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06-27-2007, 07:46 AM
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PANAMA CITY, Florida (June 21, 2007) – The Panama City – Bay County International Airport and Industrial District (Airport Authority) announced today that it had received five bids for site preparation and paving at the relocated Panama City – Bay County International Airport. The bids packages are now available to the public for review.
“We are pleased with the number and quality of bids we have received,” said Airport Authority chairman Joe Tannehill. “Each of these bidders met our stringent pre-qualification requirements. Now it is our job to carefully review the bid packages to determine which one represents the best value for the people of Bay County. The bids are very complex documents based on a number of variables, so it will not be readily apparent which bid is best until we make detailed comparisons. Once we have completed our analysis, we will present our findings to the public.”
The five bidders for the site preparation and paving contract are: A-B Joint Venture, Archer Western Contractors, Odebrecht Construction Inc., Phoenix Construction Services, and C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
The Scope of Work for the site preparation and paving contract includes clearing and grading the airport site, fencing the property, building access and perimeter roads, preparing compacted pads for the terminal and the public safety building and building the airport’s two runways and taxi-ways.
The construction companies were asked to supply a base bid for some of the work, including land clearance, fencing and runway construction. They also supplied material costs for 18 variables. Some of the variables include asphalt versus concrete runways and different lighting along the runways.
After thoroughly reviewing the bid packages, the Airport Authority will pick the bidder as well as the materials to be used in construction. In selecting the bidder and the materials, the Airport Authority will work to deliver the best value for the project.
“While we have not yet reviewed the bids in detail, it appears that site preparation and paving costs will be within our projected budget,” said Tannehill. “That is good news for the new airport. Our financial plan is coming together very nicely, on both the cost and revenue side. In some of our processes we have deliberately taken extra time, which will allow us to move more expeditiously later in the process. We are very much on track.”
“We are going to thoroughly evaluate every aspect of these bids,” said Tannehill. “Our goal remains to ensure that we get the best work for the best price. Each member of the airport board takes their responsibility to community very seriously. We will continue to manage this process in a financially prudent manner.”
Bid submissions are available at the Airport Authority website: www.pcairport.com (http://www.pcairport.com/). Copies of the bids also are available at the Airport Authority offices, 3173 Airport Road, Panama City, Florida.
The Airport Authority anticipates breaking ground on the new airport in the second half of 2007. The construction is expected to take up to thirty months.
PANAMA CITY, Florida (June 21, 2007) – The Panama City – Bay County International Airport and Industrial District (Airport Authority) announced today that it had received five bids for site preparation and paving at the relocated Panama City – Bay County International Airport. The bids packages are now available to the public for review.
“We are pleased with the number and quality of bids we have received,” said Airport Authority chairman Joe Tannehill. “Each of these bidders met our stringent pre-qualification requirements. Now it is our job to carefully review the bid packages to determine which one represents the best value for the people of Bay County. The bids are very complex documents based on a number of variables, so it will not be readily apparent which bid is best until we make detailed comparisons. Once we have completed our analysis, we will present our findings to the public.”
The five bidders for the site preparation and paving contract are: A-B Joint Venture, Archer Western Contractors, Odebrecht Construction Inc., Phoenix Construction Services, and C.W. Roberts Contracting, Inc.
The Scope of Work for the site preparation and paving contract includes clearing and grading the airport site, fencing the property, building access and perimeter roads, preparing compacted pads for the terminal and the public safety building and building the airport’s two runways and taxi-ways.
The construction companies were asked to supply a base bid for some of the work, including land clearance, fencing and runway construction. They also supplied material costs for 18 variables. Some of the variables include asphalt versus concrete runways and different lighting along the runways.
After thoroughly reviewing the bid packages, the Airport Authority will pick the bidder as well as the materials to be used in construction. In selecting the bidder and the materials, the Airport Authority will work to deliver the best value for the project.
“While we have not yet reviewed the bids in detail, it appears that site preparation and paving costs will be within our projected budget,” said Tannehill. “That is good news for the new airport. Our financial plan is coming together very nicely, on both the cost and revenue side. In some of our processes we have deliberately taken extra time, which will allow us to move more expeditiously later in the process. We are very much on track.”
“We are going to thoroughly evaluate every aspect of these bids,” said Tannehill. “Our goal remains to ensure that we get the best work for the best price. Each member of the airport board takes their responsibility to community very seriously. We will continue to manage this process in a financially prudent manner.”
Bid submissions are available at the Airport Authority website: www.pcairport.com (http://www.pcairport.com/). Copies of the bids also are available at the Airport Authority offices, 3173 Airport Road, Panama City, Florida.
The Airport Authority anticipates breaking ground on the new airport in the second half of 2007. The construction is expected to take up to thirty months.