Sewage Treatment Plant Activated Sludge Aeration System Improvements

Project Description: Project: SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ACTIVATED SLUDGE AERATION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS: The project generally consists of improvements and upgrades of components within the Authority's activated sludge aeration system. Replace existing positive displacement blowers with four (4) new helical screw hybrid blowers with controls, including new variable frequency drive (VFD); a new dissolved oxygen monitoring system; existing Blower Building improvements, including repainting of walls and ceiling interior; electrical and HVAC upgrades; aeration tanks; minor concrete repairs; replacing the existing concrete walkway and existing grating with new structural grating; and installation of four (4) suction standpipes within the existing aeration tanks.
The Work will be performed under three Contracts as follows: CONTRACT 1 – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT 2 – ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT 3 – HVAC CONSTRUCTION
Owner: JOINT MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OF WYOMISSING VALLEY 701 Old Wyomissing Road Reading, PA 19611
Engineer: ARRO CONSULTING, INC. 321 North Furnace Street, Suite 200 Birdsboro, PA 19508
Bids will be received online via the PennBid Program until 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, on January 30, 2025, at which time they will be opened.
After bid opening the results will be available for viewing at the PennBid website. Successful bidder will be selected by Owner at a later date. A pre-bid meeting followed by a site visit will be held at 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, on January 9, 2025, at the office of the Owner. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting and site visit is mandatory. Questions will be accepted until 4:00 P.M., prevailing time, on January 23, 2025; All questions must be submitted through PennBid. Bidding Documents and solicitation details are available online, without charge, at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com. The apparent low bidder and the next two lowest bidders must submit, to the Engineer, originals of the Bidding Documents within two (2) business days from the date of the bid opening. Reproduction of the Bidding Documents and placement on web sites other than PennBid, is not permitted. Bids may be modified or withdrawn at any time prior to the opening of Bids. After the Bid opening, Bids may be withdrawn only by complying with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania laws and regulations. A summary of such laws and regulations is given in the Instructions to Bidders (Document 00100). Bids shall remain open for a period of 60 days from the date of Bid opening unless award is delayed by a required approval from a governmental agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, in which event the Bids shall remain open for a period of 120 days from the date of Bid opening. See Instructions to Bidders for other provisions on the time available for acceptance of Bids. The Contract will be subject to the Prevailing Minimum Wage Determination established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry. Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid security in the form of a certified check, bank check, irrevocable letter of credit, or Bid bond (on the form included with the Bidding Documents) for (10) percent of the Bid total. It is a requirement of this Contract that at least 50% of the Work be performed by prime Bidder’s own work force, not by subcontractor(s). It is a requirement of this Contract that Bidder shall have a minimum (5) year, (5) project documented experience in the type of Work required by this Project.
Bidders, subcontractors, their workers and any persons providing labor and products to the Project shall be persons lawfully permitted to work in the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As a precondition of being awarded a Contract, Successful Bidder, and its subcontractor(s) are required, to provide confirmation of compliance with Act 141 of 2022, the “Public Works Employment Verification Act”. The OWNER hereby reserves the right, which is understood and agreed to by all Bidders, to reject any or all Bids and to waive any omissions, errors, or irregularities in any Bid.
JOINT MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY OF WYOMISSING VALLEY
DAVID E. WISSER, MANAGER