191418 Taxiway "A" Rehabilitation at Heart of Georgia Regional Airport #13523

Sealed proposals will be received by the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport Authority (HGRAA)
until:

11:00 A.M. EDT on July 12, 2023

Proposals received after the designated time will not be considered. The OWNER of the project is the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport Authority.

Proposals must be submitted to:
Mr. Jeff Fordham, Manager
Heart of Georgia Regional Airport
317 Airport Road
Eastman, Georgia 31023

For the project known as:
Taxiway “A” Rehabilitation
at Heart of Georgia Regional Airport

Proposals will be opened and read aloud at the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport 317 Airport Road, Eastman, Georgia 31023 1:00 P.M. EDT on June 15, 2023. The Engineer/Architect for the project is MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL, INC., 11 N. Water Street, Suite 14290, Mobile, AL 36602, Telephone No. (251) 380-0898.

The approximate extent and character of the Work for the Taxiway A Rehabilitation Project is generally described as follows:

This project includes the rehabilitation of Taxiway A (approximately 6506’ X 50’) and connector taxiways (300’ X 50’) at the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport. Rehabilitation includes milling, hot mix asphalt, crack sealing, and pavement markings.

Bidders shall inform themselves concerning Georgia Laws and comply with same.

If awarded, the time allowed for Substantial Completion on Taxiway A Rehabilitation is Sixty (60) consecutive calendar days from the date of Notice to Proceed for Construction.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond with good and sufficient surety or sureties approved by the owner for faithful acceptance of the contract, payable to, in favor of, and for the protection of the OWNER in an amount equivalent to five percent (5%) of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract or, in lieu thereof, in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or cash in equal amount.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds with the executed Agreement meeting the requirements of the Contract Documents and executed on the forms attached to the Agreement. The terms and time for payment are set forth in the Agreement.

Surety and insurance companies must have an AM Best rating of A-6 or greater, be listed in the Federal Registry of Companies holding Certificates of Authority and Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds, be licensed by the Georgia Insurance Department and the Georgia Secretary of State to do business in the State of Georgia.

An Informational Pre-Bid Conference will be held on June 6, 2023, at 10:00 A.M EDT in the Conference Room at the Heart of Georgia Regional Airport located at 317 Airport Road, Eastman, GA 31023.

No bid may be withdrawn by the bidder within one hundred twenty (120) days after actual date of bid opening.

Bid documents are being made available via paper or digital copy. Plan holders are required to log-on or register for an account at www.mbakerplanroom.com to view and order Bid Documents. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. Bid documents are non-refundable and must be purchased through the website. For anyone interested in submitting bids electronically in place of a sealed bid, they may do so only through www.mbakerplanroom.com Questions regarding website registration, online orders or electronic bidding, please contact Plan House Printing at (228) 248-0181.

Each paper bid must be submitted in a SEALED ENVELOPE, addressed to the OWNER. If the BID is sent through the mail or other delivery system, the sealed envelope shall be enclosed in a separate envelope with the notation “BID ENCLOSED for “Taxiway A Rehabilitation” on the face thereof.

Each electronically submitted bid must be submitted in “pdf” format and shall contain the same information and forms as required for the paper bids. Note – electronic bids must be secured with a bid bond. In the event that an electronically submitted bid has a corrupted attachment, the bid will be considered null and void.

This project is funded under provision of the Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Act of 1987. The award of this contract is contingent upon the availability of Federal funding. Certain mandatory federal requirements also apply to this solicitation and will be made a part of any contract awarded.

(a) Davis Bacon Act (DOL Regulation 29 CFR Part 5)
(b) Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive order 11246 and DOL Regulation 41 CFR Part 60)
© Copeland Act, 29 CFR Part 3 and 5.
(d) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.
(e) Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(f) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises participation 49 CFR Part 26.13. The DBE participation goal is 10.66%.
(g) Government wide Debarment and Suspension and Government wide Requirements for Drug- free Workplace (DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 32)
(h) Buy American Preferences (Title 49 United States Code, Chapter 50101)
(i) Foreign Trade Restriction: Denial of Public Works Contracts to Suppliers for Goods and Services of Countries that Deny Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of Countries that Deny Procurement Market Access to U.S. Contractors (DOT Regulation 31 CFR 1352)
(j) Goals for Minority and Female Participation (41 CFR Part 60-4.2)
(k) Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities (41 CFR Part 60-1.8)
(l) Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion (2 CFR part 180 (Subpart C)
(m) Bid guarantee of 5% (49 CFR Part 18.36(h)(1))
(n) Performance Bond of 100% (49 CFR Part 18.36(h)(2))
° Payment Bond of 110% (49 CFR Part 18.36(h)(3))

By submitting a bid/proposal under this solicitation, except for those items listed by the offeror on a separate and clearly identified attachment to this bid/proposal, the offeror certifies that steel and each manufactured product, is produced in the United States (as defined in the clause Buy American – Steel and Manufactured Products For Construction Contracts) and that components of unknown origin are considered to have been produced or manufactured outside the United States.

The HGRAA reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received and to reject any or all bids or to award or refrain from awarding the contract for the work, whichever is deemed to be in the Owner’s best interests.

Jeff Fordham, Manager
Heart of Georgia Regional Airport

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