17460 GTRA North Hangar Apron Reconstruction #13160

Sealed bids for the NORTH HANGAR APRON RECONSTRUCTION project to be performed at

the Golden Triangle Regional Airport will be received at the Airport by Matt Dowell, Executive Director

of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport Authority (the Owner), until 2:00 p.m. (Central Daylight Time)

on the 14th day of April 2023, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Work will be that associated with the removal of existing concrete aprons followed by the construction of

new aprons. Also included is the installation of new storm pipe. There will be two separate bid packages,

one for an asphalt apron option and a second for a concrete apron option, and contractors may choose to

submit for one or both.

All work will be accomplished in accordance with current FAA design requirements, or local county

regulation, whichever is more stringent.

The award of the contract will be based on the lowest qualified bid proposal for the option that best

maximizes the Owner’s available funding. The Owner prefers Option 2 (Concrete Option).

All work performed shall be in exact accordance with the Construction Plans, Technical Specifications,

Proposals and Special Provisions, under the direct supervision and to the entire satisfaction of the Owner

and in accordance with the laws of the State of Mississippi. Contractors must be qualified under

Mississippi Law and be registered with the State of Mississippi as a licensed general contractor capable of

performing the required work. No contract shall be issued or awarded to any contractor who does not

have a current certificate of responsibility issued by the State of Mississippi in effect on the date of the

bid opening.

Non-resident contractors bidding on this project shall be required to have their Mississippi registration

complete and a current certificate of responsibility number issued by the State of Mississippi in effect on

the day of the bid opening. Any bid submitted in violation of this requirement shall be rejected.

Each Bidder must deposit with his proposal, a Bid Bond or Certified Check in an amount equal to

five percent (5%) of his bid, payable to the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, as bid security. The

successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment Bond and Performance Bond each in the

amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount.

Additional information may be found in Title 31 (Public Business, Bonds and Obligations) of the 2015

Mississippi Code. One of several public links to that website is as follows:

http://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/2015/title-31/

The proposed project work is expected to be within the secured perimeter of the airfield; therefore, FAA

guidelines for work in Airport Operational Areas and in secured airfield areas will apply to this project.

Public safety is of utmost concern and the contractor shall be familiar with traffic control in work zones

where public interface will occur. Temporary signage, barricades, markings, etc. will comply with

guidelines set forth in the federal Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, latest edition.

A pre-bid conference for the project is planned for March 29, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Airport Authority

conference room, located in the Airport Terminal Building. Participation in the pre-bid conference is not

mandatory, but it is highly recommended that prospective bidders participate in the pre-bid conference.

Any questions that bidders might have should be directed to the airport’s engineering consultant, Neel-

Schaffer, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, to the attention of Joshua Stump, project engineer. The engineer

will receive questions related to this project until 2:00 p.m. on April 10, 2023, after which additional

questions will continue to be accepted, but without guarantee it/they will be answered before bid opening.

Bid documents are being made available via paper copy or digital file. Plan holders are required to

register for an account at www.neel-schafferplans.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. Electronic bids shall be submitted at the planhouse website portal

www.neel-schafferplans.com. All bidders are to upload electronic bids in .pdf format only. Questions

regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193.

The project is posted on the website as “16933 GTRA NORTH HANGAR APRON

RECONSTRUCTION”.

Bidder’s attention is invited to Section 100 of the General Conditions and its referenced FAA materials

relative to Pre-award, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Requirements of Non-segregated Facilities.

The Owner, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252,

42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will

affirmatively ensure that for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged

business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation

and no businesses will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin (including

limited English proficiency), creed, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or

disability in consideration for an award.

The Golden Triangle Regional Airport hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively insure

that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged and women’s business

enterprises will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not

be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Bids must be submitted on the Standard Form of Bid Proposal and the successful bidder will be required

to execute the Standard Form of Contract and Agreement. The Bidder shall guarantee to hold his bid(s)

good and may not withdraw his bid(s) for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the scheduled closing

time for receiving bids. The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and

all informalities in the best interest of the Airport Authority.

Dates of Advertisement: March 21 and 28, 2023