New Hangar Development Area Taxilanes, City of Olive Branch, MS

City of Olive Branch Olive Branch, Mississippi New Hangar Development Area Taxilanes 00 11 00 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS   Sealed bids for New Hangar Development Area Taxilanes, to be constructed for City of Olive Branch will be received at the Mayor’s conference room at city hall, 9200 pigeon roost road, olive branch, ms 38654, until 2:00PM on MONDAY, AUGUST 24th, 2026, at which time the bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed bids submitted prior to the bid opening should be sent to the Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 9200 Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654 (662) 892-9211.   For this project, electronic bids will also be accepted through www.centralbidding.com. All electronic bids must be signed by an individual authorized to bind the bidder. All electronic bids must be regular in every respect and no interlineations, exclusions, or special conditions shall be made or included in the bid. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.   A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on THURSDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2026 AT 1:00PM at the Olive Branch Airport Terminal Building, 8000 Terminal Drive, Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654 (662-895-2978). Information regarding the virtual meeting will be sent out to all plan holders one week prior to the meeting time. Potential bidders not on the plan holder list may request access to the pre-bid conference by contacting Karen McNeil (karen.mcneil@obms.us). Each bidder shall be limited to three personnel per organization.   The Project consists of the construction of asphalt pavement for two new taxilanes including associated grading and drainage.   Bids will be received for a single prime contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, as indicated in the Bid Form.   Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents may be picked up at the office of Karen McNeil, Purchasing Manager, 9200 Pigeon Roost Road, Olive Branch, Mississippi (662-892-9208) or requested via email at Karen.mcneil@obms.us.   In addition, official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids are due the same time and date as sealed bids. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, please call Central Bidding at 225-810-4814.     Addendums to the bid package will be issued through Central Bidding and the office of Karen McNeil, Purchasing Manager; therefore, all prime bidders shall be responsible for downloading the bid documents from the Central Bidding website or receiving them directly from the City of Olive Branch in order to be included in the Plan Holders List. Bidders must enter the addenda numbers in their bid to verify receipt.   Bids shall be accompanied by a Bidder’s Bond issued by a reliable surety company licensed to operate in the state of Mississippi in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total maximum bid price, as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance and payment bonds within fifteen (15) days after notice of award of Contract. Such bid guarantee shall be made payable to CITY OF OLIVE BRANCH.   The successful bidder must furnish a performance and payment bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price from an approved surety company holding a permit from the State of Mississippi to act as surety, or other surety or sureties acceptable to the Owner.   Subject to applicable Federal law, Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi law and show a current Certificate of Responsibility issued by the Mississippi Board of Public Contractors establishing classification as to the value and type of construction work on which he/she is authorized to bid.
Federal Requirements for Federally Funded Projects. This Project is being partially funded under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Contractors must comply with specific federally required provisions as listed herein and contained in the contract documents. The following federal provisions are incorporated in this solicitation by reference: Buy American Preference (49 USC § 50101) Civil Rights – Title VI Assurances (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) Davis-Bacon Requirements (2 CFR § 200, Appendix II(D), 29 CFR Part 5) Debarment and Suspension (2 CFR part 180 (Subpart C), 2 CFR part 1200, DOT Order 4200.5) Lobbying and Influencing Federal Employees (31 USC § 1352, 2 CFR part 200 Appendix II(J), 49 CFR part 20 Appendix A) Procurement of Recovered Materials (2 CFR § 200.322, 40 CFR part 247, Solid Waste Disposal Act) Prohibition of Covered Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63), Section 936 49 U.S.C. § 44801  Civil Rights Title VI Assurance The City of Olive Branch, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4), 28 CFR § 50.3, and 49 CFR Part 21, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, all contractors will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of the owner’s race, color, national origin, sex, creed, age, or disability in consideration for an award.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Bid Information Submitted as a matter of responsiveness: The Owner’s award of this contract is conditioned upon Bidder or Offeror satisfying the good faith effort requirements of 49 CFR § 26.53. As a condition of responsiveness, the Bidder or Offeror must submit the following information with its proposal on the forms provided herein: 1)         The names and addresses of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms that will participate in the contract; 2)         A description of the work that each DBE firm will perform; 3)         The dollar amount of the participation of each DBE firm listed under (1); 4)         Written statement from Bidder or Offeror that attests their commitment to use the DBE firm(s) listed under (1) to meet the Owner’s project goal 5)         Written confirmation from each listed DBE firm that it is participating in the contract in the kind and amount of work provided in the prime contractor's commitment; and 6)         If Bidder or Offeror cannot meet the advertised project DBE goal, evidence of good faith efforts undertaken by the Bidder or Offeror as described in appendix A to 49      CFR part 26 including any amendments thereto. The documentation of good faith efforts must include copies of each DBE and non-DBE subcontractor quote submitted to the bidder when a non-DBE subcontractor was selected over a DBE for work on the contract.   Bid Information submitted as a matter of responsibility: The Owner’s award of this contract is conditioned upon Bidder or Offeror satisfying the good faith effort requirements of 49 CFR § 26.53. As a condition of responsibility, every Bidder or Offeror must submit the following information on the forms provided herein within five days after bid opening. 1)         The names and addresses of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms that will participate in the contract; 2)         A description of the work that each DBE firm will perform; 3)         The dollar amount of the participation of each DBE firm listed under (1); 4)         Written statement from Bidder or Offeror that attests their commitment to use the DBE firm(s) listed under (1) to meet the Owner’s project goal; 5)         Written confirmation from each listed DBE firm that it is participating in the contract in the kind and amount of work provided in the prime contractor's commitment; and 6)         If Bidder or Offeror cannot meet the advertised project DBE goal, evidence of good faith efforts undertaken by the Bidder or Offeror as described in appendix A to 49 CFR part 26 including any amendments thereto. The documentation of good faith efforts must include copies of each DBE and non-DBE subcontractor quote submitted to the bidder when a non-DBE subcontractor was selected over a DBE for work on the contract.   Federal Fair Labor Standards Act All contracts and subcontracts that result from this solicitation incorporate by reference the provisions of 29 CFR part 201, et seq, the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), with the same force and effect as if given in full text.  The FLSA sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for full and part-time workers.   The Contractor has full responsibility to monitor compliance to the referenced statute or regulation.  The Contractor must address any claims or disputes that arise from this requirement directly with the U.S. Department of Labor – Wage and Hour Division.   Trade Restriction Certification By submission of an offer, the Offeror certifies that with respect to this solicitation and any resultant contract, the Offeror – 1)         is not owned or controlled by one or more citizens of a foreign country included in the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms as published by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR); 2)         has not knowingly entered into any contract or subcontract for this project with a person that is a citizen or national of a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms as published by the USTR; and 3)         has not entered into any subcontract for any product to be used on the Federal project that is produced in a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms published by the USTR.   This certification concerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States of America and the making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under Title 18 USC § 1001.   The Offeror/Contractor must provide immediate written notice to the Owner if the Offeror/Contractor learns that its certification or that of a subcontractor was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.  The Contractor must require subcontractors provide immediate written notice to the Contractor if at any time it learns that its certification was erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.   Unless the restrictions of this clause are waived by the Secretary of Transportation in accordance with 49 CFR § 30.17, no contract shall be awarded to an Offeror or subcontractor: 1)         who is owned or controlled by one or more citizens or nationals of a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms published by the USTR; or 2)         whose subcontractors are owned or controlled by one or more citizens or nationals of a foreign country on such USTR list; or 3)         who incorporates in the public works project any product of a foreign country on such USTR list.   Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by this provision.  The knowledge and information of a contractor is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.   The Offeror agrees that, if awarded a contract resulting from this solicitation, it will incorporate this provision for certification without modification in all lower tier subcontracts. The Contractor may rely on the certification of a prospective subcontractor that it is not a firm from a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms as published by USTR, unless the Offeror has knowledge that the certification is erroneous.   This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making an award.  If it is later determined that the Contractor or subcontractor knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may direct through the Owner cancellation of the contract or subcontract for default at no cost to the Owner or the FAA.   City of Olive Branch reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive irregularities and informalities in the Bids and bidding deemed to be in the best interests of the City of Olive Branch, and to reject nonconforming, nonresponsive, or conditional bids. The City anticipates award to the lowest and best responsible and responsive bidder.   BIDS MUST REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR 60 DAYS AFTER THE BID OPENING DATE.   WITNESS MY SIGNATURE THIS THE 21st DAY OF July, 2026     /s/ TENA STEWART, CITY CLERK