ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS GREENBRIER COUNTY COMMISSION MEADOW RIVER RAIL TRAIL PHASE 3 The Greenbrier County Commission (Owner) will receive sealed bids properly endorsed “Meadow River Rail Trail Phase 3” until 10:00 a.m., EST on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, in the offices of the Greenbrier County Commission, 912 Court Street, North, Lewisburg, WV, 24901, at which time all bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any informalities in bidding and to accept the bid considered to be in its best interest from the lowest responsible bidder. All interested parties are invited to attend. The work consists of the following: Construction of approximately 9.15 miles of rail trail, to include a trailhead parking lot, signage, crushed stone trail surface, culverts, ditch clearing, one (1) prefabricated pedestrian bridge, one (1) trestle conversion, park benches, slope repairs, removable bollards, railing, seeding traw mulch, and erosion control, and other trail amenities. The Plans and Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: Greenbrier County Commission 912 Court Street, North Lewisburg, WV 24901 (304) 647-6689, Ext. 0 Contractors Association of WV 2114 Kanawha Blvd., East Charleston, WV 25311 (304) 342-1166 Kanawha Valley Builders Association 1627 Bigley Avenue Charleston, WV 25302 (304) 342-7141 Parkersburg-Marietta Contractors Association 4424-B Emerson Avenue Parkersburg, WV 26104 (304) 485-6485 Construction Employers Association NCWV 2794 White Hall Blvd. White Hall, WV 26554 (304) 367-1290 E.L. Robinson Engineering Co. 5088 Washington Street, West Cross Lanes, WV 25313 (304) 776-7473 A MANDATORY pre-bid conference for the purpose of discussing the scope of work, labor standards and other requirements will be held on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Rainelle Town Hall, 201 Kanawha Avenue, Rainelle, WV, 25962, and will adjourn at the project site. Copies of the Plans and Contract Documents may be obtained from the office of the Engineer, E.L. Robinson Engineering Co., 5088 Washington Street, West, Cross Lanes, WV, 25313, upon a nonrefundable payment of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each set of documents. A certified check, bank draft or a satisfactory bid bond furnished by a solvent surety company authorized to do business in the State of West Virginia in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, payable to the Greenbrier County Commission, shall be submitted with each bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a satisfactory Payment and Performance Bond, Labor, and Material Bond for 100% of the contract amount and the fee for same shall be included in the bid proposal. Prospective Bidders are advised that the contracts awarded under this bid are to be funded in whole or in part by Greenbrier and Fayette County Commissions and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection – Office of Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246 and “HUD Section 109”, which prohibits discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. Attention of bidders is also called to Section 3, Segregated Facilities, Title VI, and the conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid. Bidders must comply with the requirements for Affirmative Action and Minority Business Enterprises participation as described in the Federal specifications insert to the contract documents. Special provisions will be made by the bidder to show what portions of the bid within each division are supported by Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) work. In addition, bidders may obtain, upon request, information concerning local MBE firms. Contractors will ensure compliance by its consultant(s) and contractor(s) ubcontractor(s), with the Copeland Act “Anti-Kickback” Act (40 U.S.C. 276C and 18 U.S.C. 874), the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-333), “Equal Employment Opportunity” Executive Orders 11246 and 11375 and 41 CFR 60, the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the “Build America, Buy America” (BABA) requirements concerning the use all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials for Federally funded projects in the United States (Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act, P.L. 117-58, Secs 70911 – 70917, and Worker Visibility Regulations that require that all persons working within the right-of-way of a Federal Aid Highway wear highly visible safety apparel that meets the Performance Class 2 or 3 requirements of ANSI SEA 107-204 publication entitled, “American National Standard for High-Visibility Safety Apparel and Headwear”. Although no Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal has been set for this project, the Greenbrier County Commission strongly encourages the consideration of DBE’s when hiring contractors for this or any sponsored project. Minority, Female and Section 3 owned firms are encouraged to apply. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for at least ninety (90) days. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Greenbrier County Commission Tammy Tincher, President LC-177150 07-23,30;2024