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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Town of Davis
505 William Avenue
Davis, West Virginia 26260
Separate sealed BIDS for the construction of the Town of Davis, Wastewater System Improvements, Interim WWTP Improvements Project will be received by the Town of Davis, at Davis Town Hall, 505 William Avenue, Davis, WV 26260 until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 7, 2024, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed bids can be hand delivered to the Davis Town Hall, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Davis Town Hall, 505 William Avenue, Davis, WV 26260 at 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Representatives of the Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss the project. Bidders must attend and participate in the conference.
Bids are for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and performance of work consisting of lagoon upgrades at the Davis Wastewater Treatment Plant which includes installation of aerators and a baffle wall. The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining any additional pipe or fittings that may be necessary to complete the work. The plans and specifications are intended to cover a complete project and it shall be thoroughly understood that a failure to mention specifically any work which would naturally be required to complete the project shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility to perform the work.
This will be a two-envelope bidding process.
All BIDS shall remain open for ninety (90) days.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations:
Town of Davis ConstructConnect
505 William Avenue 30 Technology Parkway, Suite 500
Davis, WV 26260 Norcross, GA 30092
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP Altoona Builders Exchange
159 Plaza Drive 1927 Union Avenue
Keyser, WV 26726 Altoona, PA 16601
Contractors Association of West Virginia Dodge Data and Analytics
2114 Kanawha Blvd., East 2860 S State Hwy 161, Ste 160 #501
Charleston, WV 25311 Grand Prairie, TX 75052-7361
Construction Employers Association Pennsylvania Builders Exchange
2794 White Hall Blvd., 1813 North Franklin Street
White Hall, WV 26554 Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Digital copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS will be available via a link upon request from the Contractor free of charge by contacting the Engineer. Should the Contractor wish to have hard copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, they may be obtained from the office of the Engineer, Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP, 159 Plaza Drive, Keyser, WV 26726, Phone (304-788-3370), upon a non-refundable payment of $300.00 plus shipping charges.
All contractors must purchase Plans, Specifications, and Bid Forms from the Engineer in order to bid.
A five percent (5%) Bid Bond or certified cashier’s check must accompany all Bids.
Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids are expected to be funded in part by grants and loans from the: Infrastructure & Jobs Development Council (IJDC). Neither IJDC, nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be a party to this Advertisement for Bids or any resulting contract.
NOTICE OF FEDERAL WAGE REQUIREMENTS
Contractors are required to comply with all laws pertaining to prevailing wage rates for the federal wage rates issued in accordance with the Davis Bacon Act.
NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 1 1246, which prohibit discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications.
DBE REQUIREMENTS
Each bidder must fully comply with the Disadvantage Business Enterprises, and Affirmative Action Requirements, as identified in the contract documents.
The Bidder agrees to make “positive efforts” to subcontract a portion of the total value of the contract to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. This shall be done in compliance with the six (6) affirmative steps as outlined in 40 CFR 33.240. Failure to demonstrate positive efforts to do so may lead to rejection of bids. For this program, the term “subcontract” includes all construction, modification, and service work contracted for by the bidder in the execution of the work under this contract.
SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT
Recipients shall not entertain the use of businesses that are listed on the “System for Award Management (SAM)” at www.sam.gov. in accordance with 2 CFR Part 1532 and Subpart B and C of 2 CFR Part 190.
WV ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE WORKPLACE ACT
West Virginia Code 21-1D-5 provides that any solicitation for a public improvement construction contract requires each vendor that submits a bid for the work to submit at the same time an affidavit of compliance with the bid. The enclosed Drug-Free Workplace Affidavit must be signed and submitted in the first envelope as evidence of the vendor’s compliance with the provisions of Article ID, Chapter 21 of the West Virginia Code. Failure to submit the signed Drug-Free Workplace Affidavit in the first envelope shall result in Disqualification of such Bid.
CONTRACTORS LICENSE
All Bidders are required to have a West Virginia Contractor’s License per Section 530-42-12 of the West Virginia Code. Per the requirements of the Article 21-11-11 of the Code of the State of West Virginia, any Contractor submitting a Bid on this project hereby certifies, indicates, and acknowledges that he/she has a Contractor’s license from the State of West Virginia and meets all the qualifications required by the statutes of the state and location in which the Work is to be performed.
Bidders must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Anti-Kickback Act and the Contract Work Hours Standards Act.
Compliance with all other applicable federal and state regulations is required.
The Town of Davis reserves the right to waive any informality in the Bid and to reject any or all Bids.
Date: January 31, 2024
Town of Davis
Project Engineer
RK&K, LLP
159 Plaza Drive
Keyser, WV 267261