FY27 Water and Sewer Infrastructure Construction – Contract 1

The City of Charlotte is soliciting bids for FY27 Water and Sewer Infrastructure Construction – Contract 1 under solicitation number FY27-ITBCON-04, with proposals due by July 15, 2026. This contract encompasses an undetermined number of individual infrastructure projects, including water and sewer extensions and replacements, low-pressure sanitary sewer installations, water distribution system reliability enhancements, and sanitary sewer capacity assurance measures, all to be assigned by the Project Engineer. Work activities detailed in the bid documents include furnishing and installing pipes of various materials and sizes—such as 2-inch to 48-inch PVC, ductile iron, and polyvinyl chloride—at specified depths, along with associated tasks like boring, casing, manhole connections, flow control, bypass pumping, exploratory digging, utility locating, and surface restoration using C.A.B.C. stone or pit gravel. Specific technical requirements mandate 18-inch sanitary sewer installations at depths of 0'-6' to 16'-18', air release valves with vaults, point repairs using ductile iron pipe, and the installation of steel casings ranging from 8-inch to 18-inch diameters. Contractors are required to furnish $3,000,000 in commercial or public liability insurance and adhere to bid security provisions outlined in Article 8 of the Instructions to Bidders. The project enforces Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) participation goals of 10% and 7% respectively, with bidders required to submit a finalized CBI Utilization Form (Form 3) within 24 hours of bid opening if initial goals are not met; any firms listed on the initial form must remain on the finalized submission. MWSBE prime contractors wishing to count self-performed work toward participation goals must submit a Letter of Intent specifying the scope of their intended work. Technical compliance includes conducting internal CCTV inspections of all new sewer mains and laterals, creating a digital CCTV database, and performing hydrostatic testing using 2-inch blow-offs as required. All work must comply with North Carolina laws and regulations and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Bids must be submitted outside the Bonfire Procurement Portal despite its use for document access, with submissions adhering strictly to the Invitation to Bid format. The contract is governed under NAICS Code 237110, and all work must be performed within North Carolina, though the overall contract value, term length