RFB 27026 MOUNTWEST COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE NEW SLIP REPAIRS AT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING.

SCHEDULE OF DRAWINGS
00020
NEW SLIP REPAIR AT HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
PARKING LOT A DRAINAGE AND SLOP REPAIR
MOUNTWEST COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA
SHEET NUMBER SHEET NAME
1 OF 5 TITLE SHEET
2 OF 5 EXISTING CONDITIONS
3 OF 5 H-PILE RETAINING WALL PLAN
4 OF 5 H-PILE RETAINING WALL SECTIONS
5 OF 5 H-PILE RETAINING WALL & DEADMAN ANCHOR DETAILS
END OF SECTION 00020

NEW SLIP REPAIR at HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
MOUNTWEST COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
SECTION 00030 - PROJECT PERSONNEL & EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS
RFB # 27026
MOUNTWEST COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SLIP REPAIR
OWNER: WV
CAMPUS:
Council for Community & Technical College Education
2001 Union Carbide Drive, Building 2000
Charleston, WV 25303
Barrow Koslosky, AIA, NCARB, Owner's Project Representative
Barrow.Koslosky@wvhepc.edu
304-558-0281, ext. 26384
Mountwest Community and Technical College
One Mountwest Way
Huntington, WV 25701
Rodney Pell, Executive Director of Environmental Health,
Safety & Facilities
pellr@mctc.edu
(304) 710-3463
ENGINEER: American Geotech, Inc.
601 Ohio Avenue
Charleston, WV 25302
Kanti Patel, PE
k-patel@suddenlinkmail.com
304-340-4277
EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS
Ifan emergency occurs during a project, contact each ofthe following listed below simultaneously:
1. The Engineer
2. The Owner
3. The Campus
END OF SECTION 00030
PROJECT PERSONNEL & EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS
RFB
00030
27026
- 1

SECTION 00100
RFB 27026
- INVITATION TO BID
The West Virginia Community and Technical College System invites proposals to provide all Work
including, but not limited to, labor, material, equipment supplies and transportation for:
REQUEST FOR BIDS RFB 27026
New Slip Repair at Headquarters Building
At Mounwest Community & Technical College
The Work of this Project is defined by the Contract Documents, and consists of the following:
West Virginia Community and Technical College System seeks to engage a highly qualified contractor to
repair an ongoing new slip at Mountwest Community and Technical College Headquarters in Huntington,
West Virginia.
All questions shall be directed to Kanti Patel, PE of American Geotech, Inc. at
kpatel@americangeotechinc.com.
Bids must be submitted in accordance with Bidding Documents issued by the Architect and on the Form
of Proposal provided.
Bidding Documents will be available Monday, October 5, 2026, and can be obtained as described
below:
Bid Documents are available at no cost by emailing kpatel@americangeotechinc.com.
The Invitation to Bid, Addenda and other relevant information concerning RFB 27026 will be posted at the
following URL. It is the Bidder's obligation to check this website for current information:
https://wvctcs.org/purchasing-and-finance
A Pre-bid meeting is scheduled for:
Time: 10:00 a.m.,
Date:
Place:
Eastern Standard Time (EST)
October 21, 2026
Mountwest Community and Technical College
One Mountain Way
Huntington, WV 25701
Attendance is: MANDATORY: All Bidders MUST attend the pre-bid meeting to familiarize themselves
with the Project location, site conditions and other relevant information. Should a Bidder fail to attend, the
Bid will be disqualified. Subcontractors and material suppliers are encouraged to attend the pre-bid
meeting.
The Bidder, if successful and awarded a contract, will receive a purchase order and notice to proceed
from the Owner after all contract documents are properly completed, executed, and returned to the
Owner within ten days following receipt of the Owner's written notice of intent to award a contract. All
Work shall start from date of Notice to Proceed and shall be Substantially Complete not later than the
number of consecutive calendar days identified in the Contract. Bidder also agrees to achieve Final
Completion within 30 days thereafter.
The Owner will suffer financial loss if the Work is not Substantially Complete within the Contract Time.
For each calendar day of delay in achieving Substantial Completion, the Contractor shall be liable for
and shall pay the Owner, not as a penalty but as liquidated damages, in accordance with the following
schedule:

For each calendar day the project is not Substantially Complete, damages to be assessed at One
Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per day.
For each calendar day of delay in achieving Final Completion, the Contractor shall be liable for
and shall pay half the amount of liquidated damages stated above, plus any additional fees of
the Engineer and the Engineer's consultants that may accrue. Allowances may be made for
delays due to shortages of materials and/or energy resources, subject to proof by
documentation, and for delays due to strikes or other delays beyond the control of the
Contractor. The Contractor in accordance with the Contract Documents must properly
document all delays and any claim for extension of the Contract Time.
Submitting Bids: Sealed Bids will be received by the OWNER at the following location until 2:00 p.m.,
EST, October 29, 2026, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders, and Supplementary Instructions
to Bidders:
Director of Facilities and Capital Project Management
RFB 27026
West Virginia Community and Technical College System
2001 Union Carbide Drive, Building 2000
South Charleston, WV 25303
Special Instructions for Delivering Bids:
A. Bids Delivered by UPS and Federal Express: The UPS and FedEx drivers will deliver bids to the
mail room at the address above.
B. Hand Delivered Bids: Deliver bids to the following address: 1st Floor, WV Community and
Technical College System, 2001 Union Carbide Drive, Building 2000, South Charleston, WV
25303.
C. Delivering Bids via U. S. Postal Service is not recommended. Bids may or may not arrive on time.
Late Bids and electronically transmitted bids will not be accepted. Owner reserves the right to accept or
reject any/all Bids.
All applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations apply.
End Of Section
RFB 27026

AIA(R) Document A701 - 2018
(TM)
Instructions to Bidders
for the following Project:
(Name, location, and detailed description)
Mountwest Community and Technical College
New Slip Repairs at Headquarters Building ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS:
The author of this document
has added information
THE OWNER:
needed for its completion.
(Name, legal status, address, and other information) The author may also have
revised the text of the
West Virginia Community and Technical College System original AIA standard form.
An Additions and Deletions
2001 Union Carbide Drive, Building 2000
Report that notes added
South Charleston, WV 25303 information as well as
revisions to the standard
form text is available from
the author and should be
THE ARCHITECT:
reviewed.
(Name, legal status, address, and other information)
This document has important
legal consequences.
American Geotech, Inc. Consultation with an
601 Ohio Avenue attorney is encouraged with
respect to its completion
Charleston, WV 25302
or modification.
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
LAWS MAY IMPOSE
TABLE OF ARTICLES REQUIREMENTS ON PUBLIC
PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.
1 CONSULT LOCAL AUTHORITIES
OR AN ATTORNEY TO VERIFY
REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO
THIS PROCUREMENT BEFORE
COMPLETING THIS FORM.
It is intended that AIA
Document G612(TM)-2017,
Owner's Instructions to the
Architect, Parts A and B
will be completed prior to
using this document.
ELECTRONIC COPYING of any
portion of this AIA(R) Document
to another electronic file is
prohibited and constitutes a
violation of copyright laws
as set forth in the footer of
this document.
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DEFINITIONS
2 BIDDER'S REPRESENTATIONS
3 BIDDING DOCUMENTS
4 BIDDING PROCEDURES
5 CONSIDERATION OF BIDS
6 POST-BID INFORMATION
7 PERFORMANCE BOND AND PAYMENT BOND
8 ENUMERATION OF THE PROPOSED CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Certain Sections of AIA Document A107-2018 Instructions to Bidders have been modified by the
West Virginia Virginia V Community and Technical College System Supplementary Instructions to Bidders for
AIA Document A701-2018 and follow this document in the Project Manual.
West Virginia Code 18B-5 and the Higher Education Purchasing Procedures Manual
may also be applicable as they pertain to construction services.

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 Bidding Documents include the Bidding Requirements and the Proposed Contract Documents. The Bidding
Requirements consist of the advertisement or invitation to bid, Instructions to Bidders, supplementary instructions to
bidders, the bid form, and any other bidding forms. The Proposed Contract Documents consist of the unexecuted form
of Agreement between the Owner and Contractor and that Agreement's Exhibits, Conditions of the Contract (General,
Supplementary and other Conditions), Drawings, Specifications, all Addenda, and all other documents enumerated in
Article 8 of these Instructions.
1.2 Definitions set forth in the General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, or in other Proposed Contract
Documents apply to the Bidding Documents.
1.3 Addenda are written or graphic instruments issued by the Architect, which, by additions, deletions, clarifications,
or corrections, modify or interpret the Bidding Documents.
1.4 A Bid is a complete and properly executed proposal to do the Work for the sums stipulated therein, submitted in
accordance with the Bidding Documents.
1.5 The Base Bid is the sum stated in the Bid for which the Bidder offers to perform the Work described in the
Bidding Documents, to which Work may be added or deleted by sums stated in Alternate Bids.
1.6 An Alternate Bid (or Alternate) is an amount stated in the Bid to be added to or deducted from, or that does not
change, the Base Bid if the corresponding change in the Work, as described in the Bidding Documents, is accepted.
1.7 A Unit Price is an amount stated in the Bid as a price per unit of measurement for materials, equipment, or
services, or a portion of the Work, as described in the Bidding Documents.
1.8 A Bidder is a person or entity who submits a Bid and who meets the requirements set forth in the Bidding
Documents.
1.9 A Sub-bidder is a person or entity who submits a bid to a Bidder for materials, equipment, or labor for a portion of
the Work.
ARTICLE 2 BIDDER'S REPRESENTATIONS
2.1 By submitting a Bid, the Bidder represents that:
.1 the Bidder has read and understands the Bidding Documents;
.2 the Bidder understands how the Bidding Documents relate to other portions of the Project, if any, being
bid concurrently or presently under construction;
.3 the Bid complies with the Bidding Documents;
.4 the Bidder has visited the site, become familiar with local conditions under which the Work is to be
performed, and has correlated the Bidder's observations with the requirements of the Proposed Contract
Documents;
.5 the Bid is based upon the materials, equipment, and systems required by the Bidding Documents without
exception; and
.6 the Bidder has read and understands the provisions for liquidated damages, if any, set forth in the form of
Agreement between the Owner and Contractor.
ARTICLE 3 BIDDING DOCUMENTS
3.1 Distribution
3.1.1 Bidders shall obtain complete Bidding Documents, as indicated below, from the issuing office designated in the
advertisement or invitation to bid, for the deposit sum, if any, stated therein.
(Indicate how, such as by email, website, host site/platform, paper copy, or other method Bidders shall obtain Bidding
Documents.)
Refer to the Invitation to Bid and/or legal advertisement or instructions to obtain Bidding Documents.
3.1.2 Any required deposit shall be refunded to Bidders who submit a bona fide Bid and return the paper Bidding
Documents in good condition within ten days after receipt of Bids. The cost to replace missing or damaged paper
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documents will be deducted from the deposit. A Bidder receiving a Contract award may retain the paper Bidding
Documents, and the Bidder's deposit will be refunded.
3.1.3 Bidding Documents will not be issued directly to Sub-bidders unless specifically offered in the advertisement or
invitation to bid, or in supplementary instructions to bidders.
3.1.4 Bidders shall use complete Bidding Documents in preparing Bids. Neither the Owner nor Architect assumes
responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete Bidding Documents.
3.1.5 The Bidding Documents will be available for the sole purpose of obtaining Bids on the Work. No license or grant
of use is conferred by distribution of the Bidding Documents.
3.2 Modification or Interpretation of Bidding Documents
3.2.1 The Bidder shall carefully study the Bidding Documents, shall examine the site and local conditions, and shall
notify the Architect of errors, inconsistencies, or ambiguities discovered and request clarification or interpretation
pursuant to Section 3.2.2.
3.2.2 Requests for clarification or interpretation of the Bidding Documents shall be submitted by the Bidder in writing
and shall be received by the Architect at least seven days prior to the date for receipt of Bids.
(Indicate how, such as by email, website, host site/platform, paper copy, or other method Bidders shall submit requests
for clarification and interpretation.)
Bidders shall submit requests for clarification and interpretation to the Architect by email at the email address
identified in the Invitation to Bid and/or during the Pre-Bid Meeting.
3.2.3 Modifications and interpretations of the Bidding Documents shall be made by Addendum. Modifications and
interpretations of the Bidding Documents made in any other manner shall not be binding, and Bidders shall not rely
upon them.
3.3 Substitutions
3.3.1 The materials, products, and equipment described in the Bidding Documents establish a standard of required
function, dimension, appearance, and quality to be met by any proposed substitution.
3.3.2 Substitution Process
3.3.2.1 Written requests for substitutions shall be received by the Architect at least ten days prior to the date for receipt
of Bids. Requests shall be submitted in the same manner as that established for submitting clarifications and
interpretations in Section 3.2.2.
3.3.2.2 Bidders shall submit substitution requests on a Substitution Request Form if one is provided in the Bidding
Documents.
3.3.2.3 If a Substitution Request Form is not provided, requests shall include (1) the name of the material or
equipment specified in the Bidding Documents; (2) the reason for the requested substitution; (3) a complete description
of the proposed substitution including the name of the material or equipment proposed as the substitute, performance
and test data, and relevant drawings; and (4) any other information necessary for an evaluation. The request shall
include a statement setting forth changes in other materials, equipment, or other portions of the Work, including
changes in the work of other contracts or the impact on any Project Certifications (such as LEED), that will result from
incorporation of the proposed substitution.
3.3.3 The burden of proof of the merit of the proposed substitution is upon the proposer. The Architect's decision of
approval or disapproval of a proposed substitution shall be final.
3.3.4 If the Architect approves a proposed substitution prior to receipt of Bids, such approval shall be set forth in an
Addendum. Approvals made in any other manner shall not be binding, and Bidders shall not rely upon them.
3.3.5 No substitutions will be considered after the Contract award unless specifically provided for in the Contract
Documents.
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3.4 Addenda
3.4.1 Addenda will be transmitted to Bidders known by the issuing office to have received complete Bidding
Documents.
(Indicate how, such as by email, website, host site/platform, paper copy, or other method Addenda will be transmitted.)
Addendum may be issued by email and/or the method employed to issue Bidding Documents.
3.4.2 Addenda will be available where Bidding Documents are on file.
3.4.3 Addenda will be issued no later than four days prior to the date for receipt of Bids, except an Addendum
withdrawing the request for Bids or one which includes postponement of the date for receipt of Bids.
3.4.4 Prior to submitting a Bid, each Bidder shall ascertain that the Bidder has received all Addenda issued, and the
Bidder shall acknowledge their receipt in the Bid.
ARTICLE 4 BIDDING PROCEDURES
4.1 Preparation of Bids
4.1.1 Bids shall be submitted on the forms included with or identified in the Bidding Documents.
4.1.2 All blanks on the bid form shall be legibly executed. Paper bid forms shall be executed in a non-erasable
medium.
4.1.3 Sums shall be expressed in both words and numbers, unless noted otherwise on the bid form. In case of discrepancy,
the amount entered in words shall govern.
4.1.4 Edits to entries made on paper bid forms must be initialed by the signer of the Bid.
4.1.5 All requested Alternates shall be bid. If no change in the Base Bid is required, enter "No Change" or as required
by the bid form.
4.1.6 Where two or more Bids for designated portions of the Work have been requested, the Bidder may, without
forfeiture of the bid security, state the Bidder's refusal to accept award of less than the combination of Bids stipulated
by the Bidder. The Bidder shall neither make additional stipulations on the bid form nor qualify the Bid in any other
manner.
4.1.7 Each copy of the Bid shall state the legal name and legal status of the Bidder. As part of the documentation
submitted with the Bid, the Bidder shall provide evidence of its legal authority to perform the Work in the jurisdiction
where the Project is located. Each copy of the Bid shall be signed by the person or persons legally authorized to bind the
Bidder to a contract. A Bid by a corporation shall further name the state of incorporation and have the corporate seal
affixed. A Bid submitted by an agent shall have a current power of attorney attached, certifying the agent's authority to
bind the Bidder.
4.1.8 A Bidder shall incur all costs associated with the preparation of its Bid.
4.2 Bid Security
4.2.1 Each Bid shall be accompanied by the following bid security:
(Insert the form and amount of bid security.)
Refer to 4.2 in the West Virginia Community and Technical College System Supplementary Instructions to Bidders
to AIA Document A701-2018 for the bid security required to be provided with the Bid. This document follows A701-
2018 Instructions to Bidders.
4.2.2 The Bidder pledges to enter into a Contract with the Owner on the terms stated in the Bid and shall, if required,
furnish bonds covering the faithful performance of the Contract and payment of all obligations arising thereunder.
Should the Bidder refuse to enter into such Contract or fail to furnish such bonds if required, the amount of the bid
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