Renovation of a religious / funeral development in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for the renovation of a religious / funeral development.

Project Identification: Emergency Generator for Overnight Homeless Shelter at Otterbein United Methodist Church Project Location: 20 East Clay Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 Project Description: Project consists of procurement and installation of a generator. H. Construction Contract: Bids will be received for the following Work: Electrical Construction. Notice is hereby given to bidders that construction of this project is being funded, in part, by a federal grant provided to Lancaster County from the U.S Dept of Housing and Urban Development and is subject to the Davis Bacon Act of March 3, 1931, as amended. Wages must be paid by contractors according to the U. S. Department's Wage Decision included in the specifications. All bidders must also comply with the requirements of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; the Executive Order of 11246 or any other order which prohibits discrimination in employment. All bidders are advised that an executed Attachment B from the Section 3 Action Plan included in the Federal Related Documents Section in the specifications must be submitted or the bid will be rejected as non-responsive. Qualified Minority and Women Owned Businesses (MBE/WBE) are encouraged to respond to the Invitation to Bid Bid security shall be submitted with each bid in the amount of 10% percent of the proposal amount. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after opening, except as permitted under the Bid Withdrawal Act 73 P.S. Section 1602. However, this time period is extended to 120 days if the award of a contract is delayed due to the required approval by another government agency, the sale of bonds or the award of a grant. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities to the extent permitted by Pennsylvania law. Bidders must be properly licensed under the laws governing their respective trades and be able to obtain insurance and bonds required for the Work. A Performance Bond, a separate Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Insurance in a form acceptable to Owner will be required of the successful Bidder. Question Deadline 11/01/2024. Bidders requiring clarification or interpretation of the Bidding Documents shall submit written requests to the Architect, which shall be received by the Architect no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date for receipt of Bids. No oral questions from Bidders will be reviewed or accepted. Also, no questions will be received by the Owner. Any conflict, inconsistency, or discrepancy in the Bidding Documents shall be reported to the Architect at least seven (7) calendar days prior to submission of the Bid. REJECTION OF BIDS Any Bid that is incomplete, defective or irregular may be rejected by the Owner, in its sole and absolute discretion. The Bidder, in the completion of the Bid Form, shall insert Unit Prices where applicable. If the Owner believes any Unit Price is unreasonable, the Owner reserves the right prior to the award of the Contract to reject any or all such Unit Prices. The Bid of any Bidder or Bidders who engage in collusive bidding shall be rejected. The Owner may waive defects and irregularities in a Bid as permitted under Pennsylvania law, but is under no obligation to do so. The Owner shall have the right to reject a Bid if the Bidder is not a responsible bidder under Pennsylvania law. The Owner may consider factors it feels have bearing on whether the bidder is a responsible bidder for the Project including, without limitation, the Bidder's failure to comply with all applicable standards, codes, laws, ordinances, regulations and/or requirements of any state, federal or other agency on previous projects. The Bidder shall cooperate fully with any inquiry by the Owner on whether the Bidder is a responsible Bidder. If for any reason whatsoever, the Owner rejects Bidder's Bid, Bidder agrees that it will not seek to recover profits on Work not performed nor will it seek to recover its Bid preparation costs.