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Loyalsock Township

Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Curb Cuts Phase II

Conformed Project Manual

ISSUED FOR BID

July 15, 2026

1440 Broad Street

Montoursville, PA 17754

(570) 368-2131 www.bassetteng.com

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Loyalsock Township Curb Cuts Phase II

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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER’S SEALS

This is to certify that ALL Specifications for the Curb Cuts Phase II Contract for Lycoming

County, Pennsylvania dated July 15, 2026, were prepared under my direction and supervision:

07/15/2026

Date

Britt D. Bassett, PE

Pennsylvania Registration No. P37258E

Expires 09/30/2027

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CURB CUTS PHASE II

CONFORMED PROJECT MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Division 00 – Bidding and Contract Requirements

00 00 00 Conformed Project Manual Cover 00 00 00-1 – 00 00 00-1 00 01 07 Professional Engineer Certification 00 01 07-1 – 00 01 07-1

00 01 10 Table of Contents 00 01 10-1 – 00 01 10-3

00 11 13 Advertisement to Bid 00 11 13-1 – 00 11 13-2 00 21 13 Instructions to Bidders 00 21 13-1 – 00 21 13-10

00 41 00 Proposal (or Bid) 00 41 00-1 – 00 41 00-15 00 43 13 Bid Security Form 00 43 13-1 – 00 43 13-2

00 45 19 Non-Collusion Affidavit 00 45 19-1 – 00 45 19-2 00 52 13 Agreement 00 52 13-1 – 00 52 13-6

00 61 13.1 Performance Bond Form 00 61 13.1-1 – 00 61 13.1-4

00 61 13.2 Payment Bond Form 00 61 13.2-1 – 00 61 13.2-4 00 72 00 General Conditions 00 72 00-1 – 00 72 00-64

00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions 00 73 00-1 – 00 73 00-10 00 73 33 Non-Segregated Facilities Requirement 00 73 33-1 – 00 73 33-1

00 73 36 Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements 00 73 36-1 – 00 73 36-3

00 73 39 MBE-WBE Requirements 00 73 39-1 – 00 73 39-13 00 73 43 Wage Rate Requirements 00 73 43-1 – 00 73 43-24

00 73 73 Statutory Requirements 00 73 73-1 – 00 73 73-16 00 73 73.1 Federal Requirements 00 73 73.1-1-00 73 73.1-1

00 73 73.2 State Requirements 00 73 73.2-1-00 73 73.2-6

Division 01- General Requirements

01 11 00 Summary of Work 01 11 00-1 – 01 11 00-3 01 20 00 Price and Payment Procedures 01 20 00-1 – 01 20 00-2

01 29 00 Payment Procedures 01 29 00-1 – 01 29 00-4 01 31 19 Coordination and Meetings 01 31 19-1 – 01 31 19-2

01 32 16.13 Network Analysis Schedules 01 32 16.13-1 – 01 32 16.13.3

01 33 00 Submittals Procedures 01 33 00-1 – 01 33 00-3 01 43 00 Quality Assurance 01 43 00-1 – 01 43 00-1

01 50 00 Construction Facilities and Temporary Controls 01 50 00-1 – 01 50 00-3 01 58 13 Temporary Project Signage 01 58 13-1 – 01 58 13-1

01 60 00 Materials and Equipment 01 60 00-1 – 01 60 00-2

01 77 00 Contract Close Out 01 77 00-1 – 01 77 00-3

Division 02 – Existing Conditions

02 01 20 Protection of Existing Facilities 02 01 20-1 – 02 01 20-2 02 01 50 Site Rehabilitation 02 01 50-1 – 02 01 50-4

02 14 00 Removal of Water 02 14 00-1 – 02 14 00-3

02 41 00 Demolition 02 41 00-1 – 02 41 00-3

Division 03 – Concrete

03 10 00 Concrete Formwork 03 10 00-1 – 03 10 00-5 03 20 00 Concrete Reinforcement 03 20 00-1 – 03 20 00-5

03 30 00 Cast-in-Place Concrete 03 30 00-1 – 03 30 00-17

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03 60 00 Grout 03 60 00-1 – 03 60 00-4

Division 31 – Earthwork

31 11 00 Clearing and Grubbing 31 11 00-1 – 31 11 00-3

31 23 00 Excavation, Backfill and Compaction 31 23 00-1 – 31 23 00-15

Division 32 – Bases, Ballasts, and Paving

32 12 00 Flexible Pavement 32 12 00-1 – 32 12 00-6

DRAWING LIST

Title Sheet No.

COVER

INTERSECTION PLAN SHEETS

GENERAL NOTES AND DETAILS

RAMP NOTES AND DETAILS

ADA COMPLIANT GRATE DETAIL

MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF TRAFFIC (MPT) NOTES

REFERENCE INFORMATION

Photo pages Public Officials Contact List

MBE/WBE Requirements

Section 3 Requirements Davis-Bacon Act Rates

Detectible Warning Surface Cut Sheet ADA Technically Infeasible Forms (TIF)

APPENDICES

Addendum No. 1 including Pre-Bid Meeting Minutes

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ADVERTISEMENT TO BID

Loyalsock Township will receive bids for Curb Cuts Phase II. The Township will receive bids through PennBid online or paper bids at the Loyalsock Township Municipal Building, 2501 East 3rd Street

Williamsport, PA 17700, until 1:00 P.M., Local Prevailing Time, Tuesday, August 11, 2026. If submitting paper bids, submit one (1) original plus two (2) copies. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the regular Township meeting that evening at 7:00 at the Township Municipal Building.

Work shall include but not be limited to providing:

Removing the existing sidewalk and curb areas as designated on the plan and installing approximately fifty-one (51) new ADA-compliant handicap access concrete curb ramps with detectable warning surface at various intersections with associated site clearing, traffic control and pavement and lawn restoration.

Prospective Bidders may review the Conformed Project Manual through the PennBid website. The Conformed Project Manual will also be available at Bassett Engineering’s office and at the Township office during its normal business hours. Refer to the Bassett Engineering and PennBid websites (www.bassetteng.com & https://pennbid.procureware.com, respectively) for details of the contract, and updated plan holders’ lists. Prospective Bidders may purchase paper copies of the Conformed

Project Manual from Bassett Engineering upon payment to Bassett Engineering of a non-refundable fee of $180 per set, plus a $60 mailing fee per set if applicable (or shipping account number).

Loyalsock Township will only accept Bids from interested parties who have purchased and received the Conformed Project Manual from Bassett Engineering OR those bidding through the PennBid website.

The Engineer will conduct a pre-bid meeting at 10:00 AM Monday, July 27, 2026, to allow for technical assistance with the electronic bidding platform (PennBid) at the Loyalsock Township Municipal Building

- 2501 East 3rd Street, Williamsport, PA 17700. Pre-bid meeting attendance is recommended but not mandatory. The project site is available at any time for bidders to visit and examine.

Each proposal must be accompanied by either a certified bank treasurer’s check, a certified cashier’s check payable to the order of Loyalsock Township, or a bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid. A Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each for one hundred (100%) percent of the contract price, will be required upon award of the contract. The Bidder shall include the fully completed Non-Collusion Affidavit with the bid. Bidders do not need to be PennDOT pre-qualified;

however, bidders will be required to provide proof of prior appropriate experience upon request.

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.

Loyalsock Township is utilizing federal funds for this project and 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 75 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. In accordance with the Buy America, Build America Act Loyalsock Township must also adhere to such requirements, the bidders/offerors must adhere to these requirements and submit the included certification.

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. For projects which the amount of HUD or CDBG funding exceeds

$300,000 the CONTRACTOR must attempt to meet the minimum numerical goals of which 25% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Section 3 https://pennbid.procureware.com/home

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Township, in accordance with its 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.

Loyalsock Township may hold bids for up to 60 days from the date of opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of the Bidders prior to awarding the contract.

The Township reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities, or to negotiate contract amounts.

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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1. Bid Project: Curb Cuts Phase II

a. This Project, located in Loyalsock Township, shall include but not be limited to:

Removing the existing sidewalk and curb areas as designated on the plan and installing approximately fifty-one (51) new ADA-compliant handicap access concrete curb ramps with detectable warning surface at various intersections with associated site clearing, traffic control and pavement and lawn restoration.

b. The Contract scope includes all work that is necessary to provide a fully functioning system as described in the Conformed Project Manual.

2. Owner: Loyalsock Township

2501 E 3rd Street

Williamsport, PA 17701

(570) 323-6151

3. Engineer: Bassett Engineering, Inc.

1440 Broad Street

Montoursville, PA 17754

(570) 368-2131 info@bassetteng.com

4. Bid Documents:

a. All bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the Owner and shall be subject to all requirements of the Conformed Project Manual including the product descriptions, and these INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. All Bids must be regular in every respect, and no interlineations, excisions, or special conditions shall be made or included in the Bid Form by the Bidder.

b. Each Bidder is responsible for detailed examination of the JOBSITE, CONTRACT

DRAWINGS, CONFORMED PROJECT MANUAL, AND ALL GOVERNING CODES AND

ORDINANCES TO ASCERTAIN FOR HIMSELF/HERSELF actual existing conditions, facilities, circumstances, difficulties, restrictions, and requirements which will affect the work, and the costs involved and to be provided for in the Bidder’s proposal. (The act of submitting a proposal shall be taken to mean that the Bidder has become familiar with the project and that any inadequate examination of Job Sites, Contract Drawings, Conformed Project

Manual, Codes or Regulations shall not relieve the Bidder from full performance of the work.)

c. Bid Documents, including the completed Bid Forms, Certification of Non-Segregated

Facilities, Public Works Employment Verification Form, Certification of Bidder Regarding

Equal Employment Opportunity, Identification of Individual, Partnership, or Corporate

Principals, MBE/WBE Contract Solicitation and Commitment Statement, Minority and

Women Business Enterprise Bidder Certification, Section 3 Workforce Needs Table, Section 3 Contract Solicitation and Commitment Statement, Contractor’s Certification of

Compliance – Section 3, Bid Bond, and the Non-Collusion Affidavit shall be completed and submitted, sealed, and clearly labeled with the words:

"Curb Cuts Phase II."

d. The Bidding Requirements, Bid Proposal Forms, and Conformed Project Manual, and all amendments thereto, hereinafter referred to as the Standard Details, are intended to be complete and all-inclusive. Bidder shall include in his unit price bid any and all Items

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Bidding Requirements, Bid Proposal Forms, and Conformed Project Manual.

e. Underground Facilities - Information and data shown or indicated in the Conformed

Project Manual with respect to existing Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the sites is based upon information and data furnished by Owner to Engineer. Engineer does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness thereof unless it is expressly provided otherwise in the Supplementary Conditions. Act 287 (as amended by Act 181, December 2006) the "Call Before You Dig!" Pennsylvania Law requires three (3) working days’ notice for Construction Phase and ten (10) working days in Design Phase. Stop!

Call 1-800-242-1776.

f. Bidders must request clarifications and/or interpretations of Bidding Documents from the

Engineer in writing a minimum of five (5) business days prior to the Bid Opening date.

Engineer will not consider any requests received within five (5) business days prior to the

Bid Opening date. Bidders should contact Engineer for both bid and technical questions.

g. The Owner reserves the right to revise the Bidding Documents or the Bid Date by issuing official Addenda to all bidders during the bidding period.

h. Official clarification or interpretation of revisions to the Bidding Documents shall be made only by Official addenda issued to all Bidders. The Owner will not be responsible for any other clarifications or interpretations which anyone presumes to make.

i. Bidders' Proposals shall be based on the Conformed Project Manual as modified by Official

Addenda.

j. This Conformed Project Manual includes for the convenience of Bidders a complete set of bidding and contract forms, which Bidders should not detach from the Manual, fill out, or execute. Engineer has furnished separate copies of the Bid Forms for that purpose.

k. Each Bidder shall include in his/her Bid the following information:

Firm Name Federal Employer Identification Number

Address

City, State, and Zip Code

Principals’ Names

l. Each bidder will submit one (1) original bid (electronic or paper) as well as two (2) additional copies.

Alternative Bids:

No alternative bids will be considered.

5. Examination of Bidding Documents: Other Related Data and Sites: Each Bidder is responsible to do the following before submitting a Bid:

a. Visit the sites to become familiar with and satisfy Bidder as to the general, local and site conditions that may affect cost, progress and performance of the Work;

b. Become familiar with and satisfy federal, state and local Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress and performance or the Work;

c. Agree at the time of submitting its Bid that no further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the determination of its Bid for performance of the Work at the price(s) bid and within the times and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents;

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d. Consider the information known to Bidder; information commonly known to contractors doing business in the locality of the Sites; the Site-related reports and drawings identified in the Bidding Documents, with respect to the effect of such information, observations, and documents on (1) the cost, progress, and performance of the Work; (2) the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder, including applying any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Bidding Documents; and (3) Bidder's safety precautions and programs;

e. Promptly notify the Engineer in writing of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder discovers in the Conformed Project Manual and confirm that Bidder accepts the

Engineer’s written resolution thereof.

6. Surface and Physical Conditions:

a. Bidder has free access to the sites to conduct such examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, and studies as Bidder deems necessary for submission of a Bid. Bidder must fill all holes, clean up and restore the sites to the specified design condition upon completion of such explorations, investigations, tests, and studies. Areas not specifically noted shall be restored to their former condition. Bidder shall comply with all applicable

Laws and Regulations relative to excavation and utility locates.

b. The Conformed Project Manual identifies the sites including the lands upon which the

Contractor will perform the Work, rights-of-way, and easements for access thereto and other lands designated for use.

c. Copies of such reports and drawings will be made available by Owner to any Bidder on request. Those reports and drawings are not part of the Contract Documents, but the "technical data" contained therein upon which Bidder is entitled to rely as provided in the

General Conditions has been identified and established in the Supplementary Conditions.

Bidder is responsible for any interpretation or conclusion drawn from any "technical data" or any such data, interpretations, opinions or information contained in such reports or shown or indicated in such drawings.

d. On request, Owner will provide Bidder access to the site to conduct such examinations, investigations, explorations, tests and studies as Bidder deems necessary for submission of a

Bid. Bidder must fill all holes, clean up and restore the site to its former condition upon completion of such explorations, investigations, tests and studies. Bidder shall comply with all applicable Laws and Regulations relative to excavation and utility locates.

e. The site is identified in the Bidding Documents. The lands upon which the Work is to be performed, rights-of-way and easements for access thereto and other lands designated for use by Contractor in performing the Work are identified in the Bidding Documents.

7. Interpretations and Addenda:

a. Engineer will officially clarify, interpret, or revise the Conformed Project Manual only by Addenda, mailed or delivered to all parties recorded by Engineer as having received the

Bidding Documents issued to all Bidders. The Owner will not be responsible for any other clarifications or interpretations which anyone presumes to make. Only questions the

Engineer has answered by formal written Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.

b. Bidders shall base their Proposals on the Conformed Project Manual as modified by Addenda.

8. Bid Form:

a. Bidder shall submit his Proposal on the separate Bid Proposal Form provided by the Owner.

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Bidder shall completely fill in the Bid Form, providing the required information in all blanks that apply to the Bidder’s circumstances. Bidders should place a line through blanks that do not apply to the Bidder’s circumstances or mark them N/A.

a. Bidder shall initial erasures or changes it makes to the Bid Proposal Form. Unexplained erasures or changes will be sufficient cause for Owner to reject the Bid. Omissions, deletions, alterations, qualifying conditions, items not requested, extraneous entries, or other irregularities will also be sufficient cause for Owner to reject the Bid.

b. Owner will not consider any verbal or telephone bid or modification.

c. Bidder’s failure to acknowledge receipt of all Addenda will be sufficient cause for Owner to reject the Bid.

d. An authorized principal of the firm bidding shall manually sign the Bid Proposal Form.

e. Lump Sum Bid Items: Bidders shall submit a Bid on a Lump Sum basis for each item of Work listed in the Bid schedule.

f. Unit Price Bid Items: Bidders shall submit a Bid on a unit price basis for each item of Work listed in the Bid schedule.

g. In the event of a discrepancy between the unit bid prices and the extensions (product of quantity and unit price), the unit price will govern. In the case of discrepancy between prices written in words and those written in figures, the written words will govern. In the event that the unit price is not included, the unit price shall be the extended price divided by the quantity.

9. Bid Guarantee:

a. Bidder shall include with each bid with a bid bond for 10 percent of the total amount of the bid in the form of the Bid Bond, Certified Check, or Cashier's Check, made payable to the

Owner of this project.

b. Bidder shall submit such bid bond with the understanding that it guarantees that the Bidder will not withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the closing time for the receipt of bids. If his bid is accepted, he will enter into a formal Contract with the Owner;

and that in the event of his withdrawal of said bid within said period, or his failure to enter into said contract, the Bidder shall be liable to the Owner for the full amount of the bid guarantee as representing the damage to the Owner on account of the Bidder.

c. The Bid Bond of unsuccessful bidders will be destroyed and bidders notified electronically within thirty (30) days following the Contract Award.

10. Bid Submission:

a. Owner will receive Bids at the time and place that the Invitation to Bid indicates.

b. Bid Documents, including the completed Bid Forms, Certification of Non-Segregated

Facilities, Public Works Employment Verification Form, Certification of Bidder Regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, Identification of Individual, Partnership, or Corporate

Principals, MBE/WBE Contract Solicitation and Commitment Statement, Minority and Women

Business Enterprise Bidder Certification, Section 3 Workforce Needs Table, Section 3 Contract Solicitation and Commitment Statement, Contractor’s Certification of Compliance –

Section 3, Bid Bond, and the Non-Collusion Affidavit shall be completed and submitted, sealed and clearly labeled with the words “Bid for Curb Cuts Phase II.”

c. Clearly list the name of the firm bidding.

d. Owner may reject any bids submitted which are not in accordance with all of the Conformed

Project Manual’s requirements.

e. Each Bidder shall submit a Bid Bond with his proposal.

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f. Loyalsock Township assumes no responsibility for timely delivery of mailed or shipped bids.

g. Bidder’s submitting a Bid constitutes an incontrovertible representation that: he has complied with every requirement of this Article; his Bid is premised without exception upon performing and furnishing the Work that the Conformed Project Manual requires and applying the specific means, methods, techniques, sequences or procedures of construction that the Conformed Project Manual may show, indicate or expressly require; he has notified the Engineer in writing of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities and discrepancies that he has discovered in the Conformed Project Manual; he accepts the Engineer’s written resolutions thereof; the Conformed Project Manual is generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performing and furnishing the Work.

h. Withdrawal of Bids: Bidder may withdraw his Bid with a signed written request that he dispatches in time for delivery in the normal course of business to the place and time fixed for opening; provided that Bidder places said request in the mail and postmarks it prior to the time set for Bid opening. Owner will promptly return Bid guaranty of any Bidder withdrawing his Bid in accordance with the foregoing conditions.

i. No alternative bids will be considered.

11. Bid Opening:

a. Owner and Engineer will OPEN BIDS publicly and read them aloud, following the receipt of bids and the close of the bidding period. If Owner awards the Contract, it will do so to a responsible Bidder based on the lowest Bid that complies with the conditions of the Invitation to Bid. Bidders and other persons properly interested may be present, in person, or be represented.

b. Bids received prior to the advertised hour will be securely kept and sealed. The officer whose duty it is to open them will decide when the specified time has arrived, and no Bid received thereafter will be considered.

c. The Owner reserves the right to waive any Informality in the bidding, and to accept any bids, or to reject any or all bids, or to award the Contract to the lowest responsible bidder.

The Owner reserves the right to consider as unqualified any Bidder who does not habitually construct with his own forces the type of construction that this Contract requires.

12. Bid Protest:

a. Interested party means an actual or prospective bidder, offeror, or contractor that may be aggrieved by the solicitation or award of a contract, or by the protest. Protester means any actual or prospective bidder, offeror, or contractor who is aggrieved in connection with the solicitation or the award of a contract and who files the protest. An interested party may protest to the Owner the award or the proposed award of a contract for supplies, services, or construction. The protest shall be in writing and addressed to the Loyalsock Township.

Protestors shall file protests based upon alleged improprieties in any type of solicitation which are apparent before the closing date and time for the receipt of the bid. In all other cases protestors shall file bid protests not later than seven (7) calendar days after the basis for protest is known or should have been known, whichever is earlier. The term “filed” means receipt by the Owner. Owner will not consider any protest filed after the time limit prescribed above.

b. The written protest shall include as a minimum the following:

1. The name and address of the protester.

2. Appropriate identification of the procurement, and, if a contract has been awarded, its number, if known.

3. A statement of reasons for the protest.

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4. Supporting exhibits, evidence, or documents to substantiate any claims unless not available within the filing time, in which case the expected availability date shall be indicated.

c. Owner may request from the Protestor any additional information that it considers necessary in order to fully consider the protest. Within five (5) days after he receives notification, Protestor shall furnish the requested information to the Owner in order to expedite Owner’s consideration. Should the Protestor fail to promptly furnish the requested information to the

Owner, the Owner may resolve the protest without considering any information which is untimely filed pursuant to such request.

d. Upon written request, the Owner shall make available to any interested party information submitted that bears on the substance of the protest, except when law or regulation otherwise permits or requires the Owner to withhold information, or when the information is proprietary.

e. The Owner shall decide on a protest in writing as expeditiously as possible after receiving all relevant requested information.

f. Should the Protester disapprove of the Owner’s decision, he may appeal the decision to the

County Court within the time frame specified in Commonwealth law. The Owner shall make available to the County Court the full Protest and all information that it used to support its decision regarding the protest.

Pre-Award Conditions:

a. Owner may require Bidder to submit evidence that he has appropriate experience and financial resources available to undertake and perform the Contract properly and expeditiously, and any other information that Owner may be required to indicate his ability to fulfill the Contract.

b. The successful Bidder shall be required to execute a Construction Contract with the Owner.

1. Subsequent to the award and within seven (7) days after the prescribed forms are presented for signature, the successful Bidder shall execute and deliver to the Owner an Agreement in the form included in the Conformed Project Manual in such number of copies as the Owner may require.

2. Should the successful Bidder fail to execute such Agreement within the above time limit after the prescribed forms are presented for signature, or within such extended period as the Owner may grant, based upon reasons the Owner determines to suffice, the Owner may either award the Contract to the next lowest responsible Bidder or re-advertise for Bids, and may charge against the Bidder the difference between the amount of the Bid and the amount for which a Contract for the work is subsequently executed, irrespective of whether the amount thus done exceeds the amount of the Bid

Bond. If the Owner receives a more favorable Bid by re-advertising, the defaulting

Bidder shall have no refund claim against the Owner.

13. Collusive Agreements:

1. Each Bidder submitting a Bid to the Owner for any portion of the work contemplated by the documents on which bidding is based shall execute and attach thereto, an affidavit substantially in the form herein provided, to the effect that he has not colluded with any other person, firm, or corporation in regard to any Bid submitted.

2. Before executing any subcontract, the successful Bidder shall submit the name of any proposed subcontractor for prior approval and an affidavit substantially in the form provided.

c. Wages and Salaries

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1. Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements of The Davis Bacon Prevailing Wage Act concerning the payment of not less than the minimum wage and salary rates specified in the Conformed Project Manual and the conditions of employment with respect to certain categories and classifications of employees.

2. The rates of pay set forth under this Contract are the minimum to be paid during the life of the Contract. It is therefore the responsibility of Bidders to inform themselves as to local labor conditions, such as the length of workday and workweek, overtime compensation, health and welfare contributions, labor supply and prospective changes or adjustments of rates.

3. Contractor shall submit certified payroll every week throughout the contract to the

Engineer and SEDA-COG.

d. Public Works Employment Verification, Act 127 of 2012 (43 P. S. §§ 167.1—167.11):

Attention of Bidders is called to the requirements of The Pennsylvania Employment Verification Act. Before being awarded the project, the Bidder shall submit the Public

Works Employment Verification Form (included in Specification 004100-Bid Proposal) to the

Engineer. All Subcontractors must also submit a Public Works Employment Verification Form to the Engineer before they begin work on the project. In addition to the Form, public works Contractors and every Subcontractor shall maintain documentation of continued compliance with the Act by utilizing the Employment Verification Program for new employees hired throughout the duration of the public work contract. The Contractor/Subcontractor must follow all other rules under the Public Works Employment

Verification Act. Further information can be found on the Pennsylvania Department of

General Services website.

e. Sales and Use Taxes: Owner may be exempt from payment of some or all sales and compensating use taxes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of cities, townships, boroughs and counties thereof on certain materials to be incorporated into the Work.

Refer to paragraphs SC-6.10.B. and SC-6.10.C. of the Supplementary Conditions for additional information.

f. If any portions of the “Information to Bidders” section are found to be in conflict with any other portions of the Specifications, then the information contained in those portions of

"Instruction to Bidders" section shall govern.

g. The Bidder must comply with all Federal, State, and local Laws and regulations.

14. Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Others:

a. If the Supplementary Conditions requests the identity of certain Subcontractors, Suppliers individuals, or entities to be submitted by Owner in advance of the Effective Date of the

Agreement, the apparent Successful Bidder, and any other Bidder so requested, shall within five days after the request submit to Owner a list of all such Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities proposed for those portions of the Work for which such identification is required. Such a list shall be accompanied by an experience statement with pertinent information regarding similar projects and other evidence of qualification for each such

Subcontractor, Supplier, individuals, or entities if requested by Owner. If Owner or Engineer after due investigation has reasonable objection to any proposed Subcontractor, Supplier, individuals, or entities, either may, before the Notice of Intent to Award is given, request the apparent Successful Bidder to submit an acceptable substitute without an increase in the

Bid.

b. If apparent Successful Bidder declines to make any such substitution, Owner may award the contract to the next lowest Bidder that proposes to use acceptable Subcontractors, Supplies and individuals, or entities. Declining to make the requested substitutions will not constitute grounds for sacrificing the Bid security of any Bidder. Any Subcontractor, Supplier, individuals, or entities listed and to whom Owner or Engineer does not make written

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c. Contractor shall not be required to employ any Subcontractor, Supplier, individuals, or entities against whom Contractor has reasonable objection.

15. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the necessity of complying with all Federal, State, and Local Laws and regulations.

16. W-9 FORM

The Bidder to whom the award is made shall complete the W-9 Form prior to issuance of the

Notice to Proceed.

17. BABA Certification The Bidder to whom the award is made shall complete the BABA Certification prior to the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

MINORITY AND WOMEN’S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

BIDDER INSTRUCTIONS

This Project is funded in part with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. In accordance with CDBG rules and regulations, municipalities must uphold the conditions of the

Minority/Women’s Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) Action Plan. The objective of the plan is to facilitate the strengthening and expansion of MBE/WBE business concerns. Complete copies are available by contacting SEDA-COG Community Development Program, 201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837.

The minimum participation level of five percent (5%) for Minority Business Enterprises and three percent (3%) for Women Business Enterprises MBE/WBE has been established. The successful bidder will be required to submit evidence that these goals have been met either through his/her own employment practices or through the use of MBE/WBE subcontractors and vendors. Failure to comply may result in the bidder being determined not responsible.

In preparation of your bid, you shall contact MBE/WBE firms listed in these bid documents in order to solicit subcontractor and supplier proposals. You may also contact other MBE/WBE firms of which you are aware. MBE/WBE firms can also be solicited using the following link:

http://www.dgs.internet.state.pa.us/suppliersearch

As part of your bid, you are expected to complete and submit the MBE/WBE Contract Solicitation and Commitment Statement form. This form will be used during bid review to ascertain your level of MBE/WBE utilization. Your efforts and success in utilizing these firms will be one of the tests of bidder responsibility. Failure to meet this Project’s MBE/WBE goal does not automatically disqualify your bid; however, the MBE/WBE Bidder Certification must be submitted with the bid. At the municipality’s discretion, elements of the MBE/WBE may be waived, provided the bidder can submit adequate evidence of an effort to enlist MBE/WBE subcontractors and suppliers for the Project.

http://www.dgs.internet.state.pa.us/suppliersearch

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If you are the successful bidder you will be expected to document, at the pre-construction conference, your efforts to solicit MBE/WBE business enterprises, and to confirm the percentage of participation you will achieve.

Finally, at the completion of the Project and before final payment, you will be required to furnish a completed Minority/Women Business Enterprise Utilization Report for yourself and your subcontractors along with a Minority/Women Business Certification form, if applicable.

SECTION 3 BUSINESS CONCERNS BIDDER

INSTRUCTIONS

This Project is funded in part with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. In accordance with CDBG rules and regulations, municipalities must uphold the conditions of the

Section 3 Action Plan. The objective of the plan is to the greatest extent feasible, ensure that employment and other economic opportunities are directed to low- and very low-income persons

(Section 3 workers and Targeted Section 3 workers) and to eligible businesses (Section 3

Businesses) and requires the same of its contractors, as summarized in the “Section 3 Certificate of

Compliance” included herein. Complete copies of the Section 3 Plan are available by contacting

SEDA-COG Community Development Program, 201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837, or by calling (570) 524-4491.

Section 3 minimum numerical goals apply to any contractor when the total amount of assistance to the project exceeds a threshold of $300,000. The bidder must attempt to meet the minimum numerical goals which require 25% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Section 3 workers; and 5% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Targeted Section 3 workers, as defined in 24 CFR Part 75.21. Section 3 firms can also be solicited using the attached vendor list.

As part of your bid, you are expected to complete and submit the Section 3 Workforce Needs Table and the Section 3 Contract Solicitation and Commitment Statement form. This form will be used during bid review to ascertain your level of Section 3 utilization. Your efforts and success in utilizing these firms will be one of the tests of bidder responsibility. Failure to meet this Project’s Section 3 goal does not automatically disqualify your bid. However, contractors and subcontractors failing to meet the goals must document actions taken to comply with the Section 3 requirements. The

Grantee will take appropriate actions upon finding that a contractor is in violation of 24 CFR Part 75 and does not knowingly contract with any contractor that has been found in violation of the Section

3 regulations. At the municipality’s discretion, elements of the Section 3 may be waived, provided the bidder can submit adequate evidence of an effort to enlist Section 3 residents and business concerns for the Project. All contractors/businesses seeking Section 3 preference must, before submitting bids/proposals to the Owner be required to complete certifications, as appropriate. Such certifications shall be adequately supported with appropriate documentation as referenced in the

Section 3 Business Concern Certification Form.

The CONTRACTOR will be considered to have complied with the Section 3 requirements and met safe harbor, if they certify that they followed the required prioritization of effort and met or exceeded the

Section 3 benchmarks, absent evidence of the contrary.

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SECTION 3 BUSINESS CONCERNS BIDDER

INSTRUCTIONS (continued)

Prior to the beginning of work, contractors and subcontractors will be required to certify that they will follow the required prioritization of effort for Section 3 workers, Targeted Section 3 workers, and

Section 3 business concerns as outlined below in 24 CFR Part 75. After completion of the project, on the Section 3 Cumulative Report, contractors and subcontractors will be required to certify that they followed the prioritization of effort requirements.

If the contractor and subcontractor does not meet the safe harbor requirements, they must provide evidence that they have made qualitative efforts to assist low and very low-income persons with employment and training opportunities.

END OF SECTION

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SECTION 00 41 00

PROPOSAL (OR BID)

(OWNER): Loyalsock Township

2501 East Third Street

Williamsport, PA 17701

Proposal on Contract for: Curb Cuts Phase II

Made this________________________ day of _____________________________________, 2025

By

Federal Employer Identification Number:

Address:

City, State and Zip Code

Principals’ Names

The Bidder declares that:

• the only person, firm or corporation or person, firms or corporations, that has or have any interest in this proposal, or in the Contract or Contracts proposed to be taken, is or are the undersigned;

• it makes this proposal without any connection to or collusion with any person, firm or corporation making a proposal for the same work;

• it has carefully examined and understands the attached referenced Conformed Project

Manual and Contract Drawings therein referred to;

• that as careful an examination has been made as is necessary to become informed as to the character and extent or the work to Contract with Loyalsock Township (Owner) in the form of Contract hereto attached;

• it agrees to do the required work in the manner set forth in the Conformed Project Manual and as shown by the Contract Drawings.

The Bidder hereby affirms by signing the Bid that it has familiarized itself, with the existing conditions in the project area affecting the cost of the work, and with the Conformed Project Manual as prepared by Bassett Engineering, hereby proposes to furnish all supervision, technical personnel, labor, materials, machinery, tools, appurtenances, equipment, and services, including utility and transportation services required to construct and complete the construction of the Curb Cuts and

Truncated Domes all in accordance with the above-listed documents.

The prices on the attached and signed proposal forms include and cover the furnishing of all labor requisite and proper and the providing of all necessary incidental material, machinery, tools, apparatus and means for performing the work, and performing of all the above-mentioned work, in the manner set forth, described and shown in the Conformed Project Manual and on the Contract

Drawings, within the prescribed time. If the Owner accepts this Proposal and the undersigned refuses or neglects, within 10 days after receiving the Contract for execution, to execute the same and to

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The Bidder attaches an Affidavit hereto proving that the undersigned has not entered into a collusive agreement with any person in respect to this Bid or any other Bid or the submitting of Bids for the

Contract for which this Bid is submitted.

Note: The bidder or bidders must sign and the address for each must be signed and subscribed to by at least one member. In the case of corporations, the corporate name must be signed by some authorized officer or agent thereof, who shall subscribe his name and office. If practicable, the seal of the corporation shall be affixed. In lieu thereof, the corporation may file such evidence with the Owner, duly certified by the Secretary, together with a list of the names of those officers having authority to execute documents on behalf of the corporation, duly certified by the Secretary, which listing shall remain in full force and effect until such time as the Owner is advised in writing to the contrary. In any case where a Proposal is signed by an Attorney-in-fact the same must be accompanied by a copy of the appointing document, duly certified.

A member of the firm, officer or agent of the corporation who signs the proposal must list here the names of every officer of the corporation, as the case may be.

Bidder hereby agrees to commence work under this Contract within ten days after service of a written "Notice to Proceed" from the Owner and to complete the work fully within Ninety (90) calendar days after date of said Notice to Proceed.

Bidder acknowledges receipt of the following addenda. (If no Addenda are issued, insert the word

“none” in the following space.)

Having carefully examined the Conformed Project Manual, General Conditions and Supplementary

Conditions for the work herein before named, and in conformity with the Conformed Project Manual:

a. I/We hereby certify that I am/We are the only person or persons interested in this proposal as principals, that we make it without collusion with any person, firm or corporation.

b. I/We have examined the Conformed Project Manual, including the General Conditions and

Supplementary Conditions contained herein, and the site of the work, and

c. I/We propose to furnish all necessary machinery, plant, equipment, tools, labor and other means of construction, and furnish all materials specified, in the manner and at the times prescribed, and perform all work as follows:

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In submitting this Bid, the Bidder understands that the Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. If written notice of the acceptance of this Bid is mailed, telegraphed, or delivered to the undersigned within sixty (60) days after the opening thereof, or at any time thereafter before this Bid is withdrawn, the undersigned agrees to execute and deliver an agreement in the prescribed form and furnish the required bond or bonds within the prescribed time limit after the Agreement is presented to him for signature.

4. Enclosed herewith find certified cashiers or treasurer's check or bid bond in the amount of _________________________________________________ Dollars ($

) made payable to "Loyalsock Township." This certified cashier's or treasurer's check or bid bond is a Proposal Guarantee (which is understood will be forfeited in the event the Form or Contract is not executed, if awarded to the undersigned), and is based on the aggregate amount of the bid submitted.

(For Execution by Individuals, Partnerships or Corporations)

FOR INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERSHIPS:

Company

Owner (Signature)

Witness (Signature)

FOR CORPORATIONS:

Corporation (Corporate Seal)

President

Signature

ATTEST: SECRETARY

Bidders shall fill the Proposal Form out in ink. The Proposal, if submitted by an individual, shall be signed by the individual; if submitted by a partnership, shall be signed by such member of members of the partnership as have authority to bind the partnership; if submitted by a corporation the same shall be signed by an officer and attested by the Secretary of an Assistant Secretary. If not signed by an officer, as aforesaid, a copy of that portion of the By-Laws, or a copy of a Board Resolution, duly certified by the Secretary, showing the authority of the person so signing on behalf of the corporation must be attached.

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PROPOSAL (OR BID) FORM

Curb Cuts Phase II

Date

Bidder

Business Address

Signature Phone _______________________

GROUP 1 BASE BID UNIT PRICE ITEMS

Item Description Unit

Quantity Unit Price Total Price

101 ADA Curb Ramps 51 EA

TOTAL ITEM 101: (In Words)

BASIS OF AWARD

THE CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD CONFORMED PROJECT

MANUAL BASED ON FUNDING AVAILABLE TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE BIDDER

BASED ON THE TOTAL PRICE FOR ITEM 101.

PROPOSAL GUARANTEE

A Bid Security totaling 10 percent of the bid amount will be required.

Acceptable security for bids shall be as follows:

1. A bond in a form satisfactory to the Owner and Engineer underwritten by a company licensed to issue bonds in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;

2 A bank certified check, bank cashier's check, bank treasurer's check.

THE OWNER INTENDS TO ASSESS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AND ENGINEERING CHARGES FOR

DELAYS IN COMPLETION TO COVER THE ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED BY OWNER AS A RESULT OF

THE DELAYS FOR EACH CALENDAR DAY THE CONTRACTOR IS DELINQUENT COMPLETING THE

CONTRACT.

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AFFIDAVIT OF QUALIFICATION TO BID

I hereby affirm that:

1. I am the _______________________________ and the duly authorized representative

(Title) of the firm_________________________________________ (Name of Corporation) of whose address is _______________________________________________ and that I possess the legal authority to make this affidavit on behalf of myself and the firm for which I am acting.

2. Except as described in Paragraph 3 below, neither I nor the above firm, to the best of my knowledge, any of its officers, directors, or partners, or any of its employees directly involved in obtaining Contracts with the Commonwealth, any unit of the Commonwealth, or any local governmental entity in the Commonwealth (including a county, bi-county, or multi-municipality governmental entity) have been convicted of, or have pleaded nolo contendere to a charge of, or have during the course of an official Investigation or other proceeding admitted, in writing or under oath, acts or omissions which constitute bribery, attempted bribery, or conspiracy to bribe under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Code or under the laws of any State or the Federal Government. (Conduct prior to July 1, 1977 is not required to be reported.)

3. (State "None" or, as appropriate, list any conviction, plea, or admission described in

Paragraph 2 above, with the date; court, official or administrative body; the individuals involved and their position with the firm; and the sentence of disposition, if any.

I acknowledge that this affidavit is to be furnished to under the Pennsylvania Code as currently Annotated.

Signed Title Date

Witness Title

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STATEMENT OF BIDDER’S QUALIFICATIONS

All questions must be answered and the date given must be clear and comprehensive. This statement must be notarized. If necessary, questions may be answered on separate attached sheets. The Bidder may submit any additional information he desires.

1. Name of Bidder

2. Permanent…