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BID FORM AND AGREEMENT

CONTRACT 0426-2027-A2

ARTICLE 1—OWNER AND BIDDER

1.1 This Bid is submitted to:

East Vincent Township (Owner)

262 Ridge Road

Spring City, PA 19475

1.2 The undersigned Bidder proposes and agrees, if this Bid is accepted, to enter into an Agreement with Owner in the form included in the Bidding Documents to perform all Work as specified or indicated in the Bidding Documents for the prices and within the times indicated in this Bid and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents.

ARTICLE 2—ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BID

2.1 The following documents are submitted with and made a condition of this Bid:

A. Non-Collusion Affidavit;

B. Public Works Employment Verification Form;

C. Certification of Bidder regarding Equal Employment Opportunity;

D. Bid Bond;

E. List of Intended Disposal Sites for Dewatered Sludge Cake, Liquid Sludge and/or Raw Wastewater, as applicable

ARTICLE 3—BASIS OF BID—UNIT PRICES

3.1 Unit Price Bids

A. Bidder will perform the following Work at the indicated unit prices at East Vincent Township’s Veterans Center Wastewater Treatment Plant (Contract 0426-2027-A2):

Item No.

Description Unit of Measure

Annual Estimated Quantity

Bid Unit Price

Number Of

Years

Two Year Bid Amount

Regularly Scheduled Dewatered Sludge Hauling Collected between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM per wet ton wet tons $

Years $

B. Bidder acknowledges that:

1. Each Bid Unit Price includes an amount considered by Bidder to be adequate to cover Contractor’s overhead and profit for each separately identified item, and

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2. The estimated quantities indicated on the bid form are for Contract purposes only which are based off estimated hauling quantities at the Owner’s WWTP for a calendar year.

3. Estimate quantities are not guaranteed, and are solely for the purpose of comparison of Bids, and final payment for all Unit Price Work will be based on actual quantities, determined as provided in the Contract Documents and supported with printed documentation.

4. Regularly scheduled hauling shall occur between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.

5. One (1) invoice shall be submitted to the Township each month. One (1) invoice for Dewatered Sludge Hauling.

6. The unit price schedule for The 2027 Veterans Center WWTP Sludge Hauling Contracts is as follows:

a. Basis of Measurement: As indicated in 3.1 above.

b. Basis of Payment: includes the full compensation for required labor (including overtime, nights, weekends and holidays), products, tools, equipment, vehicles, plant and facilities, transportation, fuel, services and incidentals for the removal of dewatered sludge, liquid sludge or raw wastewater (based on the specific bid item from the Owner’s site), the transportation to a PADEP certified disposal facility, disposal at the disposal facility, as well as any and all costs and fees including, but not limited to, permitting costs, insurance fees, cleaning activity costs relocation fees, environmental compliance fees, regulatory compliance fees, and transportation costs.

1) Incidentals are items which may be found necessary to complete or perfect any portion of the work in a substantial manner and in compliance with the requirements stated or implied by Contract Documents, shall be furnished without additional compensation.

2) The Township will only pay the Unit Price in the Bid Form multiplied by the Unit of Measure. No other fees or surcharges will be paid.

3.2 Total Bid Price (Unit Prices)

Total Bid Price (Total of all Unit Price Bids) $

ARTICLE 4—TIME OF COMPLETION

4.1 Contract No. 0426-2027-A2 (Dewatered Sludge Hauling) shall commence on January 1, 2027, and shall remain in effect for two (2) years with the option to extend for an additional year on mutually acceptable terms.

4.2 Contract No. 0426-2027-A2 (Dewatered Sludge Hauling) is anticipated to commence upon completion of the repairs and return of the wastewater treatment plant centrifuge to normal operation which is tentatively scheduled for on or around April 1, 2027. The Township anticipates providing the Contractor with at least thirty (30) calendar days’ written notice prior to the anticipated commencement of regularly scheduled hauling of Dewatered Sludge.

4.3 Once the centrifuge is operational, the Contractor shall provide regularly scheduled Dewatered Sludge hauling produced by the centrifuge. The duration and frequency of dewatered sludge hauling are unknown and cannot be guaranteed.

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4.4 The Contractor shall maintain the capability to provide the required hauling and disposal services throughout the Contract period. In the event the centrifuge becomes inoperable or in planned suspension of the regularly scheduled sludge hauling operations, the Township shall provide the Contractor with at least thirty (30) days’ written notice whenever practicable.

ARTICLE 5—BIDDER’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: ACCEPTANCE PERIOD, INSTRUCTIONS, AND RECEIPT OF

ADDENDA

5.1 Bid Acceptance Period

A. This Bid will remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the Bid opening, unless 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 this Bid shall remain subject to acceptance for 120 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).

5.2 Request for Proposals

A. Bidder accepts all of the terms and conditions of the Request for Proposals (Section 00 21 13), including without limitation those dealing with the disposition of Bid security.

5.3 Receipt of Addenda

A. Bidder hereby acknowledges receipt of the following Addenda:

Addendum Number Addendum Date

ARTICLE 6—BIDDER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

6.1 Bidder’s Representations

A. In submitting this Bid, Bidder represents the following:

1. Bidder has examined and carefully studied the Bid Form and Agreement Documents, including Addenda.

2. Bidder is familiar with all Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

3. Bidder has considered the information known to Bidder itself; information commonly known to contractors doing business in the locality of the Site; information and observations obtained from visits to the Site; the Bid Form and Agreement Documents;

and the Technical Data identified in the Supplementary Conditions or by definition, with respect to the effect of such information, observations, and Technical Data on (a) the cost, progress, and performance of the Work; (b) the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder, if selected as Contractor; and

(c) Bidder’s (Contractor’s) safety precautions and programs.

4. Based on the information and observations referred to in the preceding paragraph, Bidder agrees that no further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data

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5. Bidder is aware of the general nature of work to be performed by Owner and others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Bidding Documents.

6. Bidder has given Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents, and of discrepancies between Site conditions and the Contract Documents, and the written resolution thereof by Engineer is acceptable to Contractor.

7. The Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performance and furnishing of the Work.

8. The submission of this Bid constitutes an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that without exception the Bid and all prices in the Bid are premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Bidding Documents.

6.2 Bidder’s Certifications

A. The Bidder certifies the following:

1. This Bid is genuine and not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed individual or entity and is not submitted in conformity with any collusive agreement or rules of any group, association, organization, or corporation.

2. Bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to submit a false or sham Bid.

3. Bidder has not solicited or induced any individual or entity to refrain from bidding.

4. Bidder has not engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, or coercive practices in competing for the Contract. For the purposes of this Paragraph 6.02.A:

a. Corrupt practice means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value likely to influence the action of a public official in the bidding process.

b. Fraudulent practice means an intentional misrepresentation of facts made (a) to influence the bidding process to the detriment of Owner, (b) to establish bid prices at artificial non-competitive levels, or (c) to deprive Owner of the benefits of free and open competition.

c. Collusive practice means a scheme or arrangement between two or more Bidders, with or without the knowledge of Owner, a purpose of which is to establish bid prices at artificial, non-competitive levels.

d. Coercive practice means harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly, persons or their property to influence their participation in the bidding process or affect the execution of the Contract.

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BIDDER hereby submits this Bid as set forth above:

Bidder:

(typed or printed name of organization)

By:

(individual’s signature) Name:

(typed or printed) Title:

(typed or printed)

Date:

(typed or printed)

If Bidder is a corporation, a partnership, or a joint venture, attach evidence of authority to sign.

Attest:

(individual’s signature)

Name:

(typed or printed)

Title:

(typed or printed)

Date:

(typed or printed)

Address for giving notices:

Bidder’s Contact:

Name:

(typed or printed)

Title:

(typed or printed)

Phone:

Email:

Address:

Bidder’s Contractor License No.: (if applicable)