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VOUCHER # _______ PUBLISHED – LEGAL February 28, 2025 March 7, 2025 March 14, 2025 BIDS TO BE OPENED: April 8, 2025 THE ADVOCATE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Electronic bids for construction of the following project will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge for the Greater Baton Rouge Airport District until 2:00 p.m. on April 8, 2025, for the following: Title: Runway 13/31 Safety Area & RPZ Improvements - Phase II Demolition Location: Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Type: Demolition Project Program Manager: Airport Management Group, LLC Project Engineer: Meyer Engineers, Ltd. Electronic bids and electronic bid bonds for the solicitation will be downloaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Division. Electronic bids and electronic bid bonds must be submitted through www.CentralBidding.com prior to the bidding deadline. Beginning at 2:00 p.m. all electronic bids will be downloaded and read aloud in the 8th floor in Room 826, City Hall, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 conference immediately thereafter. Bidders or their authorized representatives are invited to be present or via teleconference call-in information. Join by phone 1-408-418-9388 United States toll Access code: 263 373 080 (followed by the # button) United States Toll (Boston) 1-617-315-0704 United States toll (Chicago) 1-312-535-8110 United States toll (Dallas) 1-469-210-7159 United States toll (Denver) 1-720-650-7664 United States toll (Jacksonville) 1-904-900-2303 United States toll (Los Angeles) 1-213-306-3065 Copies of Contract Documents for review or for use in preparing bids may be obtained from Meyer Engineers, Ltd., 4937 Hearst Street, Suite 1B, Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 885-9892), Ltd., upon deposit of $50.00 (refundable) for a hard copy set and/or $25.00 (non-refundable) for an electronic set on USB Flash Drive. Deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be refunded upon return of the documents in good condition no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. On other sets of documents furnished to prime bidders and on all sets furnished to subcontractors the full deposit will be refunded upon return of the documents in good condition no later than ten days after receipt of bids. Bids or amendments to bids received after time specified for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Withdrawal of bids shall be in accordance with RS 38:2214. C. There will be a MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference held on March 25, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the 1st floor conference room at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Terminal Building. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of bid and shall be made payable to the City of Baton Rouge. Runway 13/31 Safety Area & RPZ Improvements – I -3 Phase II Demolition May 20, 2020 Bidders should be aware that award of this contract is contingent upon receipt of a grant or grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development - Office of Aviation, along with the securing of other required approvals. Project numbers will be assigned upon approval by the FAA. 1) Policy: It is the policy of the Department of Transportation (DOT) that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as defined in 49 CFR Part 26 shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, 49 CFR Part 26. It is the policy of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to ensure that DBEs, as defined in 49 CFR Part 26, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in DOT-assisted contracts. All Respondents or Proposers shall make good faith efforts, as defined in Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 26, to achieve a minimum DBE goal of 16% of the total value of the contract. Good faith efforts include meeting this DBE goal or providing documentation demonstrating that the Respondent or Proposer made sufficient good faith efforts in attempting to meet this goal. Only DBE firms certified by the Louisiana Unified Certification Program at the time of Qualification Statement or Proposal submittal will count toward this DBE goal. To be considered responsive, the Bidders must submit DBE Schedules A, B, C, and Letters of DBE Certification, as appropriate within three business days of bid or proposal date and time. 2) The proposed Contract is under and subject to Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and to 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 Project Manual. 3) The Bidder (Proposer) must supply all the information required by the bid or proposal forms. The Bidders will be required to submit a Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities, and to notify prospective Subcontractors of the requirements of such Certification as Notice to Subcontractors appears in the Project Manual. 4) 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. 5) For contracts for $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 commencement of the contract. 6) 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 complete compliance report within 12 months preceding the date of 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. 7) 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 Project Manual. 8) All Contractors bidding on this work shall comply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to assure that all subcontractors comply with this law. If required for bidding, Contractors must hold an active license issued by the State of Louisiana Licensing Board for Contractors in the classification of Building Construction and must show their license number on the face of the bid envelope. Runway 13/31 Safety Area & RPZ Improvements – I -4 Phase II Demolition May 20, 2020

Additional Notes/Requirements

MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference held on March 25, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the 1st floor conference room at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Terminal Building.