusive of all required parts and pieces, utilize OWASA standard specifications to determine exact part list for proposal

Sealed Bids must be submitted showing unit price fully extended on the Bid Sheet in an envelope addressed to the Formal Bid Opening, Booker Creek Rd. Water Main Replacement Material Only; Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Attention Adam Holloway, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro NC 27510.

Award shall be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder taking into account the quality, performance and time specified in the RFB for the performance of the contract.

All material/Equipment must meet all OWASA standard specifications and be the kind and type specified, or an approved equivalent. Quoted price shall include any sales or usage taxes.

All bids shall be valid for a period of 60 days pending OWASA Executive Director's approval or awarding of a contract.

All bids shall be notarized.

Acknowledgement of addenda is **required**. Failure to do so may be considered non-responsive.

Include detailed breakdown as support (**required**)