CONTRACT NO. TP-16R: SECOND STREET PUMPING STATION FORCE MAIN INSTALLATION BY HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING

Project Description: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed Bids for the installation of a new HDPE force main crossing underneath Lehigh River via horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for the Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority’s Second Street Pumping Station will be received by the:
Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority 50-A South Delaware Drive Easton, PA 18042
until 10:00 AM prevailing time on March 4, 2025.
The Bids will be received for the following Contracts:
CONTRACT NO. TP-16R: SECOND STREET PUMPING STATION FORCE MAIN INSTALLATION BY HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
Contract No. TP-16R consists of the installation of a new HDPE force main crossing and underneath Lehigh River via horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for the Second Street Pump Station.
All bids must be submitted online via the PennBid Program and all documents and solicitation details, and specifications are available at no cost at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=login. Documents will be available on or after January 24, 2025 and a pre-bid meeting will be held on February 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Second Street Pumping Station, located at 222 Larry Holmes Drive. To arrange an additional site visit, prospective Bidders may contact Jeff Morgan, P.E., Authority Engineer, via email at: JJMSCENGRS@AOL.COM. The last day for questions regarding the project or to make a site visit is February 20, 2025.
Immediately following the expiration of the deadline for the submission of bids, submitted bids will be opened via the PennBid Program. The results of the bidding will be publicly available through the PennBid Program.
An Authority representative will open the bids through the PennBid Program at the Authority’s offices at the address listed above, upon the expiration of the bid deadline at 10:00 AM prevailing time on March 4, 2025, and read aloud the bid results. Bidders, other interested persons, and the public may attend the opening of the bids.
The Authority Board will first consider the award of a contract, and may award a contract, at its regular meeting scheduled for March 17, 2025, at 5:00 PM, at the address listed above.
Either a Certified Check or a Bid Bond drawn to the order of the Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority in the amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid must be submitted with the proposal as bid security. A bid bond must have a surety listed on the U.S. Treasury’s Circular 570 and authorized to perform services in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
If a contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the lowest responsive bid and responsible bidder, subject to the Authority’s reservation of rights.
The Easton Area Joint Sewer Authority hereby reserves the right, which is understood and agreed to by all bidders, to reject any or all bids. The Authority shall document and provide a justification for all bids it rejects.
The Authority also reserves the right to waive any immaterial omissions, errors, defects, irregularities or informalities in any bid.
The Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act applies to the Project. The successful Bidder shall be required to comply with the Act, and pay wages in accordance with the PA Department of Labor and Industry Prevailing Wage Determination. The Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act 141 of 2022 also applies to this project.
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act 141 of 2022, all contractors and subcontractors, as a precondition to receiving a contract on Public Works Projects (defined under the Prevailing Wage Act), are to fully comply with the Act through utilization of the Federal E-Verify Program (EVP) operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
A fully executed copy of a PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION FORM shall be submitted with the Bidder’s bid submission documents. With each pay request, the Contractor shall submit a statement that states they have fully complied with Act 141 with regard to any new employees.
The successful bidder is required to provide performance, payment and maintenance bonds, and insurance, as provided in the project bid specifications.
NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act No. 222. The requirements for Bidders and Contractors under these enactments are explained in the Specifications.
This Project is being financed in part by a COVID-19 ARPA H2O PA – Water Supply, Sanitary Sewer and Storm Water Grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, acting through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (the “Grantor"), utilizing funding provided by the U.S. Department of Treasury under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA Act”). The successful bidder shall comply with all Grant Contract requirements and applicable federal and state statutes, regulations, conditions, directives, guidelines, and any future requirements determined by the Grantor as necessary, including without limitation the applicable requirements of Contract Provisions for Non-Federal Entity Contracts under Federal Awards, contained in Appendix II to 2 CFR Part 200.
The Contract shall include the Equal Opportunity clause provided under 41 CFR 60-1.4(b) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Non-Discrimination/Sexual Harassment Clause.
Bidders are required to solicit Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBEs) for their suppliers and subcontracts, document their solicitation efforts and submit a statement with their bid submission
Except as otherwise provided by law, no Bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days after the actual date of opening thereof, or one hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days if the award is delayed by a required approval of another governmental agency, the sale of bonds or the award of a grant or grants.
Date: January 24, 2025 Robert Lammi | Authority Chairman