Trout Run and Matsunk WPCC Headworks Project

Project Description: Project: TROUT RUN AND MATSUNK WPCC HEADWORKS PROJECT: The project generally consists of the removal of the existing influent screening equipment at the Trout Run and Matsunk WPCC and the installation of new screening equipment at both locations. The project also includes mechanical modifications, structural modifications, painting, and electrical and control modifications.
The Work will be performed under two (2) Contracts as follows:

Contract One (HW1) - General Construction

Contract Two (HW2) – Electrical Construction
Owner: UPPER MERION SANITARY AND STORMWATER AUTHORITY
175 West Valley Forge Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Engineer: ARRO CONSULTING, INC.
321 N. Furnace St., Ste. 200
Birdsboro, PA 19508
Bids will be received online via the PennBid Program until 1:00 P.M., prevailing time, Tuesday, June 10, 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, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at the Trout Run WPCC located at 900 Mancill Mill Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406, in the Conference Room above the garage.
Attendance at the pre-bid meeting and site visit is not required, but it is recommended.
Questions will be accepted until 4:00 P.M., prevailing time, on Tuesday, June 3, 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 (2) 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Bids may be modified or withdrawn at any time prior to the opening of Bids.
After the Bid opening, Bids may be withdrawn only by complying with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania laws and regulations.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 ten percent (10%) 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 each Contract that Bidder shall have a minimum five (5) year, five (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”.
UPPER MERION SANITARY AND STORMWATER AUTHORITY 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.