The Project includes the following as indicated on the drawings:Railing Upfit of the main Old Cecil School entrance rampwayProposals shall be received for a Single Prime contract for Upfit RailingsAfter July 31, 2025, complete plans, specifications, and contract documents will be available for inspectionon the Architect’s office and their website at rbsarch.com under the “Bidding Projects” tab or in thefollowing offices:RAMSAY BURGIN SMITH ARCHITECTS, INC., 225 N. Main Street, Suite 501, Salisbury, NC;DAVIDSON COUNTY PURCHASING DEPT, 925 North Main Street, Lexington, NC, DODGE PLANROOM, AGC PLAN ROOM; REEDS CONSTRUCTION DATA, METROLINA MINORITYCONTRACTORS RESOURCE CENTER, Charlotte, NC.Plans and Specification may be viewed and downloaded without charge at the www.rbsarch.com website byclicking on “Bidding Projects”.A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, beginning at 10:00 A.M. at theAgricultural Extension Center Center at 301 east Center Street, Lexington, NC 27292 to allow contractorsthe opportunity to ask questions and/or clarify pertinent issues. Attendance is highly recommended forproject clarity and to satisfy Contractor’s “Good Faith Effort” in recruiting MBE participation.Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by theFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to not less than 5% of the proposal. In lieuthereof, a bidder may offer a bid bond of 5% of the bid, executed by a surety company licensed under thelaws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, conditioned that the surety will, upon demand forthwith makepayment to the Obligee upon said bond, if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bidbond. Upon failure to forthwith make payment, the surety will pay to the Obligee an amount equal to theamount of said bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in the event offailure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within ten days after the award, or to give satisfactorysurety as required by law. (General Statutes of North Carolina, C0143, Article 85 - 129)