BID ADVERTISEMENT

Off-Airport Tree Obstruction Removal – Runway 21 Approach Head Island Airport (HXD), Hilton Head Island, SC

BID NUMBER: 2988/120703

Sealed bids will be received by the Beaufort County Procurement Department at the office of: Purchasing Department Beaufort Industrial Village 102 Industrial Village Road, Building #2 Beaufort, South Carolina 29906-4291 until 3:00 P.M. local time, Monday, July 25, 2011, for the above stated project.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud starting at 3:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as practical. Bids received after 3:00 p.m. on the date specified will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened. Bids transmitted by facsimile are non- responsive and will not be considered.

Scope of Work: The project will consist of removal and/or trimming of trees located on off-airport property that have been identified as obstructions to the airspace due to their penetration of the (trapezoidal) 34:1 approach slope to Runway 21 at the Hilton Head Island Airport, South Carolina (HXD). Disturbed areas shall be restored to their pre- removal condition. No burning of debris shall be permitted. Debris shall be hauled off site and disposed of or processed for compost in accordance with applicable solid waste management laws. The total project duration is one hundred twenty (120) calendar days.

This project is being advertised in accordance with rules established by the FAA. A DBE Participation Goal of 2.6% has been established for this project.

Complete examination and understanding of the drawings and specifications is necessary in order for the Bidder to properly submit a Bid. Bid Documents will be available for examination on Monday, June 27, 2011, and may be obtained from:

Linda Dunn Wilbur Smith Associates Post Office Box 92 Columbia, South Carolina 29202-0092 Telephone: 803-758-4549 Facsimile: 803-758-4561 upon payment of $150.00 which is non-refundable. Checks shall be made payable to Wilbur Smith Associates, Inc. and addressed to the attention of Linda Dunn.

Plans, specifications and other contract documents will be open to public inspection at the offices of F.W. Dodge/McGraw Hill Plan Room Savannah, Georgia; AGC in Columbia, South Carolina; and the Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas Plan Room in Columbia, South Carolina.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2011, beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m. local time at the Hilton Head Island Airport Commercial Terminal, 120 Beach City Road, Hilton Head Island, SC.