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Airport authority opens bids for security fence

The Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority opened seven bids for the airport’s security perimeter fence Monday.

The construction project bids for the 8-foot-tall fence are broken into three parts: base bid one for 4,930 linear feet; base bid two for 4,100 linear feet, 400 linear feet for the chain link section, and four drive-through gates; and alternate bids for access road paving.

The following companies submitted bids:

Abel Fence Co.’s base bid one for $64,965; base bid two at $66,925; alternate bid at $12,590

Bash Contracting’s base bid one for $68,053; base bid two at $85,889; alternate bid at $3,304

Boland’s Excavating and Topsoil Inc.’s base bid one for $71,100; base bid two at $77,400; alternate bid at $1,900

New York State Fence Inc.’s base bid one for $67,580; base bid two at $69,400; alternate bid at $7,800

Performance Construction’s base bid at $76,076; base bid two at $65,816; alternate bid at $9,000

Pro Max Fence’s base bid at $66,700; base bid two at $72,100; alternate bid at $8,300

Reliance Fence’s base bid at $84,069; base bid two at $98,340; alternate bid at $8,320.

The Federal Aviation Administration requires the fencing up as a security measure.

The authority will announce who won the bid – not only based on amount, but design as well – at the next meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 16.

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