T21-250 Ripley/Tippah County Airport Improvements 2021 #9854

Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. (CST) on Thursday, June 17, 2021, and then publicly opened and read at the Board Room in the City of Ripley City Hall, 500 South Main St., Ripley, MS 38663 for furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and performing all work necessary to: AIRPORT LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS 2021. The work entails construction of new Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) Units, sand-blast and paint existing beacon tower, and new rotating beacon.
Copies of the bid documents including project drawings and technical specifications are on file
and may be inspected at: City Clerk’s Office, City of Ripley City Hall, 500 South Main St., Ripley, MS 38663.

Contract Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, may be examined at the office of
Engineering Solutions, Inc., located at 1324 N. Veterans Blvd., Tupelo, Mississippi, and also
can be viewed and/or purchased at Engineering Solutions, Inc. plan room at www.esiplans.com.
Deposit is non-refundable. Each proposal must be accompanied by a bid guaranty in the amount of five (5) percent of the total amount of the bid. The bid guaranty may be by certified check or bid bond made payable to Ripley/Tippah County Airport Board. Bids may be held by the Ripley/Tippah County Airport Board for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of evaluating bids prior to award of contract.

This project is subject to the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended. The Contractor is
required to comply with wage and labor provisions and to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedule of wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor. Award of contract is also subject to the following Federal provisions:
(a) Presidents Executive Order No. 11246 as amended by 29 CFR Part 30 and 41 CFR Part 60.
(b) Davis Bacon and Related Acts, 29 CFR Parts 1, 3, and 5.
© Copeland Act, 29 CFR Part 3.
(d) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act.
(e) Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964.
(f) DOT Regulation 49 CFR PART 29 – Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension and
Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace.
(g) DOT Regulation 49 CFR PART 30 – Denial of Public Works Contracts to Suppliers of
Goods and Services of Countries that Deny Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of
Countries that Deny Procurement Market Access to U.S. Contractors (Foreign Trade
Restriction).
4 (h) TITLE 49 United States Code, CHAPTER 501 – Buy American Preferences.

The Ripley/Tippah County Airport Board, 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) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.
By submitting a bid/proposal under this solicitation, the bidder or offeror certifies that at the time
the bidder or offeror submits its proposal that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred
or suspended by any Federal department or agency from participation in this transaction.
The Ripley/Tippah County Airport Board reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bids received and to reject any or all bids or to award or refrain from awarding the contract for the work, whichever is deemed to be in the Owner’s best interests. DATE: May 18, 2021 BY: Johnny Coombs FOR: Ripley/Tippah County Airport Board
TITLE: President
ADVERTISEMENT DATES: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
BID OPENING: Thursday, June 17, 2021 @ 10:00 a.m. (CST)