RDU Paving Inc

RDU Paving, Inc. builds and repairs commercial asphalt, mostly in the Triangle, and has been in business since 2003. Its core territory is Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh and the towns around them. The service radius runs about 60 miles from downtown Raleigh and includes places such as Cary, Apex, Wake Forest, Clayton, Smithfield, Sanford, Rocky Mount and Goldsboro.

The company manages projects both as a general contractor and as a paving contractor. On new construction it handles grading, placing and fine-grading the stone base, paving, concrete work such as curb and gutter, sidewalks and dumpster pads, sign installation, and paint or thermoplastic markings. Pavement rehabilitation services include pothole and asphalt repair, overlays and resurfacing, cold milling, full-depth reclamation, crack filling for asphalt and concrete, sealcoating, asphalt rejuvenator and Pavement Dressing Conditioner. Its specialty offerings include pervious pavement and pavers, decorative concrete, StreetPrint stamped asphalt, wheel stops, bollards, traffic delineators, and asphalt speed bumps, humps and tables.

Athletic and path paving gets particular emphasis. RDU Paving builds and resurfaces running tracks, tennis courts and other sport surfaces, and it paves greenways, bike paths, walking trails and cart paths. Projects described on its website include paving for both the parking lots and the indoor track surface at the Close-King Indoor Practice Facility at North Carolina State University, a running track with NCHSAA striping at Apex Friendship High School, about $450,000 in tennis court repair and resurfacing at two Durham high schools, a turnkey parking lot worth more than $1 million at Rex Heart & Vascular Hospital, new pavement at Chapel Hill's North Carolina Cancer Hospital while it stayed in operation, and a renovated boat access area at Holleman's Crossing. Commercial work has included weekend mill-and-overlay and full-depth replacement at busy restaurant parking lots and new lots for car dealerships.

NCDOT has prequalified the company as a central-let bidder; it also holds HUB certification from the NCDOA and DBE certification from NCDOT, describes itself as WBE certified, and holds North Carolina general contractor license #62537 with Unlimited Building and Highway classifications. It is bonded and fully insured. Jeanette Lundholm owns the company outright and serves as president; she holds OSHA 30-hour certification and previously served Raleigh's city government on a panel reviewing MWBE matters. Vice President Jennifer Lundholm is the license qualifier for the company's building and highway classifications, and Operations Manager Chris Lundholm oversees field crews, the equipment fleet and safety. Bid requests can include plans, specifications and site photos for an estimator to review.