ITB 26-105 AWOS Replacement- Crystal River Airport (CGC) & Inverness Airport (INF)

Citrus County, Florida (“County”) invites interested parties to submit a Bid/Quote for Crystal River Airport (CGC) and Inverness (INF) Airport’s Automated Weather Observing Systems to provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, shipping, and incidentals to remove the old weather equipment at each airport and install new. Total of two (2) complete systems.

All Work shall be in accordance with the Contract Documents and applicable FAA Advisory Circulars.

The Successful Bidder shall adhere to all permit(s) requirements, and all Federal/FAA, State, and Local Laws/Rules/Codes as applicable to this Project. The Successful Bidder will be responsible for any Permitting through the County/ City.

Citrus County, Florida in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4), 28 CFR § 50.3, and 49 CFR Part 21, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, all contractors will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of the owner’s race, color, national origin, sex, creed, age, or disability in consideration for an award.

The AWOS replacement projects at Inverness Airport (INF) and Crystal River Airport (CGC) are funded through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grants and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Aviation Grants, with the required Citrus County match.

To reduce project costs, Citrus County will directly purchase the AWOS equipment and materials, while the selected contractor will be responsible for installation, integration, testing, and commissioning of the systems.

AWOS systems provide real time weather information to pilots and the National Airspace System and are critical to safe aircraft operations. The existing systems at both airports have reached the end of their service life and must be replaced to ensure reliability, accuracy, and continued compliance with FAA standards.

The Successful Bidder shall comply with:

1. 2 C.F.R. 200.334 Records Retention Requirements and,
2. Appendix II to C.F.R. Part 200 pertaining to contract provisions for non-federal entity contracts under federal awards and,
3. Section 287.055, Florida Statues (as applicable),and
4. Provisions of the Grant Agreements (Appendix B-1, B-2, B-3, & B-4), and
5. All other applicable state and federal laws.