The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) has issued this Invitation to Bid (ITB) with the sole purpose and intent of obtaining sealed bids (Bid) from qualified contractors (Contractor) to furnish all labor and materials for modernization and maintenance of four (4) arrival and departure escalators located at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) (Project). If awarded, a contract (Contract) will be effective on the date the Contract is approved by the RTAA Board of Trustees, signed by all required parties, and filed with the Manager of Purchasing and Materials Management. However, the RTAA reserves the right to not award a contract for any work herein; issuance of this ITB does not guarantee any subsequent award. Furthermore, the RTAA reserves the right to hire any additional contractors or consultants as needed at its discretion. It is the intent of the RTAA to select a qualified Contractor licensed to work in the State of Nevada to modernize four (4) escalators, which serve the arrival and departure areas serving passengers. Leaving the existing escalator backbone in place and installing modular units. Contractor to provide all necessary demolition, modular units, lifting equipment, electrical wiring, controls, motors, and other items to provide a fully functioning set of escalators as put forth in the drawing, specifications, and other documents as mentioned in this ITB. Procurement phase of project shall be 25 weeks, and installation phase shall be 18 weeks. Contractor to provide construction walls, floor and wall protection, and all necessary equipment and parts for lifting of the modular units into place, and all material, labor, tools, expendable equipment, transportation services, permits and fees, utilities required, and all incidental items necessary to provide the scope of work entitled “Escalator Modernization” per the drawings, plans, and specifications provided herein as Attachment D, Special Conditions/Project Manual, Attachment E, Technical Specifications, and Attachment F, Drawings, subject to all terms and conditions contained in this ITB. Mandatory meeting: Contractors are required to attend the pre-Bid meeting announced in the Bid advertisement. This is a mandatory meeting; therefore, Bid submissions will be contingent upon attendance to this meeting. A ?mandatory pre-Bid meeting will be held on June 8, 2022, commencing promptly at 2:00 PM, and will be held in Conference Room A/B located in the Administrative Offices of the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, 2001 E. Plumb Lane, Reno, Nevada. A walk thru will be completed at the end of the meeting. The purpose of the pre-Bid meeting is to allow an open forum for discussion with RTAA staff regarding the ITB with all prospective Contractors having an equal opportunity to hear and participate. Oral questions will receive oral responses – neither of which will be official nor become part of the ITB. Sealed Bids shall be submitted no later than the date and time stated above in Section 5, Schedule. Bidders are required to submit one (1) ORIGINAL copy of their Bid and one (1) electronic copy on a flash drive. All documents required to be submitted shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked “ITB Submittal – Arrival and Departure Escalator Modernization ITB 22/23-01” followed by the name and address of the Bidder and the due date and time for receiving ITB responses. Mailed and hand delivered Bids shall be enclosed within another envelope with the notation "BID ENCLOSED" on the face of the outside envelope and received at the following address: Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Purchasing and Materials Management Division 2770 Vassar Street Reno, NV 89502 Late Bids will not be accepted and will be automatically disqualified from further consideration. No Bid, whether mailed or hand delivered, shall be considered if it has not been received at the RTAA Purchasing and Materials Management Division, 2770 Vassar Street, Reno, NV, on or before the Bid submittal deadline. Postmarks do not qualify as delivery. The clock at Purchasing Office is the RTAA’s official clock; timeliness of Bids will be determined using only this clock. Contractors assume full responsibility for timely delivery of its Bid at the specified location. Contractors assume the risk for the method of delivery chosen. The RTAA assumes no responsibility for delays caused by any delivery service. Oral, telephonic, faxed, or emailed Bids are invalid and will not receive consideration. All bidders should continually monitor this website to ensure receipt of addenda associated with this solicitation.

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