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Road Improvements for Addition to State Hwy System, RFP# 24-255

This RFP is being rebid as # 24-255R.  Click here to view the full RFP# 24-255R.  The deadline for Proposals is October 27., 2023 at 2pm.

 

Pender County Government is seeking proposals from experienced licensed firms to address deficiencies identified by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on Acme Way and Corporate Drive in Pender County in order for the roads to be accepted for addition to the State Highway System. Click here to view the full RFP.  Questions should be submitted to purchasing@pendercountync.gov by October 5, 2023 (extended from September 20, 2023 at 2:00 pm).  The deadline for Proposals has been extended to October 12, 2023 at 2:00pm (previously September 28, 2023 at 2:00 pm).  There will not be a formal bid opening.  Proposals should be mailed to PO Box 1578, Burgaw, NC  28425.  In person, courier or FedEx/UPS deliveries should be sent to 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC  28425.  Electronic proposals will  be accepted at purchasing@pendercounytnc.gov.  Mark the outside of the envelope or the email subject line with RFP # 24-255 Road Improvements for the Addition to the State Highway System and the name of the firm submitting a proposal.  Vendors are reminded to check back periodically for possible Addenda.  Pender County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.  *Addendum 1 was issued to extend the deadline for questions and proposals.*  *Addendum 2 was issued with Questions and Answers.*

Pender County Emergency Management reminds residents it’s time to prepare, stay alert

PENDER COUNTY – The Pender County Office of Emergency Management urges residents to prepare for Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to impact the Gulf Coast of Florida and move up the East Coast. Meanwhile, off the East Coast is Hurricane Franklin, a Category 4 storm that is impacting the coast with dangerous rip currents.

“Pender County Emergency Management is closely monitoring Hurricane Idalia,” said Tommy Batson, Pender County Emergency Management director. “This storm is expected to strengthen and will impact the coast of Carolina.”

According to the latest reports, Pender County will be impacted by heavy rainfall and tropical-force winds Wednesday through Thursday. This could result in fallen trees and downing of power lines. Some coastal flooding may occur, especially with the King Tide on Wednesday and Thursday.

The greatest danger is the spawning of tornadoes and waterspouts.

“This is the time to prepare,” said Batson. “Tropical storms and Category 1 hurricanes cause more deaths than even the most powerful of storms. It’s important to treat these storms with caution and preparation.”

If you don’t have a hurricane emergency kit, there is time to assemble a kit. Have batteries, plenty of drinking water, non-perishable foods, medications, cash, a full tank of fuel in your vehicles, and propane in stock. A complete checklist is available online at www.readync.org. The cell phone app is free to download.

Batson said the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) staff will continue to monitor the storm.

“When preparing, keep in mind the items you need to maintain the health and safety of your family and pets,” said Batson. “This is the time to secure lawn furniture and items that can be lifted away by strong winds.”

Free text, telephone, or email alerts are free by opting into the county’s Nixle emergency alerts system. Go to www.pendercountync.gov or www.nixle.com to sign up. To get information text your zip code to 888777 and get the Nixle Emergency Notifications on your smartphone.

Pender County Emergency Management will post updates on the Facebook page at facebook.com/penderem and on the website, www.pendercountync.gov. If you need assistance call the EM office at 910- 259-1210.

PENDER COUNTY UTILITIES US 421 PUMP STATION, FORCE MAIN & WATER MAIN PROJECT BIDDER PREQUALIFICATION

The Pender County Utilities is seeking prequalification applications from properly licensed, bonded, and qualified general contractors for construction of the proposed US 421 Pump Station, Force Main & Water Main. The project will be bid as a single prime contract.  Prequalification applications will be received at the office of Pender County at 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC 28425 until no later than 4:00 p.m. local prevailing time on the 21st of September 2023. This is not a solicitation for bid; however, Pender County Utilities will only accept bids for this construction contract from Contractors who are approved by Pender County Utilities as prequalified for this project. The anticipated schedule for the pre-qualification and construction bid process is as follows:

US 421 Pump Station, Force Main and Water Main Project

The project’s estimated range for construction cost is approximately $13.5 million and includes, but is not limited to, a 0.75 MGD Pump Station and approximately 8.5 miles of 12-inch and 16- inch water and sewer pressure main, valves, and associated appurtenances. The estimated project duration is 18 months. Funding for the project will be provided by Pender County Utilities.

Any contractor wishing to be prequalified for the work must complete an application and be approved by Pender County Utilities prior to bidding. Evaluation of the applications for prequalification shall be made by Pender County Utilities after the stated closing date and time for receipt of applications. This prequalification of contractors to bid on this project is applicable to this project only.  The Bidder Prequalification RFQ can be viewed by clicking here.  Project Applications for Prequalification of Bidders are available at https://pendercountync.gov/utl/documents/.

Neither Pender County Utilities or the Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Applications for Prequalification of Bidders, including any Addendum obtained from any other source.

A virtual bidder prequalification meeting will be held on September 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. local time.  Applicants will receive a link and call-in number to attend. Attendance is not mandatory.

This is not a solicitation for bid. All materials and information submitted during the prequalification process will become the property of Pender County Utilities and will not be returned to the applicant.  The decision to prequalify an applicant shall not constitute a determination that the applicant is responsible, and such applicant may be subsequently rejected as non-responsible on the basis of subsequently discovered information.  Funding for the project is being provided by Pender County Utilities. The project will be administered by Pender County Utilities.

 

Sign up now to receive local emergency alerts

PENDER COUNTY –  With a probable tropical storm approaching this week, now is the perfect time to sign up for real-time public safety messages.

 

Pender County has contracted with Nixle to implement a Community Notification System to alert residents of localized emergencies and relevant community advisories. This will replace CodeRed which has been used by Pender County Emergency Management for several years.

 

“Our priority is the health and safety of our residents,” said Tommy Batson, Pender County Emergency Management Director. “We urge all of residents, businesses, and visitors of Pender County to register for this free community alert system.”

 

There are three ways to register:

Go to www.pendercountync.gov and sign up via the Nixle Widget

Text your Zip Code to 888777 from your mobile phone

Download the Everbridge (Nixle Alert) App on your mobile phone.

 

Once registered, residents will receive a confirmation text on their mobile device. Residents may also customize their alert settings by going to www.nixle.com to create a User Profile.

 

Landline telephone numbers are automatically updated every month and will receive voice alerts, so no action is necessary if a resident only uses a landline.

 

“This service is secure, reliable, and easy to use,” said Batson. “The service will alert residents to weather conditions, wildfires, and more by geographic location.”

 

All Alerts will be targeted geographically, allowing residents to receive localized, relevant alerts from Pender County. Alerts can be sent via Text messaging, Email, Voice, Web, Social Media, and the Nixle Mobile App in an instant.

 

Nixle, founded in 2009, is known for its data security. The company serves more than 7,200 agencies within the United States for emergency alerts.

 

For questions or concerns call Pender County Emergency Management at 910-259-1210.

Pender County Tourism announces another record year in visitor economic impact

Pender County spending increases by 14.7 percent to $189.66 million

PENDER COUNTY – Domestic and international visitors to and within Pender County spent $189.66 million in 2022, an increase of 14.7 percent from 2021. The data comes from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina.

“The tourism industry in Pender County continues to grow and once again, visitor spending hit an all-time high in our county,” said Tammy Proctor, Pender County Tourism Director. “Tourism is driven by natural resources and outdoor recreation, history, agriculture and aquaculture, and film. Pender County offers visitors all these attractions.”

The travel and tourism industry in Pender County directly employs more than 1,004. The total payroll generated by the tourism industry in Pender County was $39.6 million.

The state tax revenue generated in Pender County totaled $6.2 million through state sales and excise taxes, and taxes on personal and corporate income. About $8.9 million in local taxes were generated from sales and property tax revenue from travel-generated and travel-supported businesses. The taxes generated by visitors save each Pender County resident $231.98.

The statistics come from the “Economic Impact of Travel on North Carolina Counties 2022.” The study was prepared for Visit North Carolina by Tourism Economics in collaboration with the US Travel Association.

Statewide, visitor spending in 2022 rose 15.2 percent to reach a record $33.3 billion. Urban areas, which experienced a decline during the pandemic have rebounded.

“North Carolina’s tourism industry draws its success from the authentic culture and experiences that flourish across a spectrum of settings,” said Wit Tuttell, Visit NC’s executive director. “The new report from Tourism Economics shows growth beyond our celebrated mountains and beaches to our urban centers and surrounding suburban and rural counties. Tourism’s strength across the state underscores the industry’s role as an anchor of economic development. The money visitors spend benefits everyone by sustaining jobs and reducing the tax burden for every resident.”

“The tourism industry is vital to the economic development of our county,” said Proctor. “For the last five years, Pender County has set new visitor spending records and increased the number of jobs. That’s excellent economic development.”

Pender County WIC receives the highest award of excellence

BURGAW – Pender County’s WIC department received the Premiere Award of Excellence from the US Department of Agriculture. The honor is called the WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence Program.

“This is the second time Pender County’s WIC agency has been honored,” said Carolyn Moser, Pender County Health and Human Services Director. “The recognition goes to agencies that have demonstrated model practices in Breastfeeding Peer Counseling as well as those who are at varying stages of implementing exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support practices.”

Only eight North Carolina local WIC agencies achieved the WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence. Six of those were Gold Award Winners. Pender County was one of only two agencies that was honored with the Premiere Award. The other county was Buncombe.

According to the US Department of Agriculture, this year North Carolina has the highest number of awardees in the southeast region, including the most Gold awardees and the only SERO State agency with Premiere awardees.

Pender and Buncombe counties have created an elite group, they are the only local WIC agencies in the southeast region to achieve the Premiere Award twice, according to the USDA.

“We are proud of our hardworking staff,” said Moser. “This is an important program that promotes good health for mother and child.”

To qualify for the Premiere Award, local WIC agencies must have a minimum of 15 percent of infants issued the fully breastfeeding food package in the previous year with improvement in the current year or a minimum of 25 percent of infants have been issued the fully breastfeeding food package in the current year.

WIC stands for Women, Infants, and Children.

Are you a school? Business? Or Agency? Take the survey

The N.C. Office of Digital Equity and Literacy is collecting information about all organizations offering services that help people get online across the state. We want to learn about organizations, businesses, and programs that support internet affordability, access to computers and digital devices, digital skills and literacy, tech support, and free wifi. All resources shared through this survey will be published publicly and used to identify assets and gaps in the state’s comprehensive Digital Equity Plan.

If you are an organization, business, school, or agency that offers any of these services, we ask you to complete this survey. You will be able to download your response for your records once you have completed it. The survey should take anywhere between 10-30 minutes to complete, depending on the number of programs you are including.

You can take the survey using this link:
Take the Survey

Or copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:
https://ncsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6t08BwvYUuxnmui?Q_DL=aUu9KMVYAEcofRK_6t08BwvYUuxnmui_CGC_P3G0kxgt6fOdkxt&Q_CHL=email

If you would like to review the questions in advance, please see the attached PDF document. Note that you will not be asked to answer all of the questions in this document, only ones that related to the services offered by your organization. You can use the table of contents to go to the relevant sections for your programs.

Request for Proposals for General County Wide Reappraisal, RFP # 24-253

Pender County is seeking proposals from qualified firms to perform a general county wide reappraisal.  The awarded firm must provide labor, materials, supplies and the performance of all work required for the completion and delivery of a full measure and list reappraisal of all real property within Pender County.  Click here to view the full RFP.  The deadline for questions has been extended to August 11, 2023 at 3pm; questions should be sent to purchasing@pendercountync.gov. Answers will be provided in the form of an Addendum.  The deadline for Proposals has been extended to August 18, 2023 at 10am.  There will not be a formal bid opening.  Proposals should be mailed to PO Box 1578, Burgaw, NC  28425.  In person, courier or FedEx/UPS deliveries should be sent to 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC  28425.  Mark the outside of the envelope with RFP # 24-253 County Wide Reappraisal and the name of the firm submitting a proposal.  Vendors are reminded to check back periodically for possible Addenda.  Pender County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Click here to view Addendum 1.

Request for Proposals for Scanning Services, RFP # 24-254

**Deadline for Proposals has been extended to Monday, September 25 at 9am.**

Pender County is seeking proposals for scanning services for various county departments and needs. Click here to view the full RFP.  Click here for Addendum 1.  Click here for Addendum 2.  Any questions should be sent to purchasing@pendercountync.gov.  Proposals are due no later than Monday, September 25 at 9am.  There will not be a formal bid opening.  Proposals may be submitted electronically to purchasing@pendercountync.gov.   If using the US Postal Service, mail to PO Box 1578, Burgaw, NC  28425.  In person, courier or FedEx/UPS deliveries should be sent to 805 S. Walker St., Burgaw, NC  28425.  Mark the outside of the envelope with RFP # 24-254 Scanning Services and the name of the firm submitting a proposal.  Vendors are reminded to check back periodically for possible Addenda.  Pender County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

Pender County receives funds for water projects

BURGAW – As Pender County continues to grow, Pender County Utilities continues to expand its infrastructure.

“We seek funding opportunities from state and federal agencies,” said Pender County Manager David Andrews. “Over the last three years, Pender County Utilities has secured more than $73.75 million in funding from the North Carolina Division of Water Infrastructure (NCDWI).”

According to Pender County Utilities, the breakdown of funding includes:

  • $20 million was secured on August 3, 2020, of which $5 million is “principal forgiveness”, via a grant. An Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019 (ASADRA) funding was secured at 0.18% interest for a 20-year term.
  • $3.75 million, was secured on March 1, 2021, from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) with a 0.18% interest for a 20-year term; and
  • $25 million, was secured on March 23, of this year, at a 0.10% interest for a 20-year term from DWSRF.

“On July 18, we were notified the county will receive another $25 million with a low-interest rate for a 20-year term,” said Andrews.

According to Pender County Utilities Director Kenny Keel, the $73.75 million in awards is solely for the Reverse Osmosis (RO) Water Treatment Plant project.

“This funding and RO plant project are essential for Pender County to meet our future water usage needs,” said Keel. “Our long-term water supply planning will ensure our customers receive the best quality water and have the capacity for the growth of the region.”

“We are addressing the supply and pressure concerns,” said Keel. “It’s our mission to provide safe, clean, and reliable drinking water to Pender County.”

“Meeting the needs of our growing community is a priority for Pender County,” added Andrews. “This is why we are committing more than $80 million to the Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant in addition to several additional utility projects.”

Currently, Pender County Utilities is working on several capital improvement projects, including the Scotts Hill Elevated Tank and Wells for $13.3 million; water and sewer extensions at Pender Commerce Park for $385,600; a connection with Cape Fear Public Utilities Authority at US 421 for $670,000; and a sewer pump station force main and water main at US 421 for $11.2 million.

 

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