Public Notice Skylane Bid.pdf

GLYNN COUNTY AIRPORT COMMISSION

ST. SIMONS ISLAND AIRPORT AT McKINNON FIELD

INVITATION TO BID

PROJECT NAME: Skylane Development Infrastructure – Phase 2

BID DATE: Tuesday, 24 March 2026

BID TIME: 3:00 P.M.

Sealed bids will be received by the Glynn County Airport Commission, 295 Aviation Parkway, Suite 205, Brunswick, Georgia 31525-6804, until 3:00 P.M. (local time), on the bid date, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids must be in the possession of the Glynn County Airport Commission prior to bid call at 3:00 P.M. (local time) on the bid date. Bids shall be sealed and plainly marked on the outside of the envelope with the project name, location of airport, bidder's name, bidder's address, bidder's telephone number. ANY BID RECEIVED AFTER THE SPECIFIED TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND WILL BE RETURNED UNOPENED. Bids must be fully completed and signed in ink in space(s) provided on the enclosed blank bid form(s) or bid will be subject to rejection. Each Bidder must submit with his bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of his bid price, subject to the conditions provided in Section 20 of the General Provisions. No Bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) calendar days after the actual date of the bid opening.

The bid, with original signatures, and two (2) additional copies are to be submitted in a sealed envelope and the sealed envelope shall be marked as follows:

Glynn County Airport Commission: Do not open in mail room. Bid for Skylane Development Infrastructure – Phase 2, St. Simons Island Airport at McKinnon Field, to be opened at 3:00 P.M., 24 March 2026.

SCOPE OF WORK: The Glynn County Airport Commission seeks to facilitate continued private aircraft hangar development at St. Simons Island Airport by preparing development-ready parcels. This program includes the construction of infrastructure to support the development of the proposed Skylane Hangar Infrastructure Development – Phase 2. Proposed infrastructure improvements include grading, paving, stormwater management and conveyance, utility infrastructure (water, sewer, fire protection, communications, electricity, site lighting), pavement milling/demolition, pavement marking, fencing/gates, grassing, landscaping, and airfield lights and signage. The project included both FAA and GDOT asphalt mix materials. The program includes a Base Bid, plus three (3) Additive Bid Schedules which may be awarded at the discretion of the Commission.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE: A Pre-Bid Conference for this project will be held on Tuesday, 10 March 2026,at 3:00 P.M. (local time) at the 2nd Floor Conference Room, Glynn County Airport Commission, Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, 295 Aviation Parkway, Suite 205, Brunswick, Georgia 31525-6804. This conference will include information that is essential for all bidders to understand. Therefore, ALL BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND the pre-bid conference. The Pre-Bid Conference will also provide the only opportunity for bidders to examine the project site at St. Simons Island Airport.

OBTAINING BID DOCUMENTS: Bidding documents are available to bidders at no-cost and may be obtained by contacting:

RS&H, Inc.

10748 Deerwood Park Blvd. South Jacksonville, FL 32256 Attn: Pamela Zenon Telephone: (904) 256-2121

Email: Pam.Zenon@RSandH.com

The plans, specifications, and other contract documents will be made available on Wednesday, 24 February 2026. Partial sets of documents will not be issued.

All documents will be available by electronic file transfer only, in Adobe Acrobat file format. Hard copies will not be distributed. Direct access to the electronic file transfer protocols will be available only to registered email addresses. Computer-aided design files will not be available during the bidding period.

It is the sole responsibility of each prospective bidder to assure that RS&H, Inc. is kept informed of his or her current mailing address, email address, telephone number and fax number. Written questions pertaining to the bid documents may be submitted until 5:00 P.M. local time, on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, and will be addressed by Addendum. Written inquiries after this period will not be addressed. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.

Each Bidder is individually responsible for the careful examination of the site of the proposed Work, the Proposal, Plans, General Provisions, Technical and Supplemental Specifications, Contract Forms and all requirements of the project. The failure or omission by any Bidder to do so shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation with respect to its bid.

The successful Bidder will be required to submit a Certification of Non-segregated Facilities prior to award of the Contract, and to notify prospective Subcontractors of the requirement for such Certification where the Subcontract exceeds $10,000. Samples of the Certification and Notice to Subcontractors appear in the Specifications.

A cashier’s check, a certified check or a surety bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid shall accompany the proposal of each bidder. The said check or bond shall be submitted as security that should the bidder be awarded the work, he will enter into a contract and furnish the necessary bonds and insurance certificates within fifteen (15) days from the date of notice of award and failing to do so, said bid security shall be forfeited to the Owner (Glynn County Airport Commission, Brunswick, Georgia) as liquidated damages. The check or bond shall be made payable to the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to hold the check or bond of the three lowest bidders until the successful bidder has entered into a contract and furnished the necessary bonds. All other checks or bonds will be returned as soon as the award has been made to the successful bidder. The Owner reserves the right to reject proposals and to waive technicalities as provided in Section 20-08 of the General Provisions.

Performance and Payment Bonds will be required as set forth in the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. In addition, the successful bidder shall also furnish to the Owner a Warranty covering defects of material and workmanship for the calendar year following the Owner’s approval and written acceptance of the construction.

The proposed contract is contingent upon actual receipt by the Glynn County Airport Commission, Brunswick, Georgia of adequate funds from the FAA and/or the Georgia Department of Transportation for the performance of the construction and installation of the airport improvements contemplated by the proposed contract.

The Glynn County Airport Commission, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, creed, color, national origin or sex in consideration for an award.

The Glynn County Airport Commission continually strives to develop quality sources for goods and services and encourages all prospective Bidders to respond to the Invitation to Bid. The Owner reserves the following rights: to accept or reject any or all bids, any or all bid alternates, and any portion of the work that would be reduced due to funding short-falls; and to award the Contract to the most responsive and responsible Bidder whose bid is determined by the Owner to be in its best interest.

The Owner reserves the right to defer award of the Contract for a period of 90 days after the date of opening bids or to reject any or all bids. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating proposal prices, the Owner reserves the right to adopt the most advantageous interpretation thereof and to accept or reject any informalities or irregularities.

Buy American Provision. The proposed Contract is subject to the Buy American provision under Section 9129 of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990. Details of such requirements are contained in the specifications.

The requirements of 49 CFR Part 26, Regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, apply to this contract. It is the policy of the Glynn County Airport Commission, Brunswick, Georgia, to practice nondiscrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin in the award or performance of this contract.

All firms qualifying under this solicitation are encouraged to submit bids/proposals. Award of this contract will be conditioned upon satisfying the requirement of this bid specification. These requirements apply to all bidders/offerors, including those who qualify as a DBE. A DBE contract goal of 0.0 percent has been established for this contract. The bidder/offeror shall make good faith efforts, as defined in Appendix A, 49 CFR Part 26 (Attachment 1), to meet the contract goal for DBE participation in the performance of this contract.

The bidder/offeror will be required to submit the following information: (1) the names and addresses of DBE firms that will participate in the contract; (2) a description of the work that each DBE firm will perform; (3) the dollar amount of the participation of each DBE firm participating; (4) written documentation of the bidder/offeror’s commitment to use a DBE subcontractor whose participation it submits to meet the contract goal; (5) written confirmation from the DBE that it is participating in the contract as provided in the commitment made under (4); and (6) if the contract goal is not met, evidence of good faith efforts.

DBE participation in this contract may be in the form of a prime contract, subcontract, joint venture, or another arrangement that qualifies under 49 CFR Sections 26.55, “How is DBE participation counted toward goals?” or 26.53 (g).

After bid opening and before award of the Contract, those bidders that have submitted a Contract price that has been determined to be reasonable will be asked by the Owner, as a condition of remaining in competition for the award, to submit within 10 days the names of the DBEs they propose to use, the type of subcontract work each DBE will perform and the dollar value of each proposed DBE subcontract. The Contractor shall utilize State of Georgia DOT approved DBE Contractors for all DBE subcontract work.

The proposed Contract is under and subject to Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and the Equal Opportunity Clause. The bidder's (proposer's) attention is called to the "Equal Opportunity Clause" and the "Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications" set forth in the specifications.

The bidder must supply all the information required by the bid or proposal form.

Women will be afforded equal opportunity in all areas of employment. However, the employment of women shall not diminish the standards or requirements for the employment of minorities.

For contracts of $50,000 or more, a contractor having 50 or more employees and his subcontractors having 50 or more employees and who may be awarded a subcontract of $50,000 or more, will be required to maintain an affirmative action program within 120 days of the Contract.

Pre-award Equal Opportunity Compliance Reviews. Where the bid of the apparent low responsible bidder is in the amount of $1 million or more, the bidder and his known all-tier subcontractors which will be awarded subcontracts of $1 million or more will be subject to full on-site, pre-award equal opportunity compliance reviews before the award of the Contract for the purpose of determining whether the bidder and his subcontractors are able to comply with the provisions of the equal opportunity clause.

Compliance Reports. Within 30 days after award of this Contract, the Contractor shall file a compliance report (Standard Form 100) if:

a. The Contractor has not submitted a compliance report within 12 months preceding the date of the award; and

b. The Contractor is within the definition of "employer" in Paragraphs 2e(3) of the instructions included in Standard Form 100.

The Contractor shall require the Subcontractor on all-tier subcontracts, irrespective of dollar amount, to file Standard Form 100 within 30 days after award of the subcontract if the above two conditions apply.

Standard Form 100 will be furnished upon request.