ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID CALL 2027-05
BULK ROCK SALT
Sealed bids will be received by the City Finance Director of the City of Morgantown, West Virginia, until
September 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. (e.s.t.) for 2,000 tons of BULK ROCK SALT for use on roadways as a snow
and ice melting agent in accordance with the specifications on file and available from the Public Works
Department, 200 M-Tec Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia, 26501.
All bids shall be clearly marked “Sealed Bid 2027-05“. Each bidder shall submit a five percent (5%) bid
bond, certified check, or postal money order for each or all section(s) of bid. No bidder may withdraw
their bid after the time set for the opening thereof, unless the award of the contract is delayed for a
period exceeding sixty (60) days. All Bids must be submitted to:
City of Morgantown
Finance Director
430 Spruce Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive irregularities or informalities in the bid
or the bidding.
Jamie Miller
City Manager
PUBLISH:
August 13th, 2026
August 20th, 2026
INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS
A. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSAL
No bidder may withdraw this bid after the hour set for the opening thereof or before the award
of contract, unless said award is delayed for a period of sixty (60) days.
B. QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS
Statement of Vendors Qualifications
C. METHOD OF AWARD – BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY – UNIT QUANTITIES
One bidder will be awarded the entire contract. The award of the contract, if made, will be made
to the Bidder in the best interest of the City of Morgantown.
D. POWER OF ATTORNEY
Attorneys-in-fact who sign bonds or contract bonds must file with each bond a certified and
effectively dated copy of their power of attorney.
E. SUBCONTRACTS
The Vendor shall not execute an agreement with any subcontractor to perform any work included
in the contract until he has submitted a statement of subcontractor qualifications which must
provide substantially the same information required for bidder qualifications.
The Vendor shall be fully responsible to the City of Morgantown for the acts and omissions of his
subcontractors, and of persons either directly or indirectly employed by them, as he is
responsible for the acts and omissions of person directly employed by him.
The Vendor shall cause appropriate provision to be inserted in all subcontracts relative to the
work to require compliance by each subcontractor with the applicable provision of the contract.
Nothing contained in the contract shall create any contractual relation between any
subcontractor and the City of Morgantown.
F. COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
All bidders must complete and submit with their bid the following certification form contained in
the proposal. Non-Collusion affidavit must be signed by the bidder and be subscribed and sworn
before a notary public. Failure to complete the aforementioned Non-Collusion Affidavit and to
submit said form with the bid shall be due cause for rejection of bid.
G. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. INSURANCE DURING CONSTRUCTION
The Contractor and its Subcontractors shall purchase and maintain such insurance as will
protect him, the City of Morgantown, their designated and representatives and all
Subcontractors from Claims set forth below which may arise out of or result from the
Contractor’s execution of the Work, whether such execution be by himself or by
Subcontractor or by anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or by anyone
for whose acts of them may be liable. The City of Morgantown shall be named as an
additional insured on all policies. A copy of the endorsements shall be furnished to the
City of Morgantown with the Certificate of Insurance.
Contractors Liability Insurance
a. Workers Compensation:
i. State:
Statutory
ii. Employer’s Liability: $500,000.00 each accident
$500, 000.00 disease, Policy Limit
$500,000.00 disease, Each Employee
b. General Liability (including Premises Operations; Independent Contractors
Protection; Projects and Completed Operations; Broad Form Property
Damage):
i. Combined Single Limit for
Bodily Injury and Property
Damage:
$1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence
$2,000,000.00 Aggregate
ii. Products and Completed
Operations to be maintained
For one year after final
Payment:
$1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence
$2,000,000.00 Aggregate
iii. Property Damage Liability
Insurance shall provide X,
C, and U coverage.
iv. Contractual Liability (hold Harmless Coverage):
v. Combined Single Limit for
Bodily Injury and Property
Damage:
$1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence
$2,000,000.00 Aggregate
vi. Personal Injury
(with Employment Exclusions
Deleted, if applicable): $1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence
vii. If the General Liability policy includes a General Aggregate, such
Aggregate shall be not less than $1,000,000.00. Policy shall be
endorsed to have General Aggregate apply to this Project only.
c. Umbrella Excess Liability:
$5,000,000.00 over Primary
insurance.
d. Automotive Liability (0wned, non-owned, hired):
Combined Single Limit
For Bodily Injury and
Property Damage
$1,000,000.00 Each Occurrence
