Seafood market construction at industrial park

Solicitation #27-2095-6256. Issued by Engineering. The City of Newport News (the “City” or "Owner") is seeking bids from qualified firms (the “Bidder” or “Contractor”) to furnish the goods and/or services described herein and bids will be received via the City’s e-Procurement Portal, OpenGov Procurement ( https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/nnva ), to be received no later than Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 2:00 pm (local prevailing time). The purpose of this Invitation for Bids (IFB) is to establish a Contract with a qualified Contractor to provide all labor, materials, and equipment for the construction of a new seafood market at the north end of the Seafood Industrial Park (SIP), in accordance with the specifications and requirements of this IFB. The Economic Development Authority of the City of Newport News, Virginia (EDA) will serve as the contracting entity for the project. NOTE TO BIDDERS: BE SURE TO GIVE YOURSELF ADEQUATE TIME TO SUBMIT A BID. ANY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES OR UNCERTAINTY WITH THE SUBMITTAL PROCESS SHALL NOT BE CAUSE FOR ACCEPTING A BID THAT WAS NOT SUBMITTED ON TIME. The City of Newport News does not discriminate in the solicitation or awarding of contracts on the basis of race, religion, faith-based organizations, color, national origin, age, disability or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law. The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission’s Regional Construction Standards, Sixth Edition, June 2016, are hereby referenced and are part of the Bid Documents, except as may be modified by the Owner or by Special Provisions of this Project or as may be shown by bold type for additions and strike-through for deletions. Copies of the Regional Construction Standards may be purchased at the offices of the HRPDC, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23320 (Telephone (on the official posting)) or Executive Tower, Suite 1-C, 2101 Executive Drive, Hampton, VA 23666 (Telephone (on the official posting)). The latest edition of the Regional Construction Standards and Publication Updates may be downloaded at the HRPDC website http://www.hrpdcva.gov/Regional Construction Stnds/REGCONST_Home.asp. The City’s Construction Standards, which are a modified version of the HRPDC Regional Construction Standards, Division 1, Sections 101 through 109 are provided in Section 7, Attachments. Bidders must be aware that these Bid Documents incorporate a number of changes, which supplement, modify, or replace language and/or Standard Details found in the HRPDC Regional Construction Standards. Details shown on the Drawings replace corresponding Standard Details found in the Regional Construction Standards. Changes from the Regional Construction Standards that appear in these Bid Documents may be shown as bold for additions, and strikethroughs for deletions. Also, see Section 110 for additional references to Special Technical Provisions incorporated into this Project.