Legal Notices

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WILDERNESS PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICT WATER SYSTEM UPGRADE PHASE I Wilderness Public Service District is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Wilderness PSD Water System Upgrade Phase 1 Project Sealed Bids for the construction of the Wilderness PSD Water System Upgrade Phase 1 Project will be received at the office of the Wilderness Public Service District; 589 Riviera Rd, Mt Nebo, WV 26679, until 1:30 p.m. local time on September 22, 2022, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The Project includes the following Work: Contract #1 – Furnishing all materials, labor, and necessary items for the construction and installation replacement of approximately 18,460 LF of 8″ water line; 4,105 LF of 6″ water line; 720 LF of 2″ water line; service lines, meters, valves, fire hydrants, surface restoration and all other items and appurtenances as outlined in the Plans and Specifications. Contract #2 – Furnishing all materials, labor, and necessary items for the replacement of approximately 2200-51/3″ radio read meters, 12-1″ radio read meters, 3-2″ radio read meters, all necessary hardware and software for a fully functioning radio read metering system. Bids are requested for the following Contract: Wilderness PSD Water System Upgrade Phase 1 Project Contracts #1 and #2 The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: E.L. Robinson Engineering Company 5088 Washington Street West, Charleston, WV 25313 Project Manager: Jack Ramsey, P.E., Office: (304) 776-7473, Email: jramsey@ elrobinson.com Bidders may examine and r obtain the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Bidding Documents also may be examined at: Wilderness PSD Office, 589 Riviera Rd, Mt Nebo, WV 26679 Contractor’s Association of WV, 2114 Kanawha Blvd. East, Charleston, WV 25311 Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours indicated above, upon payment of a non-refundable of $250 for each set of Contract #1 and $30 for each set of Contract #2. 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 will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery service. The shipping charge amount will depend on the shipping method chosen. Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to “E.L. Robinson Engineering Company”. Upon request and receipt of the document deposit indicated above, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents via delivery service. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. 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. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Pre-bid Conference A pre-bid meeting will be conducted at the Wilderness PSD office at 10:30 a.m. on September 7, 2022. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is highly encouraged but is not mandatory. Instructions to Bidders. 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. American Iron and Steel Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A – Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and Construction Materials. The following waivers apply to this Contract: De Minimis, Minor Components, Pig iron and direct reduced iron, and Bidders must comply with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Copeland Act, the Contract Work Hours and Safety Act, and the West Virginia Jobs Act (West Virginia Code 21-1C-1). All Bidders must hold a current WV Contractor License on the date of Bid opening. Any Contractor submitting a bid on this project hereby certifies, indicates, and acknowledges that he he has a license and meets all the qualifications required by the statues of the State of West Virginia, and subdivision in which the work is to be performed. Note that the bid hold time is 90 days. “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.” This Advertisement is issued by: Owner: Wilderness Public Service District By: L. Alan Whittington Title: Board Chairman LH-135084 8-18,25;91/3,15;2022