Sealed proposals for Single Prime Bids will be received until 3:00 pm on September 30, 2021 at Administration Building Conference Room, Lenoir Community College, 231 Hwy 58 South, Kinston, NC 28504, Attn: Deborah Sutton, for the construction of the Floyd Health Science Building Renovation and Addition, Kinston, NC (SCO # 18-18894-02A), at which time and place bids will be opened and read.

Project is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration and must comply with EDA requirements (EDA Investment # 04-79-07423).

An open pre-bid meeting will be held for bidders, subcontractors and vendors on September 8, 2021 at 11:00 am at Business Technologies Building, Lenoir Community College, 231 Hwy 58 South, Kinston, NC 28504.  The meeting will address project scope, description, issues, bidding procedures and forms, including MBE forms; and answer specific questions. Prime bidders are requested to attend.

In accordance with GS133-3 and SCO procedures the following preferred brand items are being considered as Alternates by the owner for this project.

1. Door Hardware:
   Interior Locks by Corbin Russwin.
   Exterior Locks by Best Access Systems/Stanley

1. Direct Digital Controls by Brady Trane

Complete plans, specifications and contract documents will be open for inspection in the offices of LS3P.  Documents are also available for review in the Hispanic Contractors Association of Carolinas in Raleigh, North Carolina and East Coast Digital, 703 SE Greenville Blvd., Greenville, NC  27858 or can be obtained electronically on August 30, 2021.  Go to http://infoexchange.ls3p.com and login using your e-mail address and "anonymous" as the password.  Click on the Lenoir Community College Bid Documents download link.  

The state reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals.

Signed: Deborah Sutton Lenoir Community College 

Sr. Vice President and Chief Operations Officer (Owner)