Site work and renovation of a water / sewer project in West Springfield, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

ESTIMATED RANGE: .1 General – $1,000,000 - $2,000,000 .2 HVAC – $100,000 - $200,000 .3 Plumbing - $400,000 - $500,000 & .4 Electrical – $400,000 - $500,000 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES = (.1) $370.00 per day, (.2) $100.00 per day, (.3) $160.00 per day & (.4) $160.00 per day. There is no Bid Guaranty required for this Project. The Goals for each Prime Contract is as follows: SDB AND VBE GOALS .1 General Construction – ALL BASE BIDS (#1, & #2) SDB = 7% VBE = 3% .2 HVAC Construction – ALL BASE BIDS (#1, & #2) SDB = NA VBE = NA .3 Plumbing Construction – ALL BASE BIDS (#1, & #2) SDB = 10% VBE = 3% .4 Electrical Construction ALL BASE BIDS (#1, & #2) SDB = 15% VBE = 3% The Department of General Services Public Works and the Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion and Small Business Opportunities (BDISBO) identified this procurement as eligible for the setting of Small Diverse Business (SDB) and/or Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE) participation goals. However, BDISBO did not set SDB and/or VBE participation goals for those procurements that are less than the $400,000 threshold required to set either goal. In addition, there will be no points allocated toward SDB/SB participation for this procurement. This is a significant programmatic change from the SDB and SB Participation program contained in prior Projects issued by Public Works. Bidders now must agree to meet the SDB and VBE Participation Goals in full or demonstrate that they have made Good Faith Efforts to meet the Goals. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section regarding Small Diverse Business and Veteran Business Enterprise Participation for further information. AWARD OF CONTRACT. If DGS awards a contract, it will be made to the lowest responsible Bidder within sixty (60) days from the Bid Opening Date. This 60-day period may be extended by written consent of the lowest responsible Bidder(s). Notice of Award of Contract will be made via e-Builder. If the lowest Bidder is allowed to withdraw its bid, declines to extend the bid, or refuses the Award of Contract, the Department may award the contract to the next lowest responsible Bidder or reject all bids and re-bid the contract. There will be no contract with the Department until all parties have fully executed the contract BID OPENING PROCEDURE. Bids will be opened in e-Builder by two (2) representatives of the Department who enter their usernames and password into the program to confirm their presence at the date and time designated in the Notice, or as close after this time as reasonably possible. The Department will not, under any circumstances, open a bid before the Bid Opening Date and time. The Bid Opening is viewable to the public via web conference. Information regarding the web conference can be found on the Notice to Bidders in e-Builder. DGS will also publish the web conference link on its publicly accessible website. The amount of each bid, together with the name of each Bidder will be recorded under Questions during the bid stage shall be submitted via e-Builder under the Q&A Board tab in the Package's Invitation to Bid. All questions related to the proposed work or proposed Contract Documents must be submitted in e-Builder no later than close of business ten (10) days prior to the Bid Opening Date. Only questions received no later than ten (10) days prior to the date fixed for the opening of bids will be considered by the Department. If a question is submitted within 10 days of the Bid Opening Date, the Department may, in its sole discretion, answer the question. Questions submitted outside of e-Builder will not be considered for response. B. NEITHER THE DEPARTMENT, THE PROFESSIONAL, NOR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLIENT AGENCY SHOULD BE ASKED TO PROVIDE ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN INTERPRETATION TO ANY BIDDER REGARDING INTERPRETATION OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. ANY CONVERSATION OR WRITING BETWEEN A BIDDER AND EITHER THE DEPARTMENT, THE PROFESSIONAL, OR THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CLIENT AGENCY FOR WHOM THE PROJECT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED, SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON BY ANY BIDDER, IS NOT BINDING UPON THE DEPARTMENT, AND SHALL NOT BECOME PART OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS UNLESS THE INFORMATION SUBSEQUENTLY APPEARS IN AN ADDENDUM ISSUED IN E-BUILDER. C. The Department's response to any Question will be in the form of an Addendum issued in e-Builder. If a response to a Question is provided through the Answer process in e-Builder, the response will not be binding on the Department or the project unless it is subsequently issued in an Addendum. All Bidders that have created a user profile in e-Builder will be notified as addenda are issued. If an addendum is issued prior to the bid opening, but after the Bidder submitted its bid, the Bidder will need to resubmit its bid through e-Builder prior to the bid opening date and time. All addenda become a part of the Contract Documents and all Bidders on any portion of the contract for the Project are bound by all addenda issued on the Project. The Bidder will be required to acknowledge all addenda prior to submitting a bid. the Bid Tabulation tab in e-Builder. The Bid Tabulation shall be considered unofficial and shall be open to public inspection during the web conference. The Bid Tabulation, listing the Bidders and their bid amount, will be available in e-Builder and posted to the Department's publicly accessible website within two (2) calendar days of the Bid Opening.