4-Appendix B - Public Works Employment Verification Form.pdf

This is a Public Works Employment Verification Form issued by the Caln Township Municipal Authority for Contract CAL-01-26, the King's Grant Pump Station Upgrades project located in Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The document serves as an appendix to the bid solicitation and establishes the employment verification requirements that contractors must satisfy for this wastewater pump station modernization project. The project encompasses electrical equipment upgrades, offsite rebuild of two KSB Model KRT F100-401 pumps (50HP, 3/60/460 VAC, 1800RPM, explosion-proof rated), offsite rebuild of one Muffin Monster Model 30005-0012-DI hydraulically-driven grinder, site restoration work including earthwork and paved surface restoration, and installation of instrumentation and control systems including programmable logic controllers and operator interface terminals. Sealed bids were due electronically via PennBid by 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, April 24, 2026 (with a rebid deadline of 1:00 p.m. local time on Monday, June 15, 2026), with bid documents available at no cost beginning March 27, 2026. The successful bidder must achieve Substantial Completion within 120 calendar days and final completion within 150 calendar days from contract commencement, with liquidated damages assessed at $500 per day for schedule failures.

All work must be performed in accordance with the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act No. 442), with minimum wage rates established by labor classification including electricians at $105.91 per hour and plumbers at $109.99 per hour. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check equal to ten percent of the bid amount, and the successful bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract amount and a Maintenance Bond equal to 15 percent of the contract amount. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with PennBid charging an award fee of one-third percent of the contract award value (minimum $100, maximum $5,000) payable by the awarded contractor. Progress payments will be made at approximately 90-95 percent of completed work with retainage held, and final payment will be made 45 days after the Engineer's recommendation. The contractor is responsible for obtaining all local municipal permits, while the Owner is responsible for PADEP and PennDOT permits. This employment verification form is a mandatory component of the bidding documentation to ensure compliance with prevailing wage requirements.