Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport · Solicitation 26-053-RFQ

Airside and Landside On-Call Engineering Services

Statewide - KY Special district Posted Nov 4, 2026 Last verified Nov 13, 8:20 PM
Paving & Asphalt Site Utilities Surveying & Engineering 19 days remaining

What this bid is

Kenton County Airport Board, which runs Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Kentucky, wants one or more engineering firms or teams for on-call civil design work on airside (runways, taxiways, aprons) and landside (roadways, parking, drainage, utilities) projects. Listed upcoming work includes taxilane and taxiway rehabilitation, runway reseal, apron reconstruction, roadway reconstruction, a new parking garage and surface parking lot reconstruction. The notice says the list is not exhaustive and may change. Funding is mainly internal, with possible federal AIP and grant money later. The agency expects a master agreement, with scope and price negotiated per project. Firms may team up to cover both airside and landside.

Key dates: pre-proposal conference 12 November 2026 at 10:00 AM EST at Conference Center D, CVG Centre, 77 Comair Blvd, Erlanger, KY. Questions due 19 November 2026 at 11:59 PM EST. Proposals due 3 December 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. The notice calls the conference non-mandatory, while BusyBids flags it as a mandatory site visit, so confirm on the portal before deciding.

Submit electronically through the agency's OpenGov portal, which requires a free vendor account. Contact Caleb Claxton at cclaxton@cvgairport.com or (859) 461-1584. The agency decides which firms it selects.

Who should bid

Paving & Asphalt, Site Utilities, Surveying & Engineering contractors - the work is Statewide - KY.

Deadline

3 December 2026, 2:00 PM EST (19 days remaining - last confirmed 13 Nov)

How to submit

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As the agency published it

Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport - Planning & Development has issued request for qualification, solicitation 26-053-RFQ.

The Kenton County Airport Board (“KCAB”) will receive proposals for Airside and Landside On-Call Engineering Services. A pre-proposal meeting will be held on November 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM at Conference Center D, CVG Centre 77 Comair Blvd. Erlanger, KY 41018. Questions are due at 11:59 PM on November 19, 2026 and answers will be posted no later than at. Proposals must be received by December 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM. No proposals will be accepted after that time unless such date or time is extended pursuant to an addendum issued by KCAB.

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is seeking qualified firms to provide comprehensive civil design services for both airside and landside projects. The selected firm(s) will be responsible for delivering high-quality, cost-effective, and timely design solutions that meet all regulatory and operational requirements. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, the design of runways, taxiways, aprons, roadways, parking facilities, drainage systems, and utility infrastructure. KCAB intends to select one or more qualified consultant, or proposed team of consultants and engineers, to provide the requested services. The number of firms selected will be based on KCAB’s assessment of need and qualifications/types of services provided by the firms. The overview provided in this RFQ is intended to convey a general scope of services so that each respondent might address its experience and present its expertise in dealing with the services requested in its response. KCAB intends to utilize these services on a variety of upcoming anticipated projects such as, but not limited to, the following: Taxilane E and Taxilane F & G Rehabilitation Runway 9/27 Asphalt Reseal & Taxiway D Asphalt Rehabilitation Glycol Pavement Reconstruction Concourse B Apron Reconstruction North Apron Reconstruction Taxiway E Relocation and Extension Runway 18L/36R Rehabilitation Roadways Reconstruction New Parking Garage Surface Parking Lots Reconstruction KCAB intends to utilize a combination of funding sources for the projects under this RFQ. The major funding source for these projects will be internal, with a potential for AIP entitlement and discretionary grant fundings in the future. KCAB anticipates entering an overarching master agreement as a result of this RFQ with subsequent scope and price negotiations for each individual project. This RFQ includes a list of potential projects and is not necessarily exhaustive and is subject to change by KCAB. KCAB reserves the right to issue individual procurement solicitations for the services listed in this RFQ for these projects. Interested firms do not need to have both airside and landside design in-house. They can specialize in one domain and partner with other teams to fulfill the need for both airside and landside design.

Responses are due December 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST.

Questions must be submitted by November 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST.

A non-mandatory pre-proposal conference is scheduled for November 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST at Conference Center D, CVG Centre 77 Comair Blvd. Erlanger, KY 41018.

Commodity categories: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction; Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction; Landscape Architectural Services; Engineering Services; Engineering Services; Building Inspection Services.

Contact: Caleb Claxton, Sr. PM Airfield (cclaxton@cvgairport.com, (859) 461-1584).

1 document is attached to the notice: 26-053-RFQ Airside & Landside On-Call Engineering -Sample MSA.

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cvgairport/projects/304065. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

Reproduced from the official notice via OpenGov Procurement - Kentucky. The agency's page is the one that counts.

What the notice says

Site visit
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Questions due
19 Nov 2026

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Bid deadline19 days remaining - last confirmed 13 Nov 3 December 2026, 2:00 PM EST check 19 days

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