Baker City Invites Bids for Municipal Airport Access Road Rehabilitation

The City of Baker City has issued an Invitation to Bid for the rehabilitation of the access road to Baker City Municipal Airport, FAA/AIP Project No. 3-41-0005-024-2025, with sealed bids due Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 2:00:00 p.m. local time at City Hall, 1655 First Street, Baker City, Oregon 97814. The public notice specifies bids will be publicly opened and read aloud after the submission deadline.

The public notice defines the work scope with the exact phrasing, "The project consists of full depth reclamation of the existing airport access road asphalt and base, excavation, grading, topsoiling, seeding, and other items." The ITB lists approximate quantities of 1,850 SY of in-place pavement section recycling, 50 tons of cement, 380 tons of hot mix asphalt pavement, and 65 LF of concrete encased conduit.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 11:00:00 a.m. local time at Baker City Municipal Airport, Baker City, Oregon 97814. The notice provides a virtual option and specific dial-in credentials: Toll-free number: +1 689-223-3081,86805265# Meeting ID: 287 467 691 467 57 Conference ID: 868 052 65# Passcode: bc2uQ7vf, and states "Call in information along with a link to view the presentation live is available below."

The ITB references "Schedule A (Basis of Award) - Rehabilitate Access Road" and names the City of Baker City as Owner. The city RFP excerpts for Aviation Engineering Services identify the access-road AIP project as initial work under that procurement, while making clear the RFP and the ITB are distinct documents; the RFP language includes the requirement that "Proposers must demonstrate experience and knowledge of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, policies, and procedures and must have experience in design and development of similar aviation-related projects."

City and state project forms list Joyce Bornstedt, Public Works Director, as the administrative contact at PO Box 650, Baker City, OR 97814 with phone (541) 524-2031 and an email printed as bcpw director@bakercity.gov. The Oregon project form flags the project as construction-ready, checking "Is the proposed project ready for construction? [X] Yes," and states, "This project will allow the Baker City Municipal Airport to continue to serve as a critical link in the Oregon transportation system. Pavement maintenance is a very important element of preserving the airport and keeping it as a safe and efficient part of the transportation system."

Airport context in city documents shows Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) sits about three miles north of Baker City on 398 acres, is listed as a General Aviation Airport in the NPIAS and Category 3 in the ODOT form, and has three runways - Runway 13/31, Runway 17/35 and Runway 8/26. The COAR form notes the airport "supports 42 job with an annual payroll of $1.1 million" and lists users including Baker Aircraft, Oregon State Police, Baker Valley Vector Control and itinerant agricultural spray operators.

City project materials and consultant history reference prior work at BKE by Ardurra, which states, "We completed these projects on time and under budget and minimized the use of local funds," and notes past apron work added a concrete fueling pad and 6,000 gallons of Jet A capacity and constructed concrete helipads for firefighting helicopters. The public notice does not include funding-share percentages for FAA AIP participation or a construction schedule; the Oregon form anticipates local and Oregon-based supplier participation and expects the low bidder to be an Oregon-based contractor.