Salt Shed Construction Project

CITY OF MORGANTOWNMONONGALIA COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIAGeneral NoticeThe City of Morgantown is requesting bids for the construction of the following project:SALT SHED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTBID CALL 2025-04  Sealed Bids for the construction of the project will be received by the City of Morgantown, at the office of the Finance Director in the City Municipal Building at 389 Spruce Street, Morgantown, WV 26505, until 2:00 P.M. local time on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.  The Project consists of a poured concrete slab, foundation, and walls as well as the erection of a pre-manufactured metal salt shed.Bids will be received for a single prime Contract.  Bids shall be on a lump sum basis as indicated on the Bid Form.A two-envelope system will be used. Each Bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope (“Envelope No. 1”) which must contain: (a) the Bid Bond, (b) Certificate of Compliance, (c) Power of Attorney, (d) all other necessary documents as required on Bid Opening Checklist of these Contract Documents, and (e) a separate sealed envelope inside marked “Bid Proposal” (“Envelope No. 2”) containing the completed and signed Bid.Both envelopes must have the following information in the lower left hand corner:Name and address of Bidder, Bidder's WV Contractor's License Number, Bid on Bid Call 2025-04, Salt Shed Construction Project, City of Morgantown, 389 Spruce Street, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505. To be opened at 2:00 P.M., September 11, 2024.Envelope No. 2 marked “Bid Proposal” shall consist solely of the completed and signed Bid Forms. In the event that Envelope No. 1 does not include all the items on the Bid Opening Requirement Checklist, then Envelope No. 2 containing the Bid Proposal shall be returned to the Bidder unopened. At that time, the Owner will declare the Bidder Non-responsive.The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc., 829 Fairmont Road, Suite 201, Morgantown, WV 26501. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office Monday through Thursday between the hours of 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M.Bidding Documents also may be examined and downloaded online at http://www.morgantownwv.gov/bids.Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above.  Bidding Documents are available as portable document format (PDF) files.   Upon request HRG will transmit the Bidding Documents via electronic delivery service.  All bidders are required to register in person at the issuing office or via email to document.write('mpumphrey'+'@'+'hrg-inc.com')For security reasons, you must enable JavaScript to view this E-mail address.. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the prospective Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents.  Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office.   Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.Bid security in the form a Certified Check or Bid Bond shall be furnished with the bid in an amount not less than 5%. The Bid Bond must be co-signed by a West Virginia agent.All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be sent in writing to Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.  Telephone inquiries are unacceptable.All bids shall be irrevocable for 60 days after the bid opening date.Construction time limit is 60 calendar days for substantial completion and 15 calendar days immediately thereafter for final acceptance. Liquidated damages for Substantial Completion time is $1,000.00 per day and $500 per day for final acceptance.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.All bidders are hereby notified that in regard to any Contract pursuant to this advertisement, businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of gender, race, color, creed, sex, age, physical disability or national origin in consideration for an award.  Similarly the Successful Bidder shall in no manner discriminate against or intimidate any employee involved in the manufacture of supplies, the performance of Work, or any other activity required under the Contract on account of gender, race, creed or color.All bidders must hold a current West Virginia contractor's license on the date of the Bid Opening.Bids received after the scheduled closing time for the reception of bids will be returned unopened to the bidders.The City of Morgantown 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 City of Morgantown, and to reject any or all proposals.