Advertisement for Bids: Construction of South Taxilanes Project.  March 25th 2022

NOTICE INVITING BIDS

OWNER:         Lewiston – Nez Perce County Airport Authority

3632 Stearman Street

Lewiston, Idaho 83501

Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of:

South Taxilanes

Lewiston – Nez Perce County Airport, Lewiston, Idaho

FAA/AIP 3-16-0022-051-2022

will be received at the Office of the Airport Manager, Lewiston – Nez Perce County Airport, 3632 Stearman Street, Lewiston, Idaho 83501 until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 31, 2022 and then at said location and time, publicly opened and read aloud.

Work generally consists of the construction of a new taxilane system. Work includes drainage improvements, edge drains, excavation, utility modifications, domestic water, sanitary sewer, subbase course, base course, bituminous pavement, pavement markings, topsoil, seeding and other miscellaneous items.

Interested bidders may obtain bid documents at www.to-engineersplanroom.com. Electronic documents in PDF format may be downloaded at no cost. Bid documents may be ordered in hard copy format for purchase at cost (nonrefundable). Bidders must register at www.to-engineersplanroom.com to be placed on the planholders list.

A Prebid Conference will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 21, 2022 at the Airport Manager’s Office, 3632 Stearman Street, Lewiston, Idaho 83501.  Attendance is highly recommended, not mandatory.

A Bid Guaranty, payable in cash, by cashiers check, certified check or bid bond, of 5 percent of the BID AMOUNT is required.  Separate Performance and Payment Bonds each in the amount of 100 percent of the CONTRACT AMOUNT will be required.  Each bidder must supply all the information required by the Bid Documents and Specifications.

The Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport Authority, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

Prospective Contractors are notified that the work under this Contract is funded in part by a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration and as such this solicitation and any resulting contract are subject to the requirements of the Buy America Preference; Civil Rights – Title VI Assurance; Davis Bacon; Debarment and Suspension; Disadvantage Business Enterprise; Foreign Trade Restriction; Lobby Federal Employee; and Recovered Materials contract provisions.

The requirements of 49 CFR part 26 apply to this contract.  It is the policy of Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport Authority to practice nondiscrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin in the award or performance of this contract.  The Owner encourages participation by all firms qualifying under this solicitation regardless of business size or ownership.

By submitting a bid/proposal under this solicitation, the bidder or offeror certifies that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred or suspended by any Federal department or agency from participation in this transaction.

No contractor, subcontractor, or specialty contractor shall be required to have a current license as a Contractor in the State of Idaho in order to submit a bid or proposal on this project; prior to award and execution of the Contract, the successful bidder shall secure an Idaho Public Works Contractor’s License.

Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity:

1. The Offeror’s or Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications” set forth herein.

2. The goals and timetables for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade           3.0%

Goals for female participation in each trade              6.9%

These goals are applicable to all of the Contractor’s construction work (whether or not it is Federal or federally assisted) performed in the covered area.  If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, it shall apply the goals established for such geographical area where the work is actually performed.  With regard to this second area, the Contractor also is subject to the goals for both its federally involved and non-federally involved construction.

The Contractor’s compliance with the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4 shall be based on its implementation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obligations required by the specifications set forth in 41 CFR 60-4.3(a) and its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade, and the Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor or from project to project for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor’s goals shall be a violation of the contract, the Executive Order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 60-4.  Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

3. The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) within 10 working days of award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation.  The notification shall list the name, address, and telephone number of the subContractor; employer identification number of the subContractor; estimated dollar amount of the subcontract; estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and the geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

4. As used in this notice and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is the State of Idaho, Nez Perce County, and the City of Lewiston.

All prospective bidders are directed to the Instructions for Bidders for discussion of Bid policies, procedures, and requirements.  The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, waive any and all informalities, negotiate contract terms with the successful Bidder, and disregard all non-conforming, non-responsive, or conditional Bids.

                                                            By:  Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport Authority

PUBLICATION DATES:

March 11 & 18, 2022