LAL_TW_A_Holding_Bay_Bid_Form_Addendum_1.xlsx

This is a bid form addendum for the City of Lakeland, Florida, for the construction of a holding bay along Taxiway A at Lakeland Linder International Airport. The project encompasses site preparation, earthwork, subgrade stabilization, lime rock base course installation, asphalt pavement placement, drainage infrastructure installation, pavement markings, LED edge lighting, airfield signage, grading and sodding, and underground electrical duct banks and conduit installation. The bid form contains 59 line items with specified quantities, including variable depth milling (750 square yards), unclassified excavation (14,100 cubic yards), embankment-in-place (17,400 cubic yards), asphalt surface course (4,910 tons), asphalt base course (6,060 tons), various reinforced concrete pipes ranging from 30 to 72 inches, drainage structures, elevated taxiway edge lights (79 units), and sodding (15,900 square yards). The non-mandatory pre-bid meeting was scheduled for April 7, 2026, at 3:30 p.m., with a deadline for written questions on April 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Sealed bids were required to be submitted electronically by April 24, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with public opening and reading on the same date and time.

Bidders were required to submit pricing as a lump sum total and provide either a certified check or bid bond equal to not less than five percent of the bid price, valid for sixty days after bid closing, along with a Public Construction Bond within ten days of award. The project is federally funded through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) with a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation goal of 6.82%. All bidders must comply with federal Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements, Buy American preferences, and civil rights provisions applicable to federally funded airport projects. The City offers local vendor preference to qualified local businesses meeting specified criteria and providing a valid local business tax receipt. Qualified bidders must provide a minimum of three references for projects of equal size, scope, magnitude, and complexity completed within the past three years, demonstrate adequate safety programs with appropriate experience modification rates, and possess Commercial General Liability insurance with limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence, Business Automobile Liability of $2,000,000, Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, Excess Liability of $10,000,000, Builder's Risk coverage at replacement cost, and Contractors Pollution Liability of $1,000,000. Mobilization costs are limited to 10 percent of total project cost, and liquidated damages provisions apply for failure to meet phased completion deadlines.