Renovation of a water / sewer project in Elverson, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

2024 Sewage Treatment Plant Improvements - General, Mechanical and Electrical Contract A - General/Mechanical Contract B - Electrical The project generally consists of the painting of Wastewater Treatment Plant interior tank walls, upgrades to the aeration tank interior piping system complete with valves, fittings, and appurtenances, the repair and painting of exterior steel tank walls, the replacement of magnesium anodes for the existing steel tanks, the installation of dissolved oxygen and oxidation reduction potential probes within the existing aeration treatment tanks along with associated controllers and electrical wiring/integration work, the replacement of the existing sludge holding tank blowers and equalization tank blower, and the installation of timers and integration with the controls for the sludge holding tank blowers and the equalization tank blower. Any BID received after the time and date specified will not be considered. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the above specified date for receiving, opening, and reading of Bids, except as specifically provided by law. All Contracts exceeding $10,000.00 shall be performed in compliance with Executive Order 11246, entitled, "Equal Employment Opportunity," as amended by Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations (41 CFR Part 60). In addition, all Contractors shall comply with the Nondiscrimination/Sexual Harassment Clause as required by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The successful Bidder shall be required to execute the Agreement, furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond on the respective forms provided in the Contract Documents, and provide evidence of insurance coverage as required by the Contract Documents. The wages paid on this project will be subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act approved August 15, 1961, P.L. 987 as amended and supplemented. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of 1955, P.L. 744, No. 222, as amended June 25, 1997 by Act 34 of 1997, 43 P.S. 951-963, shall apply to each Contract. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the contract documents must be paid on this project, and that employees and applicants for employment shall not be discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap. The Bidder and all subcontractors must be qualified for the type of project work specified in order to bid the project, and prequalification's must be submitted by the Bidder and all subcontractors. The qualification documentation listed in Article 3 in the Instructions to Bidders must be submitted with the bid. Bidders should refer to provisions of federal and state statutes, rules and regulations dealing with prevention of environmental pollution and the preservation of public, natural resources that affect the project. This project will be financed in part by a PA Small Water and Sewer Program Grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA). The Municipal Authority of the Borough of Elverson reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids, and to delete any item or portion of an item without affecting the bids on the remaining items or portion of items. The above Invitation to Bidders is made for the benefit of the Elverson Township Municipal Authority and no rights shall be deemed to accrue to any person making a bid by reason of submission of any bid hereunder or by waiver or non-enforcement of any provision or requirement of this invitation. The award of the Contract and the issuance of Notice to Proceed shall be contingent upon the approval of the Performance Bond, Payment Bond, Agreement and the Certificates of Insurance. Question Deadline 03/15/2024 All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to Engineer in writing, by email or standard mail at: Systems Design Engineering, Inc., 1032 James Drive, Leesport, PA 19533 ATTN: Keith R. Showalter, P.E., k.showalter@sdei.net Telephone No. : 610-916-8500. Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by Addenda delivered to all parties recorded as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than ten (10) days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by Addenda will be binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.