Question Deadline 10/26/2023 at 12:00 PM ET Any questions from the prospective Bidders will be accepted in writing until noon, Thursday, After this date no questions will be answered. Questions submitted should be directed to Brian Sinnwell at Engineering@flylouisville.com. All questions must be put on the Bid Question Form This project consists of: Contracting for alterations and modifications to existing privately owned and occupied residences of various types and sizes in the City of Louisville. Acoustical treatments will be added to Thirty (30) dwellings to achieve an interior reduction of noise from aircraft. The work includes, but is not limited to, the replacement of existing windows, doors, mechanical and electrical modifications and related items required as part of the work. The Contractor is allotted six (6) working days for single-family residences with doors & windows only, nine (9) working days for single-family residences with doors & windows & HVAC and fifteen (15) working days for multi-family residences for contract work from commencement of scheduled physical construction of each individual dwelling. Contractor is allowed five (5) additional calendar days to complete Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) removal for each home requiring such work. ACMs removal work shall be completed prior to commencement of construction. The Contractor shall complete the contract within One Hundred Eighty (180) calendar days from receipt of written Preliminary Notice to Proceed (P/NTP) by the Authority. Contract Documents, including Plans and Specifications,(electronic or paper copies) may be obtained at Lynn Imaging, 11460 Bluegrass Parkway, Louisville, KY 40299, 1-800-888-0693 , between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or the documents can be ordered electronically. Successful Bidders shall be required to pay at least prevailing wage rates established by the United States Secretary of Labor. The bidder/proposer 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 6.8 (6.8%) percent of the dollar value of the prime contract to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (DBE). 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. Individuals who are not presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged, and individuals concerning whom the presumption of disadvantage has been rebutted, have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that they are socially and economically disadvantaged. The apparent successful competitor will be required to submit information concerning the DBEs that will participate in the contract. The information will include: (1) the name and address of each DBE; (2) a description of work to be performed by each named firm; (3) the dollar value of work of the contract; (4) written confirmation of the bidder's commitment to use a DBE subcontractor whose participation it submits to meet a contract goal; (5) written confirmation from the DBE that it is participating in the contract as provided in the prime contractor's commitment; and (6) if the contract goal is not met, evidence of good faith efforts as provided in 49 C.F.R Part 26. Award of the contract will be conditioned on meeting these requirements. A certified DBE is one that is certified by the Kentucky Department of Transportation. Each sealed Bid shall be accompanied by an irrevocable Bank Letter of Credit, or satisfactory Bid Bond (see Attachment #8) with good corporate surety, in a sum not less than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate amount of the Bid, payable without condition to the Louisville Regional Airport Authority, to guarantee that if the Bidder's offer results in an Award, the Bidder will furnish all required bonds, insurance certificate(s) and insurance policy(ies) within ten (10) Calendar Days after the Notice of Award is given, and enter into the Contract within thirty (30) Calendar Days after the Notice of Award is given. The Authority reserves the right to waive any informality in any Bid or Bid Guaranty, to reject any and all Bids and to negotiate with any Bidder to such extent as may be necessary.