Description
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is soliciting qualified contractors to provide comprehensive shoulder and median mowing services for state routes across Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Orange, and Rockingham counties (Division 7). The contract is a multi‑year maintenance agreement, effective March 15 2027, with a required completion date of December 31 2027 and the possibility of up to four one‑year extensions. Bidders must be pre‑qualified, submit a mailed response, and comply with strict equipment, timing, and performance‑guarantee requirements.
• Scope: Routine and cleanup mowing of state highway shoulders and medians (swath and ditch patterns) across ~? road miles listed in the appendix.
• Duration: March 15 2027 – December 31 2027 (≈ 9 months), with optional annual extensions up to a total of five terms.
• Mandatory pre‑qualification for NCDOT Work Code 016607 (Mowing) and Work Zone Traffic Control Code 001105.
• Performance guarantee: 100 % performance and payment bonds or a 6 % retainage fee.
• Equipment requirements: minimum fleet of 10 flex‑wing mowers plus additional mowers, tractors, and support vehicles; prohibited use of sickle mowers.
• Scheduling constraints: No work May 1‑May 31 (state mowing moratorium) and limited night work (30 min before sunset to 30 min after sunrise).
• Liquidated damages: $500‑$250 per day/incident for missed cycles, prohibited equipment, or work during moratoriums.
• Submission deadline: November 18 2026 (2:00 PM); questions due by October 30 2026.
• Estimated maximum contract value: up to $5 million per year (per statutory limit).
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Contact
Thaddeus Kapera