As a prime contractor, you must be prequalified to place bids on projects being let out of Raleigh.
To apply for prequalification, you will need to obtain an NCID user ID. Go to the Vendor Prequalification Web site and select option for new user.
Next, you’ll need to have your NCID User ID approved.
To do so, please list the following information on your company’s letterhead:
- NCID User ID;
- Your name;
- Contact phone number;
- Contact e-mail;
- Company/Business name;
- Tax ID for the company or business you wish to access; and
- Name, title and signature of an officer of the firm.
Send that information to:
NCDOT Contractual Services Unit
Attn: Neal Galehouse
1509 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1509
You can also fax your request to (919) 733-3584.
If you have any prequalification-related questions, please Contact Us.
Once your NCID User ID has been approved, go to the Vendor Prequalification Web site and login to complete your application.
Click on “Look Up” to search for your firm. When you find it, click on it and then select what type of application you wish to complete. Click “Next” and complete the information on your screen.
Prequalification is necessary to ensure that you have sufficient ability and experience to do the work specified in NCDOT contracts. Only bids from prequalified bidders can be accepted when a contract is advertised.
Once your firm is approved, its name will show up in the department's Directory of Transportation Firms as a "Bidder." Firms that are prequalified as subcontractors and purchase order contracts let by the division offices and central units.
Once your company is prequalified, it is not considered prequalified indefinitely. You must re-qualify every three years. You must also renew your firm’s status every year. The purpose of the annual renewal is to make sure NCDOT has a current Safety Index and a Non-Collusion Affidavit and Debarment Certification on file.
Beginning July 1, 2011, the Department will no longer accept paper applications for Prime Contractors (Bidders) for Central Let Projects. All firms wishing to submit an application (1st, renewal or requalification) must submit their application through the Online Prequalification System at the line below. If you have any questions regarding prequalification as a Bidder or about the Online Prequalification System, please contact Mr. Neal Galehouse PE at (919) 733-5616 ext. 309.
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