Title
Airport Concrete Slab Replacement
Action
Action:
Approve a unit price contract to the lowest responsive bidder Hi-Way Paving, Inc. to provide concrete services for a term of three years.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Haley Gentry, Aviation
Jack Christine, Aviation
Explanation
§ Replacement and rehabilitation of concrete portions of the airfield are required regularly. This contract will provide for the purchase and replacement of concrete and other associated work as needed.
§ On September 14, 2023, the city issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB); one bid was received.
- NC General Statute 143-132 prohibits municipalities from awarding construction contracts over $500,000 without receiving at least three competitive bids from the initial advertisement of the contract. The city may subsequently award the contract even if readvertisements result in fewer than three competitive bids.
§ On October 19, 2023, the city re-issued an ITB; one bid was received.
§ Hi-Way Paving, Inc. was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
§ Estimated contract expenditures are $7,821,250 over the three-year term.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Established Goal: 6.00%
Committed DBE Goal: 6.03%
Hi-Way Paving, Inc. met the established contract goal and has committed 6.03% ($471,800) of the bid amount to the following certified firm(s):
• DM Conlon Inc. (DBE) ($220,000) (concrete sawing)
• Express Logistics Services, Inc. (DBE) ($146,200) (hauling of materials, purchasing of aggregate)
• SB Johnson Construction, LLC (DBE) ($105,600) (material supply)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Capital Investment Plan