Taxilane Widening

The project shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment and performing all work required to satisfactorily complete the TAXILANE WIDENING project, which will involve the reconstruction and widening of an existing hangar access taxilane to accommodate future hangar development. Items of work include erosion and sediment control, earthwork, pavement removal, aggregate placement, asphaltic pavement, drainage pipe installation; and sodding, seeding, and mulching. Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, a deposit of cash or by a certified check payable to Carteret County - Beaufort Airport Authority, and drawn on some bank or trust company authorized to do business in the State of North Carolina, for an amount equal to 5% of the total base bid, as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the required Contract will be executed and the required Performance Bond and Payment Bond furnished within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice of formal award of Contract. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Each bidder for this project shall be registered as a prequalified bidder with the NCDOT at the time of bid opening. All subcontractors for the project should be registered as a pre-qualified subcontractor with the NCDOT at the beginning of the project. The proposed Contract for this project is subject to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Bid Conditions contained in Appendix 'C' and to the Federal Contract Provision Requirements contained in Appendix 'D' of the Contract Documents. SPECIAL NOTE: The Carteret County - Beaufort 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. Carteret County - Beaufort Airport Authority hereby notifies all bidders that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, that the bidder shall make good faith efforts, as defined in Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 26, Regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, to subcontract 1.0% (Combined Goal) of the dollar value of the prime contract for each project or schedule of work to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Only firms certified as an DBE by the NCDOT Unified Certification Program may be applied to the goal. In the event that the bidder for this solicitation qualifies as a DBE, the contract goal shall be deemed to have been met. Individuals who are rebuttably presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged include women, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans, and Asian-Indian Americans. The apparent successful competitor will be required to submit with the bid information concerning the DBEs that will participate in this contract. The information will include the name and address of each DBE, a description of the work to be performed by each named firm, and the dollar value of the contract. If the bidder fails to achieve the contract goal stated herein, it will be required to provide documentation demonstrating that it made good faith efforts in attempting to do so. A bid that fails to meet these requirements will be considered nonresponsive. All proposals shall be prepared on the basis of the Minimum Wage Rates as established by the Secretary of Labor and as included in Appendix 'D' of these specifications. It is the intent of Carteret County - Beaufort Airport Authority to award all schedules of work; however, the award of this contract is contingent upon the availability of Federal, State, and Local funds. The Carteret County - Beaufort Airport Authority reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Forming, Structural Cast-in-Place Concrete Forming, Concrete Reinforcing.
Division 04 -	Masonry, Unit Masonry.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing.
Division 09 -	Finishes, Painting.
Division 10 -	Specialties, Fire Protection Specialties, Fire Protection Cabinets, Fire Extinguishers.
Division 13 -	Special Construction, Fabricated Engineered Structures, Metal Building Systems.
Division 21 -	Fire Suppression.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Site Clearing, Grading, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Flexible Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Fences and Gates, Turf and Grasses.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks, Storm Drainage Utilities.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Airfield Signaling and Control Equipment.