Public Notices

The City of Lewisburg will accept sealed bids for the Terminal Apron Reconstruction Project at the
Ellington Airport, Lewisburg, TN. Bids will be received by the City of Lewisburg until 2:00 PM (local time)
on Thursday, April 10th, 2025.

Bids which are delivered in advance by any means shall be delivered to the Mayor of the City of
Lewisburg, 131 East Church Street, Lewisburg, TN 37091: Attention: Mr. Jim Bingham.

The bid package shall be clearly labeled: TERMINAL APRON RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT –
Ellington Airport – DO NOT OPEN.

Important Notice to Bidders: A MANDATORY pre-bid conference has been scheduled for 2:00 PM
local time, Thursday, March 27th, 2025, at the Ellington Airport, 1877 Franklin Pike, Lewisburg, TN
37091; for the purpose of discussing the scope of the project and answering questions.

ATTENDANCE AT THIS CONFERENCE BY AN APPROPRIATE CONTRACTOR REPRESENTATIVE
IS MANDATORY IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT A BID.

Project Description: The project consists of the full-depth-reclamation and asphalt paving of an
approximately 300’x150’ asphalt apron. Other items of work include pavement marking and tie-down
anchor installation.

Contractors intending on submitting a bid must purchase contract documents from Goodwyn
Mills Cawood, LLC, 6 Cadillac Drive, St. 350, Brentwood, TN 37027, telephone (615) 614-0121, at a
non-refundable cost of $125.00 per set.

It is the intent to make the plans/specifications available for review at the locations listed below:

Ellington Airport                                  TDOT, Aeronautics Division
1877 Franklin Pike 7335                    Centennial Boulevard
Lewisburg, TN 37091                         Nashville, TN 37209
(931) 637-3680                                  (615) 741-3208

Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC             Builders Exchange of TN
6 Cadillac Drive, St. 350                     301 S. Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 100
Brentwood, TN 37027                         Nashville, TN 37211
(615) 614-0121                                   (615) 690-7200

The City of Lewisburg, 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 for any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, will be afforded
full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and no businesses will be
discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency),
creed, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or disability in consideration for an
award.

Each proposal must be accompanied by a Bidders Bond on the form contained in the Proposal Book from
a surety company acceptable to the City of Lewisburg or a cashier’s check or certified check made
payable to the City of Lewisburg for not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. A 100%
Contract Bond will be required of the successful Contractor. Liquidated damages, for delay in contract
completion shall be as stated in the Proposal.

This project is funded under a grant contract with the State of Tennessee. The project is funded partially
with federal funds, therefore is subject to the following provisions: Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal
Employment Opportunity, Buy American Preference, Davis Bacon Act, Debarment and Suspension,
Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, Foreign Trade Restriction, Lobbying Federal Employees, and
Procurement of Recovered Materials. A Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal of 9.90% has
been established for this project.

All Bidders shall be licensed Contractors as required by the Contractors Licensing Act of 1976 of the
General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, and all amendments thereto in effect on the date of receipt
of bids. All bidders must comply with Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, in particular Chapter 6
regarding preparation of bid envelope. The proposal, which shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope shall
be clearly labeled on the outside of the envelope, at a minimum, with the name of the project, contractor’s
name and address and license number, classification, expiration date, and the date and time of the Bid
Opening (so as to guard against premature opening of any bid). A form has been included for your
convenience. Failure to show these items on the outside of the envelope will result in the bid
being returned to the Bidder unopened.

Withdrawal of Bid: Any Bidder, upon his and his authorized representative’s written request, will be given
permission to withdraw his proposal not later than the time set for opening thereto. At the time of opening
of proposals, provided written request has been submitted prior to the time of the opening, when such
proposal is reached it will be returned to the Bidder unopened. Unless contrary to the statues of the State
of Tennessee including local charter provisions no Bidder may withdraw a bid submitted for a period of
one hundred eighty (180) days after actual bid opening without Owner’s consent.

The City of Lewisburg reserves the right to reject any/and or all proposals, to waive any formalities and
informalities in the proposals received, and to accept any proposal which in its opinion may be in their
best interest.

City of Lewisburg
Jim Bingham, Mayor