C_NOTICE.pdf

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Douglas Municipal Airport March 2026

Airport Drainage Improvements AP025-9058-41(069) Coffee

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Douglas, Georgia until:

2:00 P.M. EDT on Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Proposals received after the designated time will not be considered. The OWNER of the project is the City of Douglas (Georgia).

Proposals must be submitted to: Ms. Georgia Henderson, Community Development Director

City of Douglas, Department of Community Development

302 South Madison Ave.

Douglas, Georgia 31533

Or hand-delivered to: Ms. Georgia Henderson, Community Development Director

City of Douglas, Department of Community Development

302 South Madison Ave.

Douglas, Georgia 31533

For the project known as: Douglas Municipal Airport

Airport Drainage Improvements

Proposals will be opened and read aloud at the City of Douglas, Department of Community

Development; 302 South Madison Ave.; Douglas, Georgia 31533 at 2:00 P.M. EDT on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026. The Engineer/Architect for the project is MICHAEL BAKER

INTERNATIONAL, INC., 3930 E. Jones Bridge Rd., Suite 220, Peachtree Corners, Georgia, 30092.

The approximate extent and character of the Work for the Airport Drainage Improvements is generally described as follows:

Base Bid:

This project will mitigate existing drainage issues at the Douglas Municipal Airport. This scope will encompass regrading throughout the airfield, and replacement of drainage structures and pipes.

Elements to be included in construction are phasing, demolition, grading and drainage, and erosion control.

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

If awarded, the time allowed for Substantial Completion on Airport Drainage Improvements – Base

Bid is Forty-Five (45) 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

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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.

All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for 90 days after the day of the Bid opening, but OWNER may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid security prior to that date.

Each 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 “Airport Drainage Improvements” on the face thereof.

A non-mandatory but suggested pre-bid conference will be held on Friday, March 27th, 2026, at

11:00 A.M EDT at the City of Douglas, Department of Community Development located at 302

South Madison Ave., Douglas, GA 31533. A virtual option will be provided to all plan holders.

Bidding and Contract Documents may be obtained from the Engineer, Michael Baker International, Laura.schechtel@mbakerintl.com, 3930 E. Jones Bridge Rd., Suite 220; Peachtree Corners, GA

30092, Telephone No. (770) 263-9118. There is no charge for electronic copies.

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)

(c) 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) Government wide Debarment and Suspension and Government wide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace (DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 32)

(g) Buy American Preferences (Title 49 United States Code, Chapter 50101)

(h) 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) mailto:Laura.schechtel@mbakerintl.com

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(i) Goals for Minority and Female Participation (41 CFR Part 60-4.2)

(j) Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities (41 CFR Part 60-1.8)

(k) Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion (2 CFR part 180 (Subpart C)

(l) Bid guarantee of 5% (49 CFR Part 18.36(h)(1))

(m) Performance Bond of 100% (49 CFR Part 18.36(h)(2))

(n) Payment Bond of 100% (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 City of Douglas reserves the right to waive any informality 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.

Georgia Henderson

City of Douglas