ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE CURBSIDE TRENCH DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. 2418 ELECTRONIC BIDS, submitted through B2GNow E-Bidding, or SEALED NON-ELECTRONIC BIDS for furnishing all materials, labor, tools and appurtenances for construction for the Curbside Trench Drain Improvements project and other incidental items shall be received by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, (MNAA), until and not later than 2:00 P.M. (local time) on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at which time the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidders wishing to submit a non-electronic bid may do so only after receiving written authorization from MNAA. Written authorization to submit a non-electronic bid may be requested by emailing
[email protected] at least five (5) days prior to the date bids are due. Bidders submitting a non-electronic bid must submit a copy of the written authorization with their bid package. THE PROJECT consists of performing all Work and furnishing all labor, materials, tools, plant equipment and incidentals for the Curbside Trench Drain Improvements in accordance with the details as shown in the Specifications, or as directed by MNAA or its authorized representative. Bidders must be in good standing with the State of Tennessee and be qualified to meet all Local, State and Federal statutes, codes, regulations, and ordinances governing the performance of the type of Work for which Bidder is submitting a Bid. The Curbside Trench Drain Improvements project, Project No. 2418, will commence August 2024 with completion within the specified number of calendar days. SCOPE. The Scope of Services includes the following professional services to support trench drain replacement and drainage repairs in the elevated terminal roadway on the Arrivals/Departure level at Nashville International Airport. Improvements will consist primarily of removing and replacing the trench drain and cover grate, incidental concrete repairs, and minor repairs to the drain conveyance downspouts and piping. MINIMUM WAGE RATES. Successful Bidders shall be required to pay all mechanics and laborers on the Project at least the minimum Highway wage rates established by the State of Tennessee. THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Copies of the Contract Documents (ITB, Bid Schedule, Attachments, etc.) will be available on or after May 6, 2024, and may be obtained electronically from B2GNow E-Bidding – click View Active Bid Opportunity Listings. The requestor shall pay the cost of the document printing. Important: All opportunities can be viewed, and documents downloaded through the new MNAA Procurement e-bidding System. The new e-bidding System is an integral part of the Business Diversity Management System located at URL: https://flynashville.diversitycompliance.com. Bidders must register to download the solicitation and select the appropriate North American Industry Classification System (NAICS Codes). Registration is free. Click on the ‘View Active Bid Opportunity Listings” button for additional information. Please note that your organization must have an Authorized Signer to sign the Bid documents; the authorized signer must have the authority to bind your company to each and every term, condition, article, and obligation of the Bid and any resultant Contract. Submission Instructions: The Bidder must scan all required Bid documents, including the Prime/Subcontractor License Information (if applicable) and upload them to the appropriate solicitation file on the e-bidding system. All submittal questions shall be directed to the Purchasing Department, fax number (615) 275-2349 or email:
[email protected]. Bidders are advised to review the ITB Documents carefully prior to submitting a Bid on the Project. Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form included in the Bid Documents and the successful Bidder will be required to execute the Contract and other documents requiring execution that are included in the Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS LICENSING ACT OF 1994. All Bidders must be licensed contractors as required by the Contractors Licensing Act of 1994, TCA Section 62-6-101 et seq. The name, license number, expiration date thereof, and license classification of the contractors applying to propose for the prime contract and for the masonry project when the total cost of the masonry portion of the project exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and for the electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning contracts, and closed loop geo-thermal heating and cooling, must appear on the outside of the envelope containing the proposal except when the proposal is in an amount less than twenty-five thousand ($25,000). Prime contractor bidders who are to perform the electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, masonry, and geo-thermal must be so designated upon the outside of the envelope. Failure of any bidder to comply therewith may void such bid and the envelope containing such bid may not be opened or considered. Further, MNAA has determined that, if the Bidder proposes to accomplish any or all of the Work under this Project which entails masonry work exceeding $100,000, and electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and geo-thermal equal to or exceeding $25,000 in value through the utilization of Subcontractors or to accomplish with Subcontractors any other part of the Work for which the Bidder does not hold a valid Tennessee Contractor’s License, then those Subcontractors must, at the time the Bid is submitted to MNAA, hold a valid Tennessee Contractor’s License, current and in full force and effect in all respects, in such of the following classifications and sub-classifications as apply to the Work for which they will be subcontracted. Bids shall be submitted for the Work as indicated in the Plans and Specifications. Specifically, in referring to the Contractors Licensing Act and other applicable authorities, MNAA has determined that to lawfully propose on this Project, all Bidders and/or their subcontractors must, at the time their Bid is submitted to MNAA, hold a valid Tennessee Contractor’s license, current and in full force and effect in all respects, to perform the Work as defined in the plans and bidding and contract documents. All Bidders are advised that the Contractors Licensing Act establishes only the minimum licensing requirements and that MNAA reserves the right in its sole discretion to require higher licensing standards, as reflected in the Contract Documents. All Bidders are responsible for complying with any other licensing or permit requirements of the State of Tennessee and/or the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, which may be applicable to the Work. PRE-BID CONFERENCE. A Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. (local time), May 15, 2024, 1370 Murfreesboro Pike, Building #1, Nashville, Tennessee 37217. Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory. There will not be an MNAA guided project site tour conducted after the meeting. However, Bidders are encouraged to investigate the project site prior to the Bid deadline. SMALL MINORITY WOMAN-owned BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (SWMBE) PARTICIPATION. It is the MNAA’s objective to promote, encourage, and stimulate participation of local, small, minority and woman-owned business enterprises (SMWBE) within its organization and the economic community served by it so as to provide maximum opportunities to participate in contracts, programs and all related business activities of the MNAA. MNAA will apply the local small minority woman business participation levels where expenditures and purchases are made with non-federal funding, and to all contracts, leases, management agreements, consultants, prime contractors, subcontractors, respondents, bidders, or proposers involved in the performance of a commercially useful task for MNAA. Bidders are encouraged to meet SMWBE participation levels established by the Director, Business Diversity Development, or, if unable to meet the participation level, engage in good faith efforts to joint venture, subcontract, or contract for supplies or services with SMWBEs. The attainment of the SMWBE participation level established for this contract is to be measured as a percentage of the total dollar value of the contract. The SMWBE participation level established for this Contract will be 8.67% MBE and 3.56% WBE. This program maintains a list of certified SMWBEs, which can be found on the Authority’s website at https://flynashville.com/nashville-airport-authority/business-opportunities/business-diversity-development or certified DBEs located within the state of Tennessee, which can be found on the TNUCP Directory (TDOT) website at https://www.tdot.tn.gov/Applications/DBEDirect/Search or contacting Business Diversity Development at (615) 275-4302 or via email at
[email protected]. Proposers are encouraged to inspect this list to assist in locating SMWBEs for the work. Other SMWBEs may be added to the list in accordance with MNAA’s approved SMWBE Program. Credit toward the SMWBE participation will not be counted unless the SMWBE to be used is certified by MNAA. RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. MNAA proposes to award the Contract to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder, provided it has met the goals for SMWBE participation or, if failing to meet the goals, has made an acceptable good faith effort to meet the established goals for the SMWBE participation. Bidder is advised that MNAA reserves the right to reject any and all Bids submitted, to waive any and all informalities, irregularities and/or technicalities in any Bid or Bid Guaranty, to accept any Bid deemed advantageous to it and to negotiate changes, deletions, or additions to these Contract Documents with the successful Bidder.
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