Public Notices

Lenoir County Schools is seeking a qualified testing and special inspections firm for the E.B. Frink Middle School Replacement project. The School District will negotiate a contract with the selected firm immediately upon selection and services are expected to begin immediately afterward, in July of 2025. The project is scheduled to be
completed in February of 2026.

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Metcon. Inc. as Construction Manager on behalf of Public Schools of Lenoir County, for E.B. Frink Middle School will receive Sealed Bids from Prequalified 1st Tier Sitework Contractors on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, at 2:00 pm at Lenoir County School, 2017 West Vernon Avenue, Kinston, NC 28504, and immediately, thereafter, publicly opened and read for the furnishing of labor, materials, and equipment.

A virtual bid opening will be held at 2:00 pm via Zoom, following the close of the bid deadline. A rebid is only permitted if fewer than two (2) responsive bids are received.

Project Description: Lenoir County Public Schools is constructing a new middle school located on N Charles Street in La Grange, NC. The building is a single story, load-bearing masonry structure with light-gage metal roof trusses. There is a mechanical mezzanine space for mechanical equipment. The project is 96,319 square feet and is designed to be a new state-of-the-art middle school facility that includes 38 core classrooms/labs to support an innovative, student-centered learning environment. This facility will have a food service/kitchen/cafeteria, media space, gymnasium, collaborative spaces, and office spaces.

Bid Packages to Prequalify:
• Turnkey Sitework

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Metcon strongly encourages minority subcontractors to participate in this project. For a list of prequalified bidders please reach out to Tina Harris at pre-qualification@metconus.com or tharris@metconus.com

For Project Information, please contact Andrea Avery at aavery@metconus.com

UPSET BID TERMS FOR SALE OF SURPLUS LAPTOP COMPUTERS AND TABLETS  

Updated: 03-25-2025

The Lenoir County Board of Education has received an upset offer to purchase surplus laptop computers and tablets which includes the following attached terms:

• NOTICE OF SALE OF SURPLUS TABLETS AND LAPTOPS
• ADDITIONAL TERMS FOR UPSET BID

NOTICE OF SALE OF SURPLUS TABLETS AND LAPTOPS

Pursuant to G.S. 115C-518 and 160A-269, the Lenoir County Board of Education hereby gives notice that it has received an offer to purchase surplus tablets and laptops most of which have been used by students and teachers for at least three years and are currently unsuited to meet the continued needs of students and teachers.  The property consists of approximately 681 MacBook Air “Core i3” 1.1 laptops (13-inch, 2020, MYE62LL/A); 32 MacBook Air “Core i3” 1.1 laptops (13-inch, 2020, MYE52LL/A); 5 Macbook Air “Core i3” 1.1 (13-inch, 2020, MWTJ2LL/A); 1 MacBook Air “Core i3” 1.1 (13-inch, 2020, MWTM2LL/A); 1 MacBook Air “Core i5” 1.1 (13-inch, 2020, MVH22LL/A); 1 MacBook Air “Core i5” 1.3 (11-inch, 2013, MD711LL/A); 1 MacBook Air “Core i5” 1.6 (13-inch, 2015, MJVE2LL/A); 8,371 iPad 8th Generation (10.2-inch, 2020, 32GB, Wi-Fi); 676 iPad 8th Generation (10.2-inch, 2020, 128GB, Wi-Fi); 742 iPad 7th Generation (10.2-inch, 2019, 32GB, Wi-Fi); and 32 iPad 7th Generation (10.2-inch, 2019, 128GB, Cellular).  All devices will include power cords and bricks. The property is being sold “AS IS” with no representation from the Lenoir County Public Schools regarding the fitness or suitability of the laptops or tablets for any purpose.  Please contact Charles White, Director of Media and Technology for the Lenoir County Public Schools, at (252) 527-1109 for additional information regarding the property.  The offer to purchase is in the amount of $1,105,817.60.  The offer also includes the following nonmonetary terms:  secure pickup by bidder of the computers at designated LCPS locations after March 3, 2025, inclusive of packing and shipping costs; verification of inventory at time of pickup; full payment by bidder at time of pickup; “Letter of Good-standing” from bidder’s bank or financing partner; minimum of three K-12 public school references with at least one reference valued at $1 million or more; inclusion of a per unit price; and maintenance of general liability insurance policy with coverage of up to $1 million per incident.  The full terms of the offer, titled “Upset Bid Solicitation – Additional Terms,” are available at www.lcpsnc.org under the “Public Notice” tab. 

Notice is hereby given that within 10 days any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent (10%) of the first one thousand dollars ($1,000) and five percent (5%) of the remainder ($1,104,817.60).  Therefore, the lowest acceptable upset bid is $1,161,158.48.  The individual submitting the upset bid will also need to agree to pay for the cost of the bid, plus agreement to the terms summarized above and posted on the District’s website, which address is included above.  When a bid is raised, the bidder shall deposit five percent of the total increased bid in cash or certified funds with the Lenoir County Public Schools to the attention of Helen Hooker, Interim Finance Director.  The Lenoir County Public Schools shall re-advertise the offer at the increased bid.  This procedure shall be repeated until no further qualifying upset bids are received, at which time the Board may accept the offer and sell the property to the highest bidder.  The Board reserves the right to reject any and all offers at any time.  This the 25th day of March 2025.

 

LENOIR OWNER-DESIGNER-BUILDER CONSTRUCTION FORM AGREEMENT $100,000 TO $300,000

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In consideration of the promises made herein and other good and valuable consideration, the following terms and conditions are hereby mutually agreed to, by and between the Owner and Design-Builder for _______bleacher renovation project. The following documents, if any, are attached as Exhibits to this Agreement and incorporated by reference herein:
Exhibit A – Scope of Work
Exhibit B – Change Proposal Form
Exhibit C – Sexual Offender Registry and Criminal Background Check Certification Form