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CONTRACT DOCUMENTS SECTION A

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Neel-Schaffer, Inc. A – 1 Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport

INVITATION TO BID

Sealed bids for the project described below will be received by the City of Hattiesburg (herein called “City” or the “Owner”) until 10:00 AM local time, Monday, April 14, 2025. Bids may be electronically submitted through the Online Plan Room (https://www.neel-schafferplans.com/jobs/public); sealed bids may be submitted to the City of Hattiesburg, MS City Clerk’s Office, 200 Forrest Street, Post Office Box 1898, Hattiesburg, MS 39403-1898. Bids received after the stated time will be returned unopened.

REPLACE PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATORS (PAPI), RUNWAY 13/31

AND REPLACE GUIDANCE SIGNS, RUNWAY 13/31

HATTIESBURG BOBBY L CHAIN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT

CITY OF HATTIESBURG

The work is generally described as follows:

Base Bid: Replace the Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) for both ends of Runway 13/31. The work required to accomplish the project is expected to include but is not limited to sawcutting and removal of asphalt pavements, trenching, boring, airfield electrical, seeding, mulch, and Airfield Traffic Control and Safety.

Additive Bid Alternate No. 1: Replace the Guidance Signs for Runway 13/31. The work required to accomplish the project is expected to include but is not limited to airfield electrical and Airfield Traffic Control and Safety.

The contract time is 95 calendar days for the Base Bid plus Additive Alternate No. 1 (no reduction for Base Bid only) subject to the restrictions shown in the phasing schedule. Liquidated damages will be assessed for each calendar day thereafter as shown in the Contract Documents.

A pre-bid conference is planned for this project on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Terminal Building at the Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport, 29 Academy Dr, Hattiesburg, MS 39401. It is strongly recommended that prospective bidders attend the pre-bid conference. A site visit will take place immediately following the pre-bid conference.

Any questions that bidders might have should be directed in writing to the Engineer at the following:

by e-mail: dustin.gatlin@neel-schaffer.com by mail: Neel-Schaffer, Inc.

Attn: Replace Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI), Runway 13/31 and Replace Guidance Signs, Runway 13/31 704 Hardy Street Hattiesburg, MS 39401

All proposals that are mailed shall be sent to the Hattiesburg City Clerk at the address below.

City of Hattiesburg, MS City Clerk’s Office Post Office Box 1898 Hattiesburg, MS 39403-1898 https://www.neel-schafferplans.com/jobs/public https://www.neel-schafferplans.com/jobs/public

Neel-Schaffer, Inc. A – 2 Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport

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.

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

www.hattiesburgmsbids.com www.neel-schafferplans.com

Mississippi Procurement Technical Assistance Program (MPTAP), Mississippi Development Authority, Minority & Small Business Development, Woolfolk Building, 501 North West Street, Suite B 01, Jackson, MS 39201 (Bid Schedule Only)

South MS Contract Procurement Center, 1636 Popps Ferry Road, Suite 203, Biloxi, MS 39532, Phone (228) 396-1288 (Bid Schedule Only)

FAA, Airports District Office, 10 Canebrake Blvd., Suite 100, Flowood, MS 39232

City of Hattiesburg, MS City Clerk’s Office, 200 Forrest Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39403-1898

Bid documents are being made available via original 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 log-in or registration. Bid documents are nonrefundable and must be purchased through the website. Questions regarding website registration and online orders please contact Plan House at (662) 407-0193.

ALL BIDDERS must be properly licensed contractors at the time of submitting bids in accordance with the provisions of the State of Mississippi. Contractors submitting a written sealed bid must indicate their current Mississippi Certificate of Responsibility number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing their Bid as well as on their Bid. If the Bid is being submitted electronically through the Online Plan Room, the Mississippi Certificate of Responsibility number must be included as an attachment with the electronic bid submittal as well as on their Bid. To be considered, a bid for this project must be either sealed, and have clearly written on the face of the envelope the following:

“Sealed bid enclosed for Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport – Replace Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI), Runway 13/31 and Replace Guidance Signs, Runway 13/31 to be opened 10:00 AM, April 10, 2025” or if submitted electronically through the Online Plan Room, the first page of an electronically submitted bid must state the same language as required on the face of the sealed envelope.

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. If the bid is being submitted electronically, originals of the bid bond, signed or countersigned by a Mississippi Resident Agent, with Power of Attorney http://www.neel-schafferplans.com/

Neel-Schaffer, Inc. A – 3 Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport attached, a cashier’s check or certified check for five (5%) percent of bid, payable to the Owner must be delivered to the City of Hattiesburg, MS within two business days of the bid opening time and date.

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.

The attention of bidders is directed to the Section B, Instructions to Bidders regarding the funding sources and agency reporting requirements for the project. The proposed work is funded through a grant through the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The successful bidder shall be required to meet the requirements of each agency as described in the Contract Documents.

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 attention of bidders is directed to the Contract Provisions governing selection and employment of labor. Minimum wage rates have been predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and are subject to Public Law 87- 58-1, Work Hours Act of 1962, as set forth in the Contract Provisions.

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 that in any 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 5.31%. 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 attempting to do so. A bid that fails to meet these requirements will be considered non-responsive.

The City of Hattiesburg, MS in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that 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 will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Award of contract is also subject to certain Federal provisions, including, but not limited to, the following:

Title 49 United States Code, 49 U.S.C. Section 50101-Buy American Preferences;

DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 30-Foreign Trade Restriction;

DOL Regulation 29 CFR Part 5-Davis Bacon Act;

Executive Order 11246 and DOL Regulation 41 CFR Part 60-Affirmative Action Regulation 2 CFR 180-Government Wide Debarment and Suspension; and Title 41 United States Code, 41 U.S.C. section 8102-Drug Free Workplace 49 CFR Part 26, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation

The project, if awarded, will be awarded to one bidder submitting the lowest best bid that is responsive

Neel-Schaffer, Inc. A – 4 Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport and responsible subject to FAA concurrence in order of the Owner’s preference listed below for the following scenarios based on maximizing without exceeding the available funding:

1. The sum of Base Bid Schedule plus Additive Bid Alternate No. 1

2. The sum of Base Bid Schedule

The City of Hattiesburg, MS reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received.

DATE: March 3, 2025

BY: Kermas Eaton FOR: City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi TITLE: City Clerk

ADVERTISING DATES: March 14, 2025

March 21, 2025

BID OPENING: April 10, 2025

INVITATION TO BID