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CONTRACT DOCUMENTS SECTION A

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Neel-Schaffer, Inc. A – 1 Columbus-Lowndes County Airport

RUNWAY PAVEMENT REHABILITATION

COLUMBUS-LOWNDES COUNTY AIRPORT

COLUMBUS, MS

Proposals for Runway Pavement Rehabilitation will be received by the City of Columbus, Mississippi at the Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (368 Fabritek Drive) until 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) on the 10th day of May 2024, at which time and place they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Proposals received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened.

The work is generally described as follows:

Base Bid – Runway Pavement Rehabilitation – Asphalt Pavement Mill, HMA Overlay, and Pavement Markings

Additive Alternate No. 1 – Runway Asphalt Pavement Grooving

The Contract time is 45 consecutive calendar days for the Base Bid. An additional 15 consecutive calendar days will be added to the Contract time if awarded Additive Alternate No. 1. Liquidated damages in the amount of $500 will be assessed for each consecutive calendar day thereafter.

A pre-bid meeting is planned for this project on May 2, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Columbus-Lowndes County Airport. It is strongly recommended that prospective bidders attend the pre-bid conference and perform a site visit. Site visits will be scheduled individually to limit large crowds. Please contact the Airport Manager (Dan Duston) by phone at (662) 251-4650 to schedule a site visit.

Any questions that bidders might have should be directed to Neel-Schaffer, Inc., P.O. Box 2100, Columbus, MS, 39704, 662-328-4547 (phone), 662-328-8552 (fax) to the attention of Zach Foster.

All proposals that are mailed shall be sent to the City of Columbus at the address below:

Columbus – Lowndes County Airport 368 Fabritek Drive Columbus, MS 39702

Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi Law and show a current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi Board of Public Contractors establishing classification as to the value and type of construction work on which he is authorized to bid. Contractors must be qualified under Mississippi Law and be registered with the State of Mississippi and as a licensed general contractor capable of performing the required work.

Awarding public contracts to non-resident Bidders will be on the same basis as the non-resident bidder’s state awards contracts to Mississippi Contractors bidding under similar circumstances. In order to ensure that Mississippi’s Golden Rule is followed, state law requires a non-resident bidder to attach to his bid, a copy of his/her resident state’s current laws pertaining to such state’s treatment of non-resident contractors.

Neel-Schaffer, Inc. A – 2 Columbus-Lowndes County Airport

The Contract Documents (drawings, specifications, proposal forms, general conditions, etc.) may be examined at the following locations:

FAA, Airports District Office, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B, Jackson International Airport, Jackson, Mississippi 39208

Office of Aeronautics, Mississippi Department of Transportation, 401 North West Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201

Neel-Schaffer, Inc., 2310 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Columbus, MS 39705

Bid documents are being made available via digital or original paper copy. 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 through www.neel-schafferplans.com. Please contact Plan House Printing at (662) 407-0193 with questions regarding website registration, electronic bidding, and online orders.

Bidder’s attention is invited to the Instructions to Bidders relative to pre-award, equal employment opportunity requirements, and non-segregated facilities.

Bids must be submitted on the standard form of bid proposal and must include a Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the Bid. The successful bidder will be required to execute the standard form of Contract and Agreement, together with a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond, within 10 days after formal award of the contract.

The bidder shall guarantee to hold his bid good and may not withdraw his bid for a period of 90 calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids.

This project is subject to the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended. The Contractor is required to comply with wage and labor provisions and to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedule of wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor.

The project is subject to the requirements of 49 CFR Part 26 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation. The Owner hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure than in contract entered pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin in consideration for an award. The award of this contract will be contingent upon the Contractor satisfying the DBE requirements. The DBE participation goal for this contract is 12.20%. The bidder (proposer) will be required to submit information concerning the DBE’s that will participate in this contract (subcontract). The information will include the name and address of each DBE, a description of the work to be performed by each named firm, and the dollar value of the contract (subcontract). If the bidder fails to achieve the contract goal as stated herein, the bidder must include documentation demonstrating that it made good faith efforts in attempted to do so. A bid that fails to meet these requirements will be considered non-responsive.

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Neel-Schaffer, Inc. A – 3 Columbus-Lowndes County Airport

Award of contract is also subject to the following Federal provisions:

Executive Order 11246 and DOL Regulation 41 CFR Part 60 - Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity

DOL Regulation 29 CFR Part 5 – Davis-Bacon Act DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 29 - Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace

DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 30 - Denial of Public Works Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of Countries that Deny Procurement Market Access to U.S. Contractors (Foreign Trade Restriction).

TITLE 49 United States Code, CHAPTER 501 – Buy American Preferences

The award, if made, will be made to the party submitting the bid deemed most favorable to the City of Columbus at the time the conditions are stipulated. The City of Columbus reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received.

BY: /s/ Keith Gaskin Mayor

FOR: City of Columbus, MS

ADVERTISING DATES: April 11, 2024 April 18, 2024

BID OPENING: May 10, 2024

Neel-Schaffer, Inc. A – 4 Columbus-Lowndes County Airport

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