5-Bid Form Contract 2025-01 Building Construction.pdf

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RETTEW Project No.: 0114103642 Contract No. 2025-01

BID FORM

Project Identification: Contract No. 2025-01 – Building Construction Public Works Building and Rooftop Solar Project

RETTEW Project No.: 0114103642

Name of Bidder:

This Bid is submitted to: Conewago Township 3279 Old Hershey Road Elizabethtown, PA 17022

1. The undersigned Bidder proposes and agrees, if this Bid is accepted, to enter into an Agreement with OWNER in the form included in the Contract Documents to perform and furnish all Work as specified or indicated in the Contract Documents for the Bid price and within the Bid Times indicated in this Bid and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

2. Bidder accepts all of the terms and conditions of the Invitation to Bid and Instructions to Bidders, including without limitation those dealing with the disposition of Bid Security.

This Bid will remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the day of Bid opening unless award is delayed by a required approval of another government agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, in which case this Bid shall remain subject to acceptance for 120 days after the bid opening date as provided by the Act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.

1309, No. 317), as amended by the Act of December 12, 1994 (P.L. 1042, No. 142). Bidder will sign and deliver the required number of counterparts of the Agreement with the Bonds and other documents required by the Bidding Requirements within 15 days after the date of OWNER'S Notice of Award.

3. In submitting this Bid, Bidder represents, as more fully set forth in the Agreement, that:

a. Bidder has examined and carefully studied the Contract Documents and the following Addenda receipt of all which is hereby acknowledged:

b. Bidder has visited the site and become familiar with and is satisfied as to the general, local and site conditions that may affect cost, progress, performance and furnishing of the Work.

c. Bidder is familiar with and is satisfied as to all federal, state and local laws and regulations that may affect cost, progress, performance and furnishing of the Work.

d. If applicable, Bidder has carefully studied all reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or contiguous to the site and all drawings of physical conditions in or relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at or contiguous to the site (except underground facilities) that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions as referenced in Article 4 of the General Conditions.

Bidder accepts the determination set forth in Paragraph SC-4.02 of the

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Supplementary Conditions of the extent of the "technical data" contained in such reports and drawings upon which Bidder is entitled to rely as provided in Article 4 of the General Conditions. Bidder acknowledges that such reports and drawings are not Contract Documents and may not be complete for Bidder's purposes. Bidder acknowledges that OWNER and ENGINEER do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information and data shown or indicated in the Contract Documents with respect to underground facilities at or contiguous to the site. Bidder has obtained and carefully studied (or assumes responsibility for having done so) all such additional or supplementary examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies and data concerning conditions (surface, subsurface and underground facilities) at or contiguous to the site or otherwise that may affect cost, progress, performance or furnishing of the Work or that may relate to any aspect of the means, methods, techniques, sequences and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder and safety precautions and programs incident thereto. Bidder does not consider that any additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies or data are necessary for the determination of this Bid for performance and furnishing of the Work in accordance with the times, price and other terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

e. Bidder is aware of the general nature of the Work to be performed by OWNER and others at the site that relates to work for which this Bid is submitted as indicated in the Contract Documents.

f. Bidder has correlated the information known to Bidder, information and observations obtained from visits to the site, reports and drawings identified in the Contract Documents and all additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies and data with the Contract Documents.

g. Bidder has given ENGINEER written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities or discrepancies that Bidder has discovered in the Contract Documents and the written resolution thereof by ENGINEER is acceptable to Bidder, and the Contract Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all terms and conditions for performing and furnishing the Work for which this Bid is submitted.

h. This Bid is genuine and not made in the interest of or on the behalf of any undisclosed person, firm or corporation and is not submitted in conformity with any agreement or rules of any group, association, organization or corporation; Bidder has not directly or indirectly induced or solicited any other Bidder to submit a false or sham Bid; Bidder has not solicited or induced any person, firm or corporation to refrain from bidding; and Bidder has not sought by collusion to obtain for itself any advantage over any other Bidder or over OWNER. Bidder is aware that they must complete a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the work on the project with its own forces.

4. Bidder will complete the Work in accordance with the Contract Documents for the prices entered into the electronic Bid Form on the PennBID website, which is located under the Bid Table in the Pricing Section. (The electronic Bid Form may be downloaded and printed for the Bidder’s use.) Unit prices have been computed in accordance with Article 11 of the General Conditions. Bidder acknowledges that quantities are not guaranteed and final payment will be based on actual quantities determined as provided in the Contract Documents.

5. Use of the words “complete in-place” in the Schedule of Prices shall be understood to mean “complete in-place including all labor, materials, tools, equipment, excavation, restoration, and testing.” All items required for completion of the project but are not identified in the Bid Form shall be considered as incidental to the Work. No additional payment will be made for an incidental item or work.

6. Bidder agrees that the Work will be substantially complete within 200 calendar days after the date when the contract time commences to run as provided in Paragraph 2.03 of the

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General Conditions, and completed and ready for final payment within 30 calendar days after the date of Substantial Completion. Bidder accepts the provisions of the Agreement as to liquidated damages in the event of failure to complete the Work within the times specified in the Agreement.

7. The following documents shall be completed by each bidder and submitted electronically with the bid:

a. Experience Questionnaire; Required Bid Security; Basis of Bid Supplement, Anti- Collusion Affidavit, Nondiscrimination-Sexual Harassment Provisions and Public Works Employment Verification Form.

8. Communications concerning this Bid shall be addressed to the address of Bidder indicated below or the following address:

9. The terms used in this Bid that are defined in the General Conditions or Instructions will have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions or Instructions.

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SUBMITTED on .

If Bidder is:

An Individual

By: (SEAL)

(INDIVIDUAL’S NAME)

doing business as Business Address:

Phone No.:

A Partnership

By: (SEAL)

(FIRM’S NAME)

(GENERAL PARTNER)

Business Address:

Phone No.:

A Corporation

By: (SEAL)

(CORPORATION’S NAME)

(STATE OF INCORPORATION)

By: (SEAL)

(NAME OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN)

(TITLE)

(Corporate Seal)

Attest:

(SECRETARY)

Business Address:

Phone No.:

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A Joint Venture

By: (SEAL)

(NAME)

(ADDRESS)

By: (SEAL)

(NAME)

(ADDRESS)

Phone Number and Address for Receipt of Official Communications.

(Each joint venture must sign. The manner of signing for each individual, partnership and corporation that is a party to the joint venture should be in the manner indicated above.)