Site work and paving for a civil project in Somerset, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The Somerset County Board of Commissioners will receive sealed bids for construction of Phase IIA of the Somerset Lake Trail in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The project scope of work includes clearing the area of the proposed trail, general excavation and cut/fill operations to establish the trail subgrade, installing stormwater drainage pipes, and placing and compacting the trail surface aggregate. Work also includes installation and maintenance of erosion and sediment control structures and restoration of disturbed areas after construction is complete. If a contract is awarded, in whole or in part, it is anticipated to occur at the Commissioners meeting held on October 5, 2021. certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the Somerset County Board of Commissioners, or negotiable U.S. Government Bond (at par value), 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. Attention is called to the fact that no less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project; that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin or handicap; that a mandatory ratio of apprentices and trainees to journeymen is required in each craft and the Contractor (and any subcontractors) is obliged to make a "diligent effort" to achieve these ratios; and that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given lower income of the project area and must to the greatest extent feasible utilize project area businesses located in or owned in substantial part by project area residents. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or to waive any informality in the bidding. Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date of opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding the Contract. Per the engineer, the county has already purchased the materials for this project, so this bid is for labor only.