Water Service Installation Contractor Services

Sealed bids will be received by the Warminster Municipal Authority, hereinafter generally referred to as the Authority, on May 7, 2025 until 10:00 AM (Prevailing Time) via the PennBID Electronic Bid Management System and opened shortly thereafter. All documents and solicitation details will be available on or after April 14, 2025 at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com. Bidders must register (a free process) then click on the “Portal,” then “Open Public Opportunities” tabs. The project includes providing equipment, labor and materials on a “Time and Material” basis for the installation of water services for the Warminster Municipal Authority (Authority) during the contract period of 365 calendar days with the option to extend for an additional 365 days on mutually accepted terms. The hourly rates for equipment and labor shall be provided for the categories included in the Form of Proposal. Bids will be compared based on an 8-hour day. All materials shall be provided “at cost” with the specified mark-up applied. All work and materials shall be in accordance with PennDOT Standards and Specifications. Bids must be accompanied by a completed Bid Form, Bidder’s Qualification Statement, electronic copy of Bid Bond, executed Non-Collusion Affidavit, Public Works Verification Form, and fully executed Contractor/Subcontractor Responsibility Certification Form which certifies that the Contractor and Subcontractors meet the requirements of Warminster Municipal Authority’s First Amended Responsible Contractor Resolution No. 24-1. As a result, journeyperson worker(s) who have successfully completed a Class A Apprenticeship Program or apprentices registered in such a program of the craft labor are required to construct the project. Failure to submit fully completed and executed Forms may be considered justification for rejection of the bid. The bidder’s attention is called to the fact that the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act and the Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act apply to this Contract if the estimated cost of the project is in excess of $25,000. The successful bidder shall pay no less than the wage rates determined for the project area as set forth in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder must also ensure that employees, subcontractors and applicants for employment are (a) not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin, or on any other basis on which discrimination is prohibited by any applicable federal, state or local laws and, (b) legally authorized to work in the United States. The project is subject to the terms of the Public Works Employment Verification Act (Act 127 of 2012). Completed and signed “Public Works Employment Verification Form” is required as a precondition to the award of the Contract and is to be submitted as part of the submission of the bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish separate bonds with corporate surety issued by companies authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the prescribed forms dated the date of the Contract, or separate Federal or Commonwealth chartered lending institution irrevocable letters of credit in a form accepted and approved by the Authority, or separate restrictive or escrow accounts with such lending institutions pursuant to an escrow agreement accepted and approved by the Authority, each equal to $10,000, to secure (a) the faithful performance and maintenance of the Contract; and (b) the prompt payment of materials and labor. Bidders are advised that all applicable provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (Public Law 91-596, dated December 29, 1970, latest revision) shall be strictly adhered to on this project. Award of Contract, if a contract be awarded, will be to the lowest responsible bidder, but the Authority reserves the unqualified right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities. The Authority also reserves the right to delete any “item” or portion of an “item” contained in the Contract at its discretion, once bids are received. Prior to awarding the Contract, bids may be held by the Authority for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders. During this period, no bid may be withdrawn. Please note, the base bid portion of the contract is not anticipated to be performed until the Fall of 2025.