Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

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Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority
Gainesville Regional Airport Request for Bids 08-003

Taxiway B Rehabilitation and Lighting Project

The Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority (GACRAA) is soliciting sealed bids for the rehabilitation of Taxiway B at Gainesville Regional Airport. The work shall include, demolition and removal of asphalt pavement, selective variable depth asphalt pavement milling, grading of existing and new limerock base course, P-401 bituminous asphalt paving, taxiway light and cabling installation, a new constant current regulator, airfield electrical vault work, sodding and seeding, painting taxiway pavement markings, and other miscellaneous items.

Complete sets of bid documents are available for review or purchase beginning April 23, 2008 at the office of URS Corporation, 7650 W. Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa, FL 33607-1462, Attn: Mr. David E. Schmidgall, PE, phone (813)675-6561, Fax (813)636-2400.

A payment of one hundred twenty five dollars and 00/cents ($125.00) will be required to purchase each set of the bid documents.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 10:00 a.m., at the Gainesville Regional Airport, Passenger Terminal Board Room, 3880 N. E. 39th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32609. A site visit of the project areas will be conducted immediately following the pre-bid conference.

Bids must be signed by an authorized official, enclosed in a sealed envelope or package clearly marked:

”Project No. 08-003 Taxiway B Rehabilitation and Lighting Project” 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, FL 32609.

Bids are due at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2008, and will be publicly opened at this time. The official clock is located in the Authority’s Administrative Office. Bids received after 3:00 p.m., May 20, 2008, will not be considered.

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: Mr. William R. Prange, PE, URS Corporation at (386)754-9053.