INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR

2025 WATER RELAY

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DIVISION 00 – BIDDING REQUIREMENTS, CONTRACT FORMS, AND CONDITIONS OF THE

CONTRACT

Section No. Section Name Version No.

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C-200 Instructions to Bidders for Construction Contracts 2025.10

C-451 Qualifications Statement 2025.10

C-410 Bid Form 2025.10

C-520 Agreement 2025.10

C-700 General Conditions 2025.10

C-800 Supplementary Conditions – Modifications to General Conditions 2025.10

C-940 Construction Change Authorization

Supplier Diversity Program 2022.09

Wage Rate Determination Schedule

Performance Bond

Bid Bond

Labor and Material Bond

Conflict of Interest Compliance Statement

Statement of Affiliation

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01045 Environmental Compliance and Conduct 2025.10

01100 Summary 2025.12

01200 Price and Payment Procedures 2024.01

01250 Health and Safety 2025.09

01300 Administrative Requirements 2024.09

01330 Submittal Procedures 2024.12

01400 Quality Requirements 2024.01

01500 Temporary Facilities and Controls 2024.01

01510 Sewer Bypass Pumping 2024.09

01520 Temporary Water Service 2024.01

01530 Environmental Controls and Management 2026.01

01535 Tree Protection 2024.01

01600 Product Requirements 2024.01

01700 Execution Requirements 2024.01

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DIVISION 02 - SITE CONSTRUCTION

02060 Aggregates for Earthwork 2024.01

02082 Public Manholes and Structures 2025.09

02085 Water Utility Distribution Valves 2024.01

02086 Water Utility Fire Hydrants 2024.01

02230 Site Clearing 2024.01

02241 Dewatering 2024.01

02281 Manhole and Catch Basin Grade Adjustment 2024.01

02316 Rock Removal 2024.01

02322 Service Line Verification 2024.10

02324 Trenching, Backfilling, and Compaction 2024.09

02374 Erosion Control Devices 2024.01

02513 Public Water Distribution Piping 2024.10

02515 Water Service Connections 2024.10

02516 Flushing, Disinfection, and Dechlorination of Water Pipelines 2024.08

02539 Public Sanitary and Storm Sewer Piping 2024.10

02630 Storm Drainage 2024.05

02650 Sewer and Manhole Cleaning 2025.10

02721 Aggregate Base Courses 2024.01

02740 Asphalt Pavement 2024.04

02750 Concrete Pavement 2024.03

02763 Painted Pavement Markings 2025.12

02780 Brick Paving 2025.07

02924 Landscape Restoration 2024.01

02951 TV Inspection of Sewer Pipelines 2024.01

02952 Sewer and Manhole Testing 2024.01

02960 Milling Existing Pavement 2024.01

02990 Guide Rail 2024.01

02996 Remove and Reset Chain Link Fence 2024.01

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03300 Cast-In-Place Concrete 2024.01

03600 Grout 2025.07

ATTACHMENTS

ATTACHMENT A – PITTSBURGH WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY POLICIES

ATTACHMENT B – PITTSBURGH WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY STANDARD DETAILS

ATTACHMENT C – CITY OF PITTSBURGH DOMI RIGHT-OF-WAY PROCEDURES MANUAL

ATTACHMENT D – TREE PITS AND PRUNING STANDARDS

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Page 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 – Protest of Award

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ARTICLE 1 – DEFINED TERMS

1.01 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. Procurement Office – The office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued.

ARTICLE 2 – COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS

2.01 Complete sets of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Procurement Office in the number and format stated in the advertisement or invitation to bid.

2.02 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.

2.03 Owner and Engineer, 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.

ARTICLE 3 – QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS

3.01 To demonstrate Bidder’s qualifications to perform the Work, after submitting its Bid and within ten (10) days of Owner’s request, Bidder shall submit written evidence establishing its qualifications as follows:

A. Evidence of Bidder’s authority to do business in the state where the Project is located.

B. Bidder’s state or other contractor license number, if applicable.

C. Subcontractor and Supplier qualification information; coordinate with provisions of Article 12 of these Instructions, “Subcontractors, Suppliers, and Others.”

D. Other required information regarding qualifications:

1. Listings of equipment owned and equipment to be rented by Bidder that would be used in performing the Contract;

2. Identification of Bidder’s facility or facilities that would be used in performing the Contract;

3. Five examples of Bidder’s experience in performing contracts similar in type, scope, and value over the last five (5) years;

4. Five (5) references from sources knowledgeable about Bidder’s performance on similar contracts;

5. A recent audited financial statement;

6. A complete list of ongoing projects including present commitments of proposed management and on-site supervision;

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7. Bidder’s Experience Modification Rating calculated by the Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau for the last three (3) years;

8. Notices of Violations or Administrative Orders issued to Bidder or any of its owners, directors, or officers;

9. Any accidents at job sites that were reported to federal, state, county or local health and safety officials involving the Bidder;

10. Bidder’s workplace safety ratings;

11. A resume for the individuals who would serve as Bidder’s Project Manager and resident superintendent, if the Contract were awarded to Bidder; and

12. Bidder’s Dun & Bradstreet D-U-N-S® Number.

E. Other documentation supporting Bidder’s qualifications, not exceeding five (5) pages.

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

3.03 No requirement in this Article 3 to submit information will prejudice the right of Owner to seek additional pertinent information regarding Bidder’s qualifications. However, Owner may rely on the completeness of the Bidder’s submission, and is not required to conduct an investigation into the Bidder’s qualifications or responsibility.

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

3.05 Supplier Diversity Program (SDP)- MBE/WBE/DBE/SBE/VBE/SDVBE/DOBE/LGBTQBE Solicitation and Commitment

A. Supplier Diversity Participation - The Authority’s current goal for Minority Business Enterprise (“MBE”), Women Business Enterprise (“WBE”), Disadvantaged Small Business Enterprise (“DBE”), Small Business Enterprises (“SBE”), Veteran Business Enterprise (“VBE”)/Service Disabled-Veteran Business Enterprises (“SDVBE”), Disability-Owned Business Enterprise (“DOBE”) and LGBTQ Business Enterprise (“LGBTQBE”) participation is between ten percent (10%) to twenty-five percent (25%) of the total dollar value of the Authority’s contracts. All Bids for such contracts must be accompanied by Exhibit II- MBE/WBE/DBE/SBE/VBE/SDVBE/DOBE/LGBTQBE Solicitation and Commitment Statement, demonstrating a good faith effort to meet said goals, or a detailing of why the MBE/WBE/DBE/SBE/VBE/SDVBE/DOBE/LGBTQBE participation goals could not be met. In addition, all required letters of commitment and copies of current certifications shall be submitted with the Bid

B. MBE/WBE/DBE/SBE/VBE/SDVBE/DOBE/LGBTQBE Utilization Report: In entering into a Contract with Owner, the Contractor agrees to submit detailed MBE/WBE/DBE/SBE/VBE/SDVBE/DOBE/LGBTQBE Utilization Reports no later than ten (10) days following each progress payment and final payment. The report shall include but not be limited to: Project number; Project title; Contractor’s name; Contract Price; Contract Times; Contractor Pay Application (CPA) number and period; current CPA amount, total

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3.06 Bidder will be required to have a 3-year average EMR lower than 1.15 (without rounding).

Failure to obtain such rating will disqualify Bidder receiving an award of the Contract.

3.07 Bidder will provide Owner with a statement of affiliation. The statement of affiliation shall include:

A. A description of any contractual or business relationship with the City of Pittsburgh or Owner within the past three years; and

B. An identification of the Bidder’s principals, owners, partners, or shareholders, or if the Bidder is a public corporation, the officers, members of the board of directors and shareholders holding more than three percent of the corporate stock.

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

SAFETY PROGRAM; OTHER WORK AT THE SITE

4.01 Site and Other Areas

A. The Site (or respective sites) 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, utilities, rights of way, are to be obtained and paid for by Contractor as a part of the cost of the work.

4.02 Existing Site Conditions

A. Subsurface and Physical Conditions; Hazardous Environmental Conditions

1. The Supplementary Conditions identify:

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

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

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

d. Technical Data contained in any such reports and drawings.

2. Owner will make copies of reports and drawings referenced above available to any Bidder on request electronically at no cost. 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

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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.

4. Geotechnical Baseline Report: The Bidding Documents may contain a Geotechnical Baseline Report (GBR). The GBR describes certain select subsurface conditions that are anticipated to be encountered by Contractor during construction in specified locations (“Baseline Conditions”). The GBR is a Contract Document. Excavation is unclassified and the contractor owns, as a part of the cost of the work, excavation to the elevations shown on the Contract Documents. Any additional excavation requested by the Owner or Engineer will be paid for by either unit price if established in the bid form or through a formal change order.

The Baseline Conditions in the GBR are intended to reduce uncertainty and the degree of contingency in submitted Bids. However, Bidders cannot rely solely on the Baseline Conditions. Bids should be based on a comprehensive approach that includes an independent review and analysis of the GBR, all other Contract Documents, Technical Data, other available information, site visits by Bidders and observable surface conditions. Not all potential subsurface conditions are baselined.

Nothing in the GBR is intended to relieve Bidders of the responsibility to make their own determinations regarding construction costs, bidding strategies, and Bid prices, nor of the responsibility to select and be responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction, and for safety precautions and programs incident thereto.

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.

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.

4.03 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.

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B. Bidder is not required to but may at its expense if approved in advance by the Owner conduct subsurface testing, or 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.

4.04 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.

4.05 Other Work at the Site

A. Reference is made to Article 8 of the Supplementary Conditions 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.

4.06 Scope of Work:

A. Bidders should understand that contracts for necessary repair, maintenance, and minor extension to Owner’s existing facilities cannot be accurately estimated or planned in advance, and may be of an emergency nature. The Owner shall determine the repair, maintenance, replacement, or minor extension Work to be carried out under the Contract, and shall direct same, and a Bidder agrees to accept such decisions as final and binding.

4.07 Location of Work:

A. Where the Project is for maintenance and repair or other Work on non-site specific, existing facilities of Owner, Bidders should understand that the amount or the location of the Work cannot be accurately predicted or described. Bidders must assume that Work may be required anywhere in Owner’s service area and should bid accordingly.

4.08 Indefinite Quantities:

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A. When Contract(s) are entered into as a result of a solicitation for indefinite-quantity Work, the quantities indicated in the Bid Form are estimates only. Performance of the described Work shall be done only as authorized by Owner’s Work Order. The minimum and maximum amounts of Work to be assigned to Contractor are as indicated on the Bid Form. The Owner reserves the right to increase or decrease the quantities as the Owner sees fit for the benefit of the project, and any estimated annual quantities shall not be binding upon Owner.

ARTICLE 5 – BIDDER’S REPRESENTATIONS

5.01 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. Where applicable to the scope of Work, 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 any and 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. As applicable to the scope of Work, 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 any work to be performed by Owner and others at the Site that relates to the Work as indicated in the Bidding Documents;

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H. Promptly give Construction Manager and 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;

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;

K. Agree that the submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that it is not currently debarred by Owner, the City of Pittsburgh, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the federal government, or any state or local government or governmental agency or authority.

L. The Bidder acknowledges that it has received the Owner’s Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, No Discrimination/No Harassment/No Retaliation Policy, and Whistleblower Policy and shall fully obey and comply with the Owner’s Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, No Discrimination/No Harassment/No Retaliation Policy, and Whistleblower Policy.

M. Bidder covenants and represents that neither it, nor any officer or principal of its firm, has, or shall acquire any investment, income, business entity, interest in real property, or other interest, directly or indirectly, which would conflict in any manner with the interests of the Owner, hinder Bidder’s performance under this Agreement, or be affected in any manner or degree by performance of the Work hereunder.

ARTICLE 6 – PRE-BID CONFERENCE

6.01 A pre-Bid conference will be held only if specifically required by the Bidding Documents. The conference will the 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. The Procurement Office 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. If the invitation or advertisement states that the pre-bid meeting is mandatory, then the failure to attend or to sign the attendance register at such a mandatory conference shall disqualify the Bidder on the Contract without any further notice from Owner or Engineer.

ARTICLE 7 – INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA

7.01 All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to Engineer the Procurement Office in writing. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by the Procurement Office 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 seven (7) days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding and become part of the bidding documents

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

7.03 All communication of any nature with respect to this IFB shall be addressed through the Euna Procurement Portal. Prospective firms and their staff are prohibited from communicating with Owner officials, staff, members of Owner Board of Directors regarding this IFB. Such contact is prohibited from the time the IFB is released until the selection results are publicly announced.

Violation of this provision may lead to disqualification of the firm’s submittal for consideration.

ARTICLE 8 – BID SECURITY

8.01 A Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to Owner in an amount of ten (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.

8.02 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 fifteen (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.

8.03 The Bid security of other Bidders that Owner believes to have a reasonable chance of receiving the award may be retained by Owner for 90 days after the Bid opening or until Notice to Proceed is issued to the successful Bidder, whereupon Bid security furnished by such Bidders will be released.

8.04 Bid security of other Bidders that Owner believes do not have a reasonable chance of receiving the award will be released within seven (7) days after the Bid opening.

ARTICLE 9 – CONTRACT TIMES

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

ARTICLE 10 – LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

10.01 Provisions for liquidated damages, if any, for failure to timely attain a specified Contract Milestone, Substantial Completion, or final completion of the Work in accordance with the Progress Schedule or Contract Times, are set forth in the Agreement.

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ARTICLE 11 – SUBSTITUTE AND “OR-EQUAL” ITEMS

11.01 The Contract for the Work, as awarded, will be on the basis of materials and equipment specified or described in the Bidding Documents, and those “or-equal” or substitute or materials and equipment subsequently approved by Owner or Engineer prior to the submittal of Bids and identified by Addendum. No item of material or equipment will be considered by Engineer as an “or-equal” or substitute unless written request for approval has been submitted by Bidder to the Procurement Office at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date for receipt of Bids. Each such request shall comply with the requirements of Paragraphs 7.04 and 7.05 of the General Conditions. The burden of proof of the merit of the proposed item is upon Bidder.

Bidder is responsible to clearly and specifically demonstrate that the product being offered is an acceptable equal or substitute and to provide sufficient descriptive literature, catalog cuts, and technical data to enable Engineer and Owner to determine if the product offered meets the requirements of the Bidding Documents. Engineer’s and Owner’s decision of approval or disapproval of a proposed item will be final. If Owner approves any such proposed item, such approval will be set forth in an Addendum issued to all prospective Bidders. Bidders shall not rely upon approvals made in any other manner.

ARTICLE 12 – SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AND OTHERS

12.01 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.

12.02 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.

12.03 All Bidders shall with the Bid opening, submit to Owner a list of the Subcontractors or Suppliers proposed for the Work.

Any firm or individual that would be a sub-contractor or supplier of service shall be searched on the Federal SAM system (http://www.sam.gov). The apparent Successful Bidder shall submit a paper copy of all SAM search results and certifications. The apparent Successful Bidder shall not knowingly utilize a firm or individual listed on SAM as debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or otherwise ineligible.

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 as set forth in C-451 Qualification Statement. If Owner, Construction Manager 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.

12.04 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, https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.sam.gov&c=E,1,GJSbtVs270DpC4cEFLHkZ6_NS9UJm5XckSNVu3arubBUJ6Ecv7ax_X7IgNt8yF_GFGL-xb7H-_KxSZR4QgQVhNRHfcP6zsLtvG4XxtPXUxap0mGyuh0R&typo=1

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ARTICLE 13 – PREPARATION OF BID

13.01 The Bid Form is included with the Bidding Documents.

A. All blanks on the Bid Form shall be completed in ink and the Bid Form signed in ink. Erasures or alterations shall be initialed in ink by the person signing the Bid Form. A Bid price shall be indicated for each section, Bid item, alternate, adjustment unit price item, and unit price item listed therein.

B. If the Bid Form expressly indicates that submitting pricing on a specific alternate item is optional, and Bidder elects to not furnish pricing for such optional alternate item, then Bidder may enter the words “No Bid” or “Not Applicable.”

C. Failure to use the Bid Form, failure to complete the Bid Form as required, or unauthorized modifications or additions to the Bid Form may be cause for rejection of the Bid as non-responsive. Owner may, in its sole discretion, reject any or all Bids with these deficiencies.

13.02 A Bid by a corporation shall be executed in the corporate name by a corporate officer (whose title must appear under the signature), accompanied by evidence of authority to sign. The corporate address and state of incorporation shall be shown.

13.02.1 A Bid by a partnership shall be executed in the partnership name and signed by a partner (whose title must appear under the signature), accompanied by evidence of authority to sign. The official address of the partnership shall be shown.

13.03 A Bid by a limited liability company shall be executed in the name of the firm by a member or other authorized person and accompanied by evidence of authority to sign. The state of formation of the firm and the official address of the firm shall be shown.

13.04 A Bid by an individual shall show the Bidder’s name and official address.

13.05 A Bid by a joint venture shall be executed by an authorized representative of each joint venturer in the manner indicated on the Bid Form. The official address of the joint venture shall be shown.

13.06 All names shall be printed in ink below the signatures.

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

13.08 Postal and e-mail addresses and telephone number for communications regarding the Bid shall be provided by the bidder.

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13.09 The Bid shall contain evidence of Bidder’s authority and qualification to do business 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 contractor license number, if any, shall also be shown on the Bid Form.

13.10 Bidders operating a business under a fictitious name are required to submit the Bid and execute the Agreement in the name of the entity trading and doing business as the fictitious name. A Successful Bidder operating under a fictitious name is required to present Owner with evidence of registration of such name in accordance with Laws and Regulations prior to execution of the Agreement.

13.11 No Bidder shall offer more than one (1) Bid for each Contract or price for each item. If a Bidder submits more than one (1) Bid for each Contract or price for any item, none of the Bidder’s Bids will be considered for award.

ARTICLE 14 – BASIS OF BID

14.01 Unit Price

A. Bidders shall submit a Bid on a unit price basis for each item of Work listed in the unit price section of the Bid Form.

B. The “Bid Price” (sometimes referred to as the extended price) for each unit price Bid item will be the product of the “Estimated Quantity” (which Owner or its representative has set forth in the Bid Form) for the item and the corresponding “Bid Unit Price” offered by the Bidder. The total of all unit price Bid items will be the sum of these “Bid Prices”; such total will be used by Owner for Bid comparison purposes. The final quantities and Contract Price will be determined in accordance with Paragraph 13.03 of the General Conditions.

C. Discrepancies between the multiplication of units of Work and unit prices will be resolved in favor of the unit prices. Discrepancies between the indicated sum of any column of figures and the correct sum thereof will be resolved in favor of the correct sum.

14.02 Allowances

A. For allowances the Bid price shall include such amounts as the Bidder deems proper for Contractor's overhead, costs, profit, and other expenses on account of allowances, if any, named in the Contract Documents, in accordance with Paragraph 13.02.B of the General Conditions.

14.03 Pricing:

A. Unless an economic price adjustment is specifically stated in and/or permitted by the Bidding Documents, the Contract is for fixed prices, and Owner will not allow for the escalation of prices during the Contract term. Such statements as “interest charges applied on accounts thirty (30) days or older” or “prices subject to revision” are considered escalation clauses. Except where specifically permitted, Bids shall not contain any information implying that the Bidder’s prices are not firm through the duration of the Contract, and any reference in documents submitted with the Bid that indicates that the prices are not firm may be cause for rejection of the Bid in its entirety.

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B. Prices should be stated in units of quantity as specified in the Solicitation. Bid prices shall be for complete installation or delivery ready for the Authority’s use, and shall include all applicable shipping, freight, and installation charges.

C. Bidders shall supply with their Bid copies of catalogue cut sheets and price lists as required by the Bidding Documents. When price lists are required with a Bid, price lists are submitted for the sole purpose of providing an audit reference for the various items on the price list and the manufacturer’s price for each item. Unless otherwise specifically stated in the Bidding Documents, prices shall remain firm for the duration of the Contract, regardless of any pricing changes by the manufacturer. Any reference to any terms and conditions that may appear on any price list, such as F.O.B. shipping point or prices subject to change, will not be part of any Contract with successful Bidder(s) and will be disregarded by Owner.

ARTICLE 15 – SUBMITTAL OF BID

15.01 A Bid shall be received no later than the date and time prescribed in Euna Procurement and shall be accompanied by bid security and other required documents. Bids will be received electronically via the Euna Procurement Portal.

Bids shall not be accepted in person, by U.S. Mail, by private courier service, via oral or e-mail communication, telephone or fax transmission.

Bids must be submitted in the format described in this IFB. To be considered, the bid must respond to all requirements in the IFB. The contents of this IFB shall become part of any contract(s) entered into as a result of this IFB.

ARTICLE 16 – MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BID

16.01 A Bid may be withdrawn by an appropriate document duly executed in the same manner that a Bid must be executed and delivered to the place where Bids are to be submitted prior to the date and time for the opening of Bids. Upon receipt of such notice, the unopened Bid will be returned to the Bidder.

16.02 If a Bidder wishes to modify its Bid prior to Bid opening, Bidder must withdraw its initial Bid in the manner specified in Paragraph 16.01 and submit a new Bid prior to the date and time for the opening of Bids.

16.03 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.

16.04 A Bidder that is permitted to withdraw a Bid may not supply any material or labor to, or perform any subcontract or other work for, the Successful Bidder; nor may the withdrawing Bidder otherwise benefit, directly or indirectly, from the performance of the Project for which the withdrawn Bid was submitted. Reasonable grounds for supposing that any Bidder is interested in more than one Bid for the same item or Contract will be considered sufficient

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ARTICLE 17 – OPENING OF BIDS

17.01 Bids will be opened at the time and place so indicated in the advertisement or in the 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

18.01 All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for the period of time stated in the Bid Form, but Owner may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return the Bid security prior to the end of this period.

ARTICLE 19 – EVALUATION OF BIDS AND AWARD OF CONTRACT

19.01 Owner reserves the right to reject any Bid and/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.

19.02 If Owner awards the contract for the Work to one or multiple Bidders, such award shall be to the responsible Bidder or Bidders submitting the lowest responsive Bid or Bids (as applicable).

19.03 Evaluation of Bids

A. 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.

B. For the determination of the apparent low Bidder when unit price bids are submitted, Bids will be compared on the basis of the total of the products of the estimated quantity of each item and unit price Bid for that item, together with any lump sum items.

19.04 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.

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19.05 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

19.06 Owner will not award the Contract to a Bidder that is in arrears to Owner or to the City of Pittsburgh for any reason.

19.07 In the case of a tie Bid, award shall be made by a drawing by lot limited to such Bidders. A witness shall be present to verify the drawing and his/her name shall be recorded on a memorandum to file.

19.08 Bidders acknowledges that this Bid is for a Public Works Contract and Bidder is subject to the provision, duties, obligations and penalties of the Public Works Verification Act, 71 P.S.

§§656.1-656.11, which is incorporated herein by reference.

A. Bidder is required to comply with the Public Works Verification Act, 71 P.S. §§656.1-656.11, by submitting to a Commonwealth Public Works Employment Verification Form to the Owner with their bid through the Euna Procurement Portal. The Form and relevant information can be found on the Department of General Services’ website at www.dgs.pa.gov. The lowest responsible bidder will not be awarded the Contract in the event that the Form is not completed and submitted to the Owner.