Indianapolis Airport Authority Indianapolis International Airport INVITATION TO BIDDERS
Electronic Bids (E-bids) will be received via PlanetBids (IAA's solicitation management system) by Messer Construction, for BHS CENTRALIZED CBIS at the Indianapolis International Airport; Project No. I-25-006. All bids will be submitted electronically and opened via a Virtual Meeting and read aloud August 28th , 2026 at 3:00 p.m. E.T. No bids will be permitted after the designated time. To attend the bid opening on-line (virtual meeting), please join the Teams Meeting; Link to be issued via Addendum. Contact Jim Glasener at jglasener@messer.com for questions. Bids are desired as set forth in the Instructions to Bidders, which is part of the specifications.
Each bid shall include all work, labor, equipment and materials necessary to complete the project as required in strict compliance with the drawings and specifications (Plans) prepared by VTC US, Inc., 7400 Whitehall Street, Richland Hills, TX 76118.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority, 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.
All provisions of Buy American Preference 49 USC § 50101; Foreign Trade Restriction 49 USC § 50104, 49 CFR part 30; Davis Bacon 2 CFR § 200 Appendix II(D), 29 CFR part 5; Affirmative Action 41 CFR part 60-4 , Executive Order 11246; Government-wide Debarment and Suspension 2 CFR part 180 (Subpart C), 2 CFR part 1200, DOT Order 4200.5 DOT Suspension & Debarment Procedures & Ineligibility; Lobbying and Influencing Federal Employees 31 USC § 1352, 2 CFR part 200 Appendix II(J), 49 CFR part 20 Appendix A; Procurement of Recovered Materials 2 CFR § 299.322, 40 CFR part 247 and Government-wide Requirements for Drug-free Workplace 13 CFR part 147 are herewith incorporated by reference, the same as if all of the provisions were completely set out herein.
In accordance with Indiana Code Sections 5-32-5-2 and 36-1-12-4, et seq., prequalification with the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) or the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is required of all contractors, in any contractor tier, performing work under contract to the IAA which is estimated to be One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) or greater.
Bids will be received for the following scopes of work, 01 Baggage Handling System OEM
BP#1 Baggage Handling System OEM Documents may be obtained from ReproGraphix Inc., 437 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, 317.637.3377, or on-line at https://www.reprographix.com. There will be no charge for the first set of Plans and Bid Documents; additional sets may be obtained for the cost of printing and shipping.
All bids shall be on Form No. 96 as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts, must be accompanied by a Financial Statement within 72 hrs upon request, must be properly and completely executed and shall be accompanied by a properly completed non-collusion affidavit. After opening bids, no bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days without written consent of the Owner.
All bids are to be inclusive of Davis-Bacon requirements. Rates for Marion County, Indiana can be located at https://beta.sam.gov. At time of publishing of these instructions to Bidders, current wages were General Decision Number: IN20260002 dated 05/18/2026 for Building Construction type. Refer to Instructions to Bidders section for additional information and published rates.
All bids shall be accompanied by a scanned copy of the bid bond in an amount of not less than 5% of the contract amount. Original copy of the bid bond will be requested from the successful bidder immediately following the bid opening.
BP#1 Baggage Handling System OEM Documents are available electronically at https://www.messerplans.com at no cost to all registered bidders and suppliers.
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Site walk will be held July 20th, 2026 at 10:30am EDT. Meeting will be held in the 4th floor boardroom of the Indianapolis International Airport Terminal.
Should special assistance or accommodations be needed for an individual's participation in this meeting, please contact Relay Indiana @ 800.743.3333 (TDD compatible) and have them connect you to Messer Representative Jim Glasener directly at jglasener@messer.com , 317.498.5961
For general information or questions, please contact Messer Representative Jim Glasener directly at jglasener@messer.com , 317.498.5961.
July 11 2026
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