Schuylkill County Bridge No. 123 Structure Replacement (30868.00)

Sealed Bids for the Schuylkill County Bridge No. 123 Structure Replacement project will be received online via the PennBid Program by the Schuylkill County Controller until Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at 9:00 AM., (prevailing time). Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Commissioners Board Room at 9:00 AM on Thursday, August 8, 2024, and reported at the Board of Commissioners Meeting scheduled for 10:00 AM with a tentative award date of Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Bid results will be available online at http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com following the Board of Commissioners meeting. This project will include the replacement of the existing 3-span riveted steel thru-girder bridge with a new 2-span Prestressed Concrete PA I-Beam Bridge structure on new substructure units. Additionally included in this project is the replacement of the existing Port Clinton Borough Sewer Line, approach roadway paving, line painting, earthwork, and guiderail updates among other items of work. The particular items of work for the contract are identified more specifically in the Bid Format, Contract Specifications and Contract Documents. The entire project will be awarded to one (1) Contractor. Contractor and subcontractors must be PennDOT prequalified. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held as part of this advertisement at the bridge location in Port Clinton on July 18, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. All Bidding Documents are available at no cost at http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com. Contractors who require assistance utilizing PennBid can contact them by email at contact@example.gov or call +1 (555) 000-0000. A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the County of Schuylkill or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder naming the County of Schuylkill as oblige and acceptable surety in the amount of 10 percent of the Total Bid shall be submitted with each bid. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price with a corporate surety approved by the Owner. No bid will be considered unless it is accompanied by the required guaranty. Money orders and personal money orders are not acceptable form of bid security. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all items or portions thereof or to waive any technicalities and informalities in the bid for the best interest of the Owner. PA Prevailing Wage Rates will apply to this contract. The contract documents have a goal for addressing prevailing labor wage rates, labor standards, non-discrimination in hiring practices, goals for minority and female participation, and that the Contractor (and any subcontractors) is obligated to make a “diligent effort” to achieve these ratios. The Contractor will be required to comply with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Human Relations ACT in providing equal employment opportunities in connection with all work. This bid is for a public works contract and bidder is therefore subject to the provisions, duties, obligations and penalties of the Public Works Employment Verification Act, 43 P.S. 167.1-167.11. All submitted bids shall be accompanied with the Public Works Employment Verification Form. Questions due online at http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com. by Thursday, August 1, 2024, until 11:00 AM. By order of: Linda Deatrich, Chief Clerk