Riverfront Park Bridge Abutment Protection - 5195499

Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

CLARIFICATION DEADLINE 10/24/2023 4:00 PM A pre-bid conference will not be conducted for this Project. BID TYPE Fixed Fee Contract The Project includes the following Work: Stabilization and reestablishment of the Manatawny Creek embankment with riprap armoring, installation of grout behind the existing bridge abutment, installation of vegetation barriers along the top of the embankment, removal of an asphalt walking path, installation of chain link fencing at the top of the embankment, removal of a gravel bar in the stream bed, and assorted repairs to the bridge including spot welds, deck replacement, structural repairs, sandblasting, and painting. Instructions to Bidders. Bid security in the form a Certified Check or Bid Bond shall be furnished with the bid in an amount not less than 10%. All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted via PennBID in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Telephone inquiries are unacceptable. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. Statutory Requirements. Bidders must comply with all State antibid-rigging regulations pertaining to work associated with this project, and will be required to submit an executed non-collusion affidavit with the bid. Bidders should refer to provisions of federal and state statutes, rules and regulations dealing with the prevention of environmental pollution and preservation of public natural resources that affect the project, pursuant to Act No. 247 of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, approved October 26, 1972. This Project falls under The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted Act 127 of 2012, known as the Public Works Employment Verification Act ('the Act') which requires all public work contractors and subcontractors to utilize the Federal Government's E-Verify system to ensure that all employees performing work on public work projects are authorized to work in the United States. All Bidders are required to submit a Public Works Employment Verification Form as a precondition for the Contract Award. The estimated cost for this project is greater than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act shall apply. All bids shall be irrevocable for 60 days after the bid opening date as provided by the Act of November 26, 1978 (P.L. 1309, No. 317), as amended by the Act of December 12, 1994 (P.L. 1042, No. 142). The Work will be substantially complete on or before June 28, 2024, and completed and ready for final payment in accordance with Paragraph 15.06 of the General Conditions on or before July 12, 2024. The Borough of Pottstown reserves the right to waive any defects, errors, omissions, mistakes, informalities, to accept any bid or combination of bids that are deemed to be in the best interest of the Borough of Pottstown, and to reject any or all proposals.