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PROJECT MANUAL

FOR

LEHIGH RIVER CROSSING

WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT

LEHIGHTON WATER AUTHORITY

LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA

JULY 2026

ENGINEER’S PROJECT NO. 58110

PROJECT MANUAL

LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA

JULY 2026

ENGINEER’S PROJECT NO. 58110

GFT, INC.

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA

© GFT INFRASTRUCTURE, INC., 2026

Lehigh River Crossing 58110 July 2026

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note: This Project Manual is arranged in the nationally recognized CSI (Construction

Specifications Institute) Format. However, only the applicable Sections of certain Divisions are included, which results in the Section numbering not being consecutive. This Table of Contents is included for convenience only and its accuracy is not guaranteed.

SECTION TITLE PAGE

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 00 11 13-1

00 21 13 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00 21 13-1

00 41 00 BID FORM 00 41 00-1

00 43 13.16 BID BOND PENAL SUM 00 43 13.16-1

00 43 13.19 AGREEMENT OF SURETY 00 43 13.19-1

00 43 13.23 CERTIFICATE AS TO CORPORATE PRINCIPAL 00 43.13.23-1

00 45 19 NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT 00 45 19-1

00 45 53 CERTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY

PROVISIONS 00 45 53-1

00 45 56 CERTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR INTEGRITY

PROVISIONS 00 45 56-1

00 52 00 AGREEMENT FORM 00 52 00-1

00 61 13.13 PERFORMANCE BOND FORM 00 61 13.13-1

00 61 13.16 PAYMENT BOND FORM 00 61 13.16-1

00 65 19.17 PARTIAL WAIVER OF LIEN 00 65 19.17-1

00 65 19.18 FINAL RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIEN 00 65 19.18-1

00 72 00 GENERAL CONDITIONS 00 72 00-1

00 73 00 SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS 00 73 00-1

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 11 00 SUMMARY OF WORK 01 11 00-1

01 20 00 PRICE AND PAYMENT PROCEDURES 01 20 00-1

01 25 13 PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION PROCEDURES 01 25 13-1

01 26 16 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION 01 26 16-1

01 31 19 PROJECT MEETINGS 01 31 19-1

01 32 00 CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS DOCUMENTATION 01 32 00-1

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES 01 33 00-1

01 35 53 SECURITY PROCEDURES 01 35 53-1

01 41 00 REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS 01 41 00-1

01 45 00 QUALITY CONTROL 01 45 00-1

01 51 00 TEMPORARY UTILITIES 01 51 00-1

01 56 00 TEMPORARY BARRIERS AND ENCLOSURES 01 56 00-1

01 57 00 TEMPORARY CONTROLS 01 57 00-1

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

01 62 00 PRODUCT OPTIONS 01 62 00-1

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01 66 00 PRODUCT STORAGE AND HANDLING REQUIREMENTS 01 66 00-1

01 71 23 FIELD ENGINEERING 01 71 23-1

01 74 00 CLEANING AND WASTE MANAGEMENT 01 74 00-1

01 78 39 PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS 01 78 39-1

DIVISION 02 - EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 30 00 SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION 02 30 00-1

02 41 13 SELECTIVE SITE DEMOLITION 02 41 13-1

DIVISION 03 - CONCRETE

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

03 37 13 SHOTCRETE 03 37 13-1

DIVISION 31 - EARTHWORK

31 00 00 SITE CLEARING 31 00 00-1

31 22 19 FINISH GRADING 31 22 19-1

31 23 23 FLOWABLE FILL 31 23 23-1

31 23 33 TRENCHING AND BACKFILLING 31 23 33-1

31 41 00 SHORING 31 41 00-1

DIVISION 32 - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 10 00 BASES BALLASTS AND PAVEMENTS 32 10 00-1

32 92 19 SEEDING 32 92 19-1

DIVISION 33 - UTILITIES

33 05 23.13 UTILITY HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING 33 05 23.13 -1

33 11 00 REMOVAL & ABANDONMENT OF EXISTING FACILITIES 33 11 00-1

33 11 23 WATER UTILITY PIPING 33 11 23-1

33 13 13 DISINFECTING OF WATER UTILITY DISTRIBUTION 33 13 13-1

END OF CONTENTS

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Lehigh River Crossing Advertisment for Bids

58110 July 2026 ©GFT Inc. 2026

SECTION 00 11 13

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

LEHIGH RIVER CROSSING WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT

Owner: Engineer:

LEHIGHTON WATER AUTHORITY THERESA A. FUNK, P.E.

P.O. Box 29 GFT, INC.

Municipal Building 1010 Adams Avenue

1 Constitution Avenue Audubon, Pennsylvania 19403

Lehighton, Pennsylvania 18235

SEALED Bids will be received by the OWNER online via the PennBid Program

(https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities), until 12:00 p.m. prevailing time, August 26, 2026. The Bids will be opened online and the results posted via the PennBid

Program.

Without intending to limit or restrict the extent of work required under the Contract

Specifications, the Project consists of the following components:

Installation of approximately 380 LF of 12” DIP water main and approximately 770 LF of 20” HDPE water main from Lehigh Drive, Lehighton Borough, across the Lehigh River, and connecting to existing water main near Bridge Street, Weissport Borough. The 12” DIP is to be installed via open excavation and includes 65 LF of water main crossing a levee. The 20” HDPE is to be installed via horizontal direction drilling. Project also includes water appurtenances, easement clearing, and abandonment of existing 6” water main.

The Project Work will be performed under one Contract as follows:

Bidding documents are available online at no cost at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities.

Each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, bank money order, or a Bid Bond in an amount not less than 10 percent of the Bid total, payable to the Owner in accordance with the

Instructions to Bidders.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, August 11, 2026 at the Owner’s office listed in this Advertisement for Bids.

Laws and regulations applicable to this Contract include the following:

https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities

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Lehigh River Crossing Advertisment for Bids

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania "Steel Products Procurement Act" - Act No. 3 of l978 as amended

• Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act of 1961, P.L. 987, No. 442). Bidders are subject to all applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania wage laws, and bids shall be prepared accordingly. The applicable wage predetermination is included in the Project Manual.

Bidders are subject to all applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania wage laws, and bids shall be prepared accordingly. The applicable wage predetermination is included in the Project Manual.

This Project is funded in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority.

Bidders will be required to ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, gender, creed, color, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression or in violation of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, handicap or disability, or in violation of any applicable federal laws.

Contractors and subcontractors are required to certify compliance with the

Nondiscrimination/Sexual Harassment Clause and Integrity Provisions included in the Contract.

Contractors must certify that they follow Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation Law, Workers’ Compensation Law, and all applicable Pennsylvania state labor and workforce safety laws.

Contractors and subcontractors must certify that they are in compliance with the Prohibition of

Illegal Alien Labor on Assisted Projects Act.

The Owner reserves the right, at its option, to waive as an informality any, defects, errors, or omissions in any or all Bids; and to reject any or all Bids.

END OF SECTION

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SECTION 00 21 13

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

ARTICLE 1 DEFINED TERMS

1.01 Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders will have the meanings indicated in the General

Conditions and Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to

Bidders have the meanings indicated below which are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof:

Successful Bidder: The lowest responsible Bidder submitting a responsive Bid to whom the

OWNER, on the basis of the OWNER’s evaluation as hereinafter provided, makes an award.

ARTICLE 2 COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS

2.01 Complete sets of the Bidding Documents are available online at no cost via the PennBid

Program (www.PennBid.bonfirehub.com).

2.02 Complete sets of Bidding 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 Bidding Documents.

2.03 The OWNER and the ENGINEER in making copies of the Bidding Documents available on the above terms do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the work, and do not confer a license or grant for any other use.

ARTICLE 3 QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS

3.01 Within 7 days after the opening of Bids, the Bidder selected as the apparently Successful

Bidder, shall submit to the ENGINEER the following sworn statements in duplicate for consideration by the OWNER in determining the qualifications of the Bidder to perform the

Work:

A. Owned Equipment Statement: A sworn statement listing equipment definitely owned or controlled by the Bidder and available for performing the Work.

B. Experience Statement: A sworn statement listing the Bidder's experience in performing work of the character for which the Bid is submitted. The statement shall reflect a minimum of 2 years experience performing similar work, and shall contain the following information:

1. The project title, a description of the work, and the contract amount.

2. The dates when work was started and when it was completed.

3. The owner’s name and address, and the phone number of the owner’s contact person for the project.

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4. The engineer’s name and address, and the phone number of the engineer’s contact person for the project.

C. Financial Statement: A sworn financial statement showing the Bidder's assets and liabilities as of a date not more than 90 days prior to the date of submission of the Bid.

D. Certificate of Qualification:

E. Any Bidder that is a foreign corporation shall supply a Certificate of Qualification to do business in the state where the Project is located.

ARTICLE 4 EXAMINATION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS, OTHER RELATED DATA,

AND THE SITE

4.01 Underground Facilities:

A. Information and data shown or indicated in the Bidding Documents with respect to existing Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the Site are based upon information and data furnished to the OWNER and the ENGINEER by the owners of such

Underground Facilities, whether such owners include the OWNER or others.

4.02 Adequacy of Data:

A. Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective

Bidders with respect to subsurface conditions, other physical conditions, and

Underground Facilities, and for possible changes in the Bidding Documents due to differing or unanticipated conditions, appear in Paragraphs 4.02, 4.03, and 4.04 of the

General Conditions.

B. Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective Bidders with respect to a Hazardous Environmental Condition at the Site, if any, and for possible changes in the Contract Documents due to any Hazardous

Environmental Condition uncovered or revealed at the Site which were not shown or indicated in the Contract Drawings or Specifications, or identified in the Contract

Documents to be within the scope of the Work, appear in Paragraph 4.05 of the

General Conditions.

4.03 Access to Site:

A. On request, the OWNER will provide the Bidder access to the Site to conduct such examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, and studies as the Bidder deems necessary for the submission of a Bid.

1. The Bidder shall fill all holes and shall clean up and restore the Site to its former condition upon completion of such explorations, investigations, tests, and studies.

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B. Where the OWNER cannot grant permission to Bidders to make measurements and studies on the Site of the Work, the OWNER will cooperate with the Bidders in endeavoring to secure such permission.

4.04 Examination of Bidding Documents and the Site:

A. Before submitting a Bid, it is the responsibility of each Bidder to do the following:

1. Examine and carefully study the Bidding Documents, including any Addenda and the other related data identified in the Bidding Documents.

2. Visit the Site, and become completely familiar with the general, local, and Site conditions that may affect the cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

3. Become completely familiar with all federal, state, and local Laws and Regulations that may affect the cost, progress, or performance of the Work.

4. Determine the means and methods the Bidder proposes to use to construct the Work consistent with the Contract Documents.

5. Obtain and carefully study examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data concerning surface conditions, subsurface conditions, or Underground

Facilities at or contiguous to the Site which may affect the cost, progress, or performance of the Work, or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder, including any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Bidding Documents, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto.

6. Represent to the OWNER and the ENGINEER 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 based on the

Bidder’s construction means and methods at the price bid and within the times and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents.

7. Become aware of the general nature of the work to be performed by the OWNER and others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Bidding

Documents.

8. Correlate the information known to the Bidder, information and observations obtained from visits to the Site, reports and drawings identified in the Bidding

Documents, and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the Bidding Documents.

9. Independently arrive at the Bidder’s Bid Price based on the Bidder’s own review of the information and the Site, and not in reliance on any estimates of the OWNER or the ENGINEER.

10. Promptly give the ENGINEER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that the Bidder discovers in the Bidding Documents; and confirm that the written resolution thereof by the ENGINEER is acceptable to Bidder.

11. Determine that the Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey an understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance of the

Work.

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4.05 Engineer's Subsurface Investigations:

A. The OWNER and the ENGINEER make no representations regarding the physical conditions, existing underground structure locations, the nature of the materials below the surface, the depth to satisfactory foundations, or the stability of beds or banks.

1. If the above stated information is used by a Bidder in preparing a Bid, the Bidder shall assume all risks resulting from conditions differing from any approximations indicated.

4.06 Bidder's Subsurface Investigations:

A. Bidders are hereby advised that before drilling any holes or excavating any test pits for the purpose of satisfying themselves as to underground conditions, they shall secure permission in writing to do such drilling or test pit excavation from authorized officials of the OWNER, governmental bodies and agencies having jurisdiction, and, in addition, from private property owners.

4.07 Adequacy of Bidding Documents:

A. The submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by the Bidder that the Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article 4, that without exception the Bid is premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the

Bidding Documents and applying any specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction that may be shown or indicated or expressly required by the Bidding Documents, that the Bidder has given the ENGINEER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, and discrepancies that the Bidder has discovered in the

Bidding Documents and the written resolutions thereof by the ENGINEER are acceptable to Bidder, and that the Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performing and furnishing the Work.

ARTICLE 5 PRE-BID CONFERENCE

5.01 A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on August 11, 2026at the Owner’s Office at 1 Constitution Avenue, Lehighton, PA. Representatives of the

OWNER and the ENGINEER will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference. The ENGINEER will transmit to all prospective bidders of record such addenda as the ENGINEER considers necessary in response to questions arising at the pre-bid conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon, and will not be binding or legally effective.

ARTICLE 6 THE SITE AND OTHER AREAS

6.01 The Site is identified in the Bidding Documents. All additional lands and access thereto required for temporary construction facilities, construction equipment, or storage of materials

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CONTRACTOR. Easements for permanent structures or permanent changes in existing facilities are to be obtained and paid for by the OWNER unless otherwise provided in the

Bidding Documents.

ARTICLE 7 INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA

7.01 Questions, Interpretations, and Clarifications:

A. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents shall be submitted to the ENGINEER in writing via PennBid’s “Messages – Public Q&A” tab.

1. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by the ENGINEER in response to such questions will be issued by posting to the project’s web-based collaborative project management system, PennBid. Responses to such questions which require changes to the Bidding Documents will be issued by Addenda posted to the project’s web based collaborative project management system, PennBid.

2. Questions received less than five days prior to the date for opening of bids may not be answered.

3. Only responses issued by Addenda will be binding; oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.

B. Written Inquiries:

1. The Bidder may submit a written request for an interpretation thereof to the

ENGINEER through the PennBid collaborative website.

C. Addenda:

1. Addenda may be issued to clarify, correct, or change the Bidding Documents as deemed advisable by the OWNER or the ENGINEER via PennBid.

2. Registered bidders will be notified by email when an addendum has been posted.

D. Addenda Acknowledgment:

1. Each Bidder is required to acknowledge receipt of Addenda in the spaces provided in the Bidder’s Acknowledgement Form, including not only that which is bound in or attached to the Project Manual when received by the Bidder, but also Addenda which may be later issued to the Bidder prior to the bid opening

ARTICLE 8 BID SECURITY

8.01 A Bid must be accompanied by Bid Security made payable to the OWNER in the amount as stipulated in Section 00 11 13, Advertisement for Bids, in the form of a certified or bank check or a Bid Bond on the form attached and issued by a surety meeting the requirements of

Paragraphs 5.01 and 5.02 of the General Conditions.

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8.02 The Bid Security of the Successful Bidder will be retained until such Bidder has executed the

Contract Documents, furnished the required Contract security, and met the other conditions of the Notice of Award, whereupon the Bid Security will be returned.

A. If the successful Bidder fails to execute and deliver the Contract Documents within 15 days after the Notice of Award, the OWNER may annul the Notice of Award and the

Bid Security of that Bidder will be forfeited.

8.03 The Bid Security of other Bidders whom the OWNER believes to have a reasonable chance of receiving the award may be retained by OWNER until the earlier of 7 days after the effective date of the Agreement or 61 days after the Bid opening, whereupon Bid Security furnished by such Bidders will be returned.

8.04 Bid Security of other Bidders whom the OWNER believes do not have a reasonable chance of receiving the award will be returned within 7 days after the Bid opening.

8.05 If Bid Security is in the form of a Bid Bond, the Bid Bonds will be returned within the time frames listed above only if requested to be returned by the Bidders.

ARTICLE 9 CONTRACT TIMES

9.01 The number of days within which, or the dates by which, the Work is to be both substantially completed, and also completed and ready for final payment, are stipulated in the Agreement.

ARTICLE 10 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

10.01 Provisions for liquidated damages, if any, are stipulated in the Agreement.

ARTICLE 11 SUBSTITUTE AND “APPROVED EQUAL” ITEMS

11.01 Substitutions:

A. Authorized Product Substitutions:

1. When products of particular named manufacturers are specified, it is intended and shall be understood that the Bid tendered by the Bidder includes those products in the Bid.

2. Bids containing substitutions or combinations of substitutions will not be considered unless such substitutions or combinations are specifically authorized by the Bid Form.

3. The procedure the Bidder shall use to obtain permission to provide such an authorized product substitution by submitting an application to the ENGINEER is generally set forth below and is supplemented by the requirements in Paragraphs

6.03 and 6.05 of the General Conditions and Section 01 25 13, Product

Substitution Procedures, of the General Requirements.

B. Named Products:

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1. Products named on the Contract Drawings, if any, and products of manufacturers named first throughout the Project Manual constitute the ENGINEER's design.

2. Products of named manufacturers, other than the first named manufacturer, appearing throughout the Project Manual or on the Contract Drawings are accepted as equal; however, the requirements of Paragraph 6.03 of the General

Conditions regarding “equipment” and “machinery” shall apply.

3. If products of manufacturers other than those named first differ from those named first in the Project Manual or on the Drawings to the extent that their proper incorporation into the Work requires changes to the structural, piping, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, or any other changes of whatsoever nature, the Contractor shall be responsible for such changes.

C. Bidder's Substitutions:

1. The following information applies when a product substitution table is included on the Bid Form. If a substitution table is not included on the Bid Form, “or equals” or substitutes will be evaluated as part of the submittal review process following award and execution of the Contract.

2. Should the Bidder deem any unspecified product to be "equal" to a specified product, and desire to submit such unspecified product or products for consideration by the ENGINEER and the OWNER as substitutions for those specified, the Bidder shall furnish with his Bid on the Bid Form any product or products he proposes to incorporate in the Work other than those specified by manufacturer's name, model, or catalog number.

a. Information on substitute products shall include, but not be limited to, descriptive and technical data for each unspecified product or products, including as applicable, detailed drawings and specifications, certified operation data, and experience records.

b. Such unspecified products shall meet the requirements of the Bidding

Documents; shall in all respects be equal, as determined by the ENGINEER, to the products specified by name; and shall be submitted by the Bidder as substituted items in accordance with the Bidding Documents.

3. The OWNER reserves the right to accept or reject any unspecified product or products submitted as a substituted item.

ARTICLE 12 SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AND OTHERS

12.01 Identification of Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Others:

A. If the Supplementary Conditions require that the identity of certain Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities be submitted to the OWNER in advance of a specified date prior to the effective date of the Agreement, the apparently Successful

Bidder, and any other Bidder so requested, shall within the time stipulated in the

Supplementary Conditions submit to the OWNER a list of all such Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities proposed for those portions of the Work for which such identification is required.

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1. Such list shall be accompanied by an experience statement with pertinent information regarding similar projects and other evidence of qualification for each such Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity if requested by the OWNER.

B. Any Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity so listed and against which the

OWNER or the ENGINEER makes no written objection prior to the giving of the

Notice of Award will be deemed acceptable to the OWNER and the ENGINEER subject to revocation of such acceptance after the effective date of the Agreement as provided in Paragraph 6.06 of the General Conditions.

12.02 Objection to Proposed Subcontractors, Suppliers, or Others:

A. If the OWNER or the ENGINEER, after due investigation, has reasonable objection to any proposed Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity, the OWNER may, before the Notice of Award is given, request the apparently Successful Bidder to submit a substitute, without an increase in the Bid.

1. If the apparently Successful Bidder declines to make any such substitution, the

OWNER may award the Contract to the next lowest Bidder that proposes to use acceptable Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities.

2. Declining to make requested substitutions will not constitute grounds for forfeiture of the Bid Security of any Bidder.

B. The CONTRACTOR shall not be required to employ any Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity against whom the CONTRACTOR has reasonable objection.

ARTICLE 13 PREPARATION OF THE BID

13.01 The Bid Form:

A. The written offer or proposal of a Bidder must be prepared and submitted on the Bid

Form within PennBid’s “Bid” tab.

1. A Bid price shall be indicated for each item listed in the Bid Form.

13.02 Acknowledgment of Addenda:

A. The Bid shall contain an acknowledgment of receipt of all Addenda, the numbers of which shall be filled in on the Bid Form.

13.03 Bidder’s Contact Information:

A. The address and telephone number for communications regarding the Bid shall be shown.

13.04 Bidder’s Qualification to Do Business in the State:

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A. The Bid shall contain evidence of Bidder’s authority and qualification to do business in the state where the Project is located or covenant to obtain such qualification prior to award of the Contract.

B. Bidder’s state contractor license number, if any, for the state in which the Project is located shall also be shown on the Bid Form.

13.05 Documents to be Submitted with Bid:

A. Bid Bond or other Bid Security

B. Agreement of Surety

C. Certificate as to Corporate Principal

D. Non-Collusion Affidavit

E. Certification of Contractor Responsibility Provisions

F. Certification of Contractor Integrity Provisions

G. Prevailing Wage Act Clause

H. Non-Discrimination/Sexual Harassment Clause

I. Public Works Employment Verification Form

ARTICLE 14 BASIS OF BIDS; EVALUATION OF BIDS AND BIDDERS

14.01 Basis of Bid and Evaluation:

A. The Contract, if awarded, will be evaluated on the basis of materials and equipment specified or described in the Bidding Documents, or those substitute materials and equipment approved by the OWNER in accordance with Section 01 25 13 - Product

Substitution Procedures.

B. In evaluating bids, the OWNER will consider whether or not the Bids comply with the prescribed requirements, and consider whether such alternates, unit prices, and other data as may be requested in the Bid Form or prior to the Notice of Award have been received.

C. In evaluating Bidders, the OWNER will consider the qualifications of Bidders, and may consider the qualifications and experience of Subcontractors, Suppliers, and other individuals or entities proposed for those portions of the Work for which the identity of Subcontractors, Suppliers, and other individuals or entities must be submitted as provided in the Supplementary Conditions.

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1. The OWNER may conduct such investigations as the OWNER deems necessary to establish the responsibility, qualifications, and financial ability of Bidders, proposed Subcontractors, Suppliers, individuals, or entities to perform the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents.

D. Governmental and Utility Requirements:

1. Bidders shall ascertain applicable governmental, utility, and transportation agency requirements with respect to wage scales, trench and structure excavations, tunnel construction, blasting, equipment, materials, labor, safety and sanitation, and shall base their bid prices on full compliance therewith.

a. In the preparation of its Bid, the Bidder shall take into account the provisions of Federal and State Statutes, Rules, and Regulations dealing with prevention of environmental pollution and preservation of public natural resources that affect this Project.

b. Where subsurface public or privately owned utility pipe lines, cables, or structures exist within the construction area, Bidders shall ascertain from each utility owner its rules, regulations, and requirements relative to support and protection of such.

c. Where the Work must be performed on public or privately owned railroad property within the construction area, Bidders shall ascertain from each railroad owner its rules, regulations, and requirements relative to working in or near the railroad’s right-of-way.

2. Bidders will be assumed to have included in their Bids pertinent costs and expenses for governmental and utility requirements including risks, loss, and damage due to such applicable rules, regulations, and requirements.

14.02 Unit Price Bids:

A. Unit Prices:

1. Bidders shall submit a Bid on a unit price basis for each item of Work so listed in the Schedule of Prices included with the Bid form.

2. The total of all estimated prices will be determined as the sum of the products of the estimated quantity of each item and the unit price Bid for that item.

3. In unit price bids, the extensions, if any, and the total are for informational purposes only, and the determination of the lowest bid will be based solely on the total results of computations of the estimated quantities and the prices bid including any combination of Substituted and/or Alternate Items authorized by the

Bid Form.

4. The final quantities and Contract Price will be determined in accordance with paragraph 11.03 of the General Conditions.

B. Estimate of Quantities:

1. The Bidder's attention is directed to the fact that in contracts based on unit prices, the estimate of quantities of work to be done and materials to be furnished under these Specifications, as shown on the Bid Form and in the Contract, are

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2. Neither the OWNER nor the ENGINEER assume any responsibility that the quantities indicated will be obtained in the construction of the Project, neither shall the CONTRACTOR plead misunderstanding or deception because of such estimate of quantities, or the character of the Work or location, or other conditions pertaining thereto.

C. OWNER's Changes:

1. The OWNER reserves the right to increase or diminish any or all of the above mentioned quantities of Work, or to omit any of them, as it determines necessary;

and any such increase or decrease of the quantities given for any of the items shall not be considered as sufficient ground for granting an increase in the unit prices bid, except as set forth in paragraph 11.03 of the General Conditions.

14.03 Discrepancies:

A. Discrepancies between the multiplication of unit quantities times the unit prices and their product will be resolved in favor of the unit prices.

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

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

ARTICLE 15 SUBMITTAL OF BID

15.01 Manner of Bid Submission:

A. A Bid shall be submitted online via the PennBid Program (Portal — Open

Opportunities - PennBid) no later than the date and time prescribed.

B. The Bid Form and, whenever a Bid Bond is used as Bid Security, the Bid Bond form shall be properly executed in ink without alteration.

C. When a Bid Bond is used as Bid Security, a certificate identifying the responsible corporate principal shall be completed and submitted with each Bid.

D. Submission shall include all required additional documents to be submitted with the bid, as specified herein.

E. A Bid shall be submitted no later than the date and time prescribed, and at the place indicated in Section 00 11 13, Advertisement for Bids.

ARTICLE 16 MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BID

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16.01 Modification or Withdrawal of the Bid:

A. A bid may be modified or withdrawn prior to the date and time for the opening of

Bids.

16.02 Pennsylvania State Requirements:

A. If a Bidder elects to request the withdrawal of its Bid under and pursuant to the provision of the Public Contract Bid Withdrawal law, 73 P.S. § 1601 et seq. as it may be amended from time to time, the rights and obligations of all parties shall be as set forth in said Act and the procedure to be followed shall be as provided in said Act, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

B. Unless otherwise provided by state law, if within two business days after the opening of bids 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 its Bid, that Bidder may withdraw its Bid, and that Bidder’s Bid Security will be returned.

C. Thereafter, if the Work is re-bid, that Bidder will be disqualified from further bidding on the Work.

ARTICLE 17 OPENING OF BIDS

17.01 Opening of Bids, and Abstract of the Bid Tabulation:

A. Bids will be opened at the time and place indicated in Section 00 11 13, Advertisement for Bids and.

B. An abstract of the amounts of the base Bids and major alternates, if any, will be made available to Bidders after the opening of Bids.

ARTICLE 18 BIDS TO REMAIN SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE

18.01 Acceptance of Bids:

A. All bids will remain subject to acceptance for the period of time stated below, but the

OWNER may, at its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid Security prior to the end of this period.

B. Bids will remain subject to acceptance for a period of 60 days after the date of Bid

Opening, except as otherwise provided in the General Conditions and Supplementary

Conditions.

ARTICLE 19 AWARD OF CONTRACT

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19.01 Rejection of Bids:

A. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids.

1. The OWNER further reserves the right to reject the Bid of any Bidder whom it finds, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, to be non-responsible.

2. Bids which contain omissions, erasures, alterations, additions not called for, conditional bids, or irregularities of any kind, or Bids otherwise regular which are not accompanied by Bid Security, may be rejected.

B. The OWNER may also reject the Bid of any Bidder if the OWNER believes that it would not be in the best interest of the Project to make an award to that Bidder.

C. More than one Bid for the same Work from an individual or entity under the same or different names will not be considered.

1. Reasonable grounds for believing that any Bidder has an interest in more than one

Bid for the Work may be cause for disqualification of that Bidder and the rejection of all Bids in which that Bidder has an interest.

D. The OWNER may also reject the Bid of any Bidder known to be under suspension or debarment by the Commonwealth or any governmental entity, instrumentality, or authority.

19.02 Precondition to Award

A. Bidders are reminded that effective January 1, 2013, all contractors and subcontractors working on Pennsylvania public works projects were required to verify the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees through the E-Verify program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security that electronically verifies employment eligibility for employees. Further, as a precondition to being awarded a contract for a public work executed after January 1, 2013, the successful bidder shall provide the OWNER with a verification acknowledging its responsibilities under the Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act and certifying its compliance with such responsibilities on a form prescribed by the

Pennsylvania Secretary of General Services.

19.03 Award and Negotiation of the Contract:

A. If the Contract is to be awarded, the OWNER will award the Contract to the

Successful Bidder whose Bid is in the best interests of the Project.

1. The OWNER reserves the right to waive all informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work, and to negotiate Contract terms with the Successful

Bidder.

ARTICLE 20 CONTRACT SECURITY AND INSURANCE

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20.01 Performance and Payment Bonds:

A. The OWNER’s requirements for Performance and Payment Bonds and insurance are stipulated in Article 5 of the General Conditions, as may be modified by the

Supplementary Conditions.

B. Prior to award of the Contract, the apparently Successful Bidder shall deliver to the

OWNER the Performance and Payment Bonds and Insurance Certificates as provided in the notification of intent to award.

ARTICLE 21 SIGNING OF AGREEMENT

21.01 When the OWNER gives a Notice of Award to the Successful Bidder, the Notice of Award will be accompanied by the required number of unsigned counterparts of the Agreement with the other Contract Documents which are identified in the Agreement as attached thereto.

21.02 Within 10 days after the OWNER gives a Notice of Award to the Successful Bidder, the

Successful Bidder shall sign and deliver the required number of counterparts of the

Agreement and attached documents to the OWNER.

21.03 Within 10 days after the Successful Bidder has signed and delivered the required number of counterparts of the Agreement and attached documents to the OWNER, the OWNER will deliver one fully signed counterpart to the Successful Bidder with a complete set of the Contract Drawings.

ARTICLE 22 SALES AND USE TAXES

22.01 As stated in the General Conditions, those sales, consumer, use, and similar taxes which are legally enacted when Bids are received shall be included in the Bid price.

A. For the purpose of preparation of the Bid, the Bidder shall be responsible for making any necessary inquiries and investigations with regulating state agencies to obtain a determination of which materials, equipment, and/or services are tax exempt for the purposes of this Bid, and shall reflect any tax exemptions in its Bid.

B. For the purpose of preparation of the Bid, the Bidder shall be responsible for making any necessary inquiries and investigations with regulating state agencies to obtain a determination of which materials, equipment, and/or services are tax exempt for the purposes of this Bid, and shall reflect any tax exemptions in its Bid.

C. The OWNER will provide and sign a sales tax exemption certificate for any materials, equipment, and/or services to be provided under the proposed Contract which are determined under applicable State Sales and Use Regulations to be tax exempt.

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ARTICLE 23 WAGE RATES

23.01 Notice is given that the Contract for which construction Bids are being solicited is a Contract constituting public works and is subject to applicable wage rates as set forth in the

Supplementary Conditions.

23.02 Appropriate prevailing rates shall be paid by the CONTRACTOR in connection with performance of the necessary Work.

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SECTION 00 41 00

BID FORM

LEHIGH RIVER CROSSING WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT

ARTICLE 1 BID RECIPIENT

THIS BID IS SUBMITTED TO:

P.O. Box 29

Municipal Building

1 Constitution Avenue

Lehighton, Pennsylvania 18235

1.01 The undersigned Bidder proposes and agrees, if this Bid is accepted, to enter into an

Agreement with OWNER in the form included in the Bidding Documents to perform all

Work as specified or indicated in the Bidding Documents for the prices and within the times indicated in this Bid and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the

Bidding Documents

ARTICLE 2 BIDDER’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2.01 Bidder accepts all of the terms and conditions of the advertisement or invitation to bid and instructions to bidders, including without limitation those dealing with the disposition of bid security. The bid will remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the bid opening, or for such longer period of time that bidder may agree to in writing upon request of owner.

ARTICLE 3 BIDDER’S REPRESENTATIONS

3.01 In submitting this Bid, Bidder represents, as set forth in the Agreement, that:

A. Bidder has examined and carefully studied the Bidding Documents, the other related data identified in the Bidding Documents, and the following Addenda, receipt of all which is hereby acknowledged.

Addendum No. Addendum Date

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B. Bidder has visited the Site and become familiar with and is satisfied as to the general, local and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work.

C. Bidder is familiar with and is satisfied as to all federal, state and local Laws and

Regulations that may affect cost, progress and performance of the Work.

D. Bidder has carefully studied all: (1) reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the Site (except

Underground Facilities) which have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions as provided in paragraph 4.03 of the General Conditions, and (2) reports and drawings of a Hazardous Environmental Condition, if any, which has been identified in the

Supplementary Conditions as provided in paragraph 4.05 of the General Conditions.

E. Bidder has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for having done

so) all additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface and Underground

Facilities) at or contiguous to the Site which may affect cost, progress, or performance of the Work or which relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder, including applying the specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Bidding Documents to be employed by Bidder, and safety precautions and programs incident thereto.

F. Bidder does not consider that any further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary for the determination of this 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.

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

H. Bidder has correlated the information known to Bidder, information and observations obtained from visits to the Site, reports and drawings identified in the Bidding

Documents, and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, and data with the Bidding Documents.

I. Bidder has given ENGINEER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents, and the written resolution thereof by ENGINEER is acceptable to Bidder.

J. The Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance of the Work for which this Bid is submitted.

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K. No officer, agent, or employee of the OWNER is personally interested, directly or indirectly, in this Bid and accompanying Contract or the compensation to be paid hereunder.

L. This Bid is made without connection with any person, firm, or corporation making a

Bid for the same work, and is, in all respects, fair and without collusion or fraud.

3.02 Bidder further represents that this Bid is genuine and not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed individual or entity and is not submitted in conformity with any 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 individual or entity to refrain from bidding;

and Bidder has not sought by collusion to obtain for itself any advantage over any other

Bidder or over OWNER.

ARTICLE 4 BASIS OF BID

4.01 The undersigned Bidder offers to furnish all labor, superintendence, materials, supplies, equipment, plant and other facilities, utilities and all things necessary or proper for, and to perform all Work (as defined in the General Conditions) necessary or incidental to the above stated Project, complete in every respect, in strict accordance with the Contract

Documents (as defined in the General Conditions) and any future changes therein as provided in the Project Manual, and to perform all other obligations imposed by the

Contract Documents for the Prices named in the following schedule:

SCHEDULE OF PRICES

Item

No.

Estimated

Quantities

Units

Item Description

Unit Prices

Total Amount

Dollars & Cents

1. Lump Sum Mobilization and Demobilization

2. Lump Sum Site Preparation, Clearing and

Restoration

3. 315 LF

12” Cl 52 Ductile Iron Pipe, by means of open cut, Complete in Place

4. 770 LF

20” DR9 HDPE Pipe, by means of horizontal directional drilling, Complete in Place

5. 65 LF

12” Cl 52 Ductile Iron Pipe, by means of open cut, within levee ROW, Complete in Place

6. 1 Each 12” MJ Gate Valve and Valve Box $ $

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SCHEDULE OF PRICES

Item

No.

Estimated

Quantities

Units

Item Description

Unit Prices

Total Amount

Dollars & Cents

7. 2 Each 20” HDPE to DIP Restrained

Transition Coupling

8. 1 Each 12” Tapping Sleeve and Valve $ $

9. 2 Each 20” x 12” Cl 52 Ductile Iron Reducer $ $

10. 5 Each 12” Ductile Iron Fitting $ $

11. 1 Each Test Pit to field verify tie in $ $

12. Lump Sum Erosion and Sedimentation Control

13. 4 Each Cut and Cap Existing Water Main, Complete in Place

14. 450 GAL

Flowable Fill for Water Main

Abandonment requiring filling

15. 1 Each Tie in to existing 12" Ductile Iron

Main

16. 10 SY 6” 25mm Base Course $ $

17. 13 SY 1.5” 9.5mm Wearing Course $ $

18. 80 SY

Gravel Drive Replacement, Complete in Place.

TOTAL BASE BID, Items 1 through 18, INCLUSIVE $

A. Unit Prices have been computed in accordance with paragraph 11.03.B of the General

Conditions.

B. Bidder acknowledges that estimated quantities are not guaranteed, and are solely for the purpose of comparison of Bids, and final payment for all Unit Price Bid items will be based on actual quantities provided, determined as provided in the Contract

Documents.

C. The presentation in the foregoing schedule of unit prices that are obviously unbalanced may be sufficient cause for rejection of the entire Bid whether or not such

Bid is the lowest submitted.

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D. Other additional and extra work, if any, performed in accordance with the Contract shall be paid for as provided in the Specifications.

SUBSTITUTED ITEMS

In accordance with Instructions to Bidders Article 11, Bidder shall indicate by pen and ink, items of equipment other than those specified which Bidder feels are "equal" to specified items together with total price difference of the proposed substitute item.

1. Bid Item Number: _________

a. Specified Equipment to be Substituted: ______________________________________

b. Specified Manufacturer: _________________________________________________

c. Substituted Manufacturer: ________________________________________________

d. Price of Substituted Item: Unit Price: $___________ Total Amount: $___________

2. Bid Item Number: _________

a. Specified Equipment to be Substituted: ______________________________________

b. Specified Manufacturer: _________________________________________________

c. Substituted Manufacturer: ________________________________________________

d. Price of Substituted Item: Unit Price: $_________ Total Amount: $__________

3. Bid Item Number: _________

a. Specified Equipment to be Substituted: ______________________________________

b. Specified Manufacturer: _________________________________________________

c. Substituted Manufacturer: ________________________________________________

d. Price of Substituted Item: Unit Price: $_________ Total Amount: $__________

(ATTACH ADDITIONAL SHEETS OF SAME FORMAT IF REQUIRED)

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ARTICLE 5 TIME OF COMPLETION

5.01 Bidder agrees that the Work will be substantially completed and completed and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 14.07.B of the General Conditions on or before the dates or within the number of calendar days indicated in the Agreement.

5.02 Bidder accepts the provisions of the Agreement as to liquidated damages in the event of failure to complete the Work within the times specified above, which shall be stated in the Agreement.

ARTICLE 6 BID EXECUTION

6.01 The undersigned Bidder hereby represents that should this Bid, including any combination of alternates,…