Madisonburg Water Works - Chlorine Contact Piping Project (0000-032069. 02)

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Madisonburg Water Works, Centre County
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Pennsylvania
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Madisonburg Water Works, Centre County, Pennsylvania, is requesting sealed bids for supply and installation of serpentine-style chlorine contact piping and a chlorine analyzer vault, with bids due September 8, 2026, per Addendum No. 1 issued September 3, 2026 (revised from September 1). This is a Pennsylvania prevailing wage project funded through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) with loan closing scheduled for October 2026.

The scope encompasses approximately 1,030 linear feet of 12-inch PVC pipe, 18 units of 12-inch 90-degree mechanical joint bends, a chemical feed vault with chlorine analyzer and sample tap, 4-inch PVC tie-in and blowoff piping, gate valves, ductile iron fittings, and control wiring for SCADA integration. A lump sum allowance of $225,000 for general SCADA upgrades within the water treatment plant, managed by Keystone Engineering Group (the existing SCADA system integrator), covers equipment procurement, installation, programming, and integration including a new PC, firewall, SCADA software, Allen Bradley Compact Logix PLC control panel, chlorine analyzer, and commissioning services. The project is located at 260 Madisonburg Pike, Miles Township, Centre County, between the finished water storage tank and water treatment plant. All steel products must be U.S.-produced under the Pennsylvania Steel Products Procurement Act.

Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience as a general contractor with comparable projects; key personnel (project manager and field superintendent) must have completed a minimum of three similar projects. A certified check or bid bond of 10 percent of the bid amount is required at submission, with performance and payment bonds of 100 percent of contract value and a maintenance bond of 10 percent (minimum $5,000) required within 10 days of award. Comprehensive insurance including $1 million general liability, $1 million automobile liability, and $5 million umbrella liability is mandatory. Substantial completion is required within 90 calendar days of Notice to Proceed; final completion within 120 days. Liquidated damages are $1,000 per day until substantial completion, then $500 per day. Questions are due by 12:00 PM on September 3. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting was held August 19, 2026. Five contractors submitted bids ranging from $696,232 to $868,000, with All-Terra Construction, Inc., submitting the lowest bid at $696,232.

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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. Madisonburg Water Works Timothy Clouser

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