Invitation to Bid: Chiller Replacement - Garland Center

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CITY OF GASTONIA Invitation to Bid Mailed proposals will be received by the City of Gastonia, NC to the attention of Kelley Carlan, Purchasing & Warehouse Manager, at City Warehouse, located at 1380 N Broad Street, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Hand delivered proposals will be received at the Public Works - MOC located at 1300 N Broad Street, Gastonia, NC 28054 until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. All bids will be publicly read aloud for the following: CHILLER REPLACEMENT – GARLAND CENTER No bid shall be considered or accepted by the City of Gastonia at the time of its filing, unless the same shall be accompanied by a deposit of cash or certified check on some bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the amount of five percent (5%) of the proposal. In lieu of the making the cash deposit, bidder may file a bid bond executed by corporation surety licensed under the Laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, conditioned that the surety will, upon demand forthwith, make a payment to the obligee upon said bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond, and upon failure to forthwith make payment, the surety shall pay to the obligee an amount equal of said bid bond. This deposit shall be retained if the successful Bidder fails to execute the contract within ten (10) days after the award or fails to give surety as required herein. The successful bidder shall be required to enter into a contract with the City of Gastonia in writing, and shall be required to furnish bond from surety company authorized to do business in the State of North Carolina, make deposit of money, certified check, or government sureties for the full amount of said contract for the faithful performance of the terms of said contract as required by Section 143-129 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, if applicable. Plans, specifications, requirements and instructions to bidders, the agreement to be executed, and forms for bonds and other documents may be obtained from the undersigned for the sum of $-0-, which amount of money shall be refunded to the unsuccessful bidder upon return of the plans and specifications in good conditions. No bid can be withdrawn for a period of Ninety (90) days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids, and the City of Gastonia reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities.