Bids & Proposals

Bids & Proposals

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by Lower Salford Township, hereinafter generally referred to as the Township, on February 24, 2023 until 10:00 A.M. (Prevailing Time) via the PennBid Electronic Document and Bid Management Program. All documents and solicitation details will be available on or after January 27, 2023 at https://pennbid.procureware.com. Bidders must register (a free process), then click on the “Solicitationsâ€? then “Viewâ€? tabs. CONTRACT NO. 4600-90 ALDERFER ROAD AND PARK AVENUE BASIN RETROFITS PROJECT IN LOWER SALFORD TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA This project involves constructing two new stormwater facilities to provide water quality benefits to the adjacent stream (West Branch Skippack Creek). The stormwater facilities are located along Alderfer Road, north of Main Street in Lower Salford Township. The work will involve regrading the basins and modifying or installing outlet structures. In addition, the project includes potential Alternate/Add-On items, including retrofit of the Park Avenue Basin on the opposite side of the West Branch Skippack Creek, and installation of all temporary and permanent seeding. These Alternate/Add-On items will be considered by the Township during review of the bid proposals. The Township reserves the right, at their discretion, to select any/all, or combination of, the potential Alternate/Add-On items for the purpose of awarding this Contract. All bids must include lump sum or unit prices to be considered for award by the Township, at their option, after review of the bid amounts. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check, bank draft or bid bond issued by a surety company licensed to conduct business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of at least ten percent (10%) of the total Base Bid price made payable to the Township. The bidder’s attention is called to the fact that the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act and the Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act apply to this Contract if the estimated cost of the project is in excess of $25,000. The successful bidder shall pay no less than the wage rates determined for the project area as set forth in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder must also ensure that employees, subcontractors and applicants for employment are (a) not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin, or on any other basis on which discrimination is prohibited by any applicable federal, state or local laws and, (b) legally authorized to work in the United States. The successful bidder will be required to furnish separate bonds with corporate surety issued by companies authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the prescribed forms dated the date of the Contract, or separate Federal or Commonwealth chartered lending institution irrevocable letters of credit in a form accepted and approved by the Township, or separate restrictive or escrow accounts with such lending institutions pursuant to an escrow agreement accepted and approved by the Township, each equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount, to secure (a) the faithful performance and maintenance of the Contract; and (b) the prompt payment of materials and labor. Bidders are advised that all applicable provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (Public Law 91-596, dated December 29, 1970, latest revision) shall be strictly adhered to on this project. Bids must be accompanied by an executed Non-Collusion Affidavit as set forth in the Contract Documents. Failure to submit an Affidavit with the bid proposal will result in disqualification of the bid. Award of Contract, if a contract be awarded, will be to the lowest responsible bidder, but the Township reserves the unqualified right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities. The Township also reserves the right to delete any “itemâ€? or portion of an “itemâ€? contained in the Contract at its discretion, once bids are received. Prior to awarding the Contract, bids may be held by the Township for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders. During this period, no bid may be withdrawn. Joseph Czajkowski Township Manager Lower Salford Township SI-Feb 5,