Blue/Green Connector Trail Improvements - Phase 1

PROJECT: Blue/Green Connector Trail Improvements – Phase 1 OWNER: Little Conestoga Creek Foundation 23 E. King St. P.O. Box 1328 Lancaster, PA 17608-1328 ENGINEER: ELA Group, Inc. 4139 Oregon Pike Ephrata, PA 17522 Electronic Bids for the Blue/Green Connector Trail Improvements – Phase 1 will be received online via the PennBid Program (http://pennbid.bonfirehub.com). Bids are due by 2:00 PM Eastern on August 29, 2025. Bids will be opened publicly via PennBid following the due date time and the bid results will be available for viewing on the PennBid website within several days after opening. The Owner shall award the contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder or reject all bids within seven (7) days from the date of the bid opening; provided, however, if the award is delayed by the required approval of another governmental agency, the sale of bonds, easement acquisition or permits, the Owner shall reject all bids or award the contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder within seven (7) days from the date of the bid opening. Bidding and Contract Documents are available for download online at the PennBid website (http://pennbid.bonfirehub.com). Access to the project site for viewing site conditions will be provided from August 15, through August 27, 2024, from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. These are private properties with easements in place for the project, so visitation must adhere to these dates and times. Questions will be accepted until 5:00 PM, Eastern, on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. All questions must be submitted via PennBid and will not be accepted in any other manner. Responses to all contractor questions will also be posted on the aforementioned website. Bids may be modified or withdrawn at any time prior to the due date and time of the opening of Bids. The Contract Documents specify the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Rate requirements for the Project in accordance with Act No. 442 – Session 1961. The Prevailing Wage Rates are attached to the Bidding Documents. The wage rates will also be posted in a conspicuous location, visible to all the contractors’ employees. A Bid Bond or certified check for 10% of the total base bid payable to “Little Conestoga Creek Foundation” (Owner) shall accompany each proposal. Bid Bond will be forfeited in liquidated damages should the bidder default in execution of the contract within 180 days after the award of same. Bids may not be withdrawn within 60 days after bid opening. Owner reserves the right to waive irregularities in, or reject any and all bids. Failure to submit a Bid Guaranty; and if a Bid Bond is used as a Bid Guaranty, failure to submit a completed (all signatures and seals) Bid Bond Form will result in the rejection of the Bid Proposal as non-responsive. 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. 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. Contractors are encouraged to solicit bids from Minority-owned, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged business enterprises for subcontracted services. As a precondition of being awarded a Contract, Successful Bidder, and its subcontractor(s) are required, to provide confirmation of compliance with Act 127 of 2012, the “Public Works Employment Verification Act”. In accordance with the Pennsylvania Antibid-Rigging Act, 73 P.S. Section 1611 et seq., a Non-Collusion Affidavit must be submitted. Effective January 1, 2009, all responses to this procurement opportunity are subject to the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §67.101 et seq., (Act 3 of 2008). The Right-to-Know Law permits any requestor to inspect and/or copy any record prepared and maintained or received in the course of the operation of a public office or agency that is not subject to the enumerated exceptions under the law. If your response to the Bid opportunity contains a trade secret or confidential proprietary information, you must include with your response a separate signed written statement to that effect. Should your response become the subject of a Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law request, you will be notified by the Owner to identify all trade secrets or confidential and proprietary information. The agency will then determine whether the claimed trade secret or confidential and proprietary information is subject to disclosure. Owner 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.