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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

BOROUGH OF ELIZABETHTOWN

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA

SEWER MAINTENANCE & EMERGENCY CONTRACT

General Notice

Borough of Elizabethtown (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Contract 2026-01: Sewer Maintenance & Emergency Contract

Sealed Bids for the construction of the Sewer Maintenance & Emergency Contract will be received by the Borough of Elizabethtown online, until 10:00 AM local time on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Bids received after 10:00 AM the day of the bid opening will not be accepted. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened on PennBID.

The Contract includes emergency and maintenance work for the Borough of Elizabethtown owned utilities, including but not limited to the Owner’s existing sanitary sewer and storm sewer collection and conveyance systems to include repair of existing facilities, upon issuance of Work Order(s) by the Owner.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Pre-Bid Conference

A pre-bid conference will not be held for the Project.

Instructions to Bidders

Bid security in the form of a Certified Check or Bid Bond shall be furnished with the bid in an amount not less than 10%.

All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted via PennBid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Telephone inquiries are unacceptable.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

A Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in the amount equal to 100% of the contract and each with satisfactory corporate surety, will be required to be furnished by the successful bidder at the time stated in the bid documents.

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Statutory Requirements

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.

Bidders should refer to provisions of federal and state statutes, rules and regulations dealing with the prevention of environmental pollution and preservation of public natural resources that affect the project, pursuant to Act No. 247 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, approved October 26, 1972.

This Contract falls under The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted Act 141 of 2022, known as the Public Works Employment Verification Act (‘the Act’) which requires all public work contractors and subcontractors to utilize the Federal Government’s E-Verify system to ensure that all employees performing work on public work projects are authorized to work in the United States. All Bidders are required to submit a Public Works Employment Verification Form as a precondition for the Contract Award.

The Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act mandates that workers on Pennsylvania public construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, or repair projects costing more than $25,000, other than those involving “maintenance work”, must be paid the general prevailing minimum wage rates. The Commonwealth Court has further stated that “maintenance work” is “the repair of existing facilities, that is, facilities that at some point were operating properly but have now failed to do so.” Therefore, the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act shall not apply to this contract.

All bids shall be irrevocable for 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).

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.

The Borough of Elizabethtown 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 Borough of Elizabethtown, and to reject any or all proposals.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: Borough of Elizabethtown By: Ann Roda Title: Borough Manager