Site work and paving for a transportation facility in Washington, Indiana. Completed plans call for site work for a transportation facility; and for paving for a transportation facility.

All responsive bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at this location immediately after the bid proposal due time by a representative of the Owner. Bids to be mailed shall be addressed to the attention of the Daviess County Board of Aviation Commissioners, Daviess County Airport, P.O. Box 2338, Washington, IN, 47501, and shall be clearly marked "Sealed Bids, DO NOT OPEN". Bids to be hand delivered prior to 2:00 PM on the bid opening date will need to be delivered to the Daviess County Airport. The bid proposal scope of work involves reconstructing hangar taxilanes "B1" and "B2" (approximately 290-ft by 25-ft) by removing the existing PCC / asphaltic pavement; excavating the taxilane subgrade to the proper depth to obtain the proposed pavement section thickness, cement stabilizing and compacting the taxilane sub-grade; placing and compacting 6-inches of P208 crushed aggregate subbase; placing and compacting 3-inches of HMA surface course. The work also includes the installation of an edge underdrain drainage system; painting taxiway markings; and sodding any disturbed areas as more specifically set out in the Plans and Specifications. Federal laws and regulations require that the successful bidders be contractually subject to applicable federal contract provisions and that the bidders incorporate such provisions in each subcontractor, material supplier, or service provider contract or agreement used for the proposed project. The full text of each contract provision, its source law or regulation, and its applicability to the proposed construction contract are contained in the Contract Documents. Certain contract provisions are included in this Notice to Bidders by reference while the full text is included in the proposed construction contract: (1) Buy American Preference requires all steel and manufactured goods be produced in the United States; (2) Foreign Trade Restriction prohibits the use of product or services from a foreign country that discriminates against the United States as published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative; (3) Davis-Bacon Act ensures that laborers and mechanics employed receive pay no less than the prevailing wages and fringe benefits determined by the Department of Labor; NB-2 Notice to Bidders (4) Affirmative Action Requirement sets goals for minority participation in federally funded projects; (5) Government-wide Debarment and Suspension requires that bidders must certify that they are not suspended, debarred, or excluded by any Federal department or agency; (6) Government-wide Requirements for a Drug-free Workplace prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance in the Owner's workplace. (1) The bidder must supply all the information required by the bid on proposal forms. (2) The bids shall be based upon rates of wages at least as high as the minimum rates established by the Davis-Bacon wage rate determination included in the contract documents. The Contract Documents including the Instructions to Bidders, project Contract Forms, project General and Special Provisions, Standard and Supplemental Specifications, and Bid Proposal are on file at the Daviess County Airport, Washington, Indiana and at the office of Woolpert, Inc., 333 North Alabama Street, Suite 200, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204. The Owner, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin or sex and consideration for an award. MBE's interested in participating in the construction program and bidding upon the project, upon request, will be supplied with information or Plans and Specifications desired. The Owner is cognizant of the 60-day requirement for awarding contracts and giving Notice to Proceed to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as determined by the Owner pursuant to IC 36-1-12-6. However; due to the time requirements anticipated for obtaining approval and funding from appropriate public agencies and other required procedures, it is anticipated that the contract cannot be executed and Notice to Proceed be given until. Therefore, by submission of a bid proposal, bidders agree to honor bid prices for the extended time period and may not withdraw a bid proposal without prejudice unless written approval is granted by the Owner. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities in bidding if such waiver is in Notice to Bidders NB-3 its best interests and conforms to local laws pertaining to the letting of construction contracts and to reject any and all bids.