54-TJK-11-PR39591, STATE ROUTE SHOULDER AND MEDIAN MOWING

Work includes mowing of vegetation along State Highway System routes within Surry and Yadkin Counties. The furnishing of all equipment, tools, materials, transportation, and labor shall be incidental to completion of the work.

Work includes mowing of vegetation along State Highway System routes within Surry and Yadkin Counties.

A Contract awarded pursuant to this RFP will use the Swath typical section for routine mowing cycles on all routes. Cleanup mowing cycles shall include the area established for routine mowing and extend to the established tree/wood line or right-of-way, or as directed by the Engineer.

Vegetation shall be cut to a height of four (4) inches.

Required mowing equipment

The Contractor shall provide at minimum (quantity) the following functional and operating equipment each cycle in the performance of mowing for this contract:

• 60" – 90" Mowers: 5
• 10' – 15' Flex Wing Mowers: No minimum specified
• Long-arm Mowers: No minimum specified
• 60" to 72" Zero Turn type Mowers: 1

A supervisor and service truck will be required for each county.

Rear and side flail mowers only on undivided routes. The Contractor may be permitted to use full batwings on any route except on divided routes.

Mowing and string trimming operations performed under this contract shall comply with the moratorium established in SL 2025-47 (SB 391) as follows: ALL ROUTES: May 1 through May 31

The Contractor shall not perform any work on this project and/or close or narrow a lane of traffic on this project during the following time restrictions: Monday–Sunday from thirty (30) minutes before sunset to thirty (30) minutes after sunrise the following day.

At no time shall bags or collected litter/debris be allowed to remain on the right of way beyond the end of the work day.

**Prequalification is mandatory.** Any firm that wishes to perform work on this POC as either the prime contractor or as a subcontractor must be pre-qualified for the type work they wish to perform (including but not necessarily limited to NCDOT Work Code "016607 Mowing").

**Bid opening:** NOVEMBER 18, 2026 AT 2:00 P.M.

**Bid questions:** bidders shall submit by email any such questions no later than October 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM. Written questions shall be emailed to Teddy Kapera tjkapera@ncdot.gov. A response to bidder questions will be in the form of an addendum.

Any references in the RFP to pre-bid language will not apply as a pre-bid will not be held for this contract.

**Award:** All qualified proposals will be evaluated by NCDOT to constitute the best value offered for the purpose intended. Responsible bidders will be determined considering the following items:

• Related Work Experience
• Equipment
• Financial Stability
• References
• Price

**Contract term:** A contract awarded pursuant to this RFP shall have an effective date of March 15, 2027. The completion date shall be December 31, 2027. At its discretion, NCDOT may offer extension of the contract for an additional term up to a maximum of five (5) total terms (original term and four (4) renewals).

**Performance Guarantee:** Option 1: Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Option 2: Retainage Fee of six percent (6%) from the amount of each invoice.

Payment to the Contractor will be made monthly.