ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
COOL RIDGE-FLAT TOP PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT
SHADY SPRING, WEST VIRGINIA
WHITE OAK MOUNTAIN ROAD WATER EXTENSION PROJECT
General Notice
THE COOL RIDGE-FLAT TOP PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT (PSD) (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
WHITE OAK MOUNTAIN ROAD WATER EXTENSION PROJECT
L.A. GATES #19.018
Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the COOL RIDGE-FLAT TOP PSD located at 597 Cherry Creek Circle, Shady Spring, WV 25918 until NOVEMBER 3 at 10:00 A.M. local time. At that time the Bids received will be PUBLICLY opened and read.
The Project includes the following Work:
CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 11,000 LF OF 8″ WATERLINE, 8,000 LF OF 6″ WATERLINE AND ASSOCIATED APPURTENANCES.
The Project has an expected duration of 240 days. Liquidated damages shall be $500 per day.
Contract Documents may be examined at the following places:
L.A. Gates Company, Inc. (Issuing Office) Contractor’s Association of WV
2302 South Fayette Street 2114 Kanawha Boulevard East
Beckley, WV 25801 Charleston, WV 25311
304-256-1640 X 125 304-342-1166
F.W. Dodge Company
https://www.construction.com
Prospective Bidders may obtain or examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.
Bidding Documents may be purchased from the Issuing Office during the hours indicated above. Cost does not include shipping charges. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents or electronic documents on compact disk will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery service. The shipping charge amount will depend on the shipping method chosen. Bidding Documents are available for purchase in the following formats:
Format Cost
Printed Bidding Documents (including Full-Size Drawings) $150
Printed Bidding Documents (including Half-Size Drawings) $100
Compact Disc containing Bidding Documents in portable document format (PDF) $75
Electronic download of Bidding Documents from [Hyper link to download site] $50
Geotechnical Report (Contract 1 Only) $50
Amounts paid are not available for refund.
Pre-bid Conference
A mandatory pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on OCTOBER 20 at 10:00 A.M. at the COOL RIDGE-FLAT TOP PSD located at 597 Cherry Creek Circle, Shady Spring, WV 25918. Bids will not be accepted from Bidders that do not attend the mandatory pre-bid conference.
Instructions to Bidders.
a. Prospective Bidders are advised that the contract awarded under this bid is to be funded in whole or in part by Cool Ridge Flat Top PSD and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection – Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program. Neither the United States, the State of West Virginia nor any of their departments, agencies or employees are or will be a party to this invitation to bid or any resulting contract.
b. Prospective Bidders should note that contract(s) will include the following critical requirements as identified in the contract documents:
1. Affirmative Action Program Requirements and Goals
2. Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities
3. Specific Labor Standard Provisions
4. WV Contract Licensing Act – All bidders are required to have a WV Contractor’s License per Section 21-11-11 of the WV Code.
c. Buy American Act – items to be procured or the materials from which they are manufactured must be present in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.
d. Nondiscrimination in Employment – Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications.
e. Suspension and Debarment – Recipient shall not entertain the use of businesses that are listed as debarred 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 180.
f. 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 1d, 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.
g. A five percent (5%) Bid Bond or certified cashier’s check must accompany all bids.
h. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
i. No Bidder may withdraw their bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.
This Advertisement is issued by:
Owner: COOL RIDGE-FLAT TOP PSD
By: JERRY FARLEY
Title: MANAGER
Date: SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
ID: 642338