ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the 5th Street

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the 5th Street Playground Improvements – Phase I Project will be received by the West Hazleton Borough online via the PennBid Program, until Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 12:00 P.M. (prevailing time). Bids will be publicly announced during a West Hazleton Borough Council meeting to be held at 100 South 4th, West Hazleton, PA 18202. All bids will be read aloud at Borough meeting. Thereafter, Bid results will be available online at http://PennBid.ProcureWare.com The project includes ADA parking and access, fence work, and other associated site work. The particular items of work for the contract are identified more specifically in the Bid Format, Contract Specifications and Contract Documents. The owner will furnish those materials listed in the project documents. Contract will be awarded to the lowest respective bidder. All Bidding Documents are available at no cost at http://PennBid.ProcureWare.com. THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price with a corporate surety approved by the Owner. Attention is called to the fact that no less than the minimum salaries and wages established under the PA State Wage Rates in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project and that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, ancestry, national origin, or handicap. The Contractor will be required to comply with the Provisions of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act in providing equal employment opportunities in connection with all work. This bid is for a public works contract and bidder is therefore subject to the provisions, duties, obligations, and penalties of the Public Works Employment Verification Act, 43 P.S. 167.1-167.11. All submitted bids shall be accompanied with the Public Works Employment Verification Form. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of opening bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the contract. However, the award of the contracts may be delayed by required approval of another government agency or closing on the project funding loans. Owner shall reject all bids or award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder within 120 days of the bid opening. West Hazleton Borough