Pursuant to Section 143-131 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, sealed proposals for the BATTERY ELECTRIC BUS (BEB) CHARGER INSTALLATION (PHASE 3) (the “Project”) to be furnished to the Town of Chapel Hill, N.C. will be received by electronic submission to Purchasing Manager Zakia Alam at zalam@townofchapelhill.org by Tuesday, March 25, 2025, no later than 2:00 pm ET.
Project Summary: The purpose of this project is to install additional equipment (to be supplied by the Town of Chapel Hill) to support the charging of Chapel Hill Transit’s Battery Electric bus.
Prospective bidders may view the plans and specifications for the proposed project on the Town of Chapel Hill website (www.townofchapelhill.org. Click on “Businesses” menu, then “Bid Notices” option, then the name of this project).
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 2:00 pm ET in the 2nd Floor Conference room at the Howard and Lillian Lee Transit Center, 6900 Millhouse Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. A visit to the site will be offered immediately following the pre-bid conference. All potential bidders are notified that attendance at the mandatory pre-bid conference is required for bid submittal, and failure to attend will disqualify the bid.
Any additional questions that arise after the pre-bid conference must be emailed in writing to Bobbiette Glover, Procurement Analyst & DBELO, Chapel Hill Transit, at bglover@townofchapelhill.org by March 12, 2025, by 5:00 pm ET. The subject line in the email shall read “Bid Q25-151: BATTERY ELECTRIC BUS (BEB) CHARGER INSTALLATION (PHASE 3)”. Responses to all questions received will be published as an addendum on the Town’s website at www.townofchapelhill.org by Monday, March 17, 2025, by 5:00 pm ET.
For questions on the bidding procedures, contact the Town’s Purchasing Division at 919-969-5022.
The Town of Chapel Hill reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason or no reason and to accept the bid most favorable to the Town of Chapel Hill. Bids must remain valid for 60 days after the public bid opening date.
