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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority (CWVRAA) will receive proposals for Acquisition of Deicing Equipment – Sweeper until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 18, 2022. The proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time virtually on Microsoft Teams. A meeting link will be provided to all bidders.

Proposal shall be presented in a sealed envelope. All required information per the contract documents must be included in the envelope.

Acquisition of Deicing Equipment – Sweeper

Contract award will be based on available funding.

Meeting invitations, electronic contract documents, proposal forms and drawings shall be obtained from The Thrasher Group at www.thethrashergroup.com or https://tinyurl.com/zu5z8553 .

Bids shall be prepared and submitted on the prescribed forms in accordance with instructions contained in the Instructions to Bidders and General Provisions (Section 20) Divisions of the Project Manual. The CWVRAA expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the same. Each bidder must deposit with his/her proposal a bid security in an amount equal to at least 5% (percent) of his/her Bid. Said security shall be in the form and subject to the conditions given in Section 20 of the General Provisions. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Successful bidders must enter into the Agreement and furnish a Contract Bond and evidence of required insurance after notification acceptance of such proposals, all as more specifically required in the Contract Documents.

Wages as predetermined by the US Secretary of Labor and included in the specifications and contract documents and/or addenda thereto shall be used by the CONTRACTOR in paying labor in connection with the work under this contract. All work under this contract shall be subject to the regulations contained in Division 8 of the Project Manual.

The CWVRAA, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 26, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full 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.

The CWVRAA is committed to assuring that small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals (DBE) are included in projects it sponsors. Overall goals have been established as 5.59%. for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises for the fiscal year 2022. The CWVRAA is committed to meeting this goal on all services provided, and the CONTRACTOR is expected to put every effort forward to meet the above DBE goal. Proposals must include the percentage involvement of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises along with the names of the firms involved, and the completed certification.

For more information, please see full contract documents & specifications here: CWVRAA – Deicing Sweeper Bid Specs

For more information, please see full contract documents & specifications here: CWVRAA – Snow Dump Truck

SECTION I: NOTICE TO POTENTIAL PROPOSERS

The Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority (herein after referred to as “Authority” or “Airport Authority”) is issuing this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for qualified third parties interested in developing facilities that would serve as or support aeronautical facilities on the designated site(s) at the West Virginia International Yeager Airport (“CRW”). Desired aeronautical facilities include, but are not limited to, aircraft storage hangars, aircraft maintenance facilities, aeronautical manufacturing facilities, specialized aviation service operators, or other related facilities that are compliant with all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and CRW policies and support the aviation industry. Proposers must be capable of funding, designing, and constructing the proposed facility within the timeframe identified in the RFP. Sealed proposals shall be submitted to the following:

Mr. Nick Keller
Airport Director & CEO
Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority 100 Airport Road, Suite 175.
Charleston, WV 25311

Each proposer must submit 5 hard copies of the entire proposal, along with one (1) electronic version on flash storage USB device, CD or DVD in a PDF, Microsoft Word (.docx) or comparable format. Proposals not submitted in the manner described herein (including proposals sent solely by facsimile or other electronic means) will be considered non-responsive and subject to rejection. Proposals submitted after the specified due date and time in this RFP will be rejected as late and will not be accepted. Proposals must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, box or package that is clearly marked “Proposal for Aeronautical Facility Development”.

Proposals must be received on or before:
Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 2:00 PM EDT

Each Proposal must be accompanied by a certified or cashier’s check in the amount of $10,000 for each parcel made payable to the Authority to account for the Authority’s time and expense related to soliciting and reviewing proposals and facilitating the lease(s) awarded hereunder. This $10,000 payment for each parcel will be refunded to each unsuccessful proposer within ten (10) business days of the Authority’s award of the contract(s) to the successful proposer(s).

Any submissions received after the time and date stated above or without the $10,000 fee discussed above will be returned and considered as non-responsive.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference call will be conducted virtually on the following date:

Monday, September 12, 2022 @ 11:00am EDT

All interested parties shall contact Alan Peljovich (APeljovich@adci-corp.com) to obtain the call-in information. In the meeting, the Authority will provide an overview of the proposed development area and provide non-binding responses to questions asked and clarifications

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requested. Any questions and requests for clarifications must be submitted electronically to Alan Peljovich on or before Monday, September 19, 2022 @ 4:00PM EDT. The Authority will provide official written responses on or before Wednesday September 28, 2022 @ 4:00PM EDT to all parties that participated in the pre-proposal conference. In addition, the official responses and all other addenda will be posted to the Authority website. Any verbal communications will not be binding upon the Authority.

It is the responsibility of the submitting entity to check for addenda posted and to acknowledge any and all addenda issued in the cover letter to be submitted with the RFP response.

All interested parties waive any and all claims against the Authority arising from any interpretation of the RFP and any addenda issued. It is the sole responsibility of all interested parties to perform all due diligence associated with the submission of proposals and the Authority will not be responsible for interpretation of the specifications and addenda.

The Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals received and/or to waive minor irregularities and formalities and to accept the proposal that is determined to be the best interest of and most advantageous to the Authority.

Once the RFP is issued, interested parties are expressly prohibited from communicating with any Authority employee or Authority Board member. All communication regarding the RFP shall be directed to the Airport’s Project Manager:

Alan Peljovich, ADCI Phone: (410) 935-6975 E-mail: APeljovich@adci-corp.com

Proposers shall not contact any member of the Airport staff or any Authority Board members between the issuance date and the Airport Authority meeting date where the recommendation for award will be an agenda item for consideration by the Airport Authority. Direct contact may result in a proposer’s submission being rejected due to non- compliance with this non-solicitation provision.

Anticipated Award Date: December 7, 2022

For more information, please see full request for proposals here: CRW RFP AERONAUTICAL DEVELOPMENT

 ADDENDUM NO. 1  –   This Addendum is hereby made a part of the Request for Proposals (RFP) on which all bids will be based and is issued to correct and clarify the original documents.