Site work for a water / sewer project in Newark, Delaware. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Elmwood Section II Stormwater Management Pond Improvements. The project includes associated grading and drainage improvements, storm outfall protection, erosion and sediment control, storm infrastructure maintenance and replacement, landscaping, and other site improvements. The work is located at 37 Robert Oakes Drive in the Elmwood Section II, Subdivision, White Clay Creek Hundred, Newark, Delaware. Bids shall be accompanied by a bidder's bond, certified or cashiers' check in an amount equal to 10% of the bid price, payable to New Castle County and conditioned to be forfeited to said County for failure to enter into a contract, if awarded. The bid bond shall be an original document containing original signatures, and original seals shall be attached if the corporate surety and/or bidder have corporate seals. PREQUALIFICATION New Castle County will only accept bids from contractors prequalified with the County in the category B, Site Work. Prequalification forms are available from the Public Works Contracts Officer in the William J. Conner Building, telephone 302-395-5749 or 302-395-5751. This contract will be awarded pursuant to New Castle County's Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program. All bidders must comply with the SBE Program by either (i) satisfying the Project Goal through utilization of an SBE to perform work under the contract; or (ii) demonstrate their good faith effort to obtain SBE participation in the contract. SBE Program forms are available on New Castle County's website and are included in the specification. These forms must be included with your bid. Further information regarding the SBE Program, including guidance for compliance with the Project Goal, can be found by contacting the SBE Program Coordinator, Helen Foster, at helen.foster@newcastlede.gov or (302) 395-5198. The SBE participation goal for this contract is ___10%. The payment of prevailing wages as determined by the State of Delaware Department of Labor to all mechanics and laborers working on the project is required. The schedule of rates applicable to this project is included in the specification. The County reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive minor irregularities. The successful Bidder will be required to give bond of a surety company, acceptable to the County, and licensed to do business in the State of Delaware, in the amount of the contract price. Awards, if any, will be made to the lowest and best responsible bidder.