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

**As of September 29, 2023, this project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for the award has not yet been established.* On any bid submitted in the amount of $50,000.00 or more, the Contractor shall certify that the Contractor is licensed under Louisiana Revised Statute 37:2150-2173 and show his license number on the bid and on the envelope. The licensee shall not be permitted to bid or perform any type or types of work not included in the classification under which his license was issued. Prime Bidders for this work must be licensed under the specified classification prior to notice to proceed with the Work. Any subcontractor submitting a sub-bid in excess of $50,000.00 to a Prime Bidder is required to be licensed in accordance with the State of Louisiana requirements. It is the policy of the Department of Transportation (DOT) that disadvantaged business enterprises as defined in 49 CFR Part 23 shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. Plan deposit to all others is 50% refundable. All bidders must assure that they will make sufficient reasonable efforts to meet the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals as established for this prime contract. Individuals who are rebuttably presumed to be socially and economically disadvantaged include women, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans and Asian-Indian Americans. All bidders are required to submit the names and addresses of DBE firms that will participate in the contract along with a description of the work and dollar amount for each firm with their bid. It is the policy of the Town of Jonesboro to meet Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals and therefore to conform to Department of Transportation (DOT) policies and regulations. If the responses do not clearly show DBE participation will meet the goal above, the apparent successful bidder must clearly demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Owner, that a good faith effort has in fact been made and that meeting said goals is not reasonably possible. If any apparent low bidder cannot do so, the contract may, at the option of the Owner, be awarded to the next low bidder able to meet these requirements. For contracts over $2,000 the following applies: Minimum wages and labor rates for the construction of the proposed work have been established by the Secretary of Labor, and a schedule of labor classifications and wage rates to be paid are included in the specifications and will be made a part of the contract. The bid form will contain a statement that the prices bid are based on such wage rates. The regulations and orders of the Secretary of Labor, OFCC and FAR 152 require that the sponsor or his contractor(s) include, in invitations for bids or negotiations for contracts over $10,000, the following notices: (1) The proposed contract is under and subject to Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and to the Equal Opportunity Clause, as contained in the specifications, and (2) The Bidder must supply all the information required by the bid or proposal form. The successful bidder will be required to submit a Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities prior to award of the contract, and to notify prospective subcontractors of the requirement for such a Certification where the subcontract exceeds $10,000. Samples of the Certification and Notice to Subcontractors appear in the specifications. (4) Women will be afforded equal opportunity in all areas of employment. The Bidder's attention is called to the "Equal Opportunity Clause" and the "Standard Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Construction Contract Specifications" set forth herein. 2.The goals and timetables for disadvantaged persons participation, expressed in percentage terms for the contractor's aggregate work force in each trade on all construction work. These goals are applicable to all the contractor's construction work (whether or not it is Federal or federally assisted) performed in the covered area. The contractor's compliance with the executive order and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 604 shall be based on its implementation of the Equal Opportunity Clause, specific affirmative action obligations required by the specifications set forth in 41 CFR Part 604.3(a), and its efforts to meet the goals established for the geographical area where the contract resulting from this solicitation is to be performed. The hours of disadvantaged person employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The transfer of disadvantaged employees or trainees from contractor to contractor or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the contractor's goals, shall be a violation of the contract, the executive order, and the regulations in 41 CFR Part 604. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed. 3. The contractor shall provide written notification to the Director, OFCCP, within 10 working days of award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor; employee identification number; estimated dollar amount of the subcontract; estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and the geographical area in which the contract is to be performed. 4.As used in this notice and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is nationwide. For Bids of $50,000 or more, a contractor having 50 or more employees, and his subcontractors having 50 or more employees, and who may be awarded. Subcontract of $50,000 or more, will be required to maintain an Affirmative Action Program within 120 days of the commencement of the contract. For each contract which may result in a bid of $1 million or more, the invitation for bids shall also include the following notices: (1) Preaward Equal Opportunity Compliance Reviews. Where the bid of the apparent low responsible bidder is in the amount of $1 million or more, the bidder and his known alltier subcontractors which will be awarded subcontracts of $1 million or more will be subject to full, onsite, preaward equal opportunity compliance reviews before the award of the contract for the purpose of determining whether the bidder and his subcontractors are able to comply with the provision of the equal opportunity clause. (2) Compliance Reports. Within 30 days after award of this contract, the contractor shall file a compliance report (Standard Form 100) if: (a) The contractor has not submitted a complete compliance report within 12 months preceding the date of award; and (b) The contractor is within the definition of "employer" in Paragraphs 2e(3) of the instructions included in Standard Form 100. (3) The contractor shall require the subcontractor on alltier subcontracts, irrespective of dollar amount, to file Standard Form 100 within 30 days after award of the subcontract if the above two conditions apply. Standard Form 100 will be furnished upon request. All bidders and proposers are required to submit the names and addresses of all subcontractors who will perform work on the project on a completed and signed Subcontractor Listing Form as provided herein. This form shall be included with the bid form and submitted with the bid and any other required forms, bonds, etc. The Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Section 9129) provides that preference be given to steel and manufactured products produced in the United States when funds are expended pursuant to a grant issued under the Airport Improvement Program. The following terms apply: 1. Steel and manufactured products. As used in this clause, steel and manufactured products include (1) those produced in the United States. if the cost of its components mined, produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds 60 percent of the cost of all its components and final assembly has taken place in the United States. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind as the products referred to in subparagraphs (b) (1) or (2) shall be treated as domestic. 2. Components. As used in this clause, components means those articles, materials, and supplies incorporated directly into steel and manufactured products. 3. Cost of Components. This means the costs for production of the components, exclusive of final assembly labor costs. (b) The successful bidder will be required to assure that only domestic steel and manufactured products will be used by the Contractor, subcontractors, materialmen and suppliers in the performance of this contract, except those (1) that the U.S. Department of Transportation has determined, under the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990, are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; (2) that the U.S. Department of Transportation has determined, under the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990, that domestic preference would be inconsistent with the public interest; or (3) that inclusion of domestic material will increase the cost of the overall project contract by more that 25 percent. 6. BUY AMERICAN CERTIFICATE By submitting a bid under this solicitation, except for those items listed by the bidder below or on a separate and clearly identified attachment to this bid, the bidder certifies that steel and each manufactured product, is produced in the United States (as defined in the clause Buy American Steel and Manufactured Products or Buy American Steel and Manufactured Products For Construction Contracts) and that components of unknown origin are considered to have been produced or manufactured outside the United States. Bidder may obtain from the Town of Jonesboro lists of articles, materials, and supplies excepted from this provision. Bids may be held by the Town of Jonesboro in accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 38:2215 for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of the Bidders, prior to awarding of the contract. The Town of Jonesboro reserves the right to reject any or all Bids for just cause. Award of this contract is contingent upon the availability of FAA funds. Goals for disadvantaged persons participation in each trade - 27.9%