Site work for a water / sewer project in Boswell, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Contract involves a base bid of the installation of approximately 2,040 linear feet of24" Corrugated HOPE Storm sewers, thirteen inlets, one headwall, and four manholes The owner is utilizing federal funds for this project and has adopted a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) plan and a Section 3 Plan in accordance with Federal Requirements. Prevailing Wages established under the Davis-Bacon Act will apply to this contract. The contract documents contain requirements addressing prevailing wage rates, labor standards, nondiscrimination in hiring practices, goals for MBE/WBE participation, and participation by Section 3 firms and residents, and related matters. As such, the bidders must submit documentary evidence ofMBE/WBE/Section 3 business concerns who have been contacted and to whom commitments have been made. Said documentation ofsuch solicitations must be submitted with the bid. Bidders must submit with their bids the non-collusion affidavit contained in the contract documents. Moreover, the contractor shall strive to meet the MBE goal of 5%, the WBE goal of 3%, and the Section 3 participation level of 10%. Bid security must be provided at the time ofbid submission in the amount often percent (10%) ofthe total bid price made payable to Redevelopment Authority of Somerset County in the form of a certified or bank check or a bid bond issued by an accepted surety and executed by the bidder. Surety companies executing bonds must be listed in the U.S. Treasury Department Circular 570, as currently amended, and be authorized to be in business in the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania. When the Successful Bidder delivers the executed Agreement to Owner, it must be accompanied by the required Performance and Payment Bonds. The Performance and Payment Bonds shall be in the amount of 100% ofthe liability ofthe Contract. RedevelopmentAuthority of Somerset County reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any bidding informalities. This project is financed by a grant from the federal U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development, under the administration ofthe Commonwealth ofPennsylvania, Department ofCommunity & Economic Development (DCED)