Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Elm City, North Carolina. Completed plans call for site work for a transportation facility; and for paving for a transportation facility.

The project will include 23 T-Hangars and associated taxilanes, asphalt apron and 7 tie-downs (to be expanded/corrected later). It is anticipated that the contract award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder if an award is made. Proposals must be submitted in sealed envelopes with the Bidder's name, full mailing address, and General Contractor License Number shown as the return address. Sealed envelopes shall be addressed to: Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport Dion Viventi, Managing Director 7265 Air Terminal Drive Elm City, NC 27822 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. All Contractors are hereby notified that they must have proper licenses under the state law for their trades. General Contractors are notified that applicable statues of North Carolina will be observed in receiving and awarding general contracts. The State Department of Transportation and the United States Government have agreed to reimburse the Owner for 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 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 North Carolina Department of Transportation's list of prequalified contractors. Contractors desiring to perform work on NCDOT projects shall pre-qualify with the Department. Upon pre-qualification, Contractors will be placed on the Department's Prequalified Bidders List and/or the Approved Subcontractors List, depending on the application submitted. The requirements for pre-qualification are listed in section 102-2 of the Standard Specifications for Roads and Structures, July, 2006. Bidders must be prequalified by the NCDOT prior to submitting a bid. Subcontractors performing work on this project must be prequalified prior to performing any work on this project. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in an amount equal to not less than 5% of the proposal or a bid bond of 5% of the bid executed by a surety company licensed under the laws of North Carolina to execute such bonds. The deposits shall be made payable to the Owner and shall be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages in the event of the successful bidder fails to properly execute the contract within ten (10) days after award and to give satisfactory surety as required by law. 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 and 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 North Carolina. A bid may be withdrawn only as provided by the applicable statues of North Carolina. If a bid is withdrawn within 90 days of the bid opening, the Bid Guarantee shall be forfeited; provided that, if the request to withdraw is made not later than 72 hours after the opening of bids, and if the withdrawal is allowed, the Owner may return the bid guarantee. 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 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). 9. Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 USC 702-706). 10. Iran Divestment Act Certification (N.C.G.S. 147-86.59) 11. E-Verify (N.C.G.S. 153A-449) NON-DISCRIMINATION CLAUSE: The Special Provisions (SPIG61) of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, apply to this contract. It is the policy of Rocky Mount-Wilson Regional Airport 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 MBE/WBE. An MBE contract goal of 1% and a WBE contract goal of 3% have been established for this contract. The bidder/offeror shall make good faith efforts, as defined in SPIG61 to meet the contract goal by utilizing DBE's 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(s) that will participate in this contract. This information will include: (1) the names, addresses and telephone numbers of DBE firms that will participate in the contract, and the certifying agency documentation of current status as a bona fide DBE; (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 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 of SPIG61. All questions concerning the Plan and Specifications during the bidding period must be emailed to the attention of Jason Kennedy, P.E., Project Manager at jkennedy@wkdickson.com and Ben Bothell, P.E., Senior Project Engineer at bbothell@wkdickson.com. The Owner and the Engineer are not obligated to respond to questions submitted verbally concerning interpretation of the Plans and Specification, but shall instead direct the person or company raising the question to direct the question to the Engineer as indicated herein. The deadline for receipt of questions is March 4, 2019. The Owner and the Engineer do not commit, and are not obligated, to respond to all questions submitted in writing, but, in their sole discretion, may respond in the form of an addendum to questions which they believe require clarification of the Contract Documents. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and minor irregularities.