Karl Gerdon Park Improvement Project, Contract 2024-1

Sealed bids will be received electronically via PennBid by the Borough of Venango until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024, for the Karl Gerdon Park Improvement Project, Contract 2024-1, at which time they will be opened electronically and a summary posted to the PennBid website. The Work is generally described as follows: Site preparation for installation by others of pavilion, restroom, and playground; subbase and acrylic surfacing for basketball and pickleball courts; sewage grinder and utility connections; raingardens and drainage piping; concrete pads and walkways; parking area subbase; fences. Bidding Documents may be obtained electronically via PennBid at no cost at www.PennBid.net There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference for this project held at the Venango Volunteer Fire Department, 21486 Meadville Street, Venango PA. The pre-bid conference will take place on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. A certified check or bank draft, payable to Borough of Venango, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to 10% of the total of the Bid shall be submitted with each Bid. All Bidders are herein notified that Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for award of the Contract. In addition to the Equal Employment Opportunity requirements of Executive order 11246 regarding discrimination, the CONTRACTOR must establish a 3% goal for WBE participation and a 5% goal for MBE participation in aggregate on-site construction work force for contracts in excess of $10,000. The bidders/offerors must submit documentary evidence of minority and women business enterprises who have been contacted and to whom commitments have been made. Section 3 requires that the CONTRACTOR must utilize, to the greatest extent feasible, local area businesses, trainees, employees, and low-moderate income persons within the general trade area. Documentation of such solicitations and commitments shall be submitted concurrently with the bid. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as established by the US Department of Labor (Davis Bacon) must be paid on all projects, and the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color or national origin. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of opening bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the contract.