Affirmative_Action_Certification.docx

This is an Affirmative Action Certification form required by the Kenton County Airport Board for the HVAC Controls and Infrastructure Upgrades project at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Bidders must certify whether they have previously participated in contracts subject to Executive Order 10925, 11246, or 11114 and confirm submission of all required compliance reports. If a bidder has participated in prior subject contracts but failed to submit required compliance reports, they must submit a Standard Form 100 "Employee Information Report" prior to contract award. The certification requires the bidder's name, authorized signature, printed name and title, and date. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit is scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at CVG Airport's Main Terminal Ticketing area. Written questions must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, February 9, 2026, with answers posted by Thursday, February 12, 2026. Sealed bids are due electronically no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 19, 2026, with substantial project completion required by December 31, 2026.

The total project appropriation is $1,855,000.00, comprised of design costs of $150,000.00, construction/installation of $1,500,000.00, contingency of $150,000.00, construction administration and inspection of $54,000.00, and force labor of $1,000.00. Bidders must submit a proposal bond equal to 5% of the total bid amount and, if awarded, furnish payment and performance bonds of 100% of the contract amount. The project is locally funded and subject to Buy American provisions requiring all steel and manufactured goods be produced in the United States unless a waiver or exception applies. Bidders must maintain Kentucky workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability insurance with $10,000,000 per occurrence limits, commercial auto liability insurance with $10,000,000 per accident limits, and network security/privacy liability insurance with minimum $5,000,000 limits, with KCAB named as additional insured on applicable policies.