Invitation for Bids - Limestone Run Flood Resiliency Dirt Removal
Lewisburg Borough will receive sealed bids, one (1) original and two (2) copies, for Limestone Run Flood Resiliency project, at Lewisburg Borough Offices until 2PM prevailing time on April 29, 2024, at 55 South Fifth Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837, at which time and place, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
The scope of work includes hauling dirt and/or tree removal on the west bank of Limestone run (bounded by Cherry Alley, Limestone (Bull) Run, the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail and Lynn Alley).
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained by picking up paper copies at Lewisburg Borough at 55 South Fifth Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837 for a set, or by contacting Angie Hunselman at SEDA-Council of Governments via email at akemberling@seda-cog.org for an electronic copy.
A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of Lewisburg Borough, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total of the Bid, shall be submitted with each bid. The Bidder shall include the fully completed Non-Collusion Affidavit with the bid.
In addition to the Equal Employment requirements of Executive Order 11246 regarding discrimination, the CONTRACTOR must establish a 6.9% goal for female participation and a 1% goal for minority participation in his/her aggregate on-site construction workforce for contracts in excess of $10,000.
Lewisburg Borough is utilizing federal funds for this project, and Union County has adopted a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) plan in accordance with Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432 and a Section 3 Action Plan in accordance with Title 24 Part 75 Code of Federal Regulations. As such, the bidders/offerors must submit documentary evidence of minority and women business enterprises and Section 3 business concerns who have been contacted and to whom commitments have been made. Documentation of such solicitations and commitments shall be submitted with the bid.
Moreover, the CONTRACTOR shall strive to meet the MBE goal of 5% and the WBE goal of 3% for contracts of $25,000 or more. For projects which the amount of HUD or CDBG funding exceeds $200,000 the CONTRACTOR must attempt to meet the minimum numerical goals of which 25% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Section 3 workers, per 24 CFR Part 75.19; and 5% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Targeted Section 3 workers, as defined in 24 CFR Part 75.21. Union County, in accordance with its Section 3 Action Plan, may provide a bid preference to a bidder who is a Section 3 business concern. MBE/WBE and Section 3 business concerns shall be afforded full opportunity to bid without discrimination. DavisBacon and Related Acts apply to this Project.
Bids may be held by Lewisburg Borough for up to 60 days from the date of opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders prior to awarding the contract. Lewisburg Borough reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities, or to negotiate contract amounts.
