Request for Bids For Septic System Installation Related to the 2021 Community Development Block Grant- Neighborhood Revitalization (CDBG-NR) Project

Sealed bids for the installation of one (1) residential septic system will be received at the Wayne County Courthouse, Finance Department, 224-226 East Walnut Street, 4th Floor, Goldsboro, NC 27530 on Tuesday December 1, 2026 at 2:00 pm and then will be publicly opened and read aloud. [...] Wayne County has received $750,000 in federal 2021 CDBG-NR grant funds representing 100% of total project costs to undertake housing rehabilitation, clearance, and reconstruction (replacement housing on site) activities.

Wayne County intends to demolish an existing owner-occupied house and replace it with a new modular house built to the NC State Building Code. Proposals are being received for the septic system that is to be replaced as part of this housing process. Attached is the Septic System Improvements Permit issued by the Wayne County Environmental Health Dept that includes all installation requirements. (See Attachment A) New septic system shall be installed in accordance with Permit. System will be a Type III residential septic system with single effluent pump, two 1,000-gallon tanks, an effluent pumping system, and a horizontal panel block drainfield constructed within an approved sand-fill mound area. Existing septic tank to be removed and backfilled with clean sand. Seed and straw all disturbed areas after completion.

Septic system to be installed after existing house is demolished (separate contract) and before new modular house is delivered (separate contract). Plumber for new home installer will connect under separate contract the waste line from house to new septic tank. Electrician for new home installer will install under separate contract electrical wire from new house service panel to septic system pump control panel. Septic system Contractor to insure proper operation of pump, controls and alarms after plumbing and electric connections are made.

Proposal for septic system replacement to be turnkey and include all costs of installation of new septic system, including labor, materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, excavation, disposal, inspections, permits, insurance, and incidental work necessary to provide a complete and operational septic system. All work shall conform to the Wayne County Environmental Health permit and the subsequently issued Authorization to Construct. Contractor shall coordinate all required inspections with the Wayne County Environmental Health Dept.

**Submission:** Sealed bids. Mark the outside of the sealed envelope “Bid Proposal for CDBG-NR Project Septic System.” Proposals may be submitted to Mandy Trujillo, Procurement Specialist, Finance Dept., Wayne County Court House, 224-226 East Walnut Street, 4th Floor, Goldsboro, NC 27530 or delivered to same prior to the bid opening.

Items required with the bid:

• Copy of NC Onsite Wastewater Installer Certificate
• List of References
• *E-Verify Affidavit* (Complete, Sign, and Notarize)
• *Responder’s Certification Form* (Complete and Sign)
• *Non-Collusion Affidavit* (Complete, Sign, and Notarize)
• *Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters Form* (Complete and Sign)
• Addenda (if any)

Payment terms are Net 30 days after receipt of applicable invoice. Partial payment of 90% of septic system contract to be made after completion and approval of installed septic system by the Wayne County Environmental Health Dept. Final payment of 10% will be made after plumbing and electrical connections have been made from the new house to the new septic system, and septic system Contractor has demonstrated proper operation of pump system.

**Insurance:** Worker’s Compensation with employers’ liability limit $1,000,000 each accident; Commercial General Liability minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence; Commercial Auto Liability minimum limits of $1,000,000 each accident.

Award of septic system installation bid is anticipated in December 2026. Installation of replacement septic system is to be completed by the end of January 2027.