Site work for a civil project in Bellwood, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The work consists of modifications to Bellwood Dam including clearing and grubbing, water management control and dewatering, engineered fill placement, drainfill and filter drains, new spillway and intake structure, outlet valve vault, crest parapet wall, drilling and grouting, rock anchors, intake tower access bridge, stream channel and streambank stabilization, mechanical piping, basin sediment removal and disposal, reservoir aeration system, constructed wetlands, access roads, site improvements and all required appurtenances. Each Bid must be accompanied by a completed Contractors Qualification Statement and a Certified or Bank Check; or Bid Bond naming as payee, the Altoona Water Authority for five percent (5%) of the total bid amount as security for proper execution of the Agreement and other contractual documents. The Successful Bidder must execute an Agreement and furnish performance and payment bonds each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price and on the respective forms provided in the Bidding Documents. All bonds must be executed by sureties named in "Circular 570 - Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties in Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies (latest revision)" by the Audit Staff, Bureau of Government Financial Operations, U.S. Treasury Department. The Successful Bidder must also furnish insurance coverage as required by the Bidding Documents. Notice is given that not less than the minimum wage rates set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid to employees on this project in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Prevailing Wage Rates. Funding for this project originates from USEPA financial assistance dollars. Therefore, all Bidders must demonstrate compliance with federal Executive Orders 11625, 12138 and 12432 and EPA Regulations at 40 CFR Part 33, through the detailed documentation of solicitation of Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBEs). Bidders must demonstrate the Six Good Faith Efforts to identify and solicit DBE firms that are potential sources for any procurement action in the areas of project construction, equipment, services and supplies by including state qualified small businesses and minority- and women-owned business enterprises in the bidding process. Accordingly, Bidders are advised of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Super Cross Cutter Requirements for Construction Projects in the Bidding Documents funded under the PennVEST Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan programs. Bidders must submit DBE contact and commitment documentation with the Bid. The project must comply with the Pennsylvania Steel Products Procurement Act of 1978, P.L. 6, as amended and the American Iron and Steel Requirements. The Act and amendments require use of steel products produced in the United States. The Altoona Water Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof or items therein, to waive any defects or irregularities in the Bids, and to accept any Bid which, in its judgment, is for its best interest. Bids shall remain open for a period of 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 loans or grants, in which event the Bids will remain open for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of Bid opening. No bids may be withdrawn, except when the Bidder(s) comply with the withdrawal requirements of Act No. 4 of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, Senate Bill 793, Printers No. 1655, as amended. The Work will be substantially completed within 630 days after the date when the Contract Times commence to run as provided in Paragraph 4.01 of the General Conditions, and completed and ready for final payment in accordance with Paragraph 15.06 of the General Conditions within 720 days after the date when the Contract Times commence to run