1-PTSA Brush Run WPCP BFP Replacement Bid Specifications.pdf

PROJECT MANUAL

FOR

BRUSH RUN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

BELT FILTER PRESS REPLACEMENT PROJECT

Contract 1 – General Construction

Contract 2 – HVAC Construction

Contract 3 – Electrical Construction

FOR

PETERS TOWNSHIP SANITARY AUTHORITY

LOCATED IN

PETERS TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY

Engineering Project Number: 12660432

DATE

GHD Inc.

4068 MOUNT ROYAL BOULEVARD

SUITE 201

ALLISON PARK, PA 15101

412-684-9060

Copyright © 2025 by GHD INC.

All rights reserved

PROJECT MANUAL

BRUSH RUN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

BELT FILTER PRESS REPLACEMENT PROJECT

Contract 1 – General Construction

Contract 2 – HVAC Construction

Contract 3 – Electrical Construction

PETERS TOWNSHIP SANITARY AUTHORITY

LOCATED IN

PETERS TOWNSHIP, WASHINGTON COUNTY

Engineering Project Number: 12660432

DATE

GHD Inc.

4068 MOUNT ROYAL BOULEVARD

SUITE 201

ALLISON PARK, PA 15101

412-684-9060

Copyright © 2025 by GHD INC.

All rights reserved

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PROJECT MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Document 00200 Instructions to Bidders

Document 00300 Bid Form – Contract 1

Document 00300 Bid Form – Contract 2

Document 00300 Bid Form – Contract 3

Document 00320 Non-Collusion Affidavit

Document 00330 Affidavit of Compliance with Pennsylvania Steel Products Procurement Act

Document 00340 Public Works Employment Verification Form

Document 00410 Bid Bond

Document 00451 Statement of Bidder’s Qualifications

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Document 00500 Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor for

Construction Contract

Document 00610 Performance Bond

Document 00615 Payment Bond

Document 00700 Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract (EJCDC C00700, 2013 Edition)

Document 00800 Supplementary Conditions:

Article 1 – Modifications to General Conditions

Article 2 – Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act

Article 3 – Regulations of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

Article 4 – Compliance with Steel Products Procurement Act

Article 5 – Permits

Article 6 – Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Clean Fill Information

Article 7 – Peters Township Sanitary Authority Safety Program

Article 8 – Act 127 Public Works Employment Verification Act

Article 9 – Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law Requirements

DIVISION 1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Section 01010 Summary of Work Section 01027 Applications for Payment Section 01035 Modification Procedures Section 01040 Project Coordination Section 01050 Field Engineering

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Section 01095 Reference Standards and Definitions Section 01200 Project Meetings Section 01300 Submittals Section 01400 Quality Control Services Section 01500 Temporary Facilities and Controls Section 01600 Material and Equipment Section 01631 Product Substitutions Section 01640 Equipment – General Section 01660 Testing and Startup Section 01700 Project Closeout Section 01732 Selective Demolition Section 01740 Warranties and Bonds

DIVISION 3 CONCRETE

Section 03300 Cast-in-Place Concrete

DIVISION 5 METALS

Section 05500 Metal Fabrications Section 05510 Post-Installed Concrete and Masonry Anchors Section 05521 Pipe and Tube Railings Section 05530 Grating

DIVISION 9 FINISHES

Section 09900 Painting

DIVISION 10 SPECIALITIES

Section 10427 Pipe Identification

DIVISION 11 EQUIPMENT

Section 11170 Motors Section 11300 Pumping Equipment - General Section 11323 Positive Displacement Pump Section 11350 Belt Filter Press Section 11354 Polymer Feed System Section 11451 Belt Conveyor Section 11549 Field Mount Instruments Section 11990 OEM Control Panels

DIVISION 13 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

Section 13100 Piping, Valves, and Specials Section 13140 Supports and Anchors

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DIVISION 15 MECHANICAL

Section 15170 Motors Section 15190 Identification for HVAC Ductwork and Equipment Section 15835 Terminal Heat Transfer Units Section 15870 Power Ventilators Section 15890 Ductwork Section 15910 Ductwork Accessories Section 15940 Air Outlets and Inlets Section 15985 HVAC Controls and Sequence of Operation Section 15990 Testing, Adjusting and Balancing

DIVISION 16 ELECTRICAL

Section 16050 Electrical – General Section 16100 Grounding Section 16110 Raceways Section 16120 Conductors Section 16130 Boxes Section 16161 Control Panels and Enclosures Section 16191 Electrical Supports, Anchors and Fasteners Section 16196 Electrical System Identification Section 16475 Overcurrent Protective Devices Section 16480 Variable Frequency Drives Section 16950 Testing and Inspection

DIVISION 17 CONTROLS

Section 17010 Control Systems Integrator

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BELT FILTER PRESS REPLACEMENT PROJECT

FOR

PETERS TOWNSHIP SANITARY AUTHORITY, WASHINGTON COUNTY

PETERS TOWNSHIP SANITARY AUTHORITY will receive sealed proposals online via PennBid for the BRUSH RUN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT: BELT FILTER PRESS REPLACEMENT Project, Contract 1 – General Construction, Contract 2 – HVAC Construction and Contract 3 – Electrical Construction in accordance with the Contract Documents. Sealed bids may be submitted and updated online via the PennBid Program until 2:00 PM on January 30th, 2026.

The Owner is procuring the belt filter press directly. The Work includes all other materials, labor, and equipment necessary for replacement of the Belt Filter Press, Press Feed Pump, Belt Conveyor, Polymer System, installation of HVAC equipment, Electrical work related to the belt press system and HVAC, and associated miscellaneous Work as shown on the drawings and as specified. The project site is located at the Authority’s Brush Run Water Pollution Control Plant, 111 West Valley Brook Road, McMurray, PA, 15317.

All documents and solicitation details will be available at no cost at the PennBid website as of December 15th, 2025. To access this solicitation, go to https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com and click on “Bids” on the left-hand side of the website. Search the “number” column for “Peters Township Sanitary Authority Washington County - GHD”. The “title” of the project is “BRUSH RUN WATER

POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT – BELT FILTER PRESS REPLACEMENT”.

Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond payable to PETERS TOWNSHIP SANITARY AUTHORITY in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid in accordance with the provisions in the Instructions to Bidders. Each Bid must be complete and the right is reserved to reject any and all Bids and to accept any Bid deemed to be most favorable to the interests of PETERS TOWNSHIP SANITARY AUTHORITY.

A pre-bid meeting will be held January 6th 2:00 PM, at the Brush Run Water Pollution Control Plant.

Bidders can utilize the PennBid Program without any initial or recurring costs. A fee of 0.33% of the bid total, capped at $6,000, is assessed only to the bidders who are awarded the project.

Enoch E. Jenkins, Authority Manager Peters Township Sanitary Authority

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DOCUMENT 00200 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This document is a MODIFIED version of EJCDC® C-200, Suggested Instructions to Bidders for Construction Contracts. Copyright © 2013 National Society of Professional Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies, and American Society of Civil Engineers. All rights reserved.

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ARTICLE 1 – Defined Terms

ARTICLE 2 – Copies of Bidding Documents

ARTICLE 3 – Qualifications of Bidders

ARTICLE 4 – Site and Other Areas; Existing Site Conditions; Examination of Site; Owner’s Safety Program; Other Work at the Site

ARTICLE 5 – Bidder’s Representations

ARTICLE 6 – Pre-Bid Conference

ARTICLE 7 – Interpretations and Addenda

ARTICLE 8 – Bid Security

ARTICLE 9 – Contract Times

ARTICLE 10 – Liquidated Damages

ARTICLE 11 – Substitute and “Or-Equal” Items

ARTICLE 12 – Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Others

ARTICLE 13 – Preparation of Bid

ARTICLE 14 – Basis of Bid

ARTICLE 15 – Submittal of Bid

ARTICLE 16 – Modification and Withdrawal of Bid

ARTICLE 17 – Opening of Bids

ARTICLE 18 – Bids to Remain Subject to Acceptance

ARTICLE 19 – Evaluation of Bids and Award of Contract

ARTICLE 20 – Bonds and Insurance

ARTICLE 21 – Signing of Agreement

ARTICLE 22 – Sales and Use Taxes

ARTICLE 23 – WAGE RATES

ARTICLE 1 – DEFINED TERMS

Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions and Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated below:

A. Issuing Office – The office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued.

B. PennBid™ – A web-based procurement program (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com).

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ARTICLE 2 – COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS

Complete sets of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from PennBid™ as stated in the advertisement or invitation to bid.

Complete sets of Bidding Documents shall be used in preparing Bids; neither Owner nor Engineer assumes any responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents.

Owner, Engineer, and PennBid™ in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above terms, do so only for the purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and do not authorize or confer a license for any other use.

All Contractors who submit a bid for this project must obtain the Contract Documents from PennBid™.

ARTICLE 3 – QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS

To demonstrate Bidder’s qualifications to perform the Work, Bidder shall submit (a) written evidence establishing its qualifications such as financial data, previous experience, and present commitments, and other such data as may be called to be submitted.

A Bidder’s failure to submit required qualification information may disqualify Bidder from receiving an award of the Contract.

No requirement in this Article 3 to submit information will prejudice the right of Owner to seek additional pertinent information regarding Bidder’s qualifications.

Bidder is advised to carefully review those portions of the Bid Form requiring Bidder’s representations and certifications.

ARTICLE 4 – SITE AND OTHER AREAS; EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS; EXAMINATION OF SITE; OWNER’S

SAFETY PROGRAM; OTHER WORK AT THE SITE

Site and Other Areas

A. The Site is identified in the Bidding Documents. By definition, the Site includes rights-of-way, easements, and other lands furnished by Owner for the use of the Contractor. Any additional lands required for temporary construction facilities, construction equipment, or storage of materials and equipment, and any access needed for such additional lands, are to be obtained and paid for by Contractor.

Existing Site Conditions

A. Subsurface and Physical Conditions; Hazardous Environmental Conditions

1. The Supplementary Conditions identify:

a. Those reports known to Owner of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or adjacent to the Site.

b. Those drawings known to Owner of physical conditions relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at the Site (except Underground Facilities).

c. Reports and drawings known to Owner relating to Hazardous Environmental Conditions that have been identified at or adjacent to the Site.

d. Technical Data contained in such reports and drawings.

2. Owner will make copies of reports and drawings referenced above available to any Bidder on request. These reports and drawings are not part of the Contract Documents, but the Technical Data contained therein upon whose accuracy 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

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Bidder draws from any Technical Data or any other data, interpretations, opinions, or information contained in such reports or shown or indicated in such drawings.

3. If the Supplementary Conditions do not identify Technical Data, the default definition of Technical Data set forth in Article 1 of the General Conditions will apply.

B. Underground Facilities: Information and data shown or indicated in the Bidding Documents with respect to existing Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the Site are set forth in the Contract Documents and are based upon information and data furnished to Owner and Engineer by owners of such Underground Facilities, including Owner, or others.

C. Adequacy of Data: Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective Bidders with respect to subsurface conditions, other physical conditions, and Underground Facilities, and possible changes in the Bidding Documents due to differing or unanticipated subsurface or physical conditions appear in Paragraphs 5.03, 5.04, and 5.05 of the General Conditions. 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 possible changes in the Contract Documents due to any Hazardous Environmental Condition uncovered or revealed at the Site which was not shown or indicated in the Drawings or Specifications or identified in the Contract Documents to be within the scope of the Work, appear in Paragraph 5.06 of the General Conditions.

Site Visit and Testing by Bidders

A. Bidder shall conduct the required Site visit during normal working hours, and shall not disturb any ongoing operations at the Site. Please contact the Enoch Jenkins, PTSA Authority Manager, at 724-693-4563 or ejenkins@ptsaonline.org to coordinate a site visit if you are unable to make the pre-bid meeting.

B. Bidder is not required to conduct any subsurface testing, or exhaustive investigations of Site conditions.

C. On request, and to the extent Owner has control over the Site, and schedule permitting, the Owner will provide Bidder access to the Site to conduct such additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, and studies as Bidder deems necessary for preparing and submitting a successful Bid. Owner will not have any obligation to grant such access if doing so is not practical because of existing operations, security or safety concerns, or restraints on Owner’s authority regarding the Site.

D. Bidder shall comply with all applicable Laws and Regulations regarding excavation and location of utilities, obtain all permits, and comply with all terms and conditions established by Owner or by property owners or other entities controlling the Site with respect to schedule, access, existing operations, security, liability insurance, and applicable safety programs.

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

Owner’s Safety Program

A. Site visits and work at the Site may be governed by an Owner safety program. As the General Conditions indicate, if an Owner safety program exists, it will be noted in the Supplementary Conditions.

Other Work at the Site

A. Reference is made to Division 1, Section 01010, Summary of Work for the identification of the general nature of other work of which Owner is aware (if any) that is to be performed at the Site by Owner or others (such as utilities and other prime contractors) and relates to the Work contemplated by these Bidding Documents. If Owner is party to a written contract for such other work, then on request, Owner will provide to each Bidder access to examine such contracts (other than portions thereof related to price and other confidential matters), if any.

mailto:ejenkins@ptsaonline.org

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ARTICLE 5 – BIDDER’S REPRESENTATIONS

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

A. examine and carefully study the Bidding Documents, and any data and reference items identified in the Bidding Documents;

B. visit the Site, conduct a thorough, alert visual examination of the Site and adjacent areas, and become familiar with and satisfy itself as to the general, local, and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work;

C. become familiar with and satisfy itself as to all Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the Work;

D. carefully study all: (1) reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or adjacent to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at the Site that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, especially with respect to Technical Data in such reports and drawings, and (2) reports and drawings relating to Hazardous Environmental Conditions, if any, at or adjacent to the Site that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, especially with respect to Technical Data in such reports and drawings;

E. consider the information known to Bidder itself; information commonly known to contractors doing business in the locality of the Site; information and observations obtained from visits to the Site; the Bidding Documents; and 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; and (3) Bidder’s safety precautions and programs;

F. agree, based on the information and observations referred to in the preceding paragraph, that at the time of submitting its Bid 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 bid and within the times required, and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents;

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

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

I. determine that the Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for the performance and furnishing of the Work; and

J. agree that the submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article, that without exception the Bid and all prices in the Bid are premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Bidding Documents.

ARTICLE 6 – PRE-BID CONFERENCE

A pre-Bid conference will be held at the time and location stated in the invitation or advertisement to bid. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are encouraged to attend and participate in the conference. Engineer will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as Engineer considers necessary in response to questions arising at the conference. Oral statements may not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

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ARTICLE 7 – INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA

All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to Engineer through PennBidTM by clicking on the “Questions” tab. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda delivered to all parties recorded as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than ten days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.

All questions that have been asked and answered through PennBidTM are available under the “Questions” tab. The identity of the Bidder asking the question is not disclosed to other Bidders.

Addenda may be issued to clarify, correct, supplement, or change the Bidding Documents.

ARTICLE 8 – BID SECURITY

A Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to Owner in an amount of 10 percent of Bidder’s maximum Bid price (determined by adding the base bid and all alternates) and in the form of a certified check, bank money order, or a Bid bond (on the form included in the Bidding Documents) issued by a surety meeting the requirements of Paragraphs 6.01 and 6.02 of the General Conditions.

The Bid security of the apparent Successful Bidder will be retained until Owner awards the contract to such Bidder, and 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 released. If the Successful Bidder fails to execute and deliver the Contract Documents and furnish the required contract security within 15 days after the Notice of Award, Owner may consider Bidder to be in default, annul the Notice of Award, and the Bid security of that Bidder will be forfeited. Such forfeiture shall be Owner’s exclusive remedy if Bidder defaults.

The Bid security of other Bidders that Owner believes to have a reasonable chance of receiving the award may be retained by Owner until the earlier of seven days after the Effective Date of the Contract or 61 days after the Bid opening, whereupon Bid security furnished by such Bidders will be released.

Bid security of other Bidders that Owner believes do not have a reasonable chance of receiving the award will be released within seven days after the Bid opening.

ARTICLE 9 – CONTRACT TIMES

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

ARTICLE 10 – LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

Provisions for liquidated damages, if any, for failure to timely attain a Milestone, Substantial Completion, or completion of the Work in readiness for final payment, are set forth in the Agreement.

ARTICLE 11 – SUBSTITUTE AND “OR-EQUAL” ITEMS

The Contract for the Work, as awarded, will be on the basis of materials and equipment specified or described in the Bidding Documents without consideration during the bidding and Contract award process of possible substitute or “or-equal” items. In cases in which the Contract allows the Contractor to request that Engineer authorize the use of a substitute or “or-equal” item of material or equipment, application for such acceptance may not be made to and will not be considered by Engineer until after the Effective Date of the Contract.

All prices that Bidder sets forth in its Bid shall be based on the presumption that the Contractor will furnish the materials and equipment specified or described in the Bidding Documents, as

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supplemented by Addenda. Any assumptions regarding the possibility of post-Bid approvals of “or-equal” or substitution requests are made at Bidder’s sole risk.

ARTICLE 12 – SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AND OTHERS

A Bidder shall be prepared to retain specific Subcontractors, Suppliers, or other individuals or entities for the performance of the Work if required by the Bidding Documents (most commonly in the Specifications) to do so. If a prospective Bidder objects to retaining any such Subcontractor, Supplier, or other individual or entity, and the concern is not relieved by an Addendum, then the prospective Bidder should refrain from submitting a Bid.

Subsequent to the submittal of the Bid, Owner may not require the Successful Bidder or Contractor to retain any Subcontractor, Supplier, or other individual or entity against which Contractor has reasonable objection.

The apparent Successful Bidder, and any other Bidder so requested, shall within five days after Bid opening, submit to Owner a list of the Subcontractors or Suppliers proposed for the following portions of the Work. If requested by Owner, 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, or other individual or entity. If Owner or Engineer, after due investigation, has reasonable objection to any proposed Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity, Owner may, before the Notice of Award is given, request apparent Successful Bidder to submit an acceptable substitute, in which case apparent Successful Bidder shall submit a substitute, Bidder’s Bid price will be increased (or decreased) by the difference in cost occasioned by such substitution, and Owner may consider such price adjustment in evaluating Bids and making the Contract award.

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, Suppliers, or other individuals or entities. Declining to make requested substitutions will constitute grounds for forfeiture of the Bid security of any Bidder. Any Subcontractor, Supplier, individual, or entity so listed and against which Owner or Engineer makes no written objection prior to the giving of the Notice of Award will be deemed acceptable to Owner and Engineer subject to subsequent revocation of such acceptance as provided in Paragraph 7.06 of the General Conditions.

ARTICLE 13 – PREPARATION OF BID

For bids submitted electronically, the individual submitting the bid must have the power and authority to enter the bid on behalf of their company. In PA, electronic signatures are legally binding.

(PA. Statute 73)

13.02. All blanks on the Bid form shall be completed. A Bid price shall be indicated for each section, Bid item, alternative, adjustment unit price item, and unit price item listed therein. In the case of optional alternates the words “No Bid,” “No Change,” or “Not Applicable” may be entered.

13.03. Upon request only, Bidders will need to submit original signed documents to the Owner within 3 business days from the notice by the Owner. These documents include the statement of qualifications, non-collusion affidavits, affidavit of compliance with PA Steel Procurement Act, detailed financial information, paper bid bond, etc.

13.04. The Bid shall contain an acknowledgment of receipt of all Addenda, the numbers of which shall be filled in on the Bid form. For online bids, PennBidTM tracks Bidders receipts and downloading of all Addenda.

13.05. Bidder shall contain evidence of Bidder’s authority and qualification to do business in the state where the Project is located, or Bidder shall covenant in writing to obtain such authority and qualification prior to award of the Contract and attach such covenant to the Bid. Bidder’s state contractor license number, if any, shall also be shown on the Bid Form. (If Bidder is incorporated outside of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Bidder must be registered with the Department of

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State as a Foreign Corporation authorized to conduct business within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.)

ARTICLE 14 – BASIS OF BID

Lump Sum

A. Bidders shall submit a Bid on a Lump Sum basis.

Allowance

A. For Contingency Allowances, where applicable, Contractor is to include amount instructed in the Bid Form for sole use of Owner to cover costs, in accordance with Paragraph 13.02.C of the General Conditions. Partial payments will be made against the instructed amount, if necessary, based upon mutual written agreement of cost by and between Owner and Contractor.

14.03 PennBid’s fee will be 0.33% of the actual amount paid to the Contractor for the actual work performed, capped at $6,000. This fee will be requested periodically by PennBid, throughout the Contract duration, and Contractor awarded the Contract is responsible for paying PennBid directly.

ARTICLE 15 – SUBMITTAL OF BID

A Bid shall be received no later than the date and time prescribed via PennBidTM as stated in the advertisement or invitation to bid.

Bidders shall complete and submit the following documents electronically:

A. Bid

B. Answer questions in the bid (if any)

C. Attach an electronic file containing their required Bid Security (See Instructions to Bidders, Document 00200, Article 8 – Bid Security), Document 00410

The following documents shall be submitted electronically:

A. Statement of Bidder’s Qualifications, Document 00451.

B. Non-Collusion Affidavit, Document 00320.

C. Affidavit of Compliance with Pennsylvania Steel Products Procurement Act, Document 00330.

D. Public Works Employment Verification Form, Document 00340.

E. Authority to conduct business in state where Project is located (See Instructions to Bidders, Document 00200, Section 13.05).

Bidders are to submit their bid following instructions contained on PennBid™

(https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com).

ARTICLE 16 – MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BID

If a bid was submitted electronically via PennBid™, the bid can be withdrawn anytime up to bid opening by clicking “Withdraw Bid”.

If within 24 hours after Bids are opened any Bidder files a duly signed written notice with Owner and promptly thereafter demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of Owner that there was a material and substantial mistake in the preparation of its Bid, that Bidder may withdraw its Bid, and the Bid security will be returned. Thereafter, if the Work is rebid, that Bidder will be disqualified from further bidding on the Work.

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ARTICLE 17 – OPENING OF BIDS

Bids will be opened at the time and place indicated in the advertisement or invitation to bid and, unless obviously non-responsive, read aloud publicly. 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

The Owner shall award the contract to the lowest responsible Bidder or shall reject all Bids within 60 days following the date of Bid opening and no Bidder may withdraw his Bid before the expiration of such 60 day period; provided, however, that if the award of the contract is delayed by required approval of another government agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, the Owner shall reject all Bids or award the contract to the lowest responsible Bidder within 120 days of the date of the Bid opening and no Bidder may withdraw his Bid before the expiration of such 120 day period. Thirty day extensions of the date for the award of the contract may be made by the mutual written consent of the Owner and the lowest responsible Bidder.

ARTICLE 19 – EVALUATION OF BIDS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT

Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. Owner will reject the Bid of any Bidder that Owner finds, after reasonable inquiry and evaluation, to not be responsible. If Bidder purports to add terms or conditions to its Bid, takes exception to any provision of the Bidding Documents, or attempts to alter the contents of the Contract Documents for purposes of the Bid, then the Owner will reject the Bid as nonresponsive; provided that Owner also reserves the right to waive all minor informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work.

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

If Owner awards the contract for the Work, such award shall be to the responsible Bidder submitting the lowest responsive Bid.

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

In evaluating whether a Bidder is responsible, Owner will consider the qualifications of the Bidder and may consider the qualifications and experience of Subcontractors and Suppliers proposed for those portions of the Work for which the identity of Subcontractors and Suppliers must be submitted as provided in the Bidding Documents.

Owner may conduct such investigations as Owner deems necessary to establish the responsibility, qualifications, and financial ability of Bidders and any proposed Subcontractors or Suppliers.

ARTICLE 20 – BONDS AND INSURANCE

Article 6 of the General Conditions, as may be modified by the Supplementary Conditions, sets forth Owner’s requirements as to performance and payment bonds and insurance. When the Successful Bidder delivers the Agreement (executed by Successful Bidder) to Owner, it shall be accompanied by required bonds and insurance documentation.

ARTICLE 21 – SIGNING OF AGREEMENT

When Owner issues a Notice of Award to the Successful Bidder, it shall be accompanied by the unexecuted counterparts of the Agreement along with the other Contract Documents as identified in the Agreement. Within 15 days thereafter, Successful Bidder shall execute and deliver the required number of counterparts of the Agreement (and any bonds and insurance documentation

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required to be delivered by the Contract Documents) to Owner. Within ten days thereafter, Owner shall deliver one fully executed counterpart of the Agreement to Successful Bidder, together with printed and electronic copies of the Contract Documents as stated in Paragraph 2.02 of the General Conditions.

ARTICLE 22 – SALES AND USE TAXES

Owner is exempt from Pennsylvania state sales and use taxes on materials and equipment to be incorporated in the Work. Said taxes shall not be included in the Bid. Refer to Paragraph SC-7.09 of the Supplementary Conditions for additional information.

ARTICLE 23 – WAGE RATES

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.

12660432 00300-1 BID FORM - CONTRACT 1

DOCUMENT 00300 - BID FORM

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION: BRUSH RUN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

BELT FILTER PRESS REPLACEMENT PROJECT

PROJECT NO. AND IDENTIFICATION: Contract 1 - General Construction

ARTICLE 1 - BID RECIPIENT

1.01. This bid is submitted via PennBidTM.

1.02. 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 instructions to bidders, including without limitation those dealing with the disposition of bid security. This 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 that:

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

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 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 adjacent to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at the Site that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, especially with respect to Technical Data in such reports and drawings, and (2) reports and drawings relating to Hazardous Environmental Conditions, if any, at or adjacent to the Site that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, especially with respect to Technical Data in such reports and drawings.

E. Bidder has considered the information known to Bidder; information commonly known to Contractors doing business in the locality of the Site; information and observations obtained from visits to the Site; the Bidding Documents; and 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, 12660432 00300-2 BID FORM - CONTRACT 1 including applying the specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Bidding Documents; and (3) Bidder’s safety precautions and programs.

F. Based on the information and observations referred to in Paragraph 3.01.E above, Bidder does not consider that 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 required, 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 given Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents, and confirms that the written resolution thereof by Engineer is acceptable to Bidder.

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

J. The submission of this Bid constitutes an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article, and that without exception the Bid and all prices in the Bid are premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Bidding Documents.

ARTICLE 4 - BIDDER’S CERTIFICATION

4.01. Bidder certifies that:

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

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

C. Bidder has not solicited or induced any individual or entity to refrain from bidding; and

D. Bidder has not engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, or coercive practices in competing for the Contract. For the purposes of this Paragraph 4.01.D:

1. “corrupt practice” means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value likely to influence the action of a public official in the bidding process;

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

3. “collusive practice” means a scheme or arrangement between two or more Bidders, with or without the knowledge of Owner, a purpose of which is to establish bid prices at artificial, non-competitive levels; and

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

ARTICLE 5 - BASIS OF BID

5.01. Bid Item 1 – Lump Sum Bid Item

A. Bidder agrees to provide all Work shown and specified in the Contract Documents, in accordance with the Contract Documents, for Contract 1 – General Construction.

5.02. Bid Item 2 – Allowance

A. All bidders shall also include an allowance of $10,000 for unforeseen site conditions including substantial interferences with existing subsurface utilities. The determination of “substantial” to be determined by Owner/Engineer based upon differing site conditions that could not be reasonably foreseen by Bidder in preparation of the Bid Price and result in added cost to the Contractor to resolve identified conflicts / interferences. Partial payments will be made against the $10,000, if necessary, based upon mutual written agreement of cost by and between Owner and Contractor.

5.03 Names of the major equipment, as listed below, shall be provided by the bidder. Failure to provide these names will constitute a non-responsive bid. Substitute / “or equal” products will be considered after contract award in strict accordance with Section 01631 - Product Substitutions.

A. Section 11323 - Positive Displacement Pump.

B. Section 11354 - Polymer Feed System.

C. Section 11451 – Belt Conveyor.

ARTICLE 6 - TIME OF COMPLETION

6.01. Bidder agrees that the work will be substantially complete and will be completed and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 15.03 of the general conditions on or before the dates or within the number of calendar days indicated in the agreement.

6.02. Bidder accepts the provisions of the agreement as to liquidated damages.

ARTICLE 7 - ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BID

7.01. See 00200 Instructions to Bidders Article 15.

ARTICLE 8 - DEFINED TERMS

8.01. The terms used in this bid with initial capital letters have the meanings stated in the instructions to bidders, the general conditions, and the supplementary conditions.

12660432 00300-1 BID FORM - CONTRACT 2

DOCUMENT 00300 - BID FORM

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION: BRUSH RUN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

BELT FILTER PRESS REPLACEMENT

PROJECT NO. AND IDENTIFICATION: Contract 2 - HVAC Construction

ARTICLE 1 - BID RECIPIENT

1.01. This bid is submitted via PennBidTM.

1.02. 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 instructions to bidders, including without limitation those dealing with the disposition of bid security. This 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 that:

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

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 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 adjacent to the Site and all drawings of physical conditions relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at the Site that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, especially with respect to Technical Data in such reports and drawings, and (2) reports and drawings relating to Hazardous Environmental Conditions, if any, at or adjacent to the Site that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, especially with respect to Technical Data in such reports and drawings.

E. Bidder has considered the information known to Bidder; information commonly known to Contractors doing business in the locality of the Site; information and observations obtained from visits to the Site; the Bidding Documents; and the Site-related reports and drawings identified in the Bidding Documents, with respect to the effect of such information, observations, 12660432 00300-2 BID FORM - CONTRACT 2 including applying the specific means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction expressly required by the Bidding Documents; and (3) Bidder’s safety precautions and programs.

F. Based on the information and observations referred to in Paragraph 3.01.E above, Bidder does not consider that 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 required, 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 given Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Bidding Documents, and confirms that the written resolution thereof by Engineer is acceptable to Bidder.

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

J. The submission of this Bid constitutes an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that Bidder has complied with every requirement of this Article, and that without exception the Bid and all prices in the Bid are premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Bidding Documents.

ARTICLE 4 - BIDDER’S CERTIFICATION

4.01. Bidder certifies that:

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

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

C. Bidder has not solicited or induced any individual or entity to refrain from bidding; and

D. Bidder has not engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive, or coercive practices in competing for the Contract. For the purposes of this Paragraph 4.01.D:

1. “corrupt practice” means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of anything of value likely to influence the action of a public official in the bidding process;

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

3. “collusive practice” means a scheme or arrangement between two or more Bidders, 12660432 00300-3 BID FORM - CONTRACT 2

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

ARTICLE 5 - BASIS OF BID

5.01. Bid Item 1 – Lump Sum Bid Item

A. Bidder agrees to provide all Work shown and specified in the Contract Documents, in accordance with the Contract Documents, for Contract 2 – HVAC Construction.

5.02. Names of the major equipment, as listed below, shall be provided by the bidder. Failure to provide these names will constitute a non-responsive bid. Substitute / “or equal” products will be considered after contract award in strict accordance with Section 01631 Product Substitutions.

1. None.

ARTICLE 6 - TIME OF COMPLETION

6.01. Bidder agrees that the work will be substantially complete and will be completed and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 15.03 of the general conditions on or before the dates or within the number of calendar days indicated in the agreement.

6.02. Bidder accepts the provisions of the agreement as to liquidated damages.

ARTICLE 7 - ATTACHMENTS TO THIS BID

7.01. See 00200 instructions to Bidders Article 15.

ARTICLE 8 - DEFINED TERMS

8.01. The terms used in this bid with initial capital letters have the meanings stated in the instructions to

12660432 00300-1 BID FORM - CONTRACT 3

DOCUMENT 00300 - BID FORM

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION: BRUSH RUN WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT

BELT FILTER PRESS REPLACEMENT

PROJECT NO. AND IDENTIFICATION: Contract 3 - Electrical Construction

ARTICLE 1 - BID RECIPIENT

1.01. This bid is submitted via PennBidTM.

1.02. 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 instructions to bidders, including without limitation those dealing with the disposition of bid security. This 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 that:

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

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 Laws and…