Site work and outdoor lighting for a transportation facility in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Completed plans call for site work for a transportation facility; and for outdoor lighting for a transportation facility.

This project provides for replacing the existing in-pavement incandescent deicing pad position lights with LED lights at the Runway 12R, 17, and 30R deicing pads. Project also modifies the airfield lighting control system which includes the upgrading the communications to Ethernet type, replacement of the individual regulator controllers, providing Ethernet switches, and power/communications wiring. Bids shall be submitted on Document 00 41 11 - Bid Form. No other Bid Form is acceptable. Consistent with Minnesota Statute, Section 473.144, MAC may not accept a bid or proposal for a contract or execute a contract in excess of $100,000 with any business unless said business is in compliance with certain requirements concerning affirmative action plans. Evidence of compliance must be submitted within (1) one MAC business day following opening of bids. Bids will be considered non-responsive if the compliance requirements are not met. Compliance requirements are outlined in the project specification. The goal of the MAC for the utilization of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) on this project is 6.0%. Within (1) one MAC business day following the opening of the bids, all bidders who wish to remain in competition for the contract will be required to submit the following information: 1.Refer to Information For Bidders for bid submittal requirements. Bidders will be prohibited from entering into agreements with a DBE in which the DBE promises not to provide subcontracting quotations to other bidders. A bidder's failure to show a good faith effort to achieve the specified contract goal for the participation of DBEs in the completion of this project will be grounds for finding the bid non-responsive. A bidder should contact the MAC's Contract Compliance Administrator at (612) 726-8100 for information on qualifying for the DBE program or for assistance in identifying DBE businesses. Each bid shall be accompanied by a "Bid-Security" in the form of a certified check made payable to the MAC in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid, or a surety bond in the same amount, running to the MAC, with the surety company thereon duly authorized to do business in the State of Minnesota. Such Bid Security to be a guarantee that the bidder will not, without the consent of the MAC, withdraw its bid for a period of (70) days after the opening of bids, and, if awarded the Contract, will enter into a contract with the MAC, and in connection therewith, give Payment and Performance Bonds as required by law and on forms furnished to the Contractor by the MAC. In the event the Bidder fails to enter into a Contract, the amount of the certified check will be retained or the bond enforced by the MAC. The Bid Security of the three (3) lowest bidders will be retained until the contract is executed, but in no event longer than (70) days, provided that the Bid Security of the lowest responsible bidder shall be retained in any event until the contract is executed and Payment and Performance Bonds furnished as herein provided. The bid of the lowest responsible bidder, provided said low bidder has made a good faith effort to meet the DBE contract goal, will be accepted on or before the expiration of (70) days after the date of the opening of bids. The MAC, however, reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any minor irregularities, informalities or discrepancies.