INVITATION TO BID ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DOCUMENT 00010

INVITATION TO BID ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DOCUMENT 00010 The Schuylkill County Board of Commissioners will receive sealed bids for the replacement of windows of Butler Township Child Care building until 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 11, 2021, in the Controller’s office, Schuylkill County Courthouse, 401 N. 2nd Street, Pottsville, PA 17901. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Board Room and reported at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Schuylkill County Commissioners. Faxed bids will not be accepted. Contract documents may be examined after Friday, September 17, 2021 at the office of the Project Engineer, ARRO Consulting, Inc., 1239 Centre Turnpike, Orwigsburg, PA 17961, 570-366-9534. Copies of Contract Documents and Plans may be obtained from this source for the nonrefundable fee of $75.00 per set. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Courthouse at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2021 in the Hofmann Room followed by a job site visit at the Butler Township Child Care facility located at 200 Catherine Street, Ashland, PA 17921. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, or certified check or cashier’s check, in favor of the County of Schuylkill in the amount of not less than ten percent. Bidders must also submit with their bids the non-collusion affidavit contained in the bidding documents. Bids shall remain open for sixty (60) days from the date of Bid opening unless award is delayed by a required approval from a governmental agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, in which event the Bids shall remain open for a period of 120 days from the date of Bid opening. See Instructions to Bidders for other provisions on the time available for acceptance of Bids. Prevailing wages established under the Davis-Bacon Act will apply to this contract. The bidding/contract documents contain requirements addressing prevailing labor wage rates, labor standards, nondiscrimination in hiring practices, goals for minority and female participation, MBE and WBE participation. Qualified Minority and Women Businesses Enterprise (MBE/WBE) are encouraged to respond to this Invitation to Bid. As a precondition of being awarded a Contract, Successful Bidder, and its subcontractor(s) are required, to provide confirmation of compliance with Act 127 of 2012, the “Public Works Employment Verification Act”. All submitted bids shall be accompanied with the Public Works Employment Verification Form. Bidders, subcontractors, their workers and any persons providing labor and products to the Project shall be persons lawfully permitted to work in the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Contractor and its subcontractor(s) shall comply with Federal and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania requirements under “Megans Law” in hiring or employing personnel to perform work in this project. The County hereby reserves the right, which is understood and agreed to by all Bidders, to reject any or all Bids and to waive any omissions, errors, or irregularities in any Bid. Linda Deatrich, Chief Clerk