Talbot_County_Public_Notice_25-08_eMMa.pdf

TALBOT COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE

INVITATION TO BIDDERS

TITLE: PACKAGE 3: IMPROVE RSA AND EXTEND RUNWAY 4-22

EASTON/NEWNAM FIELD AIRPORT (ESN) – EASTON, TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND

BID NO.: 25-08

Sealed Bids shall be accepted by the Office of the Talbot County Manager, South Wing, Talbot County Courthouse, 11 N. Washington Street, Easton, Maryland, until 1:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at which time they shall be opened and read aloud. E-mailed or faxed bids will not be accepted. Incomplete or untimely bids shall not be considered. It is the bidder’s responsibility to ensure that their bid proposal is complete and submitted in a timely manner.

The County assumes no responsibility to notify bidders of incomplete or untimely bids.

The Scope of Work under this contract consists of furnishing all supervision, labor, materials, equipment, tools, and associated work necessary to complete PACKAGE 3: IMPROVE RSA AND EXTEND RUNWAY 4-22 PROJECT FOR

TALBOT COUNTY - EASTON/NEWNAM FIELD AIRPORT.

The scope of work for this project includes demolition of existing runway and taxiway pavements, earthwork, drainage, construction of new runway and taxiway pavements, soil cement, aggregate base, underdrain, paving, pavement marking, runway and taxiway lighting and signage, utilities, new electrical vault and ALCMS for airfield lighting systems and standby generator, new homerun duct banks and conduits, glideslope and shelter, localizer/DME and shelter, new PAPIs and REILS, new MALSF approach lighting, wind cones, runway pavement maintenance crack sealing and seal coat, fencing, topsoiling, seeding, and gravel roadways in support of the 3nd construction package of the Airfield Modernization Program at ESN. All work shall be completed in accordance with the Contract Documents.

Contract Plans and Specifications may be obtained electronically upon request by contacting Derek Hollinger, P.E., AECOM at Derek.Hollinger@aecom.com. Contract Documents will be available after 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025. All questions concerning this bid should be forwarded to Derek.Hollinger@aecom.com. The deadline for receipt of questions is Monday, May 19, 2025.

All proposals must be received in a sealed envelope and clearly marked: “Bid 25-08, Request for Proposals, Package 3: Improve RSA and Extend Runway 4-22, EASTON/NEWNAM FIELD AIRPORT (ESN) – EASTON, TALBOT COUNTY, MARYLAND.” Sealed bids to be submitted must consist of one (1) hard paper original copy and one (1) hard paper duplicate copy; each clearly marked as such and each placed in the sealed envelope. Electronic bid proposals will NOT be accepted.

A Pre-Bid Meeting for interested bidders will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025, at 29051 Corkran Road, Easton, Maryland 21601 in the ESN Airport Operations and Administrative Building. A project site visit will be held for all bidders in attendance following the meeting. All Contractors who obtain the plans and specifications from AECOM will be provided with bidding information electronically as registered plan holders. Bidders interested in inspecting the airport site independently must contact Micah Risher, ESN Airport Manager, at 410-924-6894 to arrange a site visit. All Prime Contractors must visit the site pursuant to the general provisions in order to submit a bid.

All bids shall conform to the requirements outlined in the bid documents. Each bid shall be accompanied by all completed bid forms (see Contract Specification Manual) and a bid guaranty in the amount of 5% of the total bid amount which shall be in the form of a Cashier’s Check made payable to Talbot County, Maryland, or a bid bond which is underwritten by a surety company approved by the County.

Qualified minority business enterprises (MBEs) and women’s business enterprises (WBEs) are especially encouraged to participate. For any subcontracts, the prime contractor shall also encourage the participation of MBEs and WBEs.

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The Bid Package submitted by the successful bidder must be reviewed and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Maryland Aviation Administration prior to award of the Contract. Accordingly, it is intended that the project be awarded to the successful bidder within 120 calendar days of the date specified above for publicly opening sealed bids. All unit prices shall be developed with consideration for project construction start-up in Fall 2025 and through calendar year 2026 as described by the project phasing and the Bid Documents.

The County Council of Talbot County reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept any bid, or portions thereof, when, in their judgment, the public will be better served.

EASTON AIRPORT