There is no pre-bid meeting planned for this project. All questions must be received by WK Dickson by Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 5:00 PM EST. Questions received after this date and time may or may not receive responses before the bid opening. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or certified check, drawn on some bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in an amount equal to not less than five percent (5%) of the proposal. In lieu thereof, the bidder may offer a bid bond of five percent (5%) of the bid prepared on the Bid Bond form contained within the Contract Documents or a Surety Company's Standard Bid Bond form, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of Georgia to execute such bonds and listed in the latest issue of US Treasury Circular 570, conditioned that the surety will, upon demand, forthwith make payment to the obligee upon said bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in event of failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract within ten days after the award or to give satisfactory surety as required by law. The State Department of Transportation and the United States Government have agreed to reimburse the Owner for portions of the project costs. The Owner will not accept or consider proposals from any contractor whose name, at the time of opening of bids or award, appears on the then-current list of ineligible contractors published by the Comptroller General of the United States under Section 5.6 (b) of the Regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29) CFR nor a proposal from any firm, corporation, partnership, or proprietorship in which an ineligible contractor who, at the time of the opening of bids or the award, is removed from the Georgia Department of Transportation's list of prequalified contractors. By submitting a bid the Contractor certifies that he has under his direct control, or at his disposal, the men, equipment, and materials required to execute this work as specified. Lack of such control or availability of men, equipment, or materials shall constitute failure to properly execute the Contract. Performance, Labor, and Material Payment Bonds will be required for 100% of the Contract price, with a surety or sureties legally authorized to do business in the State of Georgia. A bid may be withdrawn only as provided by the applicable Georgia General Statutes. If a bid is withdrawn within 120 days of the bid opening, the Bid Guaranty shall be forfeited; provided that, if the request to withdraw is made pursuant to G.S. 143-129.1 not later than 72 hours after the opening of bids and if the withdrawal is allowed, the owner may return the Bid Guaranty. Proposals submitted without the prescribed information may be rejected. All Bidders should be aware that the date, time, and location for Proposal Submittal and Opening may be modified by Addendum. The project is conditioned upon the receipt of federal funding under provisions of the Airport and Airways Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987. Certain mandatory federal requirements apply to this solicitation and will be made part of any contract awarded: 1. Buy American Preference (Title 49 United States Code, Chap 501); 2. Foreign Trade Restriction (49 CFR Part 30); 3. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (49 CFR Part 26); 4. Davis-Bacon Act (29 CFR Part 5); 5. Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive Order 11246 and DOL Regulation 41 CFR Part 60); 6. Goals for Minority and Female Participation (41 CFR Part 60-4.2); 7. Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities (41 CFR Part 60-1.8); 8. Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion (49 CFR Part 29) The requirements of 49 CFR Part 26, Regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, apply to this contract. It is the policy of the Thomson-McDuffie Regional Airport Authority to practice nondiscrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin in the award or performance of this contract. All firms qualifying under this solicitation are encouraged to submit bids/proposals. Award of this contract will be conditioned upon satisfying the requirements of this bid specification. These requirements apply to all bidders/offerors, including those who qualify as DBE. A DBE contract goal of 15.35% has been established for this contract. The bidder/offeror shall make good faith efforts, as defined in Appendix A, 49 CFR Part 26 (Attachment 1), to meet the contract goal by utilizing DBEs in the performance of this contract. The apparent successful bidder will be required to submit in the "Proposal" section of his bid the information concerning the DBE that will participate in this contract. This information will include: (1) the names, addresses and telephone numbers of Georgia licensed DBE firms that will participate in the contract; (2) a description of the work that each DBE firm will perform; (3) the dollar amount of the participation of each DBE firm participating; (4) written documentation of the bidder/offeror's commitment to use a DBE subcontractor whose participation it submits to meet the contract goal; and (5) written confirmation from the DBE that it is participating in the contract as provided in the commitment made under (4). If the bidder fails to achieve the contract goal stated herein, he will be required to provide documentation demonstrating that he made a good faith effort. The bidder's documentation shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions outlined in the Proposal. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and technicalities.