RFP and RFQ Opportunities

The proposed project includes the construction of a 75’ beacon tower with an LED rotating beacon and obstruction light. The beacon tower will replace the existing beacon, which is shorter and difficult to identify by pilots. The beacon tower will be installed 35’ from the existing location. The overall scope of work for the project includes existing beacon tower demolition, foundation installation, seeding, new beacon tower installation, seeding, and mulching.

 

All Contractors are hereby notified that they shall have proper Contractor’s licenses as required by the state laws governing their respective trade in the state where this Project is located.

Contractor shall meet the following bidding requirements:

• Contractors must be listed on the NCDOT Prequalified list as a bidder or Prime to bid on this project.

• Contractors, including subcontractors, must have a NC Contracting License pertaining to their discipline of work.

• Contractors, including subcontractors, must be prequalified by the NCDOT to perform the work pertaining to their specific scope of work in the contract. The prime contractor for the project must be prequalified by the NCDOT as a prime.

• Work codes for this project include, but are not limited to: 000801 CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING, 001660 SEEDING AND MULCHING, 008060 AIRFIELD LIGHTING, SIGNAGE AND NAVIATION AIDS.

• Work code 00099 OTHER will not be accepted unless otherwise approved by the NCDOT or NCDOA that the work associated with that work code description for the contractor matches the work for the project.

Bid security in the form of a bid bond equal to 5% of the total amount bid is required. Contract security in the form of 100% Performance and Payment Bonds will be required.

No bid may be withdrawn after closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of ninety (90) calendar days.

Written questions from prospective bidders will be accepted until 5:00 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2024. After that, no questions will be answered. Only questions answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.

For additional information contact Denise Merritt [email protected] or by telephone at (704) 954-9008.

Notice is hereby given that the bid documents for this project contain a provision for participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). This project has a goal of 0% of the total dollar value of the contract to be performed by DBE subcontractors.

Liquidated damages of $1000 per day shall be assessed against the contractor for each day the contactor exceeds the contract time.

The maximum construction time allowed for the Project is 45 Consecutive Calendar. Permitting the Contractor to continue and finish the work or any part of it after the time fixed for its completion, or after the date to which the time for completion may have been extended, will in no way operate as a waiver on the part of the Owner of any of its rights under the contract.

Sealed envelopes containing bid proposals shall be addressed to:

AVCON, INC.
10115 Kincey Ave.
Suite 140
Huntersville, NC 28078

Envelopes must be marked “Bid Proposal – BEACON REPLACEMENT and must have the bidder’s North Carolina contractor’s license number on the envelope.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in or reject any or all bids and to award or refrain from awarding the contract for the work, whichever is deemed to be in the Owner's best interest.