INVITATION FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of the 2020 CDBG Stormwater and Sidewalk Project, Contract No. 2023-01, for Harrisville Borough (Owner) will be received in the office of Benjamin Holland, Butler County Controller, Floor 5, County Government Center, 124 West Diamond Street, whose mailing address is PO Box 1208, Butler, PA 16003-1028 on or before 2:00 pm May 9, 2023. All bids must be plainly marked Bid-Harrisville Borough Storm Water Project on the OUTSIDE of the envelope.
Bids will be opened at the Commissioner’s public meeting on May 10, 2023 at 10:00a.m. in the Public Meeting Room located in the Butler County Government Center Annex, at 124 W. Diamond St., Butler, PA 16001.

The project will generally consist of the installation of new storm sewer and inlets along the west side of SR 8 from Drenning Steet to the intersection of SR 8 and SR 58. Work also may include, through bid alternates, the replacement of ADA compliant sidewalk and the installation of storm sewer piping and inlets along SR 58 between Renick and West Streets, replacement and patching of inlets along SR 58 between SR 8 and McDonald Street, the replacement of ADA compliant sidewalk along SR 58 between Church Street and Constitution Ave., and the replacement of ADA compliant sidewalk along the east side of SR 8. The amount of work awarded will be dependent on bids received and the amount of available grant funding. The project is located in Harrisville Borough, Butler County, PA.
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: The EADS Group, Inc. (Engineer), 15392 Route 322, Clarion, Pennsylvania 16214, (814) 764-5050. Contract Documents and Plans are to be purchased from The EADS Group, Inc. for the nonrefundable fee of $200.00 for one hard copy set or for the nonrefundable fee of $25.00 for the electronic format set of contract documents and plans, both of which includes 6% Pennsylvania sales tax. To access the electronic format, the bidder must have a valid email address and will require an internet connection. All checks shall be made payable to “The EADS Group, Inc.” Bidders must purchase the Contract Documents and Plans (in either format) form the EADS Group, Inc. to be eligible to bid this project.
The project is being funded with a grant from a Community Development Block Grant, administered by Butler County Planning Commission. The obligations imposed on the County of Butler and Harrisville Borough by the financing agency(s) shall apply to and be acceptable to the successful bidder(s). Bidders must comply with all State anti-bid-rigging regulations pertaining to work associated with this project, and will be required to submit an executed non-collusion affidavit with the bid.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, or certified check or cashier’s check, in favor of the County of Butler, in the amount of not less than ten percent. The County of Butler reserves the right to waive any informality in and to accept or reject any and all bids or any part of any bid. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days.
Prior to the award of the contracts, the successful bidder(s) shall furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond to the County of Butler, in the form contained in the Contract Documents and executed by a satisfactory circular 570 listed surety, each equal to 100% of the total contract amount. The successful bidder(s) will also furnish evidence of insurance coverage as required by the contract documents.
Bidders for this contract shall have completed projects similar in character and scope and will be required to provide with their bid a completed Statement of Bidders Qualifications and Equipment List in the forms prescribed in the Contract Documents.
Prevailing wages established under the Davis-Bacon Act will apply to this contract. The contract documents contain requirements addressing prevailing labor wage rates, labor standards, nondiscrimination in hiring practices, goal for minority and female participation, MBE and WBE participation, participation by Section 3 residents and businesses and related matters.
The successful bidder(s) will be required to complete all work within 90 consecutive calendar days from, and including, the date indicated by the County of Butler in their written Notice to Proceed.
A pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:00 A.M. on April 28, 2023 at the office of Harrisville Borough, located at 117 South Main Street, P.O. Box 388, Harrisville, Pennsylvania 16038. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is highly encouraged but is not mandatory.

BOARD OF BUTLER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Leslie Osche, Chairman
Kim Beyer
Kevin Boozel
Attest:

Lori Altman
Director of Human Resources/Chief Clerk

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