Project Information

Bid Title

Material Only Purchase: Sykes Street Water Main Replacement

Issuing Agency

Carrboro OWASA (Water and Sewer Authority)

Location

North Carolina

Published Date

Mar 16, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 14, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Opportunity:	Material Only Purchase: Sykes Street Water Main Replacement
Pre-Bid Meeting:
Closing Date/Time:	April 14, 2026, at 2 PM
Contact:	Darren Berger
Download:	IFB Material Purchase
Award Information:

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ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR BIDS

BID TITLE:

Material Purchase Only

Sykes Street Water Main

Replacement

DATE OF ISSUE: March 16, 2026

BID OPENING DATE: April 14, 2026, TIME: 2:00 PM

LOCATION:

ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY

400 JONES FERRY ROAD

CARRBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27510

PHONE: (919) 968-4421

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NOTICE AND INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

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 April 14, 2026,

at the OWASA Administration Building, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro NC 27510. At which time the bids will be opened and read

aloud.

Sealed Bids must be submitted showing unit price fully extended on the Bid Sheet in an envelope addressed to the Formal Bid

Opening, Sykes Street Water Main Replacement Material Purchase Only; Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Attention

Darren Berger, 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. Bidders responding to this RFB are hereby notified that NC General Statutes relating to

letting of bids will be observed in receiving bids and awarding contract.

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 scheduleof delivery. Bidder must beableto deliver material by April 28,2026. Failureto provide

material by this date may be consider non-responsive.

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

Deadline for questions concerning this bid shall be submitted to Dberger@owasa.org by 2:00 p.m. April 7, 2026. Questions after this time and

date will not be answered.

Bidder must meet all the above requirements for bid to be considered responsive.

OWASA reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to accept any bid which, in the opinion of

OWASA, appears to be in its best interest.

This RFB and all Bidder responses are considered public information, except for trade secrets specifically identified in

writing by the Bidder, which will be handled according to State Statute or other laws. Any section of the Bidder’s

response package that is deemed to be a trade secret by the Bidder shall be submitted in a separate envelope clearly

marked “TRADE SECRET INFORMATION- DO NOT DISCLOSE.”

For any questions regarding this bid, please contact Darren Berger, at dberger@owasa.org.

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ATTACHMENT A

ORANGE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY

SPECIFICATIONS FOR MATERIAL

• 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.

o SCHEDULE: OWASA plans to begin construction in May 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.

Sykes St. Material List

Description

2-Inch SDR 17 PVC Pipe

8” X 2” Tapping Saddle Connection

2” Gate Valve with Valve Box

2” Caps/Plugs

¾” Service Line

¾” Flare Corporation Stops

1” Service Line

1” Flare Corporation Stops

1” X ¾” Bronze Flare Tees

2” X ¾” Brass Tee

2” ProPress EPDM Copper 45 Bend

2” ProPress EPDM Copper 22.5 Bend

12 Gauge Tracer Wire

UG Blue Water Tape

11” X 18” X 12” Meter Box Body

Meter Box Lid

5/8” X ¾” X 12” Meter Yokes

2” X 12” Brass Nipple

2” X 6” Brass Nipple

2” X 2” Brass 90

2” X ¾” Brass to PVC Saddle

2” X 1” Brass to PVC Saddle

Quantity-Unit

550 LF

1 EA

2 EA

2 EA

180 LF

7 EA

120 LF

5 EA

5 EA

1 EA

2 EA

1 EA

500 LF

1000 LF

17 EA

17 EA

17 EA

1

1

1

7

5

**Above list is not inclusive of all required parts and pieces, utilize plans and OWASA standard

specifications to determine exact part list for proposal**

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To: Orange Water and Sewer Authority

400 Jones Ferry Road

Carrboro, NC 27510

BID SHEET

Acknowledgement of Addenda

Failure to acknowledge addenda may be cause to consider bid as non-responsive.

The undersigned, as the bidder, hereby declares that this bid is made without connection to any other person, company, or parties

making a similar bid or proposal and that the bid is in all respects fair and in good faith, without collusion or fraud.

The bidder has carefully examined the specifications and instructions to bidders and hereby declares that bidder will furnish the material

called for in the manner prescribed in the specifications and instructions to bidders for the following price:

Total Lump Sum Price ($):

(please do not include sales tax) in words ($)

Include detailed breakdown as support (required)

Name of Business Submitting Proposal

Signature of Authorized Representative/Title

Print Name

Address

Email Address of Representative

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Orange Water and Sewer Authority

Finance Department

400 Jones Ferry Road

Carrboro, NC 27510

ap@owasa.org

Name (as reported on your income tax return)

Business Name

Federal ID#

Check one of the following:

Corporation Sole Proprietorship

Partnership

Other

or SS#

Order Address

Payment Address

Street

PO Box

Street

PO Box

City

City

State

State

Zip Code

Zip Code

Contact Person

Phone Number

Contact Person

Phone Number

Fax Number

Fax Number

Terms

Discount

E-Mail Address

Are you related to or have a professional relationship with any OWASA employee?

Yes No

(If you answered yes, the Relationship Vendor Form should be completed and included with this bid)

Are you a minority business enterprise?

Yes

No

If you answered yes, please check the appropriate box:

African American

American Indian

Asian American

Hispanic

Female

Socially and economically disadvantaged as defined in 15 U.S.C. 637

Product(s) and/or Service(s)

Please list the type of product(s) and/or service(s) that your company can provide:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Signature:

Title:

Sykes Street Water Main Replacement Materials Only

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 237110Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

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