Bidders may inspect the applicable bidding requirements and the drawings, specifications, and other contract documents at the office of the Airport Authority, Piedmont Triad International Airport, 1000A Ted Johnson Parkway, Greensboro, North Carolina, or at the office of Lindsey Architecture, 324 South Elm St., Suite 500, Greensboro, North Carolina. Bid Security: Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit, or a cashier's check, 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, inclusive of all alternates that would increase the amount of the bid, or in lieu thereof a bidder may offer a bid bond in such amount executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds, conditioned that the surety will upon demand forthwith make payment to the Owner upon such bond if the bidder fails to execute the contract in accordance with the bid bond. Said deposit shall be retained by the Owner 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. A Performance Bond and a Payment Bond will be required for one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. No proposal may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of 90 days. It is the policy of the Owner that Minority Businesses shall have the opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part by the Owner in order to maximize opportunities for Minority Businesses in the Owner's projects. By submitting a bid under this solicitation, the bidder certifies to have reviewed all documents in reference to the Contract, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Specification Sections, Drawings, addenda and modifications to the Contract Documents issued subsequent to the initial printing of the project manual and including but not necessarily limited to printed material referenced by any of these documents so to complete the work as indicated in the documents. The bidders must be properly licensed under Chapter 87, General Statues of North Carolina (G.S. 87-15) The bidders shall certify, by submission of a proposal, that neither it nor its principals is 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 North Carolina. All bids must be made on the appropriate Bid Form. Each proposal submitted shall be placed in a sealed envelope marked: PTI CAUSEY AVIATION HANGAR Piedmont Triad International Airport Greensboro, North Carolina and delivered to the Airport Authority's office at the Piedmont Triad International Airport, 1000A Ted Johnson Parkway, Greensboro, North Carolina 27409. The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors that it will affirmatively ensure that with respect to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and air 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 of an award. The Piedmont Triad Airport Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, to reject all bids and re-advertise, or to reject all bids without further action, whatever the Authority deems to be in its best interest.