Ashe County (NC) Airport - Obstruction Removal Project – Phase 2

Ashe County and the Ashe County Airport (Airport) are proceeding with the Obstruction Removal Project – Phase 2 which consists of clearing on trees on airport property. The overall scope of work for the project includes clearing, erosion and sediment control, and seeding and mulching. The project includes approximately 17 acres of clearing in multiple areas of the airport and in areas on slopes 3:1 or steeper.
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Status

Bidding Closed

Prebid Date 7/25/24 10:00am
Bid Date 8/6/24 10:00am

Company & Contacts

AVCON, INC
Denise Merritt  

Location

Ashe County, NC

Documents

For information regarding this project please contact:

Denise Merritt

AVCON

10115 Kincey Avenue, Suite 140, Huntersville, NC 28078

(704) 954-9008

dmerritt@avconinc.com

Pursuant to Section 143-129 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, sealed bids for the OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL PROJECT – PHASE 2 at the ASHE COUNTY AIRPORT will be received by Ashe County Airport until 10:00 AM local time August 6, 2024 in the Airport Terminal Building, Ashe County Airport, 639 Airport Road, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the stated time will not be accepted.

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. Contractors 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: 000200 CLEARING AND GRUBBING, 000801 CONSTRUCTION SURVEYING, 001605 TEMPORARY SILT FENCE, 001660 SEEDING AND MULCHING.

• 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.

The prequalified list of contractors can be found at: https://www.ebs.nc.gov/VendorDirectory/default.html

For more information about getting prequalified with the NCDOT, please visit: https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx

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 by July 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM. 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.

Notice is hereby given that the bid documents for this project contain a provision for participation by Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE). This project has a goal of 2% of the total dollar value of the contract to be performed by WBE/MBE subcontractors.

Liquidated damages of $1,000 per day shall be assessed against the contractor for each day the contractor exceeds the contract time.

The maximum construction time allowed for the Project is 90 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:

Mr. Eric Payne, Airport Manager

Ashe County Airport

639 Airport Road

Jefferson, North Carolina 28640

Envelopes must be marked “Bid Proposal – OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL PROJECT – PHASE 2 and must have the bidder’s North Carolina contractor’s license number on the envelope.

ASHE 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.