The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) is seeking bids from qualified and licensed general contractors for concrete paving improvements at the Gordon A. Finch Molasses Dock Marine Facility in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. Proposals will be received electronically via the authority's e-procurement platform. A non-mandatory site visit is scheduled for May 19, 2026. Required attachments include a Virgin Islands business license, certificate of general liability insurance, articles of incorporation, certificate of good standing, and a bid bond of 10% of the bid amount. The deadline for response submission is June 5, 2026.
The deadline for response submission is June 5, 2026, at 12:00 PM AST. The bid notice states esponse deadline: **** 12: 00 pm ast.
To be considered for an award, the bidder must agree to abide by each mandatory requirement included in this IFB. The bid notice states To be considered for an award, the bidder must agree to abide by each mandatory requirement included in this IFB.
Failure of the successful respondent to execute the lease agreement within thirty 30 days after receiving the lease documents and furnish acceptable surety bonds and proof of required insurance prior to the lease execution shall be just cause for cancellation of the award and forfeiture of the proposal bond, not as a penalty, but as liquidation of damages to the authority. The bid notice states Failure of the successful respondent to execute the lease agreement within thirty 30 days after receiving the lease documents and furnish acceptable surety bonds and proof of required insurance prior to the lease execution shall be just cause for cancellation of the award and forfeiture of the proposal bond, not as a penalty, but as liquidation of damages to the authority.
A non-mandatory site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 9:00 AM AST. Prospective bidders should meet at the Gordon A. Finch Molasses Pier. The bid notice states A non mandatory site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, may 19, 2026 at 9:00am ast. Prospective bidders should meet at the gordon a finch molasses pier located in krause lagoon, st. croix.
Any protest must be filed in writing and received by the authority within seven 7 calendar days of the occurrence of the event that is the subject of the protest. The bid notice states Any protest must be filed in writing and received by the authority within seven 7 calendar days of the date of the occurrence of the event that is the subject of the protest, e. g. , the opening of responses, the award, or a determination that a respondent is not responsible or that a response is not responsive.