Public Notices

General Store

Located at 100 E Church St in Atkinson NC (Parcel # 2248-94-8392-0000) is a General Store that was built in 1901 sitting on 0.06 acres zoned for commercial. The building size is 2,240 square feet. Property does have a shared septic system with the building next door that will need to be resolved with the owner next door and the building has structural issues with the roof that needs to be addressed as soon as possible. Winning bid is subject to seller approval. Pender County reserves the right to accept or decline any and all bids.

In addition to the winning bid, the winning bidder will pay all closing costs including the seller’s representation fee of $400.  View the auction here.

2013 Hunter Wheel Balancer

2013 Hunter wheel balancer no longer met the county needs and was removed from service 4/1/2022. Wheel balancer was fully operational when removed from service.  View the auction here.

1998 International 3800 Bus

1998 International 3800 BUS, 7.6L L6 DIESEL. Bus will start with a boost. Bus will not build up air pressure so it will have to be towed. Maintained every 7500 miles. Removed from service 4/1/2022. Decals painted over and still visible. Exterior has misc. dings and scratches. Interior has normal wear, no rips or tears. No cracked glass anywhere.  View the auction here.

Lot of 15 filing cabinets

Lot of 15 filing cabinets, condition of cabinets are okay.  View the auction here.

Auction of a Used Whirlpool open range oven stove

Freestanding electric range with four open burners. Condition unknown.  View the auction here.

Lot of 273 VOIP (Voice over Internet provider) desk phones

Lot of 273 VOIP desk phones in working condition. Phones in working condition. Model Cisco 7941. They come with the stands, the handheld phone and the phone cords.  View the auction here.

Pender County’s Auctions will be administered by GovDeals, an online auction service specializing in surplus government property liquidation. GovDeals will collect fees as outlined on each auction that will be passed on to the buyer.  All auctions are open to the public and there is no cost to register.   The general rules can be found here.

PUBLIC BID OPENING

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Pender Commerce Park Water & Sewer Main Extension Project will be received, by Pender County at 605 E. Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC on June 1, 2022, until 10:00 a.m. local time, at which time the Bids received will be “publicly” opened and read aloud.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A virtual pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on May 17, 2022.  The pre-bid conference will be conducted via a web-based meeting utilizing Microsoft Teams.  Interested parties wishing to join the web-based pre-bid conference may do so by sending an email to the following email address jfitzsimmons@mckimcreed.com  no later than May 6, 2022, at 2:00 PM local time.  Note that a physical meeting will not be held for the pre-bid conference and only the web-based meeting will be available to interested parties.

A Microsoft Teams link will be sent to all parties who provide an email address for the pre-bid conference no later than 9:00 AM local time on May 16, 2022.  Parties will utilize this link to join the web-based Microsoft Teams meeting.  Interested parties are advised that only audio may be available due to limitations with Microsoft Teams video capability.  Consequently, the pre-bid conference will be conducted via audio and interested parties may only hear the pre-bid conference as video may not be available.  Attendance at the pre-bid conference is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged.

The Project consists of the construction of:

• Approximately 900 linear feet of 12-inch diameter C900 DR-18 PVC Water Main Distribution Piping
• Approximately 1,100 linear feet of 4-inch diameter C900 DR-18 PVC Force Main Piping

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract.  Bids shall be as indicated in the Bid Form.  Bidders are not required to be pre-qualified to submit a bid for the Pender Commerce Park Water & Sewer Main Extension Project.  Contractor is advised and shall meet the following project schedule for execution and completion of the project:

• Pre-Bid Conference    May 17, 2022, 10:00 AM local time
• Public Bid Opening    June 1, 2022, 10:00 AM local time
• Notice of Award         June 21, 2022
• Notice to Proceed       June 22, 2022

Prospective bidders may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents by contacting the Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents at: McKim & Creed, Inc., 243 North Front Street, Wilmington, NC  28401, Jamie Mabe Fitzsimmons, 910-343-1048, jfitzsimmons@mckimcreed.com. Physical copies of the Bidding Documents will not be available for review at the Issuing Office.

Bidding Documents may also be examined on the Pender County website at the following link. Physical copies of the Bidding Documents will not be available for review at the offices of Pender County: https://pendercountync.gov/utl/

Bidding Documents will be provided no later than April 25, 2022, at Carolinas Plan Room, 2527 S. 17^th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401; online at Carolinas AGC www.cagc.org; and online through the McGraw Hill Construction Plan Room (dodge.construction.com). Prospective Bidders should contact these entities to determine availability for obtaining or viewing the documents.  Bidding advertisement can also be found in Pender Post.

Bidding Documents are available on USB flash drive (as portable document format (PDF) files for a non-refundable charge of $100.00, including shipping via overnight express service.  Alternatively, printed Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office via mail, upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment for the Bidding Documents.  The non-refundable cost of printed Bidding Documents is $200.00 per set, payable to “McKim & Creed, Inc.”, plus a non-refundable shipping charge.  Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery method of choice; the shipping charge will depend on the shipping method chosen.  The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents.

Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office.  Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.  Pender County reserves the right to reject all submissions.

Sealed Bids for construction of the Scotts Hill Elevated Tank and Wells including all related work as shown and specified in the contract documents will be received by Pender County at 605 East Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425 until 10:00 a.m., (Local Time) on May 25, 2022 and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:
– Associated General Contractors office – Raleigh and Wilmington, NC
– McGraw-Hill Construction/Dodge office – Wilmington, NC
– PENDER COUNTY UTILITIES, 605 East Fremont Street, Burgaw, NC 28425
– CDM Smith, 5400 Glenwood Ave., Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27612

Contract Documents are available for examination online at http://dodgeprojects.construction.com/
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the Issuing Office, attention Joanne Bunch, CDM Smith, 5400 Glenwood Ave., Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27612 (tele 919-325-3500) upon payment of $200 for each set non-refundable of the Contract Documents.

Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Contract Documents, including any Addendum, obtained from any other source.

Each Bid must be made on the blank forms provided in the bound copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS and must be enclosed in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Public Utilities Director of Pender County. The name and address and the NC Contractor’s License Number of the Bidder must be plainly written on the outside of the envelope, and the envelope marked “Bid for the Pender County Elevated Tank and Wells”. No Bid shall be considered or accepted by Pender County unless at the time of its filing the same shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the Total Base Bid Amount executed by a corporate surety licensed under the laws of North
Carolina to execute such bonds; conditioned that the surety will upon demand forthwith make payment to Pender County upon said Bond if the Bidder fails to execute the Contract in accordance with the Bid Bond. If upon acceptance of his Bid, a Bidder fails to enter into a Contract with Pender County, the Bid deposit shall be forfeited to and become the property of the Pender County. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within 60days after the date of Bid opening.

All Contractors are notified that North Carolina Statutory provisions as to licensing of Contractors will be observed in receiving, reading and awarding the Contracts. (Chapter 87 of the North Carolina Statutes)
The License Classification shall be:
Part 1: Public Utilities (Water and Sewer) – Unlimited
Unclassified – Unlimited

The Owner reserves the right to reject any Proposal for failure to comply with any requirements of this Notice or of any of the Contract Documents; however, it may waive any minor defects or informalities at its discretion. The Owner further reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals or to Award the contract, which in its judgment is in the best interest of the Owner.

Pender County has issued an Invitation to Bid # 220511-226 for Water Treatment Chemical Ferric Sulfate and Invitation to Bid # 220511-227 Water Treatment Chemical Sodium Hydroxide. Bidders may bid on one or both chemicals.  A multi-tiered award may be made to a maximum of three (3) Vendors; a primary, secondary and tertiary Vendor for each chemical.  Any questions are due to Trisha Newton at purchasing@pendercountync.gov by May 25^th, 2022 at 5pm. Bids are due no later than June 2nd, 2022 at 2pm in the Pender County Utilities front office located at 605 E. Fremont St., Burgaw, NC  28425. Perspective bidders must read the full Invitations to Bid at pendercountync.gov and check back periodically for possible Addenda. Prices should be provided per gallon. Pender County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.