North Carolina Department of TransportationIssuing agency·North Carolina·via a public procurement portalID/IQ LONG ARM MOWING AT VARIOUS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROUTES WITHIN AVERY, CALDWELL, AND WATAUGA COUNTIES-SBE
Contract: MK00208 — SBE
Letting: NCDOT Division 11 — bids open 10-15-2026
Documents: MK00208 Invitation to Bid.pdf (Invitation to Bid); MK00208 PROPOSAL.pdf (Proposals)
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOSH STEIN DANIEL JOHNSON
GOVERNOR SECRETARY
Mailing Address:
NC DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION ELEVEN
P. O. BOX 250
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659
Telephone: (336) 903-9101
Website: www.ncdot.org
Location:
NC DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION ELEVEN
801 STATESVILLE RD
NORTH WILKESBORO, NC 28659
September 24, 2026, 2025
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS
Subject: Invitation to Bid
Division Eleven
Contract No.: MK00208
WBS: TBD
County Avery, Caldwell, and Watauga Counties
Location: Various Primary and Secondary Routes Within
Avery, Caldwell, and Watauga Counties
Type of Work: Long Arm Mowing
Bid Opening: October 15, 2026
The North Carolina Department of Transportation is requesting bids for the above project.
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DOES NOT EXCLUDE ANY PERSON FROM
PARTICIPATION IN, DENY ANY PERSON BENEFITS OF, OR OTHERWISE DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST ANYONE IN CONNECTION WITH THE AWARD AND PERFORMANCE OF ANY
CONTRACT COVERED BY THIS PROGRAM ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, SEX,
POLITICAL AFFILIATION/INFLUENCE, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN.
Contractors must be pre-qualified with NCDOT as Bidder or PO Prime Contractor prior to bidding on this
project. Information about prequalification can be found at:
https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/prequal/pages/default.aspx
The date of availability for this contract is December 1, 2026.
The completion date for this contract is November 30, 2027.
Bid Opening
THE PROPOSAL WITH THE ITEMIZED PROPOSAL SHEET ATTACHED SHALL BE
PLACED IN A SEALED ENVELOPE AND SHALL BE DELIVERED TO AND RECEIVED IN
THE NCDOT DIVISION OFFICE, LOCATED AT 801 Statesville Road, P. O. Box 250 North
Wilkesboro, NC 28659, by 2:00 PM on, August 20, 2026.
The work consists of removing selected living trees and undesirable living undergrowth from areas of the right of way from the top of cut slopes to the bottom of the fill slopes within the limits of the equipment. The contractor must provide tractors with a minimum of 100 HP and mowers with a minimum reach of 22 feet from the centerline of the tractor. Work includes mowing vegetation 5 inches or less, debris removal, and providing shadow trucks or truck-mounted attenuators on designated routes. Payment is per shoulder mile for various route types (primary, secondary, unpaved secondary, divided highway with or without full lane closure).
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REPLACE BRIDGE #040439 ON SR 1120 (BALLOU ROAD) OVER NORTH FORK NEW RIVER IN ASHE COUNTY""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00495 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""Invitation to Bid""DK00495 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""2027CPT.11.21.20062, 2027 CPT.11.21.20142, 2027 CPT.11.21.20952 ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT AT 29 SECTIONS OF SECONDARY ROUTES IN AVERY, CALDWELL, AND WATAUGA COUNTIES""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00495 PLANS.pdf""Plans""DK00495 PLANS.pdf""2027CPT.11.21.20062, 2027 CPT.11.21.20142, 2027 CPT.11.21.20952 ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT AT 29 SECTIONS OF SECONDARY ROUTES IN AVERY, CALDWELL, AND WATAUGA COUNTIES""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00495 PROPOSAL.pdf""Proposals""DK00495 PROPOSAL.pdf""2027CPT.11.21.20062, 2027 CPT.11.21.20142, 2027 CPT.11.21.20952 ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT AT 29 SECTIONS OF SECONDARY ROUTES IN AVERY, CALDWELL, AND WATAUGA COUNTIES""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00496 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""Invitation to Bid""DK00496 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""2027CPT.11.22.20052, 2027CPT.11.22.20972 ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT AT 24 SECTIONS OF SECONDARY ROUTES IN ASHE AND WILKES COUNTIES""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00496 PLANS.pdf""Plans""DK00496 PLANS.pdf""2027CPT.11.22.20052, 2027CPT.11.22.20972 ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT AT 24 SECTIONS OF SECONDARY ROUTES IN ASHE AND WILKES COUNTIES""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00496 PROPOSAL.pdf""Proposals""DK00496 PROPOSAL.pdf""2027CPT.11.22.20052, 2027CPT.11.22.20972 ASPHALT SURFACE TREATMENT AT 24 SECTIONS OF SECONDARY ROUTES IN ASHE AND WILKES COUNTIES""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00497 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""Invitation to Bid""DK00497 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""2027CPT.11.03.10031, 2027CPT.11.03.20031 RESURFACING, SHOULDER RECONSTRUCTION, AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS AT 8 SECTIONS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROUTES IN ALLEGHANY COUNTY""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00497 PLANS.pdf""Plans""DK00497 PLANS.pdf""2027CPT.11.03.10031, 2027CPT.11.03.20031 RESURFACING, SHOULDER RECONSTRUCTION, AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS AT 8 SECTIONS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROUTES IN ALLEGHANY COUNTY""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00497 PROPOSAL.pdf""Proposals""DK00497 PROPOSAL.pdf""2027CPT.11.03.10031, 2027CPT.11.03.20031 RESURFACING, SHOULDER RECONSTRUCTION, AND PAVEMENT MARKINGS AT 8 SECTIONS OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROUTES IN ALLEGHANY COUNTY""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00501 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""Invitation to Bid""DK00501 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""11C.095114 GRADING, DRAINAGE, BASE, AND PAVING ON SR 1541B (PAYNE BRANCH ROAD) FROM STATION 42+85, 0.14 MILES TO SR 1549-SBE""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00501 PLANS.pdf""Plans""DK00501 PLANS.pdf""11C.095114 GRADING, DRAINAGE, BASE, AND PAVING ON SR 1541B (PAYNE BRANCH ROAD) FROM STATION 42+85, 0.14 MILES TO SR 1549-SBE""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/DK00501 PROPOSAL.pdf""Proposals""DK00501 PROPOSAL.pdf""11C.095114 GRADING, DRAINAGE, BASE, AND PAVING ON SR 1541B (PAYNE BRANCH ROAD) FROM STATION 42+85, 0.14 MILES TO SR 1549-SBE""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/MK00203 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""Invitation to Bid""MK00203 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""ID/IQ SLOPE STABILIZATION AND EXCAVATION OF WASTE MATERIAL AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN DIVISION 11-STATE FUNDED""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/MK00203 PROPOSAL.pdf""Proposals""MK00203 PROPOSAL.pdf""ID/IQ SLOPE STABILIZATION AND EXCAVATION OF WASTE MATERIAL AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN DIVISION 11-STATE FUNDED""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/MK00208 Invitation to Bid.pdf""Invitation to Bid""MK00208 Invitation to Bid.pdf""ID/IQ LONG ARM MOWING AT VARIOUS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROUTES WITHIN AVERY, CALDWELL, AND WATAUGA COUNTIES-SBE""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/MK00208 PROPOSAL.pdf""Proposals""MK00208 PROPOSAL.pdf""ID/IQ LONG ARM MOWING AT VARIOUS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROUTES WITHIN AVERY, CALDWELL, AND WATAUGA COUNTIES-SBE""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/MK00209 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""Invitation to Bid""MK00209 INVITATION TO BID.pdf""ID/IQ SLOPE STABILIZATION AND EXCAVATION OF WASTE MATERIAL AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN DIVISION 11-FEDERALLY FUNDED""https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Division 11 Letting/10-15-2026/MK00209 PROPOSAL.pdf""Proposals""MK00209 PROPOSAL.pdf""ID/IQ SLOPE STABILIZATION AND EXCAVATION OF WASTE MATERIAL AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN DIVISION 11-FEDERALLY FUNDED"Most North Carolina work asks for the two below, and the solicitation documents are where it’s stated. One prequalification covers both — on this bid and the next.
A surety’s written statement that it expects to bond you up to a stated amount, subject to final underwriting. It’s what a GC or agency asks to see before they take your bid seriously.
Source: North Carolina Department of Transportation (solicitation MK00208-2026-10-15), retrieved via a public procurement portal. View the official posting, and always confirm requirements and deadlines with the issuing agency.