Site work for a road / highway in Weatherly, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

The Weatherly Borough solicits bids for the Weatherly Steel, Act 2 Closure, Heavy Metal Remediation Project located at Wilbur Street Weatherly Borough, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. All Contractor personnel working on the property must provide a certificate demonstrating a minimum of 24 Hour OSHA Training (Haz-Woper). These certificates are required as part of the bid submittal. Bids will be received for the following prime Contract (s): Contract No. 1: Weatherly Steel, Act 2 Closure, Heavy Metal Remediation Project Therefore, bidders are encouraged to provide their bids well in advance of the time listed above. All bids shall be enclosed in envelopes (inner and outer), both of which shall be sealed and clearly labeled with the words "SEALED BID FOR THE WEATHERLY STEEL, ACT 2 CLOSURE, HEAVY METAL REMEDATION PROJECT," and the name and Prime Contract Number bid on, name of Bidder and date and time of bid opening, to guard against the premature opening of the bid. Facsimile bids will not be accepted or considered. Please make your check payable to Quad Three Group, Inc., 37 North Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Contact Diane Molenda at 570.829.4200, Ext. 331. All checks for Bidding and Contract Documents shall be made payable to the Architect, Quad Three Group, Inc. Cut-off date for issuing Bidding and Contract Documents shall be April 20, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. All bids shall be remain firm for sixty (60) days following the opening of bids. Each Contractor and each subcontractor shall be licensed in the community where the work will occur. The Contract will be written to retain 10% for each payment request. When the Contract is 50% completed, one-half of the amounts retained shall be returned to the Contractor. However, the Architect must approve the Application for Payment. In addition, the Contractor must be making satisfactory progress, and there must be no specific cause for greater withholding. The Owner-Contractor Agreement will be the Standard Form of Agreement between Owner and Contractor, Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract EJCDC C-520 Suggested Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor for Construction Contract (Stipulated Price). The Owner requires that all Bids shall comply with the bidding requirements specified in the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner may, at its discretion, waive informalities in Bids but is not obligated to do so, nor does it represent that it will do so. The Owner also reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. Under no circumstances will the Owner waive any informality which, by such waiver, would give one Bidder a substantial advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all other Bidders. Bonding companies for Performance and Payment Bonds must be listed in the U.S. Treasury Circular No. 570. A Bid Bond made payable to the Weatherly Borough in the amount of 10% of the Base Bid shall accompany each bid, executed by the Contractor and a surety company licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as a guarantee that, if the bid is accepted, the Bidder shall execute the proposed Contract and shall furnish and pay for a Performance and Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price as security for the performance of the Contract and payment of all costs thereof, upon execution of Contract. If, after eight (8) days, the Bidder shall fail to execute said Contract and Bond, the Bid Bond shall be forfeited to the Owner as liquidated damages. The Bid Bond of all bidders, except the three low bidders, will be returned within ten (10) days after the opening of the bids. The Bid Bond of the three low bidders for each prime Contract will be returned within three days after the executed Contracts, and the Owner has approved the required bonds. The successful Bidder will be required to file a Stipulation against Mechanic's Liens before commencing work. Bidders' attention is called to the fact that not less than minimum wages and salaries in accordance with the provisions of the Prevailing Wage Act 442 and contained in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS must be paid throughout the duration of this project. The Bidding Documents and Proposal Forms may be examined at the following site during regular business hours starting on April 11, 2022: Quad Three Group, Inc., 37 North Washington Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18701, telephone 570-829-4200, facsimile 570-829-3732. The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or family status and that to the greatest extent feasible utilize project area located in or owned I substantial part of project area residents. The selection of the successful Bidder shall be made in the best interest of the Weatherly Borough, as solely determined by the Borough, and bidders acknowledge this by submitting a bid. The Weatherly Borough does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, family, and handicapped status in employment or the provision of services, and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. This project is funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania acting through the Department of Community and Economic Development.