Finished Water Storage Tank Replacement

Penn Township (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Finished Water Storage Tank Replacement Bids for the construction of the Project will be received via either the PennBid.net website, or via United States mail to PO Box 125, Coburn, PA 16832, or via hard copy hand delivered to Penn Township located at 113 Rachau Drive, Coburn, PA 16832 until 3:00 PM local time, Thursday, April 25, 2024. Bids received will be Publicly opened and read aloud at 3:00 PM, Thursday, April 25, 2024 at the place of bid opening, 501 Main Street, Coburn, PA 16832. A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of OWNER, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in an amount equal to a minimum of ten percent (10%) of the total of the Bid, shall be submitted with each bid. The Bidder shall include the fully completed Non-Collusion Affidavit with the bid and other documents as identified in the Instructions To Bidders and on the Bid Form. The Project includes the following Work: Replacement of existing finished water storage tank. E&S Controls and mainteneance thereof. Site work, cut and fills, compaction, slope stabilization, tank foundation and tank, tank mixer, yard and storm piping. New security fencing. New electrical service entrance. New and revisions of existing control system and integration on new tank monitoring/controls and tank equipment. Demolition of existing tankage. Site restoration. Bids are requested for the following Contract(s): 2024-W1, General / Excavation / Tank Installation and 2024-W2, Electrical / Controls. Obtaining the Bidding Documents The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Century Engineering LLC, A Kleinfelder Group Inc Company, 330 Innovation Blvd, Suite 305, State College, PA 16803. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at no cost either electronically at www.PennBid.net or at the Issuing Office, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, or Friday from 8:00 AM to Noon. Bidding Documents may be obtained at no cost electronically at www.PennBid.net or may be purchased for $250 (non-refundable)(includes only USPS regular mail), from the Issuing Office. Make deposit checks for Bidding Documents payable to Century Engineering LLC, A Kleinfelder Group Inc Company, 330 Innovation Blvd, Suite 305, State College, PA 16803. All payments are non-refundable. Pre-bid Conference A Non-mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 10:00 AM at 103 Stillhouse Hollow, https://maps.app.goo.gl/YT89PqhP37fewZS96, Coburn, PA 16832. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is Non-mandatory. Instructions to Bidders. 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. In addition to the Equal Employment requirements of Executive Order 11246 regarding discrimination, the CONTRACTOR must establish a 6.9% goal for female participation and a 1% goal for minority participation in his/her aggregate on-site construction workforce for contracts in excess of $10,000. The OWNER is utilizing federal funds for this project, and OWNER has adopted a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) plan in accordance with Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432 and a Section 3 Action Plan in accordance with Title 24 Part 75 Code of Federal Regulations. As such, the bidders/offerors must submit documentary evidence of minority and women business enterprises and Section 3 business concerns who have been contacted and to whom commitments have been made. Documentation of such solicitations and commitments shall be submitted with the bid. Moreover, the CONTRACTOR shall strive to meet the MBE goal of 5% and the WBE goal of 3% for contracts of $25,000 or more. For projects which the amount of HUD or CDBG funding exceeds $200,000 the CONTRACTOR must attempt to meet the minimum numerical goals of which 25% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Section 3 workers, per 24 CFR Part 75.19; and 5% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Targeted Section 3 workers, as defined in 24 CFR Part 75.21. The OWNER, in accordance with its Section 3 Action Plan, may provide a bid preference to a bidder who is a Section 3 business concern. MBE/WBE and Section 3 business concerns shall be afforded full opportunity to bid without discrimination. Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply to this Project. Bids may be held by Penn Township for up to 60 days from the date of opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders prior to awarding the contract. Penn Township reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities, or to negotiate contract amounts.