Reconstruct Airport Lighting Vault Equipment & Rehabilitate Airport Rotating Beacon - Crawford County Airport

The Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, is requesting electronic bids for reconstruction of airport lighting vault equipment and rehabilitation of the rotating beacon at Crawford County Airport in Robinson, Illinois, with bids due June 12, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. through the Integrated Contractors Exchange (iCX) system. This is a FAA Buy American Preference project subject to Davis-Bacon prevailing wage and Illinois Prevailing Wage Act compliance; all steel products must be 100 percent domestic origin and manufacture. Bidders must submit a completed "Certification of Compliance with FAA Buy American Preference - Construction Projects" form as a condition of bid responsiveness.

The scope includes reconstruction of the Airport Lighting Vault Equipment and relocation of the existing medium-intensity rotating beacon (Hali-Brite Part Number L801AL116, FAA Type L801A(L) LED, 120 VAC, 60 Hertz, ETL certified) from its current wood-pole mount to a new tilt-down beacon pole with obstruction lighting. Work shall be performed in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Construction of Airports (Adopted March 22, 2023), Special Provisions dated May 1, 2026, and Construction Plans dated May 1, 2026.

The contract completion timeline is 60 calendar days for the Base Bid, with Additive Alternate #1 for an additional 25 calendar days and Additive Alternate #2 requiring no additional days. The DBE goal is 0.0%. Award will be made within 90 calendar days to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. No pre-bid conference is scheduled. Engineering inquiries should be directed to Barry Stolz, P.E., Hanson Professional Services, Inc., at 314.942.5288. Contractors must comply with Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative requirements for contracts valued at $500,000 or more, along with federal and state labor standards, Equal Employment Opportunity provisions, NPDES certification requirements, civil rights, safety, environmental, and debarment requirements.