1st Street Water Main Replacement, Contract 2025-01:General Construction

The Williamsport Municipal Water Authority (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the 1st Street Water Main Replacement Project. Sealed Bids for the Project will be received online, until March 12, 2025, at 1:00 PM local time. The Project, Contract 2025-01: General Construction, generally includes the following Work: installation of approximately 3,200 feet of 6-inch through 12-inch ductile iron water main at various locations in the City of Williamsport. Sealed Bids shall be accepted online via the PennBid Program. All Bidding Documents and solicitation details will be available at no cost at https://pennbid.procureware.com Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website. This Project was financed [in part] by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority. Bid security in the form a Certified Check or Bid Bond shall be furnished with the Bid in an amount not less than 10%. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted in writing via the PennBid Program in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Telephone inquiries are unacceptable. For all further requirements regarding Bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. Bidders must comply with all State antibid-rigging regulations pertaining to work associated with this project, and will be required to submit an executed non-collusion affidavit with the Bid. Bidders should refer to provisions of federal and state statutes, rules and regulations dealing with the prevention of environmental pollution and preservation of public natural resources that affect the project, pursuant to Act No. 247 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, approved October 26, 1972. This Project falls under The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted Act 127 of 2012, known as the Public Works Employment Verification Act (‘the Act’) which requires all public work contractors and subcontractors to utilize the Federal Government’s E-Verify system to ensure that all employees performing work on public work projects are authorized to work in the United States. All Bidders are required to submit a Public Works Employment Verification Form as a precondition for the Contract Award. The estimated cost for this Project is greater than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act shall apply. All Bids shall be irrevocable for 60 days after the Bid opening date as provided by the Act of November 26, 1978 (P.L. 1309, No. 317), as amended by the Act of December 12, 1994 (P.L. 1042, No. 142). The Owner currently intends to review bids and move forward with Award decision at their February 26, 2025 board meeting. The Owner reserves the right to waive any defects, errors, omissions, mistakes, informalities, to accept any Bid or combination of Bids that are deemed to be in the best interest of the Owner, and to reject any or all Bids.