Air Sampling Site Demolition Disposal and Restoration Wilkes-Barre PA (Luzerne County)

SPECIFICATIONS

I. SCOPE OF WORK

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth), Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Bureau of Air Quality, requires demolition, deposal, and site restoration at Chilwick and Washington Streets. Wilkes-Barre, PA18705 (“Site”).

Questions: Any questions regarding the technical aspects of the Specifications should be directed to Carl Shaver by telephone (717) 439-6981 or e-mail (cshaver@pa.gov).

Bidding procedure questions should be directed to Angel Mercado by email (angmercado@pa.gov).

A. General –DEP seeks a Contractor to remove and restore the Site located in Luzerne County. The Site will consist of a shelter, meteorological tower, electrical service pole, and fence. The awarded Contractor (Contractor) will remove concrete pillars and underground conduit. The Contractor will also remove 8 to 10 inches of stone padding, refill this area with topsoil, and seed this area with Pennsylvania blend grass shown in Exhibits A, B, C, and D.

B. Permits/Inspections/PA One Call/Erosion & Sediment (E&S) – Prior to beginning construction, Contractor shall obtain any necessary electrical permit(s) from the appropriate local authority. Contractor shall also be responsible for obtaining all other required permits and inspections to complete this project and must follow proper safety protocols (using PA One Call – see www.pa1call.org) before any excavations. Contractor shall follow any Commonwealth required best management practices regarding Erosion & Sediment (E&S) control during construction.

C. C. Electric – Electrical service has been previously shut off and removed.

II. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Contractor agrees to comply with these Specifications and the following attachments:

· Attachment B - Commonwealth Standard Terms & Conditions – State

III. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

Contractor shall purchase and maintain at its own expense, the following types of insurance issued by companies acceptable to the Commonwealth.

A. Workers’ Compensation Insurance sufficient to comply with minimum coverage amounts established by Commonwealth law to cover all Contractor employees working to fulfill this Contract.

B. Comprehensive General Liability Insurance, including bodily injury and property damage insurance, sufficient to protect the Commonwealth and Contractor from claims arising out of the performance of the contract. The amount of bodily injury insurance shall not be less than $500,000 for injury to or death of persons per occurrence. The amount of property damage insurance shall not be less than $500,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall be occurrence-based, and claims-made policies are not acceptable.

C. Automotive Liability Insurance, including bodily injury and property damage insurance, sufficient to protect the Commonwealth and the Contractor from claims arising out of the performance of the contract. The amount of bodily insurance shall not be less than $500,000 for injury to or death of persons per occurrence. The amount of property damage insurance shall not be less than $500,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall be occurrence-based, and claims-made policies are not acceptable.

Such general liability and automotive policies shall name the Commonwealth as an additional insured. Prior to the commencement of the work under this Contract, Contractor must provide the Commonwealth with current Certificates of Insurance. These Certificates shall contain a provision that coverage afforded under the policy shall not be cancelled or modified until at least (30 days’ prior written notice has been given to the Commonwealth.

IV. BID AWARD:

Contract shall be awarded on a lump sum basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting all the requirements contained in the Scope of Work. See Attachment A – Sample Bid Award for award of the bid.

After completion and inspection of the work, Contractor shall provide DEP with an invoice not to exceed the awarded amount specified in the resulting Purchase Order. DEP may make payments to Contractor by credit card (Master Card only) by telephone. Alternatively, in order to receive DEP’s payment by check, Contractor must have an SAP Vendor ID. To obtain an SAP Vendor ID, please call (877) 435-7363, choose option 1.

The online DGS Supplier Service Center is available to assist vendors with registration and account management.

V. BID SUBMISSION:

a. All Bids must be submitted electronically through the Commonwealth’s Department of General Services’ (DGS) eMarketplace website. The eMarketplace website is located at the following link:

http://www.emarketplace.state.pa.us. DEP is not responsible for the maintenance of the eMarketplace website.

b. DGS’s Supplier Service Center (https://www.dgs.pa.gov/Materials-Services-Procurement/Supplier-Service-Center/ Pages/default.aspx) is available to assist vendors with registration, bidding, and account management. For questions regarding registration help, please send an email to RA-PSC_Supplier_Requests@pa.gov or call (877) 435-7363, choose option 1. For questions regarding bidding help, send an email to srmhelp@pa.gov or call (877) 435-7363, choose option 2.

c. DEP is not responsible for the support or functionality of any Department of General Services website.

VI. PAYMENT TERMS

Payment shall be made within approximately 20 business days upon proper satisfactory completion of all items listed in Scope of Work and upon receipt of the invoice by the Comptroller.

VII. CONTRACT TERM

DEP shall contact Contractor immediately following award of the Contract to arrange start and end dates.

The quantities contained within these Specifications are estimates only and may increase or decrease depending on DEP’s needs. Contractor shall be paid at the unit price that it bid for the actual work performed by Contractor.

Questions concerning the technical aspects of this bid should be directed to Carl Shaver by telephone (717-439-6981) or by e-mail (cshaver@pa.gov.)

ATTACHMENT A

SAMPLE BID AWARD

The bid shall be awarded on a lump sum basis to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder meeting all the requirements contained in the Scope of Work.

Site Demolition disposal and restoration – Removal and disposal of existing structure and tower, electric service pole, underground conduits, concrete pillars, and fencing. Removal of 8 to10 inches of stone pad. Replace removed stone with topsoil and seed with Pennsylvania bleed seed.

TOTAL - BID AWARD

Lump Sum

Lump Sum

ATTACHMENT B

See attached file - Required Commonwealth Contract Clauses

EXHIBIT A

Street View of the air sampling site location in Wilkes-Barre, PA. There may be underground structures, so PA One Call shall be utilized.

EXHIBIT B

EXHIBIT C

EXHIBIT D

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