TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY
TOLEDO, OHIO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Electronic Bids will be received by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority for all labor, material, insurance, and equipment necessary for the Replace Passenger Boarding Bridge project at Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport, 11013 Airport Highway, Swanton, OH 43558, in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, for the Port Authority at One Maritime Plaza, Toledo, Ohio 43604.

The project consists of the replacement of an existing passenger boarding bridge (PBB) located at Gate 3 of the passenger terminal at Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (TOL). This project is structured as a Base Bid with Bid Alternates. For the Base Bid, the project scope generally includes the demolition and removal of the existing PBB and installation of a new PBB, complete with a PBB-mounted ground power unit (GPU) and associated equipment and appurtenances, and the removal and remarking of associated aircraft parking position pavement markings.
Bid Alternate No. 1, project scope generally includes the addition of a PBB-mounted pre-conditioned air (PCA) unit and appurtenances.

Bid Alternate No. 2, project scope generally includes the installation of a potable water cabinet at Gate 3, including all equipment and appurtenances, to support the Gate 3 aircraft parking position.

This project may be awarded by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority at its sole discretion. The engineer’s opinion of probable construction cost for the base bid is approximately $1,200,000.00, bid alternate no. 1 is approximately $180,000.00, bid alternate no. 2 is approximately $60,000.00. The total contract duration is 330 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, divided into two (2) phases. All materials procured, construction methods used, and construction activities must be done in accordance with FAA material specifications and guidance on operational safety on airports during construction referenced in the project documents.

Bids will be received through Bid Express, an online electronic bidding system, until Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at
10:00 AM, at which time all bids will be opened through the Bid Express website.

The plans and bid proposal documents are available through Bid Express at: https://www.bidexpress.com/businesses/66075/home. Bidders new to the electronic bidding system must first register on the Bid Express website (www.bidexpress.com). Registration is Free. It can take up to five (5) business days to process a Digital ID and it is highly recommended that a Digital ID be enabled 48 hours in advance of submitting an electronic bid. Bidders must plan accordingly. For additional guidance regarding electronic bidding, bidders must contact Bid Express directly. Each bidder shall be responsible for submitting its electronic bid before the bid deadline.

Electronic Proposals must be submitted on the form(s) included in Bid Express and shall be accompanied by a certified check or an acceptable Proposal Bond with satisfactory surety specifying the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority as the obligee, in the sum of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total proposal amount.

Please note that there will NOT be a pre-bid meeting held or this project. Please submit all questions through the Bid Express service by Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 10:00 AM local time. Questions submitted after the deadline will not receive a response. Additional information can be found at https://www.toledoport.org/public-notices

Thomas J. Winston
President and CEO
Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority