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PROJECT MANUAL

Madisonburg Water Works Chlorine Contact Piping Project Miles Township Centre County, Pennsylvania

Prepared for

Madisonburg Water Works 260 Madisonburg Pike Madisonburg, PA 16852

August 2026 Project No. 0000-032069.02

Madisonburg Water Works – Chlorine Contact Piping Project – Project No. 0000-032069.02

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Division ...Section Title .....................................................................................................................Pages

SERIES 0 - BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND CONTRACT FORMS

000113......ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

000114......ELECTRONIC BID MANAGEMENT

001153......QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDER

001160......STATEMENT OF BIDDER’S/CONTRACTOR/SUBCONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS

002113 .....INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

002513......PREBID MEETINGS

003119......EXISTING CONDITION INFORMATION

004110......EXHIBIT A – BID FORM

004116......BID FORM – CONTRACT

005200......FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND CONTRACTOR

007000......GENERAL CONDITIONS

008000 .....SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS

008300......WAGE DETERMINATION SCHEDULE

DIVISION 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

010500......FIELD ENGINEERING

010600......MOBILIZATION/DEMOBILIZATION

011000......SUMMARY OF WORK

012000......PRICE AND PAYMENT TYPES

012200......UNIT PRICES

012500......SUBSTITUTION PROCEDURES ........................................ -

012600......CONTRACT MODIFICATION PROCEDURES

012900......PAYMENT PROCEDURES

013000......ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS

013100......PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION

013200......CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS DOCUMENTATION

013233......PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION

013300......SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

014000......QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

015000......TEMPORARY FACILITIES AND CONTROLS

015526......TRAFFIC CONTROLS

016000......PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS

017000......EXECUTION AND CLOSEOUT REQUIREMENTS

017400......WARRANTIES AND BONDS

017419......CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL

017839......PROJECT RECORD DOCUMENTS

017900......DEMOSTRATION AND TRAINING

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

033000......CAST-IN-PLACE CONCRETE

036150......CONCRETE THRUST BLOCK

DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT

116500......SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISTION (SCADA)

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DIVISION 13 – SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

150058......SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

310000......SITE CLEARING

310115......TRENCH EXCAVATION – UNCLASSIFIED

310120......SOIL EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL

310141......DUST CONTROL

310220......COURSE AGGREGATE FOR TRENCH BACKFILL

312000......EARTHWORK

315000......EXCAVATION SUPPORT AND PROTECTION

315500......EXISTING UTILITIES AND STRUCTURES

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

329200......TURF AND GRASSES

329300......LANDSCAPE WORK

DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES

331413......PUBLIC WATER UTILITY DISTRIBUTION PIPING

336000......WATER PIPING GENERAL PROVISIONS

336100......DISINFECTING PIPELINES

336200......PRESSURE AND LEAKAGE TESTS

336500......DUCTILE IRON PIPE AND FITTINGS

336550......PIPING SPECIALTIES

336600......GATE VALVES

336700......TAPPING, SLEEVES, SADDLES AND VALVE

APPENDICES

BIDDERS CHECKLIST

BID/CONSTRUCTION/BONDING REQUIREMENTS

AGREEMENT OF SURETY FORM

APPLICATION FOR REVIEW AS SUBSTITUTE

BID BOND

CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

CONTRACTOR’S CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION

HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT

INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY THE BIDDER

MAINTENANCE BOND

NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT FORM

NONDISCRIMINATION/SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAUSE

PAYMENT BOND

PERFORMANCE BOND

PSATS CDL PROGRAM CONTRACTOR’S STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE FORM

STATEMENT OF BIDDER’S QUALIFICATIONS FORM

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WAIVER OF STATUTES

STATE REQUIREMENTS

CERTIFICATION OF NON-SEGREGATED FACILITIES

COMPLIANCE ILLEGAL ALIEN LABOR ACT

COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM

CONTRACT PROVISION RIGHT TO KNOW LAW

CONTRACTOR INTEGRITY PROVISION

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY PROVISIONS

PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION FORM

PA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AUTHORITY – STATE FUNDS

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PERMIT

PLANS

Madisonburg Water Work’s | Chlorine Contact Piping Project| Project Manual

SERIES 0 – BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND

CONTRACT FORMS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the Madisonburg Water Works, Centre County, Pennsylvania, will receive sealed bids or proposals via the PennBid Program for the Madisonburg Water Works – Chlorine Contact Piping Project.

In general work includes the supply of materials and installation for a serpentine-style chlorine contact piping and chlorine analyzer vault. Sealed bids or proposals will be received via the PennBid Program until 2:00 PM prevailing time, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, and all such received bids will be read aloud at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at the Madisonburg Water Works Administration Building office. Bid results will be available online at http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com following the meeting.

This Project is located between the Madisonburg Water Works Storage Tank and Water Treatment plant, located on the east side of State Route 445 in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The project includes the installation of approximately 1,030 linear feet of 12-inch PVC pipe, a chemical feed vault with a chlorine analyzer and sample tap, and additional 4-inch PVC pipe for tie-in and blowoffs. The project will be awarded to one (1) Contractor.

All Bidding Documents are available at no cost at http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on-site to provide all bidders the opportunity to visit, view, inspect and ascertain the overall intent of the Project scope of work. The Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the Madisonburg Water Works, 260 Madisonburg Pike, Madisonburg, PA 16852 at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

Owner will provide responses to all bidders’ questions to all bidders present. Pre-bid conference questions and meeting minutes shall become part of all contract requirements.

A certified check or bid bond drawn to the order of Madisonburg Water Works in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid must be submitted with each proposal as bid security and received at Madisonburg Water Works Office with all other required bid documents prior to the Bid Opening. Bidders shall comply with all procedures and requirements of the Contract Documents.

Prior to the award of any Contract, the successful bidder shall furnish to the Owner Certificates of Insurance, Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond, Pennsylvania Steel certifications, and any other items as required by the Contract Documents. A satisfactory surety shall execute all bonds.

Bidders on all work will be required to comply with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act No. 222. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry and Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Determinations, which are included as, part of the Contract Documents. All required wage rates for this project and shall govern all work under this Contract. The Madisonburg Water Works is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Except as otherwise provided by law, no Bidder may withdraw a bid within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days after the actual date of the bid opening or one hundred twenty (120) consecutive calendar days if the award is delayed by a required approval of another governmental agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants.

The Madisonburg Water Works is a Pennsylvania Municipal Authority and subject to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act. All prospective bidders shall execute a waiver of the Application of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, 73 P.S. §2260.101 et seq., and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C.S.

§7001 et seq.

The Madisonburg Water Works hereby reserves the right in its discretion, which is understood and agreed to by all bidders, to reject any and all bids submitted, and also reserves the right to waive any irregularities, omissions, mistakes, or informality in the Bidding Process. The Bid, if awarded, will be awarded at the sole discretion of Madisonburg Water Works at the lowest total cost to the best responsive and responsible Bidder based on a final review work to be awarded as selected by the Owner. All bidders must show adequate knowledge, experience and past projects in similar size and complexity. Loan closing for this project is scheduled for October 2026, notice to proceed for this project will be issued shortly after closing.

http://www.pennbid.net/ http://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/

Madisonburg Water Works Timothy Clouser

TO: Centre Daily Times Email: cdtlegal@centredaily.com

PLEASE PUBLISH ON:

1. Wednesday, August 12, 2026

2. Saturday, August 15, 2026

PLEASE SEND INVOICE AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO:

Madisonburg Water Works Mr. Thomas Clouser PO Box 50 260 Madisonburg Pike Madisonburg, PA 16852

PLEASE SEND CONFIRMATION THAT ADVERTISEMENT WAS RECEIVED AND PROOF OF

PUBLICATION TO:

Ms. Cheryl Bolich cbolich@benesch.com Benesch mailto:cdtlegal@centredaily.com mailto:cbolich@benesch.com

ELECTRONIC BID MANAGEMENT Section 000114

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SECTION 000114 – ELECTRONIC BID MANAGEMENT

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 DESCRIPTION

A. The Madisonburg Water Works (hereafter designated as “Owner”) has elected to utilize electronic document management (http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com) for their bid solicitation and RFP. The goal of selecting this process is to attain efficiencies and cost savings to both the agencies as well as the bidders by providing bid documents online at no cost. All Q&A’s shall be via Pennbid website.

B. Interested bidders must complete an MWW free bidder registration form to access documents. Bidders shall obtain all project documents and submit and update their confidential bids as per advertisement.

C. All items or information provide by Owner within five (5) days of bid opening shall automatically be considered part of project scope of work.

1.2 SEALED BID CONFIDENTIALITY

A. The confidentiality of the sealed bid process is key to the Owner’s selection of this bidding process. At no time before Bid Opening shall a bidder see or share their electronic bid. A non-collusion statement will be required with all bids.

B. Confidentiality of Identity – Questions shall be asked and answered only through the process outlined in the Contract Documents. Bidder identity shall not be disclosed to other bidders unless the Owner elects to do so.

1.3 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. All documents SHALL be downloaded directly. Bidders shall be responsible for all items and costs related to document reproduction. Documents may be electronically sent to bidder’s suppliers and sub contractors.

B. By completing a Bidder registration form, bidder and/or vendor shall be automatically added to the list of bidders for the solicitation.

1.4 GENERAL BID PROCESS

A. Questions may be submitted by PennBid website. Repeat questions will not be answered. Reply to questions may be held and replied in a general addendum. Bidders shall be responsible to download and review all addenda.

B. The bid form may be broken down into specific line items but is intended to incorporate all requirements of all contract documents. Bidders shall account for all work as required in the line items as provided.

1.5 AWARD PROCESS

A. The award of the contract shall be made subject to all requirements of the Contract Documents and Owner obtaining the necessary moneys to do the work being provided by the Owner in a lawful manner. The contract to be executed by the successful bidder will provide that it shall not become effective until the necessary moneys to do the work have been provided by the Owner. The award shall further be subjected to the securing of necessary State, Federal or Local permits and funding governing the work.

B. Bidders are required to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101, et.seq.).

http://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/

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C. Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Rate Determination is included as part of the Contract Documents for this project and shall govern all work under this Contract. The Madisonburg Water Works is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Bidders on all work will be required to comply with all requirements of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act No. 222.

D. The Project is funded by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure and Investment Authority (PENNVEST) and are subject to the requirements of the Steel Products Procurement Act, March 3, 1978, P.L. 6, No. 3, 73 P.S.

§ 1881 et seq., in every construction contract awarded for this Project.

E. Upon request of Owner, bidders may need to submit selected additional documents in original form and with original signatures to the agency within 3 business days. Documents such as executed contracts, non-collusion affidavits, detailed financial information, paper bid bond, etc. will be required prior to award.

1.6 ELECTRONIC DATA

A. Unless otherwise stated in the Supplementary Conditions, the data furnished by Owner or Engineer to Contractor, or by Contractor to Owner or Engineer, that may be relied upon are limited to the printed copies to scale (also known as hard copies). Files in electronic media format of text, data, graphics, or other types are furnished only for the convenience of the receiving party. Any conclusion or information obtained or derived from such electronic files will be at the user’s sole risk. If there is a discrepancy between the electronic files and the hard copies, the hard copies shall govern.

B. Because data stored in electronic media format can deteriorate or be modified inadvertently or otherwise without authorization of the data’s creator, the party receiving electronic files agrees that it will perform acceptance tests or procedures within 30 days, after which the receiving party shall be deemed to have accepted the data thus transferred. Any errors detected within the 30-day acceptance period will be corrected by the transferring party.

C. When transferring documents in electronic media format, the transferring party makes no representations as to long term compatibility, usability, or readability of documents resulting from the use of software application packages, operating systems, or computer hardware differing from those used by the data’s creator.

END OF DOCUMENT

QUALIFCATIONS OF BIDDERS Section 001153

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SECTION 001153 – QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS

1.1 PURPOSE, LAWS, AND REGULATIONS

A. The purpose of the Bidder Qualifications described in this Document is to provide Owner with a mechanism to evaluate and determine whether Prospective Bidders are qualified to participate in the construction of Project. Evaluation will be limited to that office of the Prospective Bidder that is proposed to perform the Work.

B. Applicable provisions of current Municipal Authorities Act, 53 Pa.C.S. Ch 56 as amended including references and appendix shall be observed in the soliciting, receiving, and evaluating of Prospective Bidders' qualifications.

C. Prospective Bidders are required to comply with these Requirements for Bidder Qualifications. Only those Prospective Bidders who have complied with the Requirements for Bidder Qualifications and have been determined to be qualified will be considered a responsible and eligible bidder for this Project.

1.2 DEFINITIONS

A. Financial Statement: The requirement for submitting a financial statement as an attachment to "Contractor's Qualification Statement" shall be understood to mean a certified annual audit, prepared according to generally acceptable accounting practices and signed by an independent certified public accountant and a Reviewed Statement of Assets and Liabilities, prepared and signed by an independent certified public accountant. A self-prepared annual compiled financial statement or balance sheet is unacceptable.

B. Prospective Bidder: A Prospective Bidder is a person or entity who submits a Submittal of Qualifications to Owner.

C. Project: Generally described in the Advertisement for Bids and Summary of Work.

1.3 QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS

A. Qualification Documents: Consist of this document and Section 001160 “Statement of Bidder Qualifications” and any additional documents issued or required by Owner.

B. Bidders shall use complete sets of Qualification Documents in preparing their submittal. Owner assumes no responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Qualification Documents.

C. Interpretation or Correction of Qualification Documents: If the Prospective Bidder is in doubt as to the interpretation of any part of the Qualification Documents or finds discrepancies in or omissions from any part of the Qualification Documents, it must submit a written Request for Interpretation thereof no later than five (5) days prior to bid opening. Address all communications to Owner/Engineer.

1.4 BIDDER QUALIFICATIONSS

A. Form of Qualification Submittal:

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1. Submittals of Qualification must be submitted in duplicate on document provided in Section 001160 “Statement of Bidder Qualifications”, properly executed and with all items filled out in ink or typed, and all additional data, attachments, and forms provided. Do not change or add words to the Qualification Statement or forms. All signatures must be original (and sealed if a corporation) and must be notarized and sealed by a Notary Public.

B. Modification to Requirements for Qualification:

1. Clarifications, alterations, or changes made by Owner to the Requirements for Qualification shall be in writing only. Verbal information is not valid or binding.

2. Modifications will be mailed or delivered to those Prospective Bidders having obtained Qualification Documents.

C. Submission of Qualification Documents:

1. Each Submittal of Qualification shall be uploaded to the PennBID website as part of the bid submission and paper copies be made available to the owner upon request:

a. Bidder's Qualification Statement for project.

b. Prospective Bidder's Name.

c. Prospective Bidder's Address.

d. Contractor's License No.

e. Date and Time for Submittal.

2. Include a completed copy of the Qualification Checklist as part of the uploaded documents.

3. It is the sole responsibility of the Prospective Bidder to ensure that its submittal is received by the submittal date and time. No faxed or e-mail submittal or modification of a submittal will be considered. No submittal submitted after the time fixed for receiving submittals will be considered; late submittals will be returned to the Prospective Bidder unopened.

4. Owner reserves the right to waive any informality and to request additional information from Prospective Bidders, at Owner's discretion.

D. Attachments:

1. Prospective Bidders shall complete all required forms and attachments described in the Qualification Documents, entering "Not Applicable" where information does not apply. Absence of any of the forms included in the Qualification Documents will be reason for possible disqualification.

E. Status of Prospective Bidders:

1. Proprietors submitting bids shall indicate their status as proprietors.

2. Prospective Bidders submitting qualifications for partnerships shall indicate their status as partners and shall submit a certified copy of the power of attorney authorizing the executor of the submittal to bind the partnership.

3. Prospective Bidders submitting qualifications for corporations shall indicate their status as corporations and shall submit a certified copy of the board of directors' authorization for the Prospective Bidder to bind the corporation and shall affix the corporate seal on the submittal.

4. Prospective Bidders shall provide the following:

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a. Names and addresses of proprietors, of all members of a partnership, or of the corporation's officers.

b. Name of jurisdiction where the partnership is registered or where the corporation is incorporated. Corporations must be licensed to do business in Project state at the time of executing the Contract.

1.5 WITHDRAWAL

A. A Qualification Statement may be withdrawn on personal request received from the Prospective Bidder.

1.6 QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

A. Prospective Bidders must demonstrate the following to the satisfaction of Owner:

1. Proper license under the laws and regulations governing their respective trade(s).

2. Capacity to provide minimum rated A+ Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Insurance in a form acceptable to Owner in amounts adequate to bond the Work based on the scope indicated in the Advertisement.

3. Applicable experience of firm as described in the Contractor's Qualification Statement, including the following:

a. Experience of Firm: The firm in its current organization shall have successfully completed minimum of five (5) projects of similar type, quality, and scope, including a minimum of two (2) within the last three (3) years. The firm shall have a record of project completion, credit record, record of judgment claims, arbitration proceedings, and suits pending or outstanding acceptable to Owner.

b. Experience of Firm Officers: The firm officers shall have personal record of project completion acceptable to Owner.

c. Experience of Project and Field Management Staff to Be Committed by the Prospective Bidder to Carry Out the Work: The assigned project manager and field superintendent must have successfully completed minimum of three (3) projects of similar type, quality, and scope.

d. For purposes of this submittal, reference to "key individuals" as described in the Contractor's Qualification Statement shall be understood to mean the principal in charge, the project manager(s), and the project field superintendent(s) committed by the Prospective Bidder to carry out the Work of this Project. Prospective Bidder by submitting qualifications of key individuals agrees that Owner reserves the right to approve or reject subsequent reassignment of key individuals.

e. For purposes of this submittal, "successful completion" shall be understood to mean completion of project within project schedule and budget. Provide additional information indicating reasons why any referenced project did not meet project schedule or project budget.

4. Adequate financial resources, including ability to secure materials and labor necessary for completion of the Work and other work in hand, within the anticipated contract times, and reflecting the anticipated retainage from progress payments.

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5. Work-in-hand capacity, such that the Prospective Bidder demonstrates adequate work under contract to continue its business operations at least at their current level, at the same time indicating the capability to carry out Owner's proposed work.

6. Adequate organization to complete work of the scope anticipated, including firm management, project management, field superintendence, and field engineering and quality control.

7. Acceptable past performance as indicated by firm's references, including ability to meet contract time and to monitor, manage, and communicate interim scheduling requirements, to carry out required quality-control activities, to properly prepare interim and final payment requests, and to successfully complete project closeout requirements.

8. Acceptable documentation of firm's employee screening practices as indicating by affidavit describing background check procedures for firm's employees and requirements for same incorporated in firm's subcontracts.

9. Acceptable documentation of firm's ability to comply with Owner's Federal Davis bacon Wage Rate Determination or PA Prevailing Wage Rate requirements including compliance, tracking, monitoring and documentation.

B. Consideration of qualifications may be withheld if the Qualification Statement shows any unexplained erasures, omissions, alterations of form, additions not called for, added restrictions or qualifying conditions, or other irregularities of any kind.

C. Owner may make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine the ability of the Prospective Bidder to perform the Work, and the Prospective Bidder shall furnish to Owner all such information for this purpose as Owner may request. Owner reserves the right to withhold qualification if the evidence submitted by or investigation of such Prospective Bidder fails to satisfy Owner that such Prospective Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the proposed Project. The determination of which bidders are qualified is not protestable, except as allowed by law.

D. Qualification Submittal and data contained therein is considered privileged and confidential and will not be disclosed to any outside party except as required by law.

1.7 BONDS AND INSURANCE

A. The Prospective Bidder shall provide as part of the Submittal of Qualifications evidence of its ability to furnish below:

1. Performance and Labor/Material Bonds are 100 percent, Maintenance Bond is 10 percent of project final cost (when there is paving this would also include the entire cost); or minimum of $5,000. Also include a corporate surety authorized to transact business in Project's jurisdiction.

2. Satisfactory certificates of insurance in the amount and types required by statute, for the life of the Contract, but not less than the following:

a. Professional design errors and omissions insurance endorsement for delegated design by Contractor's professional engineer.

b. Workers' Compensation insurance provisions: statutory limits.

c. Commercial General Liability insurance provisions: at limits established by Owner in Project Contract Documents and including below:

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d. General Liability including:

1) Comprehensive Form

2) Premises - Operations

3) Explosion and Collapse Hazard

4) Underground Hazard

5) Products/Completed Operations Hazard

6) Contractual Liability

7) Broad Form Property Damage

8) Independent Contractors

9) Personal Injury

e. Automobile Liability including:

1) Comprehensive Form

2) Owned

3) Hired

4) Non-owned

f. Excess Liability: Umbrella Form

g. Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability

h. Builder's Risk::

1) The CONTRACTOR shall purchase and maintain "ALL RISKS" coverage, including flood, earthquake, ground subsidence, theft and water damage. The limits of liability for this insurance shall never be less than the Contract amount, including change orders thereto. This coverage shall commence ten (10) days after the issuance of the Notice of Award and shall be maintained by the CONTRACTOR for the full duration of the Contract until the OWNER has made final payment or notified the CONTRACTOR that all or portions of the project have been insured by OWNER. At no time, until final payment, shall the CONTRACTOR allow the sum of the OWNER- supplied insurance combined with the CONTRACTOR-supplied insurance be less than the actual Contract amount. This coverage should also include automatic permission to occupy and shall cover the insurable interest of the OWNER, ENGINEER, CONTRACTOR and Subcontractor in the Work.

2) The OWNER and CONTRACTOR waive all rights against each other for damages caused by fire or other perils to the extent payment is actually made under insurance provided under this paragraph, except such rights as they may have to the proceeds of such insurance held by the OWNER and ENGINEER. The CONTRACTOR shall require similar waivers by Subcontractors in accordance with Paragraph 6.4 of these

GENERAL CONDITIONS.

3) Contractor’s Builder’s Risk Insurance shall be over, above, and in addition to any existing building insurance of the Owner.

i. Declaration of Coverage’s and Limits of Liability

1) General Liability

a) Bodily Injury

b) Each Occurrence: $ 1,000,000

c) Aggregate: $1,000,000

2) Property Damage

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a) Each Occurrence: $ 1,000,000

b) Aggregate: $ 1,000,000

3) Loss of use and claims arising out of CONTRACTOR's operations under the

Contract: $ 1,000,000

4) Personal Injury

a) Aggregate: $ 1,000,000

5) Automobile Liability

a) Bodily Injury and Property Damaged Combined

b) Each Accident or Loss: $ 1,000,000

6) Umbrella Liability

a) Bodily Injury and Property Damage Combined

b) Each Occurrence: $ 5,000,000

c) Aggregate: $ 5,000,000

7) Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability

a) Workers' Compensation

b) Statutory

8) Employer's Liability

a) Bodily Injury By Accident: $ 1,000,000 (Each Accident)

b) Bodily Injury By Disease: $ 1,000,000 (Each Person)

c) Bodily Injury y Disease: $ 1,000,000 (Policy Limit)

9) Builder's Risk

a) All Risk Coverage: $ (Contract Amount Plus Change Orders)

10) Additional Insured (as noted)

a) Madisonburg Water Works

b) Alfred Benesch & Company

1.8 ACCEPTANCE OF QUALIFICATIONS

A. Prospective bidders who do not meet the required minimum qualifications will be notified of Owner's determination, within thirty (30) days from the date of submission.

B. Evaluations will be confidential although notifications will be publicly available information.

C. Owner may deny qualification if it finds one or more of the following:

1. The Prospective Bidder does not have sufficient financial capacity to perform the Work.

2. The Prospective Bidder does not have the appropriate experience to perform the Work, including, but not limited to, having met the experience criteria set forth herein.

3. The Prospective Bidder or any officer, director, or owner thereof has had judgments entered against him within the past five years for the breach of contracts for governmental or nongovernmental construction work including, but not limited to, design-build or construction management contracts.

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4. The Prospective Bidder has been in substantial noncompliance with the terms and conditions of prior construction with Owner, or in documented substantial noncompliance with the terms and conditions of prior construction with another public body without good cause.

5. The Prospective Bidder or any officer, director, owner, or chief financial official thereof has been convicted within the past 10 years of a crime related to governmental or nongovernmental construction or contracting.

6. The Prospective Bidder or any officer, director, or owner thereof is currently debarred pursuant to an established debarment procedure from bidding or contracting by any public body, agency of another state, or agency of the Federal Government.

7. The Prospective Bidder failed to provide to the public body in a timely manner any information required by the public body relevant to the six preceding subparagraphs.

8. The Prospective Bidder provides false, nonresponsive, misleading, or incomplete information for items required herein.

D. The acceptance of a Prospective Bidder's qualifications will be by Award of Contract if found to be the Lowest Responsible Bidder. No other act by Owner or its agents shall constitute the acceptance of qualifications. The acceptance of a Prospective Bidder's qualifications by Owner does not constitute a contract or promise to award a contract to the Prospective Bidder.

1.9 PROSPECTIVE BIDDER'S CHECKLIST

A. In an effort to assist the Prospective Bidder in properly completing all documentation required, the following checklist is provided for the Prospective Bidder's convenience. The Prospective Bidder is solely responsible for verifying compliance with qualification requirements.

B. Upload this completed checklist to PennBID website as part of the bid submittal.

1. Reviewed the Qualification Documents, including the Qualification Requirements, prior to preparing this submittal.

2. Prepared document as provided in Section 001160, as required by the document instructions and by the Requirements for Qualification, including all attachments and data required as part of the

Qualification Statement, properly notarized.

3. Agreement Of Surety Form

4. Application For Review as Substitute

5. Bid Form - signed and sealed.

6. Bid Bond signed and emboss sealed by Contractor, and surety, or Certified Check). If using a Bid bond, provide certified copy of "Power of Attorney" for Attorney-in-Fact who signed the Bid Bond signed by an officer of the surety, dated (date must be even with the Bid Bond) and embossed with surety's seal, the financial statement of the Surety Company and Certificate from a surety company certifying that the surety would provide the required bonds if Bidder is awarded the Contract.

7. Hold Harmless Agreement

8. Non-Collusion Affidavit Form

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9. Nondiscrimination/Sexual Harassment Clause

10. PSATS CDL Program Contractor’s Statement of Compliance Form

11. Statement Of Bidder’s Qualifications Form

12. Contractor’s Qualification for prospective bidders.

13. Waiver Of Statutes

14. Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities

15. Compliance Illegal Alien Labor Act

16. Compliance With the State Contractor Responsibility Program

17. Contract Provision Right to Know Law

18. Contractor Integrity Provision

19. Contractor Responsibility Provisions

20. Provisions Concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act

21. Public Works Employment Verification Form

22. Attached: Other attachments as necessary to provide information required.

23. Include name and address of the Prospective Bidder.

24. Include the Prospective Bidder's Contractor's License No.

25. By submitting notarized statement, the Prospective Bidder certifies that the Bidder can provide executed Performance Bond and Labor, Maintenance and Material Bond meeting requirements given in the Requirements for Qualification.

26. By submitting notarized statement, the Prospective Bidder certifies that the Bidder can provide

Certificates of Insurance in the amounts indicated in the Requirements for Qualification.

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SECTION 001160 –STATEMENT OF BIDDER'S/CONTRACTOR/SUBCONTRACTOR

QUALIFICATIONS

It is the intent that each prime bidder on prime or combination contracts complete this form in its entirety along with any attachments and enclose it with their bids. Unless otherwise required by the bidding or contract docu-ments that Subcontractors be identified before or during the bidding process and subcontractor qualifications be submitted prior to bid or during bid opening, then this form must be submitted by all proposed Subcontractors and qualifications approved by the Owner prior to award of subcontracts to prospective Subcontractors. All questions must be answered and the data given must be clear and comprehensive. If necessary, questions may be answered on separate attached sheets. The Bidder/Contractor/Subcontractor may submit any additional information they desire. Review, coordinate and submit in compliance with Section 001153 This statement must be notarized.

1. Name of Bidder/Contractor/Subcontractor:

a. Bidder/Contractor/Subcontractor Employer Identification Number: EIN___________________

b. Bidder/Contractor/Subcontractor Contractor Registration Number: CRN______ ___________

2. Permanent main office address, phone number and e-mail address:

3. When organized:

4. If a corporation, where incorporated:

5. How many years have you been engaged in the contracting business under your present firm or trade name?

6. Contracts on hand: (Schedule these, showing amount of each contract and the appropriate anticipated dates of completion on a separate piece of paper.)

7. General character of work performed by your company:

8. Have you ever failed to complete any work awarded to you?

If so, where and why?

9. Have you ever defaulted on a contract?

If so, where and why?

10. Have you in the last 10 years been involved in a claim or suit seeking relief as either plaintiff, defendant, claimant or respondent?

If so, where and why? (Use separate sheet(s) if necessary)

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11. Are you currently under debarment or suspension, or in litigation for debarment or suspension with/by the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, any other State, or by the Federal Government or agency there-of?___________________________

12. List the more important projects recently completed by your company, stating the approximate cost for each, and the month and year completed. Provide information as to location of at least three installations within Pennsylvania including name, address, and contact information for installations similar in scope to this proposal.

13. List your major equipment available for this contract (Use separate sheet(s) or inventory listing).

14. List your experience in construction work similar in importance to this project. (Use separate sheet(s))

15. List your background and experience of the principal members of your organization, including the officers.

16. Amount of Financing/Credit Available: $ (must be minimum of 25% of contracted price). (Unless otherwise required, this item to be completed only by bidders, not applicable to subcontrac-tors).

17. Financing/Credit Source (must be a bank or lending institution). List con-tact name and contact number . (Unless otherwise required, this item to be completed only by bidders, not applicable to subcontractors).

18. Give bank reference and contact information:

(Unless otherwise required, this item to be completed only by bidders, not applicable to subcontractors).

19. Will you, upon request, fill out a detailed financial statement and furnish any other information that may be required by Hazelton City Authority? .

20. Will you, if awarded a prime or subcontract comply with, and require by written subcontract that all of your subcontractors comply with, Act 127 of 2012 that requires registration with U.S. Department of Homeland

Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service for participation in the “free” internet based E-verify

System to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States? YES__________ /

NO__________. Furthermore, will you, as well as all subcontractors, provide completed and signed Act

127 Public Works Employment Verification Form as available from the Pennsylvania Department of Gen-eral Services website and included as an appendix to Specification Section 00815, State Requirements, Par-agraph 106? YES__________ / NO__________.

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21. Will you, if awarded a prime or subcontract provide a self-certification letter on your company letterhead as verification of compliance with I-9 employment eligibility status of all employees of your company?

YES__________ / NO__________.

22. The undersigned hereby authorizes and requests any person, firm, or corporation to furnish any information requested by Madisonburg Water Works in verification of the recitals comprising this statement of Bidder's

/ Contractor / Subcontractor Qualifications.

Dated this day of , 20 .

NAME OF BIDDER / CONTRACTOR / SUBCONTRACTOR

BY:

TITLE:

STATE OR COMMONWEALTH OF _________________________

COUNTY OR PARISH OF

ON THIS, this day of , 20 , before me, a notary public, the undersigned officer, personally appeared , known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purpose therein contained.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seals.

Notary Public

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SECTION 002113 - INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

1.1 SUMMARY

A. Final Contract Document shall include all documents as provided five (5) days prior to bid opening.

1.2 BID SUBMISSION

A. Bids shall be signed, sealed, executed, and dated and delivered as per Published Advertisement, Section 001113 - Advertisement for Bids or Addenda as issued.

B. Bids submitted after the above time deadline may be returned to Bidder unopened.

C. Amendments to submitted Bids will be permitted when received in writing prior to Bid closing and when endorsed by the same party or parties who signed and sealed the Bid.

D. Bidders may withdraw their Bid by written request before the above time.

1.3 INTENT

A. Intent of this Bid request is to obtain an offer to perform Work to complete the Madisonburg Water Works – Chlorine Contact Piping Project for a Unit Price contract, according to Contract Documents.

B. Madisonburg Water Work’s, 260 Madisonburg Pike, Madisonburg, PA 16852.

1.4 WORK IDENTIFIED IN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

A. Work of this proposed Contract identified in the Bid Breakdown Forms and detailed in the Contract Documents.

B. Location: All work shall be performed at existing Madisonburg Water Works property along Madisonburg Pike as identified in these documents.

C. Land and Access:

1. Work and staging areas shall be limited to existing property of the Owner as directed.

1.5 CONTRACT TIME

A. Description:

1. Refer to Form of Agreement, Article 4 for contract completion, on-line, tested and operational dates.

Owner shall issue Noticed to Proceed based on final approved project schedule as completed by all project coordinators.

2. Refer to Form of Agreement, Article 4 for Completion date.

3. Owner shall provide final starting date based on coordination of other trades and work ongoing at site

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4. Bidders shall account for any required premium, evening or weekend time to meet schedule requirements.

B. Time is of Essence:

1. Owner requires Work of this Contract to be complete as soon as possible.

2. Consideration will be given to time of completion when reviewing submitted Bids.

1.6 DEFINITIONS

A. Bidding Documents: Final Contract Document shall include all documents as uploaded to the online shared folder five (5) days prior to bid opening supplemented with Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bid Form, Bid Form Supplements and Appendices, and securities.

B. Contract Documents: As defined in EJCDC C-700 - Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract, Article 1, including issued Addenda.

C. Bid: Executed Bid Form and required attachments submitted according to Instructions to Bidders.

D. Bid: Monetary sum identified by Bidder in Bid Form, as accepted by Owner and identified in executed agreement.

E. Engineer: By submission of bid, bidder acknowledges that all references to work and responsibilities of engineer in all contract documents shall be taken as the in-house Engineer and staff of the Madisonburg Water Works.

1.7 CONTRACT DOCUMENTS IDENTIFICATION

A. Contract Documents are identified as all documents as provided five (5) days prior to bid opening.

1.8 AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS

A. Bidding Documents may be obtained as indicated in Advertisement for Bids.

B. Refunds: Contract Documents are provided at no cost to Bidder.

C. Purpose:

1. Bidding Documents are made available only for the purpose of obtaining offers for the Project.

2. Their use of any document does not grant a license for other purposes.

1.9 EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS

A. Bidders must review and conform to the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS, and must examine all of the Documents that form the Contract, become thoroughly familiar with the Drawings and Specifications, visit the location of the work, fully inform themselves of the existing conditions, possess a complete understanding of all requirements of equipment and manufacturer, comply with all applicable code requirements, and make their own estimate of the available facilities and difficulties during the execution of all work.

B. Completeness:

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1. Upon receipt of Bidding Documents, verify that documents are complete.

2. Attend mandatory on-site pre-bid meeting.

3. Bidder shall be responsible to Notify Engineer if documents are incomplete.

C. Immediately notify Engineer upon finding discrepancies or omissions in Bidding Documents.

1.10 INQUIRIES AND ADDENDA

A. Should the Bidder detect any potential discrepancies, conflicts, errors or omissions in the Drawings, Specifications, or other Contract Documents, or should he be in doubt as to their meaning, he should at once notify the Engineer.

B. All questions must be submitted to the Engineer in writing via email as early as possible in the bidding period. Questions received less than five (5) days prior to the date of bid opening may not be considered or answered.

C. No oral answers or interpretations will be provided. Oral answers or interpretations are not binding on any party.

D. All replies to questions shall be provided shall automatically be considered part of the Contract and scope of work.

E. Submit questions not less than five (5) days before date set for receipt of Bids.

F. Addenda:

1. Change, addition deletions or revisions to the Contract Documents will be made by Addenda, which may be issued during Bidding period.

2. The Engineer will post addenda and notify all plan holders only by email process.

3. Addenda shall become part of Contract Documents.

1.11 PRODUCT SUBSTITUTIONS

A. Where Bidding Documents stipulate particular products, substitution requests will be considered by Owner up to ten (10) days before receipt of Bids.

B. In the various detailed sections of the Specifications, where any item of equipment or material is specified by proprietary name, trade name, and/or name of one or more manufacturers, without the addition of such expressions as "or equal," it is to be understood that those items are so specified for reasons of standardization in maintenance and operation or are intended for obtaining desirable features best suited to the requirements of the Specifications.

C. In the various detailed sections of the Specifications, where any item of equipment or material is specified by proprietary name, trade name, and/or name of one or more manufacturers, with the addition of such expression as "or equal," it is to be understood that equal quality equipment or products of either a manufacturer named or of a manufacturer not named which meet the detailed requirements of the Specifications are intended, subject solely to the review by the Engineer as to the equality thereof, and it is distinctly understood that:

1. The Engineer is to use his own judgment in determining whether or not any item of equipment or material proposed is equal in quality to that specified.

2. The decision of the Engineer on all such questions of equality shall be final.

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3. In the event of any adverse decision by the Engineer, no claim of any sort shall be made or al-lowed against the Engineer or the Owner.

D. The Engineer will use the following criteria in his evaluation to determine if a proposed manufacturer and/or product other than the manufacturers and/or products named within the specification is equal.

1. The manufacturer and/or product which is being submitted for evaluation must:

a. meet or exceed the performance of the named manufacturers and/or products and meet all requirements of the specification.

b. show a minimum of ten years past performance in a similar type operational installation.

c. meet or exceed the mechanical reliability of the named manufacturers and/or products and show documented evidence of compliance.

d. have equal or better efficiency rating than that of named manufacturers and/or products.

e. have equal or less energy requirements than that of named manufacturers and/or prod-ucts.

f. have a reliable source of available replacement parts within the U.S.A.

g. have certified service and maintenance technicians readily available and within 4 hours total travel time of the equipment location.

E. In the various detailed sections of the Specifications it may be required that the equipment manufac-turer have experience in the design, construction and operation of equipment of type specified for at least five (5) years. In the event a party with an adversely affected direct financial interest protests, then the Engineer may waive the five (5) year requirement and accept a five (5) year replacement bond (equal to 200% of total replacement cost including labor) naming the Owner as the sole oblige in lieu of the experience requirement.

1. This bond, if required, shall be in effect for a period of five (5) years from the date of substantial completion of the equipment.

2. Bidder shall include with his submittal an officer- signed certificate from a surety com-pany, acceptable to the Owner and authorized to transact business in the State where the Work is located, indicating that such surety company will provide the Bidder, if awarded the Contract, a proper Replacement Bond as security for each piece of equipment not meeting the above experience requirements.

F. Equipment and material specified by name of manufacturer, brand, trade name or catalog reference, or its equal, shall form the basis of the Bid and be furnished under the Contract.

1. The Bidder shall record in Section entitled "INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY THE BIDDER," under Part B the names of the manufacturers he proposes to furnish for the equipment listed therein.

2. Section entitled "INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED BY THE BIDDER" is to be submitted with the Bidding Documents.

a. The Bidders are required to submit this section (IFB) to prevent lost time in awarding the Contract in the event the apparent low Bidder should default or that errors found in the bid form would void his Bid.

b. After receipt of Bids and before award of Contract, the Engineer will review the list of manufacturers that each of the Bidders proposes to use for the equipment listed. In the event the Bidders list a manufacturer whose equipment the Engineer does not consider "equal," the Engineer will so advise the Bidder who must then submit another manufacturer's name acceptable to the Engineer.

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