Bethel Park Municipal Authority

LIBRARY ROAD (SR 0088) SANITARY SEWER

IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS

PERMIT SUBMITTAL – JULY 2026

ISSUED FOR BIDDING – NOVEMBER 2026

Prepared By:

444 Liberty Avenue Four Gateway Center, Suite 300

Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Phone: 412.454.5566 Fax: 412.454.9001

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING

REQUIREMENTS

00 01 15 LIST OF DRAWING SHEETS 00 01 15-1

00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 00 11 13-1

00 21 13 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00 21 13-1

00 42 43 BID FORM 00 42 43-1

00 43 13 BID BOND FORM 00 43 13-1

00 43 45 LEGAL STATUS OF BIDDER 00 43 45-1

00 45 13 STATEMENT OF BIDDER’S QUALIFICATIONS 00 45 13-1

00 45 19 NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT OF PRIME BIDDER 00 45 19-1

00 51 00 NOTICE OF AWARD 00 51 00-1

00 52 00 AGREEMENT 00 52 00-1

00 55 00 NOTICE TO PROCEED 00 55 00-1

00 61 12 LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND FORM 00 61 12-1

00 61 13 PERFORMANCE BOND FORM 00 61 13-1

00 61 19 MAINTENANCE AND GUARANTEE BOND FORM 00 61 19-1

00 62 75 ENGINEER’S CERTIFICATE FOR PAYMENT 00 62 75-1

00 62 76 CONTRACTOR’S APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT 00 62 76-1

00 63 25 SUBSTITUTION REQUEST FORM 00 63 25-1

00 63 70 CHANGE PROPOSAL FORM 00 63 70-1

00 65 16 CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FORM 00 65 16-1

00 65 20 SWORN STATEMENT 00 65 20-1

00 72 00 GENERAL CONDITIONS 00 72 00-1

00 73 00 SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS 00 73 00-1

00 73 46 WAGE DETERMINATION SCHEDULE 00 73 46-1

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK 01 11 00-1

01 11 20 SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF CONSTRUCTION 01 11 20-1

01 22 00 UNIT PRICES 01 22 00-1

01 25 13 SUBSTITUTION PROCEDURES 01 25 13-1

01 31 19 PROJECT MEETINGS 01 31 19-1

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES 01 33 00-1

01 35 23 JOB CONDITIONS 01 35 23-1

01 35 43 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION & SPECIAL

CONTROLS 01 35 43-1

01 45 00 QUALITY CONTROL 01 45 00-1

01 50 00 TEMPORARY FACILITIES AND CONTROLS 01 50 00-1

01 57 13 TEMPORARY EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL 01 57 13-1

SUMMARY OF WORK

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01 60 00 PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS 01 60 00-1

01 77 00 CLOSEOUT PROCEDURES 01 77 00-1

01 89 00 SITE CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE

REQUIREMENTS 01 89 00-1

01 89 33 TEMPORARY SANITARY SEWER FLOW CONTROL 01 89 33-1

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 32 13 EXPLORATORY EXCAVATION 02 32 13-1

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03 30 00 CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE 03 30 00-1

03 34 00 CONTROLLED LOW STRENGTH MATERIAL 03 34 00-1

03 60 00 GROUT 03 60 00-1

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

31 23 13 SUBGRADE PREPARATION 31 23 13-1

31 23 19 DEWATERING 31 23 19-1

31 23 33 TRENCHING AND BACKFILLING 31 23 33-1

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 11 23 BASE COURSES 32 11 23-1

32 12 16 BITUMINOUS PAVING 32 12 16-1

32 17 23 PAVEMENT MARKINGS 32 17 23-1

32 92 19 SEEDING 32 92 19-1

DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES

33 01 30 CIPP LINER 33 33 00-1

33 01 30.11 TELEVISION INSPECTION OF SEWERS 33 33 00-1

33 01 30.41 CLEANING OF SANITARY SEWERAGE UTILITIES 33 33 00-1

33 30 00 SANITARY UTILITY SEWERAGE PIPING 33 33 00-1

SECTION 00 01 15

LIST OF DRAWING SHEETS

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The Plans bearing the general title of Library Road (SR 0088) Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project and dated November 2026 are included with and form a part of the Contract Documents for this Project.

Title

Sheet Number

COVER SHEET G-001

SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS G-002

GENERAL NOTES G-003

EXISTING CONDITIONS C-101

SITE DEMOLITION PLAN C-102

SITE PLAN C-103

EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN C-104

PLAN AND PROFILE STA 0+00 – 3+50 C-105

SITE RESTORATION PLAN C-106

DETAILS - I C-501

DETAILS - II C-502

DETAILS - III C-503

DETAILS - IV C-504

MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC - I C-505

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

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LIBRARY ROAD (SR 0088) SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Sealed Bids will be received by the Bethel Park Municipal Authority online via PennBid for Library Road (SR 0088) Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project until 2:00 p.m., Local Time, December 8, 2026, at which time they will be opened online and publicly posted on PennBid's website. All documents and solicitation details are available online for no cost at PennBid (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com).

Bids will be received for the following Work:

Replace the existing sanitary sewer between Manholes 3B13 and 3B12 by abandoning in place 83 linear feet of existing 10-inch sanitary sewer and constructing 97 linear feet of new 10-inch PVC sanitary sewer on a new alignment, including a new 48-inch diameter precast concrete sanitary manhole 3B13A, and replacement of manhole 3B12 with a new 48-inch diameter precast concrete sanitary manhole.

Rehabilitate approximately 240 linear feet of existing 10-inch sanitary sewer between Manholes 3B12 and 3B11 by cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining.

Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

Online as hosted by PennBid (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com)

Each Bid will be accompanied by a bid bond, in the amount of at least ten (10) percent of the amount bid, drawn payable to Bethel Park Municipal Authority as security for the proper execution of the Agreement.

This project is subject to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (43 P.S. § 165-1 et seq.). The prevailing minimum wage rates as determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry are set forth in the Contract Documents and will apply to this project

The successful Bidder who is awarded the Contract, will be required to pay PennBID a fee of one-third of one (1) percent of the Contract value. The fee will be no less than $150 and no more than $6,000, not including tax, of the Contract award value.

Bethel Park Municipal Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any informality in any bids should it consider same to be in its best interest.

Bids may not be withdrawn for the period of sixty (60) days after date of receiving bids.

All inquiries must be submitted online via PennBid's messaging system for the Library Road (SR 0088) Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project. Use of this system ensures all inquiries are continuously available for review by all bidders. There will be no responses issued to inquiries submitted by phone, email, or means other than PennBid's messaging system for the Library Road (SR 0088) Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project.

James P. Hannan, Chairman

Bethel Park Municipal Authority

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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

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PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 DEFINED TERMS

A. Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions.

B. The term "Bidder" means one who submits a Bid to Owner as distinct from a subbidder who submits a Bid to a Bidder.

C. The term "Successful Bidder" means the lowest, qualified, responsible Bidder to whom the Owner makes an award.

D. The term "Owner" means Bethel Park Municipal Authority, 3100 Piney Fork Road, South Park Township, PA 15129, a Municipal Authority and being a party of the first part of this Contract.

E. The term “Engineer” means Wade Trim, Four Gateway Center, 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or a duly authorized representative.

1.2 BIDDERS QUALIFICATIONS

A. No Bid will be considered from any Bidder unless known to be skilled and regularly engaged in work of a character similar to that covered by the Contract Documents.

In order to aid the Owner in determining the responsibility of any Bidder, the Bidder, within 48 hours after being requested in writing by the Owner to do so, must furnish evidence, satisfactory to the Owner, of the Bidder's experience and familiarity with Work of the character specified, and Bidder's financial ability to properly prosecute the proposed Work to completion within the specified time. The evidence requested may include the following:

1. Address and description of the Bidder's plant or permanent place of business.

2. Bidder's performance records for all Work awarded to or started by Bidder within the past three years.

3. An itemized list of the Bidder's equipment available for use on the proposed Contract.

4. Bidder's financial statement, including statement of ownership of equipment necessary to be used in executing Work under Contract.

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6. Such additional information as will satisfy the Owner that the Bidder is adequately prepared to fulfill the Contract.

1.3 EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND SITE

A. It is the responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid, to:

1. Examine the Contract Documents thoroughly,

2. Visit the site to familiarize themselves with local conditions that may in any manner affect cost, progress or performance of the Work,

3. Consider federal, state, and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the Work; and

4. Study and carefully correlate Bidder's knowledge and observations with the Contract Documents and such other related data; and

5. Promptly notify the Engineer in writing of conflicts, errors, ambiguities or discrepancies which Bidder has discovered in or between Contract Documents and such related documents.

6. Request, access, and download the official Procurement Documents from PennBid in order to be included on the project Plan Holder List and be considered eligible for bidding.

B. Reference is made to the Supplementary Conditions for the identification of those reports of investigations and tests of subsurface and latent physical conditions at the site or otherwise affecting cost, progress or performance of the Work which have been relied upon by the Engineer in preparing the Contract Documents.

1. If such reports are not included as appendices to the Contract Documents, the Owner will make copies available to any Bidder requesting them. These reports are included for reference only and are not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness, nor are they part of the Contract Documents.

2. Bidder may rely upon the general accuracy of the “technical data” contained in such reports but not upon other data, interpretations, opinions or information contained in such reports or otherwise relating to the subsurface conditions at the site, nor upon the completeness thereof for bidding or construction purposes.

3. Before submitting their Bid each Bidder will, at Bidder's own expense, make such additional investigations and tests as the Bidder may deem necessary to determine Bidder's Bid for performance of the Work in accordance with the time, price and other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

C. On request, the Owner will provide each Bidder access to the site to conduct such

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investigations and tests as each Bidder deems necessary for submission of their Bid. Bidder must fill all holes and clean up and restore the site to its former conditions upon completion of such investigations and tests.

D. The lands upon which the Work is to be performed, rights of way for access thereto and other lands designated for use by the Contractor in performing the Work are identified in Section 01 11 00 - Summary of Work, or on the Plans.

E. The locations of utilities as shown on the Plans are taken from sources believed to be reliable. Neither the Owner nor the Engineer will be responsible for any omissions of, or variations from, the indicated location of existing utilities which may be encountered in the Work.

1. The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by the Bidder that the Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article, that without exception the Bid is based upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Contract Documents and applying the specific means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of construction (if any) that may be shown, indicated or required by the Contract Documents, that Bidder has given the Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities and discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in Contract Documents and the resolution by the Engineer is acceptable to Bidder, and that the Contract Documents are sufficient in scope and detail to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performing and furnishing the Work, and that the time stated in the Proposal is sufficient to complete the project.

1.4 INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA

A. Should any prospective bidder find discrepancies in, or omissions from the Plans, Specifications or other parts of the Contract Documents, the prospective bidder may submit a written request on PennBid via the messaging platform where the Engineer will respond with an interpretation thereof. The person submitting the request will be held responsible for its prompt delivery at least five (5) days prior to the date for opening of Bids. Questions received less than five (5) days prior to the date for opening of bids will not be answered. Any interpretation of inquiry will be made via the messaging system on PennBid. Addendum will be issued, via PennBid. All inquiries, responses, and Addenda will be available for review by all bidders on PennBid.

B. Any change in or addition to the Contract Documents deemed necessary by the Owner must be made in the form of an Addendum issued to all prospective bidders who have taken out Contract Documents and all such Addenda will become a part of the Contract Documents as though same were incorporated into same originally.

Oral explanations and information do not constitute official notification and are not binding. All Addenda will be issued via PennBid.

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1.5 BID SECURITY

A. Bid Security must be made payable to the Owner, in an amount of ten (10) percent of the Bidder's maximum Bid price, as indicated in Section 00 11 13 - Advertisement for Bids. Bid Bonds, if indicated as acceptable in Section 00 11 13 - Advertisement for Bids, will be issued on the form included in the Contract Documents by a Surety meeting the requirements of paragraph 5.01 of Section 00 72 00 - General Conditions.

B. Bid Security of the Successful Bidder will be retained until such Bidder has executed Section 00 52 00 - Agreement and furnished the required Contract Security, whereupon it will be returned; if the Successful Bidder fails to execute and deliver the Agreement and furnish the required Contract Security within seven (7) days of the Notice of Award, the Owner may annul the Notice of Award and the Bid Security of that Bidder will be forfeited.

C. Bid Security of any Bidder whom the Owner believes to have a reasonable chance of receiving the award may be retained by the Owner until the earliest of the seventh day after the "Effective Date of Agreement" (which term is defined in the General Conditions) or the expiration of the hold period on the Bids. Bid Security of other Bidders will be returned within fourteen 14 days of the Bid opening, unless indicated otherwise in the Advertisement.

1.6 CONTRACT TIME

A. The number of days within which, or the date by which, the Work is to be Substantially Completed, if applicable, and also completed and ready for final payment (the Contract Time) are set forth in the Agreement.

1.7 SUBSTITUTE AND “OR-EQUAL” ITEMS

A. The Contract, if awarded, will be on the basis of materials and equipment described in the Plans or specified in the Specifications without consideration of possible substitute or “or-equal” items.

B. Whenever it is indicated in the Plans or specified in the Specifications that a substitute or an “or-equal” item of material or equipment may be furnished or used by the Contractor if acceptable to the Engineer, application for such acceptance will not be considered by the Engineer until after the effective date of the Agreement.

C. In addition, in no case will the Engineer’s denial of the Contractor’s application give rise to any claim for additional cost, it being understood by the Contractor that acceptance of substitute or an “or equal” item of material is at the sole discretion of the Engineer.

1.8 RECEIPT AND FORM OF BID

A. Bids must be submitted at the time and place indicated in the Advertisement for Bids and must be accompanied by the Bid Security and other required documents.

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1. Bids must be submitted electronically as specified herein.

B. PennBid prevents the submission of Bids beyond the scheduled time indicated in the Advertisement for Bids. Late submission of Bids is not possible and will not be accepted.

1. Bidders are encouraged to upload their complete Bids to PennBid well ahead of the the scheduled time indicated in the Advertisement for Bids. No exceptions to the Bid due date will be made for issues encountered during the upload process.

C. Owner invites bids on the Proposal and any other form(s) attached thereto.

D. The complete set of Contract Documents must be used in preparing Bids; neither the Owner nor the Engineer assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Contract Documents.

E. Bidder must acknowledge of receipt of Addenda as provided for in the electronic bidding platform. Failure to acknowledge Addenda will be cause for rejection of bid.

F. The Legal Status of Bidder Form, located in Section 00 43 45 - Legal Status of Bidder, must be submitted with each Bid and must clearly state the legal position of a Bidder. In the case of a corporation, the home address, name and title of all officers must be given. In the case of a partnership, show names and home addresses of all partners. If an individual, so state. Any individual bid not signed by the individual must have attached, thereto, a power of attorney evidencing authority to sign.

G. Other documents to be attached to the Proposal and made a condition thereof are identified in the Proposal.

H. A tabulation of the amounts of the base bids and any alternates will be made available after the opening of Bids via PennBid.

I. To obtain Contract Documents and submit a Bid, Bidders:

1. Must register for a free account at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com.

2. Must navigate to the Procurement Portal and click "View Opportunity" for the Library Road (SR 0088) Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project.

3. Must download Contract Documents to become a plan holder.

4. Must complete the Bid Form which is included with the Bidding Documents for Reference. Bidders shall complete the electronic bid form within PennBid (“Prepare Your Submission” tab), inclusive of all pricing items and required supporting documents as identified.

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5. Must submit Bids online via the PennBid Program (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com) by the date and time indicated in the Advertisement for Bids along with the Bid security and the other documents required to be submitted as identified herein.

6. Through the PennBid Program, Bidders must confirm receipt of all Addenda issued. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to access and review the Addenda on PennBid.

1.9 MODIFICATIONS AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS

A. A Bid may be withdrawn or modified at any time within PennBid prior to the due date and time identified in the Invitation for Bids.

B. If, within 24 hours after Bids are opened, any Bidder files a duly signed written notice with the Owner and promptly thereafter demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the Owner that there was a material and substantial mistake in the preparation of their Bid, that Bidder may withdraw their Bid and the Bid Security will be returned.

1. Thereafter, at the sole option of the Owner, that Bidder will be disqualified from further Bidding on the Work to be provided under the Contract Documents.

1.10 AWARD OF CONTRACT

A. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids for any reason, to waive any and all informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work and to negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder, and the right to disregard all nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids.

B. Discrepancies between words and figures will be resolved in favor of words.

Discrepancies in the multiplication of units of work and unit prices, will be resolved in favor of unit price.

C. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum.

D. In evaluating Bids, the Owner will consider the qualifications of the Bidders, whether or not the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and such alternates, unit prices and other data if requested in the Bid forms. It is the Owner's intent to accept alternates (if any are accepted) in the order in which they are listed in the Bid form but the Owner may accept them in any order or combination.

E. Subject to the approval of the Owner, the Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. Responsibility of Bidder will be determined on basis of past performance and Work of similar character, equipment, and labor available to do the Work and financial status.

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F. The Contract will be considered to have been awarded after the approval of the Owner has been duly obtained and a formal Notice of Award duly served on the Successful Bidder by the Owner.

G. If the Contract is to be awarded, the Owner will give the Successful Bidder a Notice of Award within sixty (60) days after the day of the Bid opening, unless such other time is specified in the Advertisement for Bids.

H. The Contract will not be binding upon the Owner until the Agreement has been duly executed by the Bidder and the duly authorized officials of the Owner.

1.11 SIGNING OF AGREEMENT

A. Within seven (7) days after the Owner gives a Notice of Award to the Successful Bidder, the Contractor must sign and deliver the specified number of counterparts of the Agreement to the Owner with all other Contract Documents attached.

B. Within ten (10) thereafter, the Owner will deliver two (2) fully signed counterparts to the Contractor. Engineer will identify, date or correct those portions of the Contract Documents not fully signed, dated or executed by the Owner and the Contractor and such identification, dating or correction will be binding on all parties.

PART 2 PRODUCTS (NOT USED)

PART 3 EXECUTION (NOT USED)

END OF SECTION

SECTION 00 42 43

BID FORM

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Owner: Bethel Park Municipal Authority

Project: Library Road (SR 0088) Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project

Project Location: 5100 Library Rd, Bethel Park, PA 15102

BIDDER INFORMATION

Bidder Name:

By (Printed Name):

Signature:

Address:

Phone No:

Email:

Bidder proposes and agrees, if their Bid is accepted, to enter into an Agreement with the Owner in the form included in the Contract Documents to complete all Work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents for the Contract Price and within the Contract Time indicated in the Agreement, and in accordance with the Contract Documents.

In submitting their Bid, Bidder represents, as more fully set forth in the Agreement, that:

Bidder has examined copies of Contract Documents, (consisting of Plans dated November 2026 and Project Manual dated November 2026) which Bidder understands and accepts as sufficient for the purpose, including any and all Addenda officially issued, the receipt of which has been acknowledged.

Addendum _______ Acknowledged by: Date:

Addendum _______ Acknowledged by: Date:

Addendum _______ Acknowledged by: Date:

Bidder has examined the surface and subsurface conditions where the Work is to be performed, the legal requirements and local conditions affecting cost, progress, furnishing or performance of the Work, and has made such independent investigations as Bidder deems necessary.

Bidder, by submitting a Bid, agrees that their Bid is genuine and not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, firm or corporation and is not submitted in conformity with any Agreement or rules of any group, association, organization or corporation; Bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to submit a false or sham Bid; Bidder has not solicited or induced any person, firm or a corporation to refrain from bidding; and Bidder has not sought by collusion to obtain for himself any advantage over any other Bidder or over the Owner.

Bidder agrees to complete the Work, in accordance with the Contract Documents, for the following Contract Price:

Item Description Quantity Unit Amount

1 Mobilization/Demobilization (8%) 1 LS $___________

2 Erosion and Sediment Controls 1 LS $___________

3 Traffic Flagging 1 LS $___________

4 Site Restoration (Misc.) 1 LS $___________

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5 Full Depth Pavement Replacement 77 SY $___________

6 Milling/Paving Repair (Full Width) 825 SY $___________

7 Concrete Curb Replacement 23 LF $___________

8 ADA Ramp Replacement 1 LS $___________

9 10” PVC Sewer 97 LF $___________

10 10” Cured-in-Place Pipe Lining 240 LF $___________

11 Heavy Cleaning 1 LS $___________

12 48” Diameter Precast Concrete Manhole 56 VF $___________

13 Tie-In Proposed Line to Proposed Manhole 3 EA $___________

14 Tie-In Existing Line to Proposed Manhole 1 EA $___________

15 Bulkhead 2 EA $___________

16 Flowable Fill (CLSM) 2 CY $___________

17 Pavement Markings 1 LS $___________

18 Utility Potholing 6 EA $___________

19 Sidewalk Replacement 828 SF $___________

Total Contract Price (Items 1 through 19) $

Bidder, by submitting a Bid, thereby certifies that Bidder or a qualified designated person in Bidder's employ has examined the Contract Documents provided by the Owner for bidding purposes. Further, they certify that Bidder or Bidder's qualified employee has reviewed the Bidder’s proposed construction methods and finds them compatible with the conditions which Bidder anticipates from the information provided for Bidding.

Bidder, by submitting a Bid, agrees to complete the Work under any job circumstances or field conditions present and/or ascertainable prior to bidding. In addition, Bidder agrees to complete the Work under whatever conditions Bidder may create by Bidder's own sequence of construction, construction methods, or other conditions he may create, at no additional cost to the Owner.

Bidder, by submitting a Bid, declares that Bidder has familiarized them self with the location of the proposed Work and the conditions under which it must be constructed. Also, Bidder has carefully examined the Plans, the Specifications, and the Contract Documents, which Bidder understands and accepts as sufficient for the purpose, and agrees that Bidder will Contract with the Owner to furnish all labor, material, tools, and equipment necessary to do all Work specified and prescribed for the completion of the Project.

Bidder will provide a bid bond, in the amount of at least ten (10) percent of the amount Bid, drawn payable to Bethel Park Municipal Authority as security for the proper execution of the Agreement.

Bidder, by submitting a Bid, agrees that if awarded Contract, to sign the Agreement and submit satisfactory bonds and certificates of insurance coverage and other evidence of insurance required by the Contract Documents within seven (7) days after the date of Owner's Notice of Award.

Bidder, by submitting a Bid, agrees that time is of the essence and, if awarded Contract, that the Work will be Completed on or before the dates/days as specified in the Agreement.

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Liquidated damages, as specified in the General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions and Agreement, will also apply to the Substantial Completion date.

Engineering and inspection costs incurred after the final completion date will be paid by the Contractor to the Owner as specified in the Conditions of the Contract and Agreement.

Proposals may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after bid opening.

The following documents are made a condition of this Proposal:

Required Bid Security

Legal Status of Bidder

Non-Collusion Affidavit

SECTION 00 43 13

BID BOND FORM

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KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT, that we, the undersigned, ___________________ as Principal, hereinafter called the Principal, a corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of ____________________, and duly authorized to transact business in the state of Pennsylvania, as Surety, , hereinafter called the Surety, are held and firmly bound unto the Bethel Park Municipal Authority, hereinafter called Owner, in the sum of _______________________________________ Dollars ($_________________) for the payment of which sum well and truly to be made, the said Principal and the said Surety, bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

WHEREAS, the Principal has submitted a Bid for Library Road (SR 0088) Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project.

NOW, THEREFORE, if the Owner accepts the Bid of the Principal and the Principal will enter into a Contract with the Owner in accordance with the terms of such Bid, and give such Bond or Bonds as may be specified in the Contract Documents with good and sufficient surety for the faithful performance of such Contract and for the prompt payment of labor and material furnished in the prosecution thereof, or in the event of the failure of the Principal to enter such Contract and give such Bond or Bonds, if the Principal pays to the Owner the difference not-to-exceed the penalty hereof between the amount specified in said Bid and such larger amount for which the Owner may in good faith contract with another party to perform the Work covered by said Bid, then this obligation will be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Signed and sealed this ___________ day of ____________________, 20 .

(Witness) (Principal)

(Title)

(Witness) (Surety)

(Title)

SECTION 00 43 45

LEGAL STATUS OF BIDDER

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(The Bidder should check the appropriate box and complete the information requested therein)

☐ A corporation, duly authorized and doing business under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, for whom whose signature is affixed to this Bid, is duly authorized to execute contracts.

☐ A limited liability company, duly authorized and doing business under the laws of the State of

Pennsylvania, for whom , whose signature is affixed to this Bid, is duly authorized to execute contracts.

☐ A partnership, all partners with their addresses are:

☐ An individual, whose signature is affixed to this Bid.

SECTION 00 45 13

STATEMENT OF BIDDER’S QUALIFICATIONS

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This Proposal is submitted in the name of:

(Print)

The undersigned hereby designates the following business address to which all notices, directions or other communications may be served or mailed:

Street: City:

State: Zip Code:

The undersigned hereby declares their legal status as checked below:

☐ Sole Proprietor

☐ Sole Proprietor doing business under an assumed name

☐ Co-partnership

The Assumed Name of the Co-Partnership is registered in the County of , ☐ Corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of .

The Corporation is:

☐ authorized to conduct business in the State of ______________.

☐ not now authorized to conduct business in the State of ______________.

☐ possess all required licenses for the work being bid

☐ limited liability corporation

The name, titles, and home addresses of all persons who are officers or partners in the organization are as follows:

Name: _________________________________ Title: ________________________________

Address:

Name: _________________________________ Title: ________________________________

Address:

Name: _________________________________ Title: ________________________________

Address:

Name: _________________________________ Title: ________________________________

Address:

Signed this day of , 20

By:

Printed Name:

Title:

SECTION 00 45 19

NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT OF PRIME BIDDER

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State of )

) ss:

County of )

, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that:

They are the of (Position) of (Firm), the Bidder that has submitted the attached Bid;

They are fully informed with respect to the preparation and contents of the attached Bid and of all pertinent circumstances respecting such Bid;

Such Bid is genuine and is not a collusive or sham bid;

Neither the Bidder nor any of its officers, partners, members, managers, owners, agents, representatives, employees or parties in interest, including this affiant, has in any way colluded, conspired, connived or agreed, directly or indirectly, with any other Bidder, entity or person to submit a collusive or sham bid in connection with the Contract Documents for which the attached Bid has been submitted or to refrain from bidding in connection with the Contract Documents or has in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, collusion, communication or conference with any other Bidder, entity or person to fix the price or prices in the attached Bid or that of any other Bidder or to fix any overhead, profit or cost element of the Bid price or the Bid price of any other Bidder or to secure through any collusion, conspiracy, connivance or unlawful agreement any advantage against Bethel Park Municipal Authority, or any person or other entity interested in the proposed Contract Documents; and

The price or prices quoted in the attached Bid are fair and proper and are not tainted by any collusion, conspiracy, connivance or unlawful agreement on the part of the Bidder or any of its agents, representatives, owners, employees or parties having interest, including this affiant.

Name of Bidder:

Signed By:

Title:

Subscribed and sworn to me this day of , 20 .

Notary Public

__________________________ County, Pennsylvania

Acting in the County of:

Notary Seal My Commission Expires:

SECTION 00 51 00

NOTICE OF AWARD

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NOTICE OF AWARD

To: Date:

Attention:

Project: Library Road (SR 0088) Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 1.11 of the Instructions to Bidders (Section 00 21 13), you are hereby notified that the Bethel Park Municipal Authority (Owner) during a regularly scheduled and duly advertised meeting held on has directed the acceptance of your Bid for the above referenced Project in the amount of (words and numbers).

This Project consists of: Replace the existing sanitary sewer between Manholes 3B13 and 3B12 by abandoning in place 83 linear feet of existing 10-inch sanitary sewer and constructing 97 linear feet of new 10-inch PVC sanitary sewer on a new alignment, including a new 48-inch diameter precast concrete sanitary manhole 3B13A, and replacement of manhole 3B12 with a new 48-inch diameter precast concrete sanitary manhole. Rehabilitate approximately 240 linear feet of existing 10-inch sanitary sewer between Manholes 3B12 and 3B11 by cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining. The sewer replacement and associated site work required to successfully complete the project as delineated in your Bid submitted to Bethel Park Municipal Authority on December 8, 2026.

Please comply with the following conditions within seven (7) days of the date of this Notice of Award; that is by .

1. Deliver to Engineer three (3) fully executed counterparts of the Agreement (Section 00 52

00) including all the Contract Documents.

2. Deliver with the executed Agreement the Contract Security (Bonds), on the form included in the Contract Documents, as specified in the General Conditions (Article 5, Section 00 72 00).

3. Deliver with the executed Agreement the Insurance Certificates (and other evidence of insurance) as specified in the General Conditions (Article 5, Section 00 72 00).

4. Please do not date Agreement and Contract Security (Bonds), as these will be dated by the Owner when executed by them.

It is important to comply with these conditions and time limits as failure to comply with these conditions within the time specified will entitle Owner to consider your bid abandoned, to annul this Notice of Award and to declare your Bid Security forfeited.

Within seven (7) days after you comply with those conditions, Owner will return to you 2 fully signed counterparts of the Agreement with the Contract Documents attached.

In accordance with paragraph 2.05 of the General Conditions (Section 00 72 00), please submit to Engineer the required schedules prior to the scheduling of a Pre-Construction Meeting.

Owner: Bethel Park Municipal Authority

Authorized Signature:

James P. Hannan, Chairman

Copy to Wade Trim

SECTION 00 52 00

AGREEMENT

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This Agreement, made and entered into this day of in the year 20 , by and between Bethel Park Municipal Authority hereinafter called Owner, and hereinafter called Contractor, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter sent forth, agree as follows:

Contractor will complete the Work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents. The Work is generally described as follows:

Replace the existing sanitary sewer between Manholes 3B13 and 3B12 by abandoning in place 83 linear feet of existing 10-inch sanitary sewer and constructing 97 linear feet of new 10-inch PVC sanitary sewer on a new alignment, including two new 48-inch internal diameter precast concrete sanitary manholes. Rehabilitate approximately 240 linear feet of existing 10-inch sanitary sewer between Manholes 3B12 and 3B11 by cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining.

The Work will be substantially completed on or before March 8, 2027 (3-8-2027), and completed and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 14.11 of Section 00 72 00 - General Conditions on or before March 30, 2027 (03-30-2027).

Engineering and inspection costs incurred after the specified final completion date will be paid by the Contractor to the Owner prior to final payment authorization.

Charges will be made at such times and in such amounts as the Engineer will invoice the Owner, provided however said charges will be in accordance with the Engineer's current rate schedule at the time the costs are incurred.

The costs of the Engineer incurred after the specified final completion date will be deducted from the Contractor's progress payments.

Owner and Contractor recognize that time is of the essence of this Agreement and that the Owner will suffer financial loss if the Work is not Substantially Complete within the time specified in paragraph 1.03.A above, plus any extensions thereof allowed in accordance with Article 12 of Section 00 72 00. They also recognize the delays, expense and difficulties involved in proving in a legal or arbitration proceeding the actual loss suffered by the Owner if the Work is not Substantially Complete on time. Accordingly, instead of requiring any such proof, the Owner and the Contractor agree that as liquidated damages for delay (but not as penalty) the Contractor will pay the Owner Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each day that expires after the time specified in paragraph 1.03.A above for Substantial Completion until the Work is Substantially Complete.

Liquidated damages charged will be deducted from the Contractor's progress payment.

Owner will pay Contractor as provided in the attached Proposal for performance of the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

Progress payments and retainage under this Contract are governed by the provisions of PA 1980, No.

524 (MCLA 125.1561 et seq.). That Act is incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Contract. Without excluding any provisions of the Act from this Contract, but in order to comply therewith and summarize certain provisions, the following will apply:

Person representing the Contractor who will submit written requests for progress payments will be:

Person representing the Owner to whom requests for progress payments are to be submitted will be:

Contractor's representative, listed above, will submit Applications for Payment on the form provided in the Contract Documents in accordance with Article 14 of Section 00 72 00. Applications for Payment will be processed as provided in Section 00 72 00.

In order to induce the Owner to enter into this Agreement, the Contractor makes the following representations:

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Contractor has considered the nature and extent of the Contract Documents, Work, locality, and all local conditions and federal, state and local laws, and regulations that may affect cost, progress, performance, or furnishing of the Work.

Contractor has studied carefully all reports of investigations and tests of subsurface and latent physical conditions at the site or otherwise affecting cost, progress or performance of the Work which were relied upon in the preparation of the Plans and Specifications and which have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions (Section 00 73 00).

Contractor has made or caused to be made examinations, investigations and tests and studies of such reports and related data in addition to those referred to above as the Contractor deems necessary for the performance of the Work at the Contract Price, within the Contract Time and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents; and no additional examinations, investigations, tests, reports or similar data are or will be required by the Contractor for such purposes.

Contractor has correlated the results of such observations, examinations, investigations, tests, reports and data with the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

Contractor has given Engineer written notice of conflicts, errors or discrepancies that Engineer has discovered in the Contract documents and the written resolution thereof by Engineer is acceptable to the Contractor.

The Contract Documents which comprise the entire Contract between the Owner and the Contractor are attached to this Agreement, made a part hereof, and consists of the following:

Procurement Requirements (including the Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal, Legal Status of Bidder, and other Documents listed in the Table of Contents thereof).

This Agreement

Performance and other Bonds

Notice of Award

Notice to Proceed (if issued)

Conditions of the Contract (including Section 00 72 00 - General Conditions and Section 00 73 00 - Supplementary Conditions, if any)

Specifications contained within Division 01 through 49 of the Project Manual

Plans bearing the following general title: Library Road (SR 0088) Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project

Addenda numbers ______ to _______, inclusive

Documentation submitted by the Contractor prior to Notice of Award

Any Modification, including Change Orders, duly delivered after execution of Agreement.

Terms used in this Agreement which are defined in Article 1 of Section 00 72 00 will have the meanings indicated in Section 00 72 00.

No assignment by a party hereto of any rights under or interests in the Contract Documents will be binding on any other party without the written consent of the party sought to be bound; and specifically but without limitation, monies that may become due and monies that are due may not be assigned without such consent (except to the extent that the effect of this restriction may be limited by law), and unless specifically stated to the contrary in any written consent to an assignment no assignment will release or discharge the assignor from any duty or responsibility under the Contract Documents.

Owner and Contractor each binds them self, partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives to the other party hereto, their partners, successors, assigns and legal representatives in respect to all covenants, agreements and obligations contained in the Contract Documents.

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Any provision or part of the Contract Documents held to be void or unenforceable under any Law or Regulation will be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions will continue to be valid and binding upon the Owner and the Contractor, who agree that the Contract Documents will be reformed to replace such stricken provision or part thereof with a valid and enforceable provision that comes as close as possible to expressing the intention of the stricken provision.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have signed this Agreement in three (3) counterparts.

One (1) counterpart each has been delivered to Owner and Contractor, and one(1) counterpart has been delivered to the Engineer. The Contract Documents have been signed or identified by Owner and Contractor.

This Agreement will be effective on ______, 20____.

Owner: Bethel Park Municipal Authority

Authorized Signature:

Attest:

Address for giving notices:

Contractor:

Authorized Signature:

Attest:

Address for giving notices:

License No. ____________________________________

Agent for service of process:

SECTION 00 55 00

NOTICE TO PROCEED

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To: Date: , 20

Attention:

Please note that the Contract Time under the above Contract will commence to run on , 20 . Within seven (7) days of this date you are to start performing the Work. The dates of Substantial Completion and Final Completion are set forth in the Agreement: they are , and , respectively.

The following conditions must be met by Contractor:

In accordance with Article 2.05 of Section 00 72 00 - General Conditions, please submit to the Engineer the required Schedules prior to the scheduling of a Pre-Construction Meeting.

In accordance with Article 2.05 of Section 00 72 00 - General Conditions, please request a Pre- Construction Meeting from the Engineer prior to delivery of any materials or start of any construction.

Notify the Engineer a minimum of three (3) full working days' notice to schedule a Pre-Construction Meeting.

Work at the site must be started by , 20 .

Owner:

Authorized Signature:

COPY TO Wade Trim

SECTION 00 61 12.13

LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND FORM

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Bond No.

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT, That we, , a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of, and duly authorized to transact business in the State of Pennsylvania, hereinafter called the “Principal,” and , a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of , and duly authorized to transact business in the State of Pennsylvania, as Surety, hereinafter called “Surety”, are held and firmly bound unto , as Obligee, and hereinafter called “Obligee,” in the just and full sum of Dollars ($ ) lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the said Obligee, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that, WHEREAS, the above Principal has entered into a contract with the said Obligee, dated the day of , 20 , for

Herein referred to and made a part hereof as fully and to the same extent as if the same were entirely written herein, and

WHEREAS, it was one of the conditions of the award of the said Obligee, pursuant to which said contract was entered into, that these presents should be executed.

AND WHEREAS, this Bond is given in compliance with and subject to the provisions of Public Works Contractor's Bond Law of 1967 (8 P.S. 193; 1967 P.L. 869, No 385), as amended, including all notices, time limitation provisions and other requirements set forth therein, which are incorporated herein by reference.

AND THE SAID SURETY, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, or any other forbearance, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the Work to be performed thereunder or the Contract Documents accompanying the same will in anywise affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, or any other forbearance, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the Work or to the Contract Documents.

NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that if all claimants as defined in Public Works Contractor's Bond Law of 1967 (8 P.S. 193; 1967 P.L. 869, No 385), as amended, are timely paid for all labor and material used or reasonably required for use in the performance of the contract, then this obligation will be void; otherwise, it will remain in full force and effect.

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Signed and sealed this day of , 20 .

Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of:

Witness for Contractor:

(Principal)

Witness for Surety:

(Surety)

(Attorney-in-Fact) Seal

Address of Surety:

Telephone:

SECTION 00 61 13.13

PERFORMANCE BOND FORM

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KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENT, That we, , a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania , and duly authorized to transact business in the State of Pennsylvania, hereinafter called the “Principal,” and , a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of , and duly authorized to transact business in the State of Pennsylvania, as Surety, hereinafter called “Surety”, are held and firmly bound unto , as Obligee, and hereinafter called “Obligee,” in the just and full sum of Dollars ($ ) lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the said Obligee, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITIONS OF THIS OBLIGATION is such that, WHEREAS, the above Principal has entered into a contract with the said Obligee, dated the day of , 20 , for

Herein referred to and made a part hereof as fully and to the same extent as if the same were entirely written herein, and

WHEREAS, it was one of the conditions of the award of the said Obligee, pursuant to which said contract was entered into, that these presents should be executed.

AND THE SAID SURETY, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that no change, extension of time, or any other forbearance, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the work to be performed thereunder or the Contract Documents accompanying the same will in anywise affect its obligations on this bond, and it does hereby waive notice of any such change, extension of time, or any other forbearance, alteration or addition to the terms of the contract or to the Work or to the Contract Documents.

NOW, THEREFORE, if the above Principal will in all respects comply with the…