ON CALL SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL

ON CALL SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID METROPOLITAN NASHVILLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE ON CALL SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL ELECTRONIC BIDS, submitted through www.aerobidz.aero, or SEALED NON-ELECTRONIC BIDS for furnishing all materials, labor, tools and appurtenances and other incidental items shall be received by the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, (MNAA), until and not later than 1:00 p.m.(central) on Friday, October 14, 2022. All bids will be publicly read aloud at 1:30 p.m. via phone at 1.888.633.0347 Meeting ID 80019433. Bidders wishing to submit a non-electronic bid may do so only after receiving written authorization from MNAA. Written authorization to submit a non-electronic bid may be requested by emailing purchasing@flynashville.comat least five (5) days prior to the date bids are due. Bidders submitting a

non-electronic bid must submit a copy of the written authorization with their bid package. THE PROJECT consists of performing all Work and furnishing all labor, materials, tools, plant equipment and incidentals for the project in accordance with the details as shown in the Specifications, or as directed by MNAA or its authorized representative. Bidders must be in good standing with the State of Tennessee and be qualified to meet all Local, State and Federal statutes, codes, regulations and ordinances governing the performance of the type of Work for which Bidder is submitting a Bid. The term of the contract will be for three years with two one-year options to renew. Any renewals are subject to the discretion of the Authority. The Project will commence on November 1, 2022 with completion on March 31,2023 for the first year. The term of the contract for years two through five will be October 1 stthrough March 31 steach year. Contractor should be prepared to respond to emergency calls should a snow event occur before or after the stated term above. SCOPE. See Attachment A in the ITB MINIMUM WAGE RATES. Successful Bidders shall be required to pay all mechanics and laborers on the Project at least the minimum Highway wage rates established by the State of Tennessee. THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. Copies of the Contract Documents (ITB, Bid Schedule, Attachments, etc.) will be available on or after Tuesday, September 27, 2022 and may be obtained electronically from www.aerobidz.aero, an online tendering service. The requestor shall pay the cost of the document printing. Free registration with Aerobidz is available by contacting https://flynashville.com/nashville-airport-authority/business-opportunities#business-register Bidders are advised to review the Contract Documents carefully prior to submitting a Bid on the Project. Bidders are also advised to review the Invitation for Bid and Instructions to Bidders carefully prior to preparing their Bids. Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form included in the Contract Documents and the successful Bidder will be required to execute the Construction Contract and other documents requiring execution that are included in the Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS LICENSING ACT OF 1994. All Bidders must be licensed contractors as required by the Contractors Licensing Act of 1994, TCA Section 62-6-101 et seq. All Bidders are advised that the Contractors Licensing Act establishes only the minimum licensing requirements and that MNAA reserves the right in its sole discretion to require higher licensing standards, as reflected in the Contract Documents. All Bidders are responsible for complying with any other licensing or permit requirements of the State of Tennessee and/or the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, which may be applicable to the Work. PRE-BID CONFERENCE. A Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. (local time), October 3, 2022, at the Consolidated Maintenance Facility, 815 Hangar Lane, Nashville, TN 37217. Attendance at this meeting is non-mandatory but his highly encouraged. SMALL MINORITY WOMAN-owned BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (SWMBE) PARTICIPATION. It is the MNAA’s objective to promote, encourage, and stimulate participation of local, small, minority and woman-owned business enterprises (SMWBE) within its organization and the economic community served by it so as to provide maximum opportunities to participate in contracts, programs and all related business activities of the MNAA. MNAA will apply the local small minority woman business participation levels where expenditures and purchases are made with non-federal funding, and to all contracts, leases, management agreements, consultants, prime contractors, subcontractors, respondents, bidders, or proposers involved in the performance of a commercially useful task for MNAA. Bidders are encouraged to meet SMWBE participation levels established by the Director, Business Diversity Development, or, if unable to meet the participation level, engage in good faith efforts to joint venture, subcontract, or contract for supplies or services with SMWBEs. The attainment of the SMWBE participation level established for this contract is to be measured as a percentage of the total dollar value of the contract. The SMWBE participation level established for this Contract will be 8.21% M/WBE .This program maintains a list of certified SMWBEs, which can be found on the Authority’s website at https://flynashville.com/nashville-airport-authority/business-opportunities/business-diversity-developmentor certified DBEs located within the state of Tennessee, which can be found on the TNUCP Directory (TDOT) website at https://www.tdot.tn.gov/Applications/DBEDirect/Searchor contacting Business Diversity Development at (615) 275-1755. Proposers are encouraged to inspect this list to assist in locating SMWBEs for the work. Other SMWBEs may be added to the list in accordance with MNAA’s approved SMWBE Program. Credit toward the SMWBE participation will not be counted unless the SMWBE to be used is certified by MNAA. RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. MNAA proposes to award the Contract to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder, provided it has met the goals for SMWBE participation or, if failing to meet the goals, has made an acceptable good faith effort to meet the established goals for the SMWBE participation. Bidder is advised that MNAA reserves the right to reject any and all Bids submitted, to waive any and all informalities, irregularities and/or technicalities in any Bid or Bid Guaranty, to accept any Bid deemed advantageous to it and to negotiate changes, deletions, or additions to these Contract Documents with the successful Bidder.