Loysville Inflow and Infiltration Project

Loysville Village Municipal Authority (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: LOYSVILLE INFLOW AND INFILTRATION PROJECT – CDBG 2024 Entech No. 4213.014 Bids for the Project will be received electronically via the PennBid program. The Project consists of rehabilitation to the Loysville Village Municipal Authority’s (LVMA) sewage collection system. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis. Alternately, sealed bids will be received at Entech Engineering, Inc.’s office, 320 Granite Run Drive, Suite 310, Lancaster, PA 17601, until 3:00 p.m. local time, December 15, 2026 at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. A public notice will also be issued via PennBid containing available bid results. It should be noted that bid results are subject to further review and should not be construed as issuance of an award. All project documents and details are available at no cost at PennBid (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com). Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained by depositing $125, plus a non-refundable shipping charge, with Entech Engineering, Inc., 320 Granite Run Drive, Suite 310, Lancaster, PA 17601 attention Nance Fertich (nfertich@entecheng.com or 717-626-6666, ext. 1400) for each set. A pre-bid conference will not be held. A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of Loysville Village Municipal Authority, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total of the Bid, shall be submitted with each bid. The Bidder shall include the fully completed Non-Collusion Affidavit with the bid. In addition to the Equal Employment requirements of Executive Order 11246 regarding discrimination, the CONTRACTOR must establish a 6.9% goal for female participation and a 1% goal for minority participation in his/her aggregate on-site construction workforce for contracts in excess of $10,000. LVMA is utilizing federal funds for this project, and Perry County has adopted a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) Plan in accordance with Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432 and a Section 3 Action Plan in accordance with Title 24 Part 135 Code of Federal Regulations. As such, the bidders/offerors must submit documentary evidence of minority and women business enterprises and Section 3 business concerns who have been contacted and to whom commitments have been made. Documentation of such solicitations and commitments shall be submitted with the bid. Moreover, the CONTRACTOR shall strive to meet the MBE goal of 5% and the WBE goal of 3% for contracts of $25,000 or more. The Section 3 Action Plan applies to contracts of $300,000 or greater and requires the CONTRACTOR to strive to meet the minimum participation level of 10% of the contract amount to be awarded to Section 3 business concerns, and 30% of all new hires shall be Section 3 residents. The LVMA, in accordance with Perry County’s Section 3 Action Plan, may provide a bid preference to a bidder who is a Section 3 business concern. MBE/WBE and Section 3 business concerns shall be afforded full opportunity to bid without discrimination. Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply to this Project. Any and all steel products used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontracts shall be from steel made in the United States. LVMA hereby reserves the right, which is understood and agreed to by all bidders, to refuse and reject any or all bids submitted, and also reserves the right to waive any informality in bids received. All bids shall be irrevocable for sixty (60) days after the bid opening date as provided by the Act of November 26, 1978 (P.L. 1309, No. 317) as amended by the Act of December 12, 1994 (P.L. 1042, No. 142), unless the contract award is delayed by a required approval of another government agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, in which case the Bids shall remain open to acceptance and shall be irrevocable for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the Bid Due Date.