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Bid Title

Carteret County Government Straits Upland Improvements RFP

Issuing Agency

County of Carteret

Location

North Carolina

Published Date

Feb 23, 2026

Closing Date

Mar 3, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Title:	Carteret County Government Straits Upland Improvements RFP
Category:	Planning & Building Inspections
Status:	Open

Description: Please see attached / related document(s) for all information. Publication Date/Time: 2/23/2026 12:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 3/3/2026 10:00 AM Related Documents: Carteret County Government Straits Upland Improvements RFP Straits Water Access Upland Improvements - Construction Plans Straits Water Access Upland Improvements - Technical Specifications

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RFP NO. 022326

Request for Proposal

Carteret County Government

Straits Upland Improvements

Issued: February 23, 2026

Submission Deadline: March 3, 2026 by 10:00 AM, EST.

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RFP NO. 022326

CARTERET COUNTY PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Phone: 252-648-7877

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Date:

02/23/2026

To:

General Contractors

Project Name:

Straits Upland Improvements

Scope of Work:

Carteret County Government is seeking competitive proposals to complete a living shoreline and upland improvements at the

Straits Water Access between Straits and Harkers Island, North Carolina, PIN: 732604811455000.

General Scope of Work

• Saw cutting and demolition of approximately 2,000 square feet of existing asphalt pavement.

• Construction of an approximately 20’ x 40’ timber framed gazebo with 4” breakaway concrete slab.

• Construction of approximately 139 linear feet of concrete marine slat and timber ramp.

• Installation of 31 linear feet of 5’ wide concrete sidewalk and timber stairs.

• Miscellaneous concrete installation.

• The awarded Contractor shall enter into a Contract with the County, adhering to the Terms and Conditions and

Agreement for Services therein.

• The Contractor shall obtain the required permits, if required, give all notices to the County POC (including a copy of

any permits), and comply with all laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations bearing on the conduct of the work.

Permits shall be posted onsite at project location. No time extensions shall be granted or financial consideration given

to the Contractor for time or monies lost due to violations of any such ordinance, code, law or regulations that may

occur.

• The Contractor shall abide by the details and shall refer to the associated diagrams in addition to the scope of work

specified within the documents provided below.

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Performance and Payment Bonds will be required in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract Price. Bonds shall be in

accordance with State of North Carolina Statues.

From the date of this notice until the date of opening of the Bidding Documents, Contract Documents, including Plans and

Specifications can be obtained from Arendell Engineers, 1004 Arendell Street, Morehead City, North Carolina, 28557 for PDF

copies. Contact Graham Strother or John Titus at Arendell Engineers at (252) 622-4338 to obtain plans.

With request for Bidding Documents please supply the following information: Company Name, Contact Person, Street Address,

and Phone and Fax Numbers for Bidding office; North Carolina Contractor’s license with limitation and classification.

Bidders are encouraged to examine the project site prior to bidding. ENGINEER will transmit to Bidding Document holders of

record such Addenda and explanations as ENGINEER considers necessary in response to written questions. Oral statements

may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this project. Interested contractors are highly encouraged to attend. Representatives of

OWNER and ENGINEER will transmit to Bidding Document holders of record such Addenda as ENGINEER considers

necessary in response to questions arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or

legally effective until provided in writing.

The Preliminary Project Schedule is as follows:

February 23, 2026

March 3, 2026

Mid-March

End of March

June 12, 2026

June 26, 2026

Advertise for Bids

Bids Due

Selection Process

Notice to Proceed

Substantial Completion

Final Completion

The Preliminary Project Schedule may be modified by mutual agreement of the Owner

and Contractor.

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Award of Contract

Carteret County Government reserves the right to award to multiple contractors deemed to be fully qualified and best

suited among others submitting proposals on the basis of the evaluation factors included within this RFP. Once the

proposals are ranked by Carteret County Governments Committee and the qualified contractor is determined,

Carteret County Government may conduct further negotiations, and/or request presentations to any or all

contractors. Carteret County Government reserves the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, proposals

directed to the best interest of the County. Each contractor shall fill out the required information within this RFP,

submit Certificate of Insurance for liability and Worker’s Compensation in order for the proposal to be qualified.

Carteret County Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals for any reason.

Carteret County POC

All inquiries concerning the Scope of Services, Proposal Submission Requirements, and Site Visits should be

directed to:

Mr. John J. Wade, P.E.

Arendell Engineers

1004 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557

Email: john@arendellengineers.com

Telephone: 252-622-4338

Issued Date: February 23, 2026

Due Date: Proposals to the attention of Carteret County Government are due no later than March 3, 2026 by

10:00 AM, EST. Proposals shall be emailed, mailed, and/or hand delivered to:

Carteret County Government

Attn: Ray Farnum

Email: Ray.farnum@carteretcountync.gov

5231 Business Drive

Newport, NC 28570

It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to ensure that their proposal arrives by the designated

submission date assigned.

*** NOTICE ***

ALL BIDDERS SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF

GENERAL CONTRACTING AS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 87 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH

CAROLINA. FOR CONTRACTS $40,000 OR MORE, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN SPECIALTY WORK AS

DETERMINED BY THE LICENSING BOARD, BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO BECOME LICENSED BY THE NC

LICENSING BOARD.

Please provide a detailed cost breakdown on official company letterhead, clearly itemizing materials, labor, and

applicable taxes.

All bids shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with the following requirements. Failure to comply with any

requirement may cause the proposal to be considered irregular and may be grounds for rejection.

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GENERAL CONDITIONS

GENERAL

a) It is understood and agreed that by submitting a bid that the Contractor has examined these contract

documents, drawings and specifications and has visited the site of the Work, and has satisfied himself rela-

tive to the Work to be performed.

MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT AND EMPLOYEES

a) The contractor shall, unless otherwise specified, supply and pay for all labor, transportation, materials,

tools, apparatus, lights, power, fuel, sanitary facilities and incidentals necessary for the completion of his

work, and shall install, maintain and remove all equipment of the construction, other utensils or things, and

be responsible for the safe, proper and lawful construction, maintenance and use of same, and shall

construct in the best and most workmanlike manner, a complete job and everything incidental thereto, as

shown on the plans, stated in the specifications, or reasonably implied there from, all in accordance with

the contract documents.

b) All materials shall be new and of quality specified, except where reclaimed material is authorized herein

and approved for use. Workmanship shall at all times be of a grade accepted as the best practice of the

particular trade involved, and as stipulated in written standards of recognized organizations or institutes of

the respective trades except as exceeded or qualified by the specifications.

c) No changes shall be made in the Work except upon written approval and change order by Director,

Carteret County General Services.

d) Products are generally specified by ASTM or other reference standard and/or by manufacturer’s name and

model number or trade name. When specified only by reference standard, the Contractor may select any

product meeting this standard, by any manufacturer. When several products or manufacturers are specified

as being equally acceptable, the Contractor has the option of using any product and manufacturer

combination listed.

e) However, the contractor shall be aware that the cited examples are used only to denote the quality standard

of product desired and that they do not restrict bidders to a specific brand, make, manufacturer or specific

name; that they are used only to set forth and convey to bidders the general style, type, character and

quality of product desired; and that equivalent products will be acceptable. Substitution of materials, items

or equipment of equal or equivalent design shall be submitted to the architect or engineer for approval or

disapproval; such approval or disapproval shall be made by the architect or engineer prior to the opening of

bids.

f) If at any time during the construction and completion of the work covered by these contract documents, the

conduct of any worker of the various crafts be adjudged a nuisance to the Owner or if any worker be

considered detrimental to the work, the Contractor shall order such parties removed immediately from the

site.

g) The contractor shall designate a foreman/superintendent who shall direct the work.

CODES, PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS

a) The Contractor shall obtain the required permits, if required, give all notices, and comply with all federal,

state, and local laws, ordinances, codes, rules and regulations bearing on the conduct of the work under

this contract. If the Contractor observes that the drawings and specifications are at variance therewith, he

shall promptly notify the Designer in writing. If the Contractor performs any work knowing it to be

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