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Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority

REQUEST FOR BIDS # 16-003

AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING FACILITY

AT THE GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT

The Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA) is soliciting sealed bids for the “Construction of an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, (ARFF), Facility” project. The project includes construction of a 9,589 s.f. facility with 8,772 s.f. of vehicle bay, office and residential spaces and an 817 s.f. mezzanine. Site work includes concrete and asphalt pavement, construction of retention ponds, storm drainage system, various utility installations, relocation of the COMM duct bank, fencing, landscaping and demolition of the existing 5,700 ARFF facility, located across the airfield. Utility coordination includes GRU electrical, water and sewer and Airport COMM cabling.

Complete sets of the bid documents including instructions to bidders, bid forms, drawings and specifications will be available via email beginning at 8:00 a.m., April 18, 2016. Bid documents will be provided in PDF format. The bid documents will not be provided in any other format, plan holders can order hard copy prints from the printing company of their choice. Bid documents may be obtained from:

Larry Elkins

Michael Baker International

12740 Gran Parkway, Suite 2110

Jacksonville, Florida 32258

Email: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone]

A MANDATORY pre-bid conference will be held on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Gainesville Regional Airport, Passenger Terminal, 3880 N.E. 39th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32609. A site visit of the project areas will be conducted as part of the pre-bid conference.

Bids must be signed by an authorized official, enclosed in a sealed envelope or package clearly marked: “Project No. 16-003 Construction of an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, (ARFF), Facility” and mailed or delivered to the Authority’s Administrative Office, Gainesville Regional Airport, Attn: Chief Executive Officer, 3880 N.E. 39th Avenue, Suite A, Gainesville, Florida 32609.

Bids are due at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2016 and will be publicly opened at that time. The official clock is located in the Authority’s Administrative Office. Bids received after 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2016 will not be considered. Bidder must submit one original bid package, clearly marked “Original” and three copies.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms are encouraged to participate. The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

GACRAA reserves the right to reject any or all bids received in response to this Request for Bids as determined to be in the best interest of the Airport.

For additional information, contact: Larry Elkins at Michael Baker International, [phone], [e-mail].