Burke County Airport - Runway 08/26 Pavement Rehabilitation Project

The Burke County Board of Commissioners is soliciting sealed bids for the Runway 08/26 Pavement Rehabilitation Project at Burke County Airport in Waynesboro, Georgia. The project scope encompasses comprehensive pavement rehabilitation including milling of existing pavement, crack sealing and/or placement of an interlayer, installation of a new asphalt wearing surface, and remarking of all affected airfield pavements in accordance with FAA standards, with potential additional full-depth repairs in areas of anomalous cracking as determined by geotechnical analysis and field evaluation. Bidders must select from three options: Option 1A for runway-only repairs, Option 1B for taxiway-only repairs, or Option 2 for a reduced scope covering selected runway and taxiway areas with subgrade rehabilitation. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Burke County Board of Commissioners Office at 602 Liberty Street, Waynesboro, Georgia 30830, by Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 12:00 pm Eastern, with public opening and reading of bids occurring on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 9:00 am Eastern during the Burke County Finance Committee meeting. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 2:00 pm Eastern, available both in-person at Burke County Airport and virtually via Zoom, with an optional site visit immediately following at 3:00 pm Eastern. Written questions must be submitted via email by Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 5:00 pm Eastern. Bidding and Contract Documents are available electronically through www.maesawyr.com/contractors for a $50 fee or may be examined by appointment at the County Commissioners Office. Bid security in the form of a certified check or acceptable bid bond equal to five percent of the bid amount, payable to Burke County Board of Commissioners, is required, and the successful bidder must furnish a Contract Performance Bond and Payment Bond each equal to 100% of the contract price. Work must commence on a date specified by the Engineer and be completed within forty-five consecutive calendar days from the date of contract issuance and Notice to Proceed.

An 8.78% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal has been established for this project. The project is conditioned upon receipt of federal funding under the Airport and Airways Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987 and is subject to federal contract provisions including Buy American Preferences, Davis-Bacon Act requirements, debarment and suspension regulations, lobbying restrictions, recovered materials standards, trade restrictions, and FAA prohibition on covered unmanned aircraft systems. The successful bidder must provide proof of required insurance coverage as specified in the contract documents. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement materials, and no specific budget range has been disclosed. Interested contractors should obtain complete bidding and contract documents from the designated source and prepare submissions that address the federal compliance requirements and insurance provisions applicable to federally-funded airport improvement projects.