ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Marble Industrial Park

Cherokee County, North Carolina

Sealed bids for the project entitled Marble Industrial Park will be received by Cherokee County until 2:00 p.m. local time Thursday, November 5, 2026 located at 75 Peachtree Street, Murphy, North Carolina 28906. At said place and time, all Bids that have been duly received, will be publicly opened and read aloud.

THE PROJECT GENERALLY CONSISTS OF tree clearing and stump removal, installation of erosion and sediment control measures, mass grading, water main extension by jack and bore methods, construction of a lift station with associated appurtenances, electrical service and standby generator installation, and construction of a force main including jack and bore crossings. The work also includes all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary to complete the project as shown in the contract documents.

Digital copies of Bid Documents are available for purchase at www.mcgillassociates.com for a fee of $75.00 per set. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the “Bids” link and by entering Quest Project Number 10400476. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at (952) 233-1632 or .

Each bid shall be accompanied with a cash deposit or certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the FDIC or a Bid Bond prepared on the form of Bid Bond contained in the Bidding Documents or a Surety Company’s standard form and properly executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds. The amount of the bid bond shall be equal to five (5) percent of the total of the bid. The bid deposit shall be retained by the Owner if the successful bidder fails to execute the contract or fails to provide the required bonds, as stated above, within ten (10) days after the proper notice of award of the contract.

Bidders must comply with the requirements of the State of North Carolina and be appropriately licensed as a Contractor as provided in General Statutes Chapter 87.

Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including any Addenda, obtained from any source other than the Owner’s representative, McGill Associates, P.A. Each Bidder shall be responsible for the review of all addenda for the project and shall acknowledge the addenda on the bid form.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive informalities, or to reject non-conforming, non-responsive, or conditional bids. The Owner reserves the right to award a contract to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder or bidders, taking into consideration quality, performance and time.