Pursuant to the General Statutes of North Carolina, Section 143-129, sealed bids are invited and will be received by the Town of Chapel Hill for the furnishing of all materials, labor, equipment for the construction of the Fordham Boulevard (US 15-501) Sidepath.

DESCRIPTION: This project consists of constructing a 10-foot sidepath along Fordham Boulevard (US 15-501) from Ridgefield Road to Willow Drive (approximately 1,800 linear feet) and to upgrade the existing sidepath from Cleland Drive to Ridgefield Road (approximately 1,700 linear feet). The construction will involve clearing and grubbing, grading, concrete paving, drainage, erosion control, curb and gutter installation, signing, striping, and stream bank stabilization.

All work shall be performed in accordance with the North Carolina Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures dated January 2024 with all amendments and supplements.

Bidder Prequalification – Bidders are required to be prequalified with NCDOT for their specific discipline. Please refer to Section 102-2 of the NCDOT 2024 Standard Specifications. Contractors wishing to become prequalified may obtain information through the NCDOT website at http://www.ncdot.gov/business/ .

The Project Manager for this bid is Mr. Bill Webster, Town of Chapel Hill. All requests for interpretations related to this Request for Bids must be submitted in writing to the Project Manager at bwebster@chapelhillnc.gov by 2:00 PM on May 25, 2026.

An optional pre-bid meeting for explanation of the project requirements will be conducted at in the parking lot at the Rainbow Soccer Fields on Cleland Drive on May 19, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. All potential bidders are hereby notified that attendance at the optional pre-bid conference is not required for bids to be considered by the Town of Chapel Hill.

Sealed bids must be submitted to the attention of Ms. Lenore Bishop, Town of Chapel Hill by 2:00 PM on June 2, 2026.  Bids shall be delivered to Town of Chapel Hill, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 and marked “RFB # P26-124 Fordham Boulevard (US 15-501) Sidepath”. Bidders shall include a printed copy of the entire bid package with their submission.  Late submissions will not be considered.

• RFB # P26-124 Fordham Boulevard Sidepath Bid Document (PDF, 9MB)
• RFB # P26-124 Fordham Boulevard Sidepath EB-5721 Project Plans (PDF, 26MB)