NOTICE TO BIDDERS     

LEESVILLE AIRPORT will receive sealed bids for the NORTH RAMP TAXIWAY & DRAINAGE project at the LEESVILLE AIRPORT, 424 Airport Rd, LA 71446, until
July 21, 2022, @ 11:00 a.m. CST, at which time and place all bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud.  Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted. 

Please be advised if bids are sent via FedEx or UPS, that adequate lead time is given to receive packages with respect to the time deadline of responsive bids.

The project consists of constructing a taxilane and apron system along with support infrastructure to a proposed T-Hangar facility. The pavement area that will be constructed as a result of this project is approximately 4,350 Sq Yds. This project will serve a future T-Hangar to be constructed in a separate Phase.

Bid security in the form of a bid bond equal to 5% of the total bid is required.  Contract security in the form of 100% Performance and Payment Bonds will be required.

No bid may be withdrawn after bid opening for a period of Sixty (60) calendar days.

A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held in the LEESVILLE AIRPORT Conference Room on Thursday, July 14, 2022, @ 11:00 a.m. CST.  The Conference will be virtually available via Teams, a link will be provided upon request. Questions relating to the Contract and Contract Documents will be answered at that time.  Attendance by prospective Contractors is encouraged.

Bidding documents may be examined at the following locations:
           
Office of the Engineer:                 Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering
                                                     4000 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd, Suite 301
                                                     Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816
                                                      Phone:  (225) 307-1010 phone

Airport Office:                                Leesville Airport
                                                      424 Airport Rd
                                                      Leesville, LA 71446
                                                      Phone:  (337) 238-5968
 
Complete Bid Documents for this project are available in electronic and printed form. Printed bid documents are available upon payment of One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($120.00) per set. Payment for printed drawings is non-refundable. An electronic PDF set of the Bid Documents is available free of charge and may be obtained from the engineer’s office:

Attn: Corky Pleasant
Email: [email protected]
 
The following requirements apply to this solicitation and will be made a part of any contract awarded:
 
President’s Executive Order No. 11246 as amended by 29 CFR Part 30 and 41 CFR Part 60.
David Bacon and Related Acts, 29 CFR Parts 1, 3, and 5.  Copeland Act, 29 CFR Part 3. Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, 40 USC Chapter 37. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC Section 2000d et seq. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation as described in Subpart D of 49 CFR Part 23, all pertinent amendments, and in the Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) Program for the False River Regional Airport, which has established a contract goal of 6.16% participation by DBEs. Buy American Preferences under 49 USC Section 50101 which requires that all steel and manufactured goods used in Airport Improvement Program (AIP)-funded projects be produced in the United States.
 
The bidders must be properly licensed under Title 37, Louisiana Revised Statutes (LA R.S. 37).
 
The bidders shall certify, by submission of a proposal, that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency or the State of Louisiana.
 
Leesville Municipal Airport reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in or reject any or all bids and to award or refrain from awarding the contract for the work, whichever is deemed to be in the Owner's best interest.
 
Leesville Airport
Paul Jackson, Airport Manager