# North Carolina eVP #54-TJK-13-PR39748

NCDOT Division 13 State-Route Mowing, Vegetation Management, and Litter Removal

**Posted:** October 21, 2026
**Respond By:** November 18, 2026
**Identifier:** 54-TJK-13-PR39748
**NAICS:** 561730, 115310

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking a contractor to maintain state-route shoulders and medians across four counties in Highway Division 13.
- **Government buyer:** North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Highway Division 13; Division Roadside Environmental Engineer.
- **Service area:** Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, and Rutherford counties, North Carolina.
- **Requested services and bid quantities:**
  - Interstate cleanup mowing: 1,357 shoulder miles.
  - Primary divided-route cleanup mowing: 388 shoulder miles.
  - Primary undivided-route cleanup mowing: 3,193 shoulder miles.
  - Secondary paved-route cleanup mowing: 16,576 shoulder miles.
  - Secondary unpaved-route cleanup mowing: 787 shoulder miles.
  - Vegetation removal at stationary objects: 7,600,700 linear feet along guardrail or guiderail.
  - On-call vegetation removal at stationary objects: 500,000.
  - Additional vegetation removal: 667,500 square feet.
  - On-call additional vegetation removal: 25,000 square feet.
  - Litter and debris removal: 8,500 shoulder miles.
  - On-call litter and debris removal: 1,800 shoulder miles.
  - Traffic control devices for narrow median or median-guardrail operations: 500.
  - Mowing equipment remobilization as directed by NCDOT: 5.
- **Notable operating requirements:** Minimum staffing and equipment include 18 mowers and 15 trimming operators. Work must comply with mowing moratoriums, specified work cycles, daylight restrictions, and traffic-control requirements.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, product manufacturers, or contractor vendors are named. No products or part numbers are requested.
- **Contract term:** One initial term, with up to four discretionary renewals; extensions are not guaranteed.

### Description

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking proposals for state route shoulder and median mowing in Burke, McDowell, Mitchell, and Rutherford counties, Division 13. Work includes vegetation trimming and litter/debris removal. The work is available beginning March 1, 2027, and must be completed by February 29, 2028. Pre-qualification is mandatory; responses must be mailed, and electronic bids are not permitted.

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