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

Copies of the Contract Specifications and Drawings are on file and may be examined at the office of Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc., 3121 Fairway Drive, Altoona, PA 16602-4496 and the Huntingdon County Planning and Development Department, 205 Penn Street, Suite 3, Huntingdon, PA 16652, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. daily (prevailing local time) except Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. Sets of such documents may be obtained from the office of Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc. upon payment of One Hundred Fifty Dollars and No Cents ($150.00) payable to Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc., Phone: 814-943-5214; Fax: 814-943-8494. Payment also accepted using VISA and MasterCard. This payment will not be refunded. Hard copies of the bid documents will be shipped upon payment receipt or can be picked up during normal business hours. Bid documents may also be obtained electronically at no charge. Bids will only be accepted from firms obtaining bidding documents including plans, specifications and addenda directly from the Engineer. The work consists of the placement of shotcrete on the existing gabion baskets along the reservoir side slopes and the bottom of the reservoir to resurface existing grout. The project is located at Mapleton Municipal Water Authoritys Scrub Run in Union Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The contact is project engineer Garret Hargenrader and the estimate is $50,000.00. A certified check or bid bond payable to or naming as obligee County of Huntingdon in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid amount must be submitted with the proposal. Bidders must submit with their bids the Non-Collusion Affidavit contained in the contract documents. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for performance and payment bonds in the full amount of . the contract and submit evidence of its qualifications to perform the work. The Successful Bidder will be required to execute the Agreement and to furnish performance and payment bonds, each of said bonds to be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, all in the respective forms provided in the Bidding Documents. The Contractor also will be required to furnish evidence of insurance coverage as required by the Bidding Documents. All bonds shall be in the form prescribed in the Contract Documents and shall be executed by sureties as are named in the current list of Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies aspublished in Circular 570 (amended) by the Audit Staff, Bureau of Government Financial Operations, U.S. Treasury Department. Federal Labor Standards Provisions found in HUD Form 4010 and Davis- Bacon/Related Acts apply to this project. 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. The Huntingdon County Commissioners are utilizing federal funds for this project and has adopted a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) in accordance with Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432 and a Section 3 Action Plan in accordance with Title 24 Part 135 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. The Section 3 Action Plan applies to contracts of $100,000 or greater and requires the CONTRACTOR to strive to meet the minimum participation level of 10% of the contract amount to be awarded to Section 3 business concerns, and 30% of all new hires shall be Section 3 residents. The 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. This contract is also subject to the Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, 12 U.S.C. 1701U which purpose is to ensure that employment and economic opportunities be directed to low income persons, particularly those receiving HUD assistance for housing. Huntingdon County Section 3 eligible businesses are encouraged to contact the Huntingdon County Planning and Development Department for placement onto the County's Section 3 Business Listing. Bids may be held by the County 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. The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities, or to negotiate contract amounts. Awards shall be made only to responsible bidders that possess the potential ability to perform successfully under the terms and conditions of this procurement. Consideration shall be given to such matters as bidder integrity, compliance with public policy, record of past performance and financial and technical resources when determining responsibility.