ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Wetzel County EM/E-911 Storage Facility For the Wetzel County Commission New Martinsville, WV NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT The Wetzel County Commission will accept sealed bids for the Storage Facility for the Emergency Management/E-911 Center to be located near 911 Emergency Services Lane, New Martinsville, WV. Sealed bids will be received by the Wetzel County Commission, 200 Main Street, PO Box 156 New Martinsville, WV 26155. until 2:00 P.M., on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Bids received after that time will be returned to the bidder unopened. All sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Wetzel County Commission immediately following the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. Interested parties are invited to attend. The Work includes construction of a 6,100 sf metal building and block structure and all site work associated with utilities, grading and pavements as documented in the drawings and specifications prepared by E.T. Boggess Architect, Inc. All bids must be enclosed in sealed envelope bearing the name “Wetzel E-911 Storage Facility.” Faxed bids will not be accepted. Bids may be mailed or delivered to Steve Yoho, Wetzel County Commission, 200 Main Street, PO Box 156, New Martinsville, WV 26155, if received prior to bid date. A mandatory, pre-bid meeting will be held at the site located beside the existing Wetzel 911 Center, Emergency Services Lane, New Martinsville, WV on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. All general contractors bidding the project are required to attend the meeting to familiarize themselves with the project location, site conditions and other relevant information. Bidders on this work may not discriminate in employment with regards to race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. Bidders must comply with the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws. Bidders must also comply with West Virginia Code 21-1D-5 requiring a Drug Free Workplace. Each bidder will be required to furnish a certified check or bank draft payable to the Wetzel County Commission or a Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and a grantee Bidder and a Bidder surety company approved by the Wetzel County Commission in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total projected cost of the work, materials and labor, plus proposed fee, which shall be submitted with each Bid to guarantee the Bidder’s entrance into a Contract, if given the award. No Bid shall be waived or returned because the Bidder failed to or cannot comply with any requirements as set forth in the Plans, Specifications, or any applicable statutes of the United States, the State of West Virginia and/or local ordinances. Bidding instructions/documents are on file for inspection at the following offices during normal working hours: Wetzel County Commission, 200 Main Street, New Martinsville, WV 26155 Office of the Architect E.T. Boggess Architect, Inc., 101 Rockledge Avenue, Princeton, WV 24740 All bids must be submitted in accordance with the Bidding Documents issued by the Architect and the Form of Proposal. To obtain Construction Documents, please contact E.T. Boggess Architect, Inc., 101 Rockledge Avenue, Princeton, WV 24740 (304-425-4491). The cost for printed bid documents is $350 and is nonrefundable. The cost for a CD or link to electronic documents is $75.00 and is also nonrefundable. The Wetzel County Commission and the Wetzel County Emergency Management/E-911 Center reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities therein. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the time of opening of the bids. All bidders will be required to certify, indicate and acknowledge that he/she has all appropriate licenses and meets all qualifications required by the laws, regulations, and ordinances of the State of West Virginia and the Wetzel County Commission. LC-115163 08-18,25;2021
