Black Run Pump Station Rehabilitation, Contract 2024-01

Project Description: ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL SEWER AUTHORITY UNION COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA BLACK RUN PUMP STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT
General Notice
The Buffalo Township Municipal Sewer Authority (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
Black Run Pump Station Rehabilitation Project R007971.0432
Bids for the construction of the Project will be received until Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened online, as well as at the office of Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG), 776 Bull Run Crossing, Suite 200, Lewisburg, PA 17837. One (1) original and two (2) copies will be accepted in paper form.
The Project includes the following Work:
Replacement of submersible grinder pumps and compatible control panels along with the installation of radar level sensors. All items noted are being procured by the Owner through COSTARS. Alternate Bid items include installation of lining system within the existing wet well.
Bids will be received for the following contract:
Contract No. Description of Contract 2024-01 General Construction
Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities
Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. 776 Bull Run Crossing, Suite 200, Lewisburg, PA 17837
Prospective Bidders may obtain or examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.
Bidding Documents may be purchased for a cost of $185 from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Cost does not include shipping charges. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents or electronic documents on compact disk will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery service. The shipping charge amount will depend on the shipping method chosen.
Instructions to Bidders.
Bid security in the form a Certified Check or Bid Bond shall be furnished with the Bid in an amount not less than 10%.
All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be sent in writing to Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. or submitted via PennBid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Telephone inquiries are unacceptable.
For all further requirements regarding Bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
Statutory Requirements.
Bidders must comply with all State antibid-rigging regulations pertaining to work associated with this Project, and will be required to submit an executed non-collusion affidavit with the Bid.
Bidders should refer to provisions of federal and state statutes, rules and regulations dealing with the prevention of environmental pollution and preservation of public natural resources that affect the Project, pursuant to Act No. 247 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, approved October 26, 1972.
This Project falls under The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted Act 127 of 2012, known as the Public Works Employment Verification Act (‘the Act’) which requires all public work contractors and subcontractors to utilize the Federal Government’s E-Verify system to ensure that all employees performing work on public work projects are authorized to work in the United States. All Bidders are required to submit a Public Works Employment Verification Form as a precondition for the Contract Award.
In addition to the Equal Employment requirements of Executive Order 11246 regarding discrimination, the CONTRACTOR must establish a 6.9% goal for female participation and a 1% goal for minority participation in his/her aggregate on-site construction workforce for contracts in excess of $10,000.
The Buffalo Township Municipal Sewer Authority is utilizing federal funds for this Project, and Union County has adopted a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) in accordance with Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432 and a Section 3 Action Plan in accordance with Title 24 Part 75 Code of Federal Regulations. As such, the Bidders/Offerors must submit documentary evidence of minority and women business enterprises and Section 3 business concerns who have been contacted and to whom commitments have been made. Documentation of such solicitations and commitments shall be submitted with the Bid.
Moreover, the CONTRACTOR shall strive to meet the MBE goal of 5% and the WBE goal of 3% for contracts of $25,000 or more. For projects which the amount of HUD or CDBG funding exceeds $200,000 the CONTRACTOR must attempt to meet the minimum numerical goals of which 25% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Section 3 workers, per 24 CFR Part 75.19; and 5% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Targeted Section 3 workers, as defined in 24 CFR Part 75.21. Union County, in accordance with its Section 3 Action Plan, may provide a bid preference to a Bidder who is a Section 3 business concern. MBE/WBE and Section 3 business concerns shall be afforded full opportunity to bid without discrimination. Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply to this Project.
All Bids shall be irrevocable for 60 days after the Bid opening date unless award is delayed by a required approval of another government agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, in which case this Bid shall remain subject to acceptance for 120 days after the Bid opening date as provided by the Act of November 26, 1978 (P.L. 1309, No. 317), as amended by the Act of December 12, 1994 (P.L. 1042, No. 142).
The Buffalo Township Municipal Sewer Authority reserves the right to waive any defects, errors, omissions, mistakes, informalities, to accept any Bid or combination of Bids that are deemed to be in the best interest of the Authority, and to reject any or all Bids.
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