Pocono Township Renovations to Police Wing 24-055

Sealed bids will be received by Owner via PennBid until Nov 12 @ 1 pm for the construction of Pocono Township Police Wing Renovations and all associated site work. Bids will be reviewed privately by the Architect and Owner and will be made public through PennBid by 4:00 PM the same day. Bids will be received for the following construction contracts: A. General Construction B. Mechanical Construction C. Electrical Construction D. Plumbing Construction A mandatory Pre Bid Conference will be held at Pocono Township Administration Building, October 14 @ 10 a.m. A site tour will be conducted after the conference. The purpose of the Pre- Bid meeting will be to address and consider all questions posed by bidders and disseminate timely information. The meeting will be open to all prime contractors and subcontract bidders. All information given at this meeting will be considered part of the contract documents, via addendum, and is to be included in the bids. The bidding process will be managed through PennBid (www.PennBid.net). All bid documents will be available for download starting October 7 by 9 a.m.. All addendums and RFI’s will be managed through PennBid as well. No RFI’s will be considered after the date indicated at the pre-bid meeting or seven days prior to the bid submission deadline. Bids must be accompanied by bid security in the amount of 10% of the Base Bid in one of the following forms naming Owner as payee or obligee as applicable: certified check, bank cashier's check, letter of credit, or bid bond in the required form by a corporate surety authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and acceptable to the Township. This project is subject to the provisions of (a) the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act as amended; (b) the Steel Products Procurement Act – only steel products permitted thereunder shall be used or supplied in performance of the Contractor Subcontracts hereunder; (c) the Reciprocal Limitations Act, Act 146 of 1986, which prohibits the use of supplies, equipment or materials manufactured in a state or territory which discriminates against the purchase of such supplies, equipment or materials manufactured in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in said state or territory’s public buildings and other works; (d) the Trade Practices Act of July 23, 1968, P.L. 686 prohibiting use of aluminum or steel products made in a foreign country that discriminates against such products manufactured in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; (e)Pocono Township shall require the submission of a Non-collusion Affidavit with the Bid. (f) the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of 1955, P.L. 744, No. 222, as amended, which prohibits any bidder from discriminating against any employee, applicant for employment, contractor or any other person because of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age or sex; (g) Public Works Employment Verification Act (Act 127 of 2012, 43 P.S. §167.1, et seq.), (h) The act of February 17, 1994 (P.L. 73, No. 7) known as the “Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act.” and (i) the Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336). Owner shall award the contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder or shall reject all bids within 90 days following the date of bid opening, and no bidder may withdraw its bid before the expiration of such 90 day period; provided, however, that if the award of the contract is delayed by required approval of another governmental agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant, Owner shall reject all bids or award the contract to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder within 120 days of the date of bid opening, and no bidder may withdraw its bid before the expiration of such 120 day period. Thirty day extensions of the date for the award of the contract may be made by the mutual written consent of the Owner and the lowest responsible and responsive bidder. Bids may be withdrawn after opening only as set forth in PA Act 4 Pennsylvania Public Contract Bid Withdrawal Law, 72 P.S. 1601 et seq. (Act 4 of 1974), as amended from time to time. Successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bonds in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and is also required to furnish a Qualification Statement. It is the intention of the Owner to accept bids that will be awarded at November 16th Board of Commissioner’s meeting. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all proposals as indicated in the General and Supplementary Conditions included with the Project Specifications. The Owner reserves the right to select the bid which it deems to be in the best interest of themselves.