SPECIFICATIONS AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

FOR

DOUGHERTY-GILLESPIE FIELD PARK IMPROVEMENTS

FOR

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP

100 E. MACDADE BOULEVARD

FOLSOM, PA 19033

FUNDED THROUGH

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

DELAWARE COUNTY

OFFICE OF HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

W. BALTIMORE AVE, SUITE 202

MEDIA, PA 19063

BID OPENING

April 16, 2026

10:00 AM

CATANIA ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC.

520 W. MAC DADE BOULEVARD

MILMONT PARK, PA 19033-3311

APRIL 2026

FILE NO.: 83000-126-B-FY25-CDBG

CDBG NO.:51-35A

SECTION I

BID AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

1. Notice to Contractors

2. Non-Collusion Affidavit

3. Form of Bid Bond

4. Instruction to Bidders

5. General Contract Conditions

6. Bid for Unit Price Contract (Proposal)

7. Subcontractor Declaration Form

8. Contract with Certifications

9. Form of Payment Bond

10. Form of Performance Bond

11. Maintenance Bond

12. W-9 Form and Instructions

13. Form of Notice of Award

14. Form of Notice to Proceed (to Contractor)

15. BAP Certification

16. BAP Checklist

17. BABA Act Requirements

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP

Sealed bids will be received by Ridley Township online via the PennBid Program at www.PennBid.Bonfirehub.com until 10:00 A.M., local time, on April 16, 2026. The bids received will be opened and read aloud for Dougherty-Gillespie Field Park Improvements on April 22, 2026, at the Township Meeting. The scope of work for this project includes Concrete Curb/ Walk, Paving & Rain Garden and related work.

All Bid Documents, Construction Plans and Specifications will be available online via the PennBid Program at www.PennBid.Bonfirehub.com at no cost to prospective bidders.

The successful bidder, who is awarded the contract, will be required to pay the PennBid Program a fee of 1/3 % of the contract award value. There is a minimum award fee of $100.00 and a maximum award fee of $5,000.00. Bidders must confirm the fees associated with bidding through PennBid and the successful bidder is responsible for the fees associated with the awarded bid.

Attention of bidders is called to all of the requirements contained in this bid packet, particularly to the Federal Labor Standards Provisions and Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, Public Works Employment Verification, Section 3 of the Housing & Community Development Act, various insurance requirements, Central Contractors Registration, various equal opportunity provisions, the requirement for a payment bond and performance bond for 100% of the contract price and a one-year maintenance bond for 10% of the contract price. All Contractors and Subcontractors of any tier that perform work under this contract must comply with the Township of Ridley Ordinance No. 2048 – Minimum Standards of Contractor Responsibility.

Each bidder must submit a Contractor Responsibility Certification, and if applicable, a Subcontractor list and Subcontractor Responsibility Certification with the bid. Failure to submit the documents may result in bid being rejected.

The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids thereof, and waive any informalities in the bidding, as they deem in the interest of the Township.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Ridley Township

Joseph A. Ryan, Manager https://cataniaengineering.sharepoint.com/sites/CEASharedFiles/Shared%20Documents/Ridley%20Twp-83000/323%20Balignac%20Ave%20Sidewalk/Bid%20Documents/www.PennBid.Bonfirehub.com https://cataniaengineering.sharepoint.com/sites/CEASharedFiles/Shared%20Documents/Ridley%20Twp-83000/323%20Balignac%20Ave%20Sidewalk/Bid%20Documents/www.PennBid.Bonfirehub.com

NONCOLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

State of

BID Identification

CONTRACTOR , being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is (sole owner, a partner, president, secretary, etc.) of the party making the foregoing BID; that such BID is not made in the interest of or on behalf of any undisclosed person, partnership, company, association, organization, or corporation; that such BID is genuine and not collusive or sham; that said BIDDER has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other BIDDER to put in a false or sham BID, and has not directly or indirectly colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed with any BIDDER or any one else to put in a sham BID, or that any one shall refrain from bidding; that said BIDDER has not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement, communication or conference with any one to fix the BID price of said BIDDER or of any other BIDDER, or to fix any overhead, profit, or cost element of such BID price, or of that of any other BIDDER, or to secure any advantage against the OWNER awarding the contract or anyone interested in the proposed contract; that all statements contained in such BID are true; and, further, that said BIDDER has not, directly or indirectly, submitted his BID price or any breakdown thereof, or the contents thereof, or divulged information or data relative thereto, or paid and will not pay any fee in connection therewith, to any corporation, partnership, company, association, organization, BID depository, or to any member or agent thereof, or to any other individual except to such person or persons as have a partnership or other financial interest with said BIDDER in his general business.

Signed:

Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 20 .

Seal of Notary

BID BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT WE, as PRINCIPAL, and as SURETY, are held and firmly bound unto the (hereinafter called the OWNER), in the penal sum of DOLLARS ($ ) lawful money of the United States, for payment of which sum well and truly to be made, we bond ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

THE CONDITION OF THE OBLIGATION IS SUCH that whereas the Principal has submitted the accompanying Bid dated for .

NOW, THEREFORE, if the Principal shall not withdraw said Bid within the time specified therein after the opening of the same, and shall within ten (10) days after the Principal is notified by the Owner of the award of such Contract to him, enter into a written contract with the Owner, in accordance with the Bid as accepted; and give bond with good and sufficient surety or sureties as may be required for the faithful performance and proper fulfillment and labor supplied, if required in said Contract; or in event of the withdrawal of said Bid within the period specified, or the failure to enter into such Contract and give such bonds within the time specified if the Principal shall pay the Owner the difference between the amount specified in said Bid and the amount for which the Owner may procure the required materials or supplies, or both, if the latter amount of the former, together with any other expenses and costs that may have been incurred by the Owner, then the above obligation shall be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above bonded parties have executed this instrument under their several seals this day of , 20 , the name and corporate seal of each corporate party being hereto affixed and these presents duly signed by its undersigned representative, pursuant to authority of its governing body.

WITNESSED BY:

(Individual Principal)

Business Address:

ATTEST:

Corporate Principal Corporate Surety

By:

SEAL

(Power of Attorney for person signing for Surety Company must be attached to bond.)

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1. THE WORK: Dougherty-Gillespie Field Park Improvements

2. SECURING DOCUMENTS

Copies of the proposed Contract Documents may be obtained from www.PennBid.net upon the conditions set forth in the Invitation to Bid.

3. BID FORM

In order to receive consideration, make Bids in strict accordance with the following:

A. Make Bids upon the forms provided therefore, properly signed and with all items filled out. Do not change the wording of the Bid form, and do not add words to the Bid form. Unauthorized conditions, limitations, or provisions attached to the Bid will be cause for rejection of the Bid. If alterations by erasure or interlineation are made for any reason, explain over such erasure or interlineation with a signed statement from the Bidder.

B. No telegraphic Bid or telegraphic modification of a Bid will be considered. No Bids received after the time fixed for receiving them will be considered. Late Bids will be returned to the Bidder unopened.

C. Address Bids to the Owner and deliver to the address given in the Invitation to Bid on or before the day and hour set for opening the Bids. Enclose each Bid in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the work, the name of the Bidder, and the date and hour of the Bid opening. Submit only the original signed copy of the Bid. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to see that his Bid is received on time.

4. BONDS

A. Bid security in the amount stated in the Invitation to Bid must accompany each Bid. The successful Bidder's security will be retained until he has signed the Contract and has furnished required Certificates of Insurance.

B. The Owner reserves the right to retain the security of all Bidders until the successful Bidder enters into the Contract or until 30 days after Bid opening, whichever is sooner. Other Bid security will be returned as soon as practicable. If any Bidder refuses to enter into a Contract, the Owner may retain his Bid security as Liquidated Damages but not as a penalty.

C. Prior to signing the Contract, the Owner will require the successful Bidder to secure and post a Labor and Materials Payment Bond and Performance Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Sum, and each on the form provided therefore in the Project Manual. Such bonds shall be issued by Surety acceptable to the Owner. Costs of such bonds will be paid for by the Contractor. In lieu of the above bonds, Federal or Commonwealth chartered lending institution irrevocable letters of credit and restrictive or escrow accounts, equal to 100% of the contract amount, will be acceptable.

D. Upon completion, a one-year maintenance bond in the amount of 10% of contract shall be furnished.

In lieu of said bond, the Owner will withhold retainage due on contract.

5. EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS AND SITE OF WORK

Before submitting a Bid, each Bidder shall examine the Drawings carefully, shall read the Specifications and all other proposed Contract Documents, and shall visit the site of the Work. Each Bidder shall fully inform himself prior to Bidding as to existing conditions and limitations under which the Work is to be performed and shall include in his Bid a sum to cover the cost of items necessary to perform the Work as set forth in the proposed Contract Documents. No allowance will be made to a Bidder because of lack of such examination or knowledge. The submission of a Bid will be considered as conclusive evidence that the Bidder has made such examination.

6. PROOF OF COMPETENCY OF BIDDER

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A Bidder will be required to furnish evidence satisfactory to the Owner that he and his proposed subcontractors have sufficient means and experience in the types of work called for to assure completion of Contract in a satisfactory manner.

7. WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS

A. A Bidder may withdraw his Bid, either personally or by written request, at any time prior to the scheduled time for opening of Bids.

B. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for a period of 120 calendar days after the date set for opening thereof, and Bids shall be subject to acceptance by the Owner during this period.

8. AWARD OR REJECTION OF BIDS

The Contract, if awarded, will be awarded to the responsible Bidder who has proposed the lowest Contract Sum, subject to the Owner's right to reject any or all Bids and to waive informality and irregularity in the Bids and in the Bidding.

9. EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT

A. The Form of Agreement which the successful Bidder will be required to execute is included in the Project Manual.

B. The Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded shall, within 15 calendar days after notice of award and receipt of Agreement forms from the Owner, sign and deliver copies to the Owner.

C. At or prior to delivery of the signed Agreement, the Bidder to whom the Contract is awarded shall deliver to the Owner those Certificates of Insurance required by the Contract Documents and such Labor and Materials Payment Bonds and Performance Bond as are required by the Owner.

D. Bonds and Certificates of Insurance shall be approved by the Owner before the successful Bidder may proceed with the Work. Failure or refusal to provide Bonds or Certificates of Insurance in a form satisfactory to the Owner shall subject the successful Bidder to loss of time from the allowable construction period equal to the time of delay in furnishing the required material.

10. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO BIDDING

A. If any person contemplating submitting a Bid for construction of the Work is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the proposed Contract Documents or finds discrepancies in or omissions from any part of the proposed Contract Documents, he may submit to the Engineer a written request for interpretation thereof not later than 7 days before Bids will be opened. The person submitting the request shall be responsible for its prompt delivery.

B. Interpretation or correction of proposed Contract Documents will be made only by Addendum and will be mailed or delivered to each General Contract Bidder of record. The Owner will not be responsible for any other explanations or interpretations of the proposed Contract Documents.

11. CONSTRUCTION TIME AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES

A. The Agreement will include a stipulation that the work be started within 10 days of the Owner’s Notice to Proceed.

B. The Agreement will include a stipulation that the Work be completed in a period of 75 calendar days following receipt of the Owner's Notice to Proceed.

C. The Agreement will include a stipulation that all punch list work must be completed within 15 days of receipt of punch list.

D. The Agreement will include a stipulation that Liquidated Damages will be established in the amount of

$500.00 per calendar day for each calendar day after the agreed completion date that the Work is not fully certified by the Engineer as being Substantially Complete as that stage of completion is defined in the conditions of the Contract.

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12. NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

The Non-Collusion Affidavit must be submitted with the Bid proposal or the Bid will be held to be invalid.

13. MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS

Material Safety Data Sheets must be submitted for respective products, in compliance with Federal Hazard Communication Standard Act (29 CFR 1910, 1200) and various State Right-to-Know Laws.

14. NOTICE OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Attention of the bidder is particularly called to those parts of the

General Conditions and other contract documents and specifications which deal with the following:

A. Insurance Requirements;

B. Federal Labor Standards Provisions, including Davis-Bacon wage rates;

C. Requirement for a Payment Bond and Performance Bond for 100% of the Contract price;

D. Requirement that all Subcontractors be approved by the Owner;

E. Time-for-Completion and Liquidated Damages requirements;

F. Safety Standards;

G. Contractor’s responsibility to obtain permits; and H. Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity provisions.

I. Contractor’s Responsibility to abide by Section 3 requirements for contracts over $200,000 J. Township of Ridley Ordinance No. 2048 – Minimum Standards of Contractor Responsibility K. Central Contractor Registration and/or DUNS #

15. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS UPON CONTRACT AWARD

A. Acceptance of Notice of Award;

B. Contract;

C. Insurance Certificate(s) and/or Policy(ies);

D. (If over $200,000) Contractor's Section 3 Plan and Section 3 labor hours reporting E. (If over $10,000) Certification of Bidder Regarding Equal Employment Opportunity;

F. (If over $10,000) Certification(s) by all Proposed Subcontractor's regarding Equal Employment

Opportunity;

G. Certification of Bidder regarding Section 3 and Segregated Facilities;

H. Certification(s) of all proposed Subcontractor's regarding Section 3 and Segregated Facilities;

I. (If over $100,000) Certification by Contractor and Subcontractors of Compliance with Clean Air and Water

Acts;

J. Contractor's Certification concerning Labor Standards and Prevailing Wage Requirements; and K. (All) Subcontractor's Certification(s) concerning Labor Standards and Prevailing Wage Requirements.

L. Compliance with Steel Procurement Act.

END OF INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS

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GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

ARTICLE 1 - CONTRACT AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. The project to be constructed pursuant to this contract will be financed with assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and is subject to all applicable Federal laws and regulations.

B. All applicable State laws, municipal ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the contract throughout, and they will be deemed to be included in the contract the same as though herein written out in full.

C. The Plans, Specifications and Addenda, hereinafter enumerated in Paragraph 1 of the Supplemental General Conditions shall form part of this Contract and the provisions thereof shall be as binding upon the parties hereto as if they were herein fully set forth. The table of contents, titles, headings, running headlines and marginal notes contained herein and in said documents are solely to facilitate reference to various provisions of the Contract Documents and in no way affect, limit or cast light on the interpretation of the provisions to which they refer.

ARTICLE 2 - PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS

Simultaneously with his/her delivery of the executed contract, the Contractor shall furnish a surety bond or bonds as security for faithful performance of this contract and for the payment of all persons performing labor on the project under this contract and furnishing materials in connection with this contract, as specified in the General Conditions included herein. The surety on such bond or bonds shall be a duly authorized surety company satisfactory to the Owner. The bond shall be for 100 percent of the contract price. A Payment Bond and Performance Bond are required. Attorneys-in-fact who sign bid bonds or contract bonds must file with each bond a certified and effectively dated copy of their power of attorney. Under certain conditions, and within the limits of State and local laws and regulations, the Owner may waive the requirement that the Payment and Performance Bond be underwritten by a surety company and may authorize in lieu thereof, a personal bond backed by a letter of credit from a local lending institution for the full value of the Contract.

ARTICLE 3 - WAGE RATES

In the event that the rate of wages paid for any trade or occupant in the locality where such work is being performed are under current collective agreements or understandings between bona fide organizations of labor and employer, then the wages to be paid shall be not less than such agreed wage rates, nor less than the minimum rates compiled by the Federal Labor Standard Provision. A copy of these prevailing rates of wages has been included in these specifications.

Every Contractor and Subcontractor who is subject to this contract shall, as soon as he/she begins performance under his/her contract with the Owner, supply the Owner a schedule of the dates on which he/she is required to pay wages to employees.

After construction begins he/she shall also deliver to the prevailing wage coordinator a weekly, a certified copy of his/her payroll which shall exhibit for each employee paid any wages, name, current address, identification number, number of hours worked each day of the pay period and the total for each week, hourly rate of pay, job classification, fringe payments, and deductions from wages. The certification of each payroll shall be executed by the Contractor, Subcontractor, or duly appointed agent thereof and shall recite that the payroll is correct and complete and that the wage rate shown is not less than those required by the contract.

ARTICLE 4 - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Each bidder, Contractor or Subcontractor (hereinafter the Contractor) must fully comply with Executive Order 11246, as stated in the bid document, during the performance of this contract or sub-contract. The Contractor commits itself to the goals for minority manpower utilization in the bid document, as applicable, and all other requirements, terms and conditions of these bid conditions by submitting a properly signed bid.

The Contractor shall appoint a company executive to assume the responsibility of the Implementation of the requirements, terms and conditions of these bid conditions.

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ARTICLE 5 - INSURANCE

A. The contractor shall not commence work under this contract until he/she has obtained all the insurance required hereunder and such insurance has been approved by the Owner, nor shall the Contractor allow any Subcontractor to commence work on his/her subcontract until similar insurance required of the Subcontractor has been so obtained and approved. Approval of the insurance by the Owner shall not relieve or decrease the liability of the Contractor hereunder.

B. The Contractor shall file with the Owner all Certificate(s) of Insurance as are necessary to document the insurance coverage required hereunder, subject to the approval of the Owner and receipt of any additional forms/documentation requested, prior to final execution of Agreement Contract and issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

C. Worker's Compensation.

All contractors and subcontractors shall acquire and maintain, during the term of the contract, Worker's Compensation insurance in full compliance with the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. The contractor shall at all times indemnify and save harmless the Owner from all claims for worker's compensation which may be made by any of the employees of any subcontractor to whom the Contract may have let the performance of any part of the work embraced in this contract, and the Contractor will appear for and defend the Owner against any and all such claims.

D. Contractor's Liability Insurance.

(i) The Contractor shall acquire and maintain during the term of the Contract Bodily Injury and Property

Damage Liability Insurance under a standard Comprehensive General/Automobile Liability Policy which shall provide and include coverage on all Contractor's Operations, Contractor's Protective (Sublet) Liability, Contractual Liability, Completed Operations Liability, Owned Automobiles and Non-owned and Hired Automobiles.

(ii) Property Damage Liability Insurance shall be provided on any demolition, blasting, excavating, shoring or similar operation on an "if any" basis.

(iii) Bodily Injury Liability limits shall be for an amount of no less the Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($250,000) Dollars for injuries, including wrongful death to any one person and subject to the same limit for each person, in amount of not less than Five Hundred Thousand ($500,000) Dollars on the account of any one occurrence.

(iv) Property Damage Liability Insurance shall be in an amount of not less than One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars per occurrence. General Liability shall be extended to provide

"Broad Form Property Damage Liability," and in an amount of not less the One Million ($l,000,000) dollars aggregate for damage on account of all occurrences.

(v) Any combination of underlying Comprehensive General/Automobile Liability coverage with

Umbrella/Excess Liability coverage which provides no less than One Million ($1,000,000) Dollars Single Limit Bodily Injury & Property Damage Liability Insurance for the Contractor will also be acceptable.

(vi) The owner may adjust the liability limits to coincide with local government procurement policies and practice within the limits of state and local law.

E. Builder's Risk Insurance.

Each Contractor shall maintain insurance to protect himself and the Owner, jointly, from loss incurred by fire, lightning, extended coverage hazards, vandalism, theft, explosion and malicious mischief in the full amount of the Contract and such insurance shall cover all labor and materials connected with the work, including materials delivered to the site but not yet installed.

F. Installation Floater Insurance.

When a Contractor is involved solely in the installation of materials and not in the construction of a building, an Installation Floater is required in lieu of a Builder's Risk Policy with the same general conditions applying as set forth in paragraph E.

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G. The Policies as listed above shall all contain the following special provisions:

(i) "The Company agrees that thirty (30) days prior to cancellation or reduction of the insurance afforded by this policy with respect to the Contract involved, written notice will be mailed to the Township of Ridley"

(ii) The maintaining of such insurance as outlined herein shall in no way constitute a waiver of legal liability for damage to any adjoining buildings or their contents or the work and property of others on the site beyond the limits of insurance thus maintained. The Contractor shall hold the Owner free and harmless from any injury and damage resulting from the negligent or faulty performance of the Contract by the Contractor or by his/or her Subcontractors.

ARTICLE 6 - PENNSYLVANIA STEEL PRODUCTS PROCUREMENT ACT (NO. 1978-3)

If any steel products are to be used or supplied in the performance of the contract, only steel products produced in the United States shall be used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontracts thereunder. This provision shall not apply in any case where the head of the public agency, in writing, determines that the type of steel products necessary to the performance of the contract are not produced in the United States in sufficient quantities to meet the requirements of the contract.

(iii) Each Contractor shall hold the Owner harmless from all payments for patents, either as royalty or otherwise, in the use of materials, methods, appliances, etc., that he may be in any way involved in or connected with any part of his work or the work of his Subcontractors.

(iv) Prior to commencement of any work under Contract, the Contractor shall furnish one (1) copy of Declaration of Insurance as evidence of coverage.

ARTICLE 7 - SAFETY

A. The Contractor will be responsible for initiating, maintaining, and supervising all safety precautions and programs in connection with the Work. He/She will take all necessary precautions for the safety of, and will provide the necessary protection to prevent damage, injury, or loss to all employees on the work and other persons who may be affected thereby, all the work and all materials or equipment to be incorporated therein, whether in storage on or off the site, and other property at the site or adjacent thereto, including trees, shrubs, lawns, walks, pavements, roadways, structures, and utilities not designated for removal, relocation, or replacement in the course of construction.

B. The Contractor will erect and maintain, as required by the conditions and progress of the Work, all necessary safeguards for safety protection. He/She will notify owners of adjacent utilities when prosecution of the work may affect them.

C. The Contractor shall comply with the safety standards provisions of applicable laws, building and construction codes and the manual of Accident Prevention in Construction published by the Associated General Contractors of America, the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-596), and the requirements of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1518 as published in the "Federal Register" Volume 36, No. 75, Saturday, April 17, 1971.

D. The Contractor shall maintain at his/her office or other well-known place at the job site, all articles necessary for giving first aid to the injured, and shall make standing arrangements for the immediate removal to a hospital or a doctor's care of persons (including employees) who may be injured at the job site. In no case shall employees be permitted to work at a job site before the employer has made a standing arrangement for removal of injured persons to a hospital or a doctor's care.

E. Lights, signs and barricades shall be used to maintain traffic and safety for vehicular and pedestrian traffic during the course of this contract in accordance with the specifications.

ARTICLE 8 PERMITS

The Contractor shall procure all permits and licenses, pay all charges and fees, and give all notices necessary and incidental to the due and lawful prosecution of the work. He/She shall obtain and furnish the Engineer all required certificates for work for which certificates are issued. The Contractor shall pay all State, County, Municipal and Public Utility fees for permits, licenses, taxes, etc.

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ARTICLE 9 - SUPERVISION

A. The Contractor will supervise and direct the work. He/She will be solely responsible for the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction. The Contractor will employ and maintain on the work a qualified supervisor or superintendent who shall have been designated in writing by the Contractor as the Contractor's representative at the site. The Supervisor shall have full authority to act on behalf of the Contractor and communications given to the supervisor shall be as binding as if given to the Contractor.

The supervisor shall be present and on the site at all times as required to perform adequate supervision and coordination of the work.

B. The Owner and its representatives will at all times have access to the work. In addition, authorized representatives and agents of any participating federal or County agency shall be permitted to inspect all work, materials, payrolls, records of personnel, invoices of materials, and other relevant data and records. The Contractor will provide proper facilities for such access and observation of the work and also for any inspection or testing thereof.

C. The Contractor shall submit a proposed program of operation, showing clearly how he/she proposed to conduct the work as to bring about the completion of his/her work within the time limit specified. This program shall outline the proposed sequence of operations, the rates of progress and the dates when his/her work will be sufficiently advanced to permit the installation of the work under other contracts, and the estimated progress payments due under the Contract. The work under this contract shall be so scheduled that as structures are completed, they can be placed into useful operation with a minimum of delay. The program shall be subject to the approval of the Owner.

D. All construction as proposed along all City, Township, County, State and Federal roads including storage and stockpiling of materials, is to be conducted within the limits of the public right-of-way. Bracing, sheeting and shoring shall be used to keep all construction work within the construction limits unless work agreements are secured from the adjacent property Owners. It is the Contractor's responsibility to secure these work agreements, if deemed necessary. Copies of the work agreements shall be delivered to the Engineer and the Owner prior to any work beginning on the effected property.

ARTICLE 10 - CLAIMS AGAINST CONTRACTOR

The Contractor shall indemnify and save the Owner or the owner's agents harmless from all claims growing out of the lawful demands of Subcontractor's laborers, workmen, mechanics, material men, and furnishers of machinery and parts thereof, equipment, tools, and all supplies, incurred in the furtherance of the performance of the work. The Contractor shall, at the Owner's request, furnish satisfactory evidence that all obligations of the nature designated above have been paid, discharged or waived. If the Contractor fails to do so the Owner may, after having notified the Contractor, either pay unpaid bills or withhold from the Contractor's unpaid compensation a sum of money deemed reasonably sufficient to pay any and all such lawful claims until satisfactory evidence is fully finished that all liabilities have been fully discharged whereupon payment to the Contractor shall be resumed, in accordance with the terms of the Contract Documents, but in no event shall the provisions of this sentence be construed to impose any obligations upon the Owner to either the Contractor, his Surety, or any third party. In paying any unpaid bills of the Contractor, any payment so made by the Owner shall be considered as a payment made under the Contract Documents by the owner to the Contractor and the Owner shall not be liable to the Contractor for any such payments in good faith.

ARTICLE 11 - SUBCONTRACTING

A. Neither the Contractor nor the owner shall sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of the Contract or any portion thereof, or of his right, title, or interest therein, or his obligations thereunder.

B. The Contractor shall not sublet, sell, transfer or assign any portion of the contract without consent of the Owner or his/her designated agent. No subcontract, or transfer of contract, shall in any way release the Contractor of his/her liability under the contract and bonds.

C. The Contractor shall not award work to Subcontractor(s) not identified on the Subcontractors Declaration Form as submitted with bid, without

i) Prior approval of the Owner

ii) Verification by the Delaware County Office of Housing and Community Development of the Subcontractor's current eligibility status

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iii) Submission of all certifications as required in the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. The Contractor shall be fully responsible to the Owner for the acts and omissions of the subcontractor(s), and of persons, either directly or indirectly employed by them, as he/she is for the acts and omissions of persons directly employed by him/her.

ARTICLE 12 - CHANGE OF WORK

A. The Owner reserves the right to make, at any time during the progress of the work, such increases or decreases in quantities and such alterations in details of work as may be deemed necessary or desirable. Such increases or decreases and alterations shall not invalidate the contract nor release the surety, and the Contractor agrees to perform the work as altered, the same as if it had been a part of the original contract.

B. Authorized alterations in plans or quantities of work involving work not covered by unit prices in the proposal shall be paid for as stipulated in the change order authorizing such work.

C. No changes in work covered by the approved Contract shall be made without having prior written approval of the County.

ARTICLE 13 - TIME

A. The Date of beginning and the time for completion of the work are essential conditions of the Contract Documents and the work embraced shall be commenced on a date specified in the Notice to Proceed.

B. The Contractor will proceed with the work at such rate of progress to ensure full completion within the Contract Time.

It is expressly understood and agreed, by and between the Contractor and the Owner, that the Contract Time for the completion of the work described herein is a reasonable time, taking into consideration the average climatic and economic conditions and other factors prevailing in the locality of the work.

C. The Contract Time to fully complete the project shall be consecutive calendar days following the date of commencement of work to be specified in a written "Notice to Proceed".

D. If the Contractor shall fail to complete the work within the Contract Time, or extension of time granted by the Owner, the Contractor will pay to the Owner for liquidated damages $885.00 for each calendar day that the Contractor shall be in default after the time stipulated in the Contract Documents.

ARTICLE 14 - COMPLETION OF WORK

A. The Contractor shall guarantee all materials and equipment furnished and work performed for a period of one year from the date of Substantial Completion. The Contractor warrants and guarantees for a period of one year from the date of Substantial Completion of the improvement that it is free from all defects due to faulty materials or workmanship, and the Contractor shall promptly make corrections as may be necessary by reason of such defects. The owner will give notice of observed defects with reasonable promptness. In the event that the Contractor should fail to make repairs, adjustments, or other work, which may be made necessary by such defects, the Owner may do so and charge the Contractor the cost thereby incurred. The Contract Bond shall remain in full force and effect through the guarantee period.

B. When the work, including that performed by Subcontractors, is completed, the site shall be cleaned of all rubbish and debris caused by the construction. All sheds or other temporary structures, surplus materials, and equipment shall be removed and the project left in a neat and presentable condition.

ARTICLE 15 - TERMINATION

After ten (10) days from delivery of a Written Notice to the Contractor, the Owner may, without cause and without prejudice to any other right or remedy elects to terminate the Contract. In such case the Contractor shall be paid for all work executed and any expense sustained plus reasonable profit, unless such termination was due to the act or conduct of the Contractor.

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ARTICLE 16 - PAYMENT

Payment to the Contractor shall be made by the Delaware County Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) upon receiving invoice from contractor and inspection of work completed. The Owner's representative and the project engineer shall certify on the pay request that the completed work has been approved prior to the submission of the invoice. Retainage to be held should be reflected by the engineer/architect on the contractor’s original invoice. A turn-around time of 3-4 weeks is expected before said funds are forwarded to the contractor.

It is important that the progress schedule be based on achievable goals, and that the Contractor makes every effort to meet target dates. OHCD may hold the pay request, or a portion of the pay request, in cases where the Contractor is found to be in violation of any of the terms and conditions in this contract, e.g. federal labor standards compliance, until such violations are corrected.

ARTICLE 17 - SECTION 3 EMPLOYMENT

Under Delaware County’s Section 3 Plan, contractors and subcontractors with contracts $200,000 or over of federal housing and community development financial assistance must make their best efforts to provide employment and training opportunities, award contracts and subcontracts to employees and business concerns that meet the definitions of Section 3 and meet safe harbor benchmark goals. Contractors and subcontractors will have met benchmark goals by employing 25% or more of their total labor hours with Section 3 workers and 5% or more of total labor hours with Targeted Section 3 workers. Any contractor that does not meet Section 3 benchmark goals must demonstrate why meeting the benchmarks were not feasible and advise if they have met one of the qualitative efforts supplied by OHCD.

Every Contractor and Subcontractor who is subject to this contract shall submit with this contract or prior to construction starting, the Section 3 Contractor Responsibility form and Section 3 Labor Hours Reporting form, so that labor hours can be tracked in conjunction with weekly payroll submissions as described in Article 3. At project completion, Contractor shall submit the Section 3 Closeout Reporting form indicating that he/she made best efforts to meet Section 3 compliance.

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SUPPLEMENTAL GENERAL CONDITIONS

1. ENUMERATION OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ADDENDA

Following are the Plans, Specifications, and Addenda which form a part of this contract, as set forth in Article I of the General Contract Conditions, "Contract and Contract Documents".

Drawings: 83000-126-B Dougherty Gillespie Field Plan Set plot 03-24-26 Number: 83000-126-B-25CDBG Date 1/28/26

Specifications: 83000-126-B-FY25-CDBG Page

Addenda: N/A Number N/A Date N/A

2. STATED ALLOWANCES

The Contractor shall include the following cash allowances in his proposal:

3. SPECIAL HAZARDS

The Contractor's and his Subcontractor's Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance shall provide adequate protection against the following special hazards:

4. CONTRACTOR'S AND SUBCONTRACTOR'S PUBLIC LIABILITY, VEHICLE LIABILITY, AND PROPERTY DAMAGE INSURANCE

As required under Article 5 of General Contract conditions, the Contractor's Public Liability Insurance and Vehicle Liability Insurance shall be in an amount not less than $ 1,000,000.00 for injuries, including accidental death, to any one person, and subject to the same limit for each person in an amount not less than $1,000,000.00 on account of one accident, and Contractor's Property Damage Insurance in an amount not less than $1,000,000.00.

The Contractor shall either (1) require each of his/her subcontractors to procure and to maintain during the life of his/her subcontract, Subcontractor's Public Liability and Property Damage of the type and in the same amounts as specified in the preceding paragraph, or (2) insure the activities of his/her subcontractors in his/her own policy.

5. PHOTOGRAPHS OF PROJECT

The Contractor will furnish photographs in the number, type, and stage as enumerated below:

The Contractor and Engineer shall please forward any photographs taken during the project to OHCD.

6. SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS AND DAVIS-BACON MINIMUM HOURLY WAGE RATES

7. BUILDER’S RISK INSURANCE

The Contractor will/will not* maintain Builder’s Risk Insurance (fire and extended coverage) on a 100 percent completed value basis on the insurable portions of the project for the benefit of the Owner, the Contractor, and all subcontractors, as their interests may appear.

*Strike out one.

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BID FOR UNIT PRICE CONTRACTS

Proposal of (hereinafter called "Bidder")* a corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of ,** a partnership, or an individual doing business as .

To the Township of Ridley (hereinafter called "Owner")

The Bidder, in compliance with your invitation for bids for the CDBG Dougherty-Gillespie Field Park Improvements having examined the plans and specifications with related documents and the site of the proposed work, and being familiar with all of the conditions surrounding the construction of the proposed project including the availability of materials and labor, hereby proposes to furnish all labor, materials, and supplies, and to construct the project in accordance with the contract documents, within the time set forth therein, and at the prices stated below. These prices are to cover all expenses incurred in performing the work required under the contract documents, of which this proposal is a part.

Bidder hereby agrees to commence work under this contract on or after a date to be specified in written "Notice to Proceed" of the Owner and to fully complete the project within 90 consecutive calendar days thereafter as stipulated in the specifications. Bidder further agrees to pay as liquidated damages, the sum of $885.00 for each consecutive calendar day thereafter as hereinafter provided in Paragraph of the General Conditions.

Bidder acknowledges receipt of the following addendum:

Bidder agrees to perform all the work described in the specifications and shown on the plans, for the following unit prices:

Item Description Quantity Unit Price Total

1 Curb Removal 185 LF $ /LF $

2 Apron Removal 175 LF $ /LF $

3 Pavement Removal 1115 SY $ /SY $

4 Miscellaneous Item Removal 1 LS $ /LS $

5 Concrete Curb 350 LF $ /LF $

6 Concrete Sidewalk 525 SF $ /SF $

7 ADA Curb Ramps 2 EA $ /EA $

8 Full Depth Paving – Driveway 335 SY $ /SY $

9 Full Depth Street/Gutter Restoration 42 SY $ /SY $

10 Type M Inlet with Weirs 2 EA $ /EA $

11 MH with PADOT Type 4 Base 1 EA $ /EA $

12 Type 4 Inlet With Weir and Trash Rack 1 EA /EA $

13 Rain Garden 1 LS $ /LS $ 13 Stop Sign and Stop Bar Pavement Marking 1 EA $ /EA $ 14 Park Sign 1 EA $ /EA $

TOTAL $

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TOTAL BID PRICE $

(Amounts are to be shown in both words and figures. In case of discrepancy, the amount shown in words will govern.)

The above unit prices shall include all labor, materials, bailing, shoring, removal, overhead, profit, insurance, etc., to cover the finished work of the several kinds called for.

Bidder understands that the Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding.

The bidder agrees that this bid shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of 30 calendar days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids.

Upon receipt of written notice of the acceptance of this bid, bidder will execute the formal contract attached within 10 days and deliver a Surety Bond or Bonds as required by Paragraph of the General Conditions. The bid security attached in the sum of ($ ) is to become the property of the Owner in the event the contract and bond are not executed within the time above set forth, as liquidated damages for the delay and additional expense to the Owner caused thereby.

Respectfully submitted:

(SEAL - if bid is By:

by a corporation)

Business Address and Zip Code

DUNS Number

UEI Number

SUBCONTRACTOR DECLARATION FORM

Each prime contractor is required to submit a list of subcontractors it intends to use on the project.

Subcontractor Business Address Type of Work

Project Name

Prime Contractor

Signature Title Date

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CONTRACT

THIS AGREEMENT made this day of , 2026, by and between , hereinafter called the "Contractor, and The Township of Ridley, 100 E. MacDade Boulevard, Folsom, PA 19033, hereinafter called the "Owner".

WITNESSETH, that the Contractor and the Owner for the considerations stated herein mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1. Statement of Work.

The Contractor shall furnish all supervision, technical personnel, labor, materials, machinery, tools, equipment and services, including utility and transportation services, and perform and complete all work required for the construction of the Improvements embraced in the project; namely, CDBG Dougherty-Gillespie Field Park Improvements, and required supplemental work for the CDBG Dougherty- Gillespie Field Park Improvements all in strict accordance with the Contract Documents including all addenda thereto, numbered , dated , and dated , all as prepared by Catania Engineering Associates, Inc. acting and in these Contract documents preparation, referred to as the "Engineer".

ARTICLE 2. The Contract Price.

The Owner will pay the Contractor for the total quantities of work performed at the unit prices stipulated in the Bid for the respective items of work completed for the sum not to exceed ($ ) subject to additions and deductions as provided in Section hereof.

ARTICLE 3. Contract.

The executed contract documents shall consist of the following:

a. This Agreement

b. Addenda

c. Invitation for Bids

d. Instructions to Bidders

e. Signed copy of Bid

f. General Conditions, Parts I and II

g. Special Conditions

h. Technical Specifications

i. Drawings (as listed in the Schedule of Drawings)

j. Other Contract Provisions required by OHCD

This Agreement, together with other documents enumerated in this ARTICLE 3, which said other documents are as fully a part of the Contract as if hereto attached or herein repeated, forms the Contract between the parties hereto. In the event that any provision in any component part of this Contract conflicts with any provision of any other component part, the provision of the component part first enumerated in this ARTICLE 3 shall govern, except as otherwise specifically stated.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this AGREEMENT to be executed in original copies on the day and year first above written.

CONTRACTOR: THE TOWNSHIP OF RIDLEY

Signature Signature

Typed/printed name Typed/printed name

Title Title

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Certifications:

I, , certify that I am the of the corporation named as Contractor herein; that who signed this Agreement on behalf of the Contractor, was then of said corporation; that said Agreement was duly signed for and in behalf of said corporation by authority of its governing body, and is within the scope of its corporate powers.

(Corporate Seal)

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND (OR BONDS)

Following the Form of Agreement, attach the approved form of the statutory surety bond or bonds to insure the performance of the Contract and payment of labor and materials. In addition to the corporation signatures of the surety company(ies) on the bond(s), each bond should be countersigned by the surety company's attorney-in-fact, authorized to act within the state in which the Project is situated.

MS-944S PAYMENT BOND

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, of ,as PRINCIPAL and a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of as Surety, are held and firmly bond unto the in the full and just sum of ($ ) dollars, lawful money of the United States of America, to be paid to the said or its assigns, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.

WHEREAS, the above bounden Principal has entered into a contract with the above, hereinafter called Obligee, bearing even date herewith, for the improvement of:

for approximately the sum of ($ ) dollars.

NOW, THEREFORE, the condition of this obligation is such that the above bounden PRINCIPAL shall and will promptly pay cause to be paid in full all sums of money which may be due by contractor or otherwise, to any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation, for all material furnished or labor supplied or performed in the prosecution of the work, whether or not the said material or labor entered into and became component parts of the work and for rental of the equipment used and services rendered by public utilities in, or in connection with the prosecution of such work, then this obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

THE PRINCIPAL and SURETY, hereby, jointly and severally, agree with the Obligee…