Legal Notices

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS HUNTINGTON TRI-STATE AIRPORT ACQUISITION OF SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT TRUCK WITH SNOWPLOW AND SPREADER Sealed Bids for Acquisition of Snow Removal Equipment – Truck with Snowplow and Spreader will be received by the Tri-State Airport, Huntington, Wayne County, West Virginia, until 1:00 p.m., local time on Thursday October 7th 2021 for furnishing labor and materials and performing all work set forth in the Contract Documents prepared by the Tri-State Airport. Immediately following the scheduled closing time for the reception of Bids, all proposals which have been submitted in accordance with the conditions of the Contract Documents will be opened publicly and read aloud. The approximate quantities of Work to be Bid upon is described as follows: Acquisition of Snow Removal Equipment – Truck with Snowplow and Spreader per the specifications. The Work will be substantially completed within 365 days after the date when the Contract Times commence to run and completed and ready for final payment within 395 days after the date when the Contract Times commence to run. Liquidated damages shall be $500.00 per day. Bidding Documents may be examined at the following location: Huntington Tri-State Airport 1449 Airport Road Huntington, WV 25704 Complete sets of Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Airport Administration Office, 1449 Airport Rd, Huntington, WV 25704, for the following cost: Bidding Documents issued as a hard copy of the Contract Documents and specifications are available for $30.00 per set. Bidding Documents issued as an electronic PDF copy of the Contract Documents and Specifications are available at no cost. Amounts paid are not subject to refund. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Huntington Tri-State Airport. The Huntington Tri- State Airport will not be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the issuing office. Amounts paid are not subject to refund. A two envelope system will be used for bidding. Envelope No. 1 must have the following information listed on the front: Name and address of Bidder Bid on Acquisition of Snow Removal Equipment- Truck with Snowplow and Spreader Received by the Tri-State Airport Authority Envelope No. 2 labeled “Bid Proposal” shall also be placed inside of Envelope No. 1. Envelope No. 1 will be opened first and the Bid Opening Requirement items checked for compliance as outlined on the Bid Opening Checklist located in the Contract Documents. If such documents are found to be in order, Envelope No. 2 “Bid Proposal”, will then be opened and will be publicly read aloud. If the documents required to be contained in Envelope No. 1 are not in order, Envelope No. 2 “Bid Proposal” will not be opened and the Bid will be considered non-responsive and will be returned to the Bidder. A Bidder may not withdraw their Bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for the opening of Bids. Bids received after the scheduled closing time for the reception of Bids will be returned unopened to the Bidders. The Tri-State Airport Authority, reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. The Tri-State Airport Authority in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC 2000d to 2000d-4) and the regulations, hereby notifies all bidders or offerors 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. Title 49 CFR Part 26, Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Programs, applies to this contract. The Owner has set a DBE participation goal of 2.4% of the dollar value of this contract. CERTIFICATION OF OFFERER/BIDDER REGARDING DEBARMENT By submitting a bid/proposal under this solicitation, the bidder or offeror certifies that neither it nor its principals are presently debarred or suspended by any Federal department or agency from participation in this transaction. CERTIFICATION OF LOWER TIER CONTRACTORS REGARDING DEBARMENT The successful bidder, by administering each lower tier subcontract that exceeds $25,000 as a “covered transaction”, must verify each lower tier participant of a “covered transaction” under the project is not presently debarred or otherwise disqualified from participation in this federally assisted project. The successful bidder will accomplish this by: 1. Checking the System for Award Management at website: http://www.sam.gov. 2. Collecting a certification statement similar to the Certification of Offerer / Bidder Regarding Debarment, above. 3. Inserting a clause or condition in the covered transaction with the lower tier contract. If the Federal Aviation Administration later determines that a lower tier participant failed to disclose to a higher tier participant that it was excluded or disqualified at the time it entered covered transaction, the FAA may pursue any available remedies, including suspension and debarment of the non-compliant participant. Huntington Tri-State Airport Authority 1449 Airport Road Huntington, WV 25704 LH-117129 9/21-25,28,29;2021