Question Deadline 11/10/2023 at 12:00 PM ET All questions about the meaning or intent of the Contract Documents shall be submitted and directed to Talbert & Bright in writing, by e-mail [ (bids@tbiilm.com)] or by fax at (910)762-6281; proper reference to this Request for Bids is required. The deadline for submitting questions The project shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment and performing all work required to satisfactorily complete the Runway Approach Clearing project. Items of work include Installation of Sedimentation & Erosion Control Devices, Clearing and Grubbing, Individual Tree Removal, and Seeding and Mulching on property owned by the Dare County Regional Airport. WBS NO. 36237.35.19.1 and 36237.35.19.2 Bid Forms, Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents are on file at Dare County Regional Airport, 410 Airport Rd, Manteo, NC 27954; Talbert & Bright, Inc., 4810 Shelley Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina All PDF versions of the plans and specifications will be sent via email. For faster service, please email a copy of your request to bids@tbiilm.com, including a copy of your check with the Contractor's name and contact person, mailing and shipping address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, Airport, and project name for which you are requesting documents. Any subsequent addenda will only be issued directly to Construct Connect and to Talbert & Bright, Inc. registered plan holders. Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, a deposit of cash or by a certified check payable to Dare County Airport Authority, and drawn on some bank or trust company authorized to do business in the State of North Carolina, for an amount equal to 5% of the total base bid, as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the required Contract will be executed and the required Performance Bond and Payment Bond furnished within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice of formal award of Contract. Each bidder for this project shall be registered as a prequalified bidder with the NCDOT at the time of bid opening. All subcontractors for the project should be registered as a pre-qualified subcontractor with the NCDOT at the beginning of the project. The proposed Contract for this project is subject to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Bid Conditions contained in Appendix 'C' and to the Federal Contract Provision Requirements contained in Appendix 'D' of the Contract Documents. Prospective bidders should read the instructions for preparing bids in Section 20 of the project specifications carefully before submitting their bids. Envelopes containing proposals must be sealed, addressed to Stacy Ambrose, Airport Director, Dare County Regional Airport, 410 Airport Rd, Manteo, NC 27954 and marked on the envelope as follows: "PROPOSAL FOR RUNWAY APPROACH CLEARING" SPECIAL NOTE: The Dare County Airport Authority in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and no businesses will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), creed, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or disability in consideration for an award. The requirements of 49 CFR part 26 apply to this contract. It is the policy of the Dare County Airport Authority to practice nondiscrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin in the award or performance of this contract. The Owner encourages participation by all firms qualifying under this solicitation regardless of business size or ownership. The Dare County Airport Authority hereby notifies all bidders that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, that the bidder 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 2.0% of the dollar value of the prime contract for each project or schedule of work to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Only firms certified as an DBE by the NCDOT Unified Certification Program may be applied to the goal. 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. The apparent successful competitor will be required to submit with the bid information concerning the DBEs that will participate in this contract. The information will include the name and address of each DBE, a description of the work to be performed by each named firm, and the dollar value of the contract. If the bidder fails to achieve the contract goal stated herein, it will be required to provide documentation demonstrating that it made good faith efforts in attempting to do so. A bid that fails to meet these requirements will be considered nonresponsive. All proposals shall be prepared on the basis of the Minimum Wage Rates as established by the Secretary of Labor and as included in Appendix 'D' of these specifications. It is the intent of Dare County Airport Authority to award all schedules of work; however, the award of this contract is contingent upon the availability of Federal, State, and Local funds. The Dare County Airport Authority reserves the right to reject any or all proposal