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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSTOWN OF GRANTSVILLECALHOUN CO., WVCONTRACT NO. 1: WATER TREATMENTFACILITY RENOVATIONS PROJECT Sealed bids for the construction of the Contract No. 1: Water Treatment Facility Renovations Project will be received by the Town of Grantsville until 2:00 P.M., L.P.T., October 28, 2020 at 229 Court Street, Grantsville, Calhoun Co., WV 26147 for furnishing labor, materials and performing all the work set forth in the Form of Proposal. Bids will be opened at 2:00 P.M., L.P.T., October 28, 2020. Immediately following the scheduled closing time for the reception of bids, all proposals which have been submitted in accordance with the conditions of this project will be publicly opened and read aloud.The work to be bid upon is described as follows: Contract No. 1 consists of work on theModifications to the existing water treatment facility as shown on the plans and described in the detail specifications including but not limited to: Modifications to the raw water pumping station, new flocculator with tank; cleaning, painting existing tank and replacing clarifier mechanism; refurbishing existing sand filters and controls; replace chemical feed systems; replacing existing backwash high service pumps; new 500,000 gallon storage tank, new plant booster station, plant building modifications, HVAC modifications, cleaning of existing clarifier & settling ponds, sludge disposal system, electrical modifications, emergency generator, instrumentation, yard piping, mini dredge, 50 ton special fill material, CIP; 2 field offices, Preconstruction video, site sign and all incidental site work and appurtenances incidental to construction, Complete in Place and Operating.The total construction time for Contract No. 1 is limited to five hundred forty (540) consecutive calendar days from the date specified in the contract documents.Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may be examined at the following places:Town of GrantsvilleP. O. Box 146 (229 Court Street) Grantsville, WV 26147Dunn Engineers, Inc.400 South Ruffner RoadCharleston, WV 25314The Contractor’s Association of WV 2114 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV 25311 Plans and Specifications are available at the offices of Dunn Engineers, Inc., 400 South Ruffner Road, Charleston, West Virginia, upon payment of $350.00, which is not subject to refund. All Bidders must purchase plans and bid forms from the Engineer in order to bid. Bidders wishing to have plans mailed may provide their own Fed-X or UPS account number for shipping charges to be billed direct.The two-envelope system will be used for bidding this project. Envelope No. One (1) will contain the required bidder information as outlined in the Contract Documents. Envelope No. Two (2) will contain the Form of Proposal only and be separate from Envelope No. 1. The two (2) envelopes shall be held together with clips or rubber bands. Both sealed envelopes containing the Bidder Information and Form of Proposal must have the following information clearly printed or typed on the front lower left-hand corner of each envelope:Envelope No. 1: Bid on the Contract No. 1: Water Treatment Facility Renovations Project for the Town of Grantsville, Calhoun Co., WV to be opened at 2:00 P.M., L.P.T., October 28, 2020.Bidder Information: Submitted by: (insert name & address of bidder).”WV License No. ____”Envelope No. 2: Bid on the Contract No. 1: Water Treatment Facility Renovations Project for the Town of Grantsville, Calhoun Co., WV to be opened at 2:00 P.M., L.P.T., October 28, 2020.Form of Proposal: Submitted by: (insert name & address of bidder).”WV License No. ____”Envelope No. 1 will be opened first and the Bid Bond, Power of Attorney, Certificate of Compliance and other pertinent and required documents will be checked to make sure that all documents are in order. If the documents are found to be in order, Envelope No. 2 containing the Form of Proposal will then be opened and publicly read aloud. If the documents from Envelope No. 1 are not in order, Envelope No. 2 containing the Form of Proposal will not be opened and the bid will be considered non-responsive and will be returned to the Bidder.The successful low bidder will be provided four (4) complete sets of plans and specifications at no additional cost after the contract has been signed. Any additional sets of plans and detail specifications that are requested will be provided at a cost of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) each. Payment by either cash or check must be made upon delivery.A Bidder may not withdraw his bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for the opening of bids.Bids shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond payable to the Town of Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the base bid.All Bidders are required to have a West Virginia Contractor’s License as per Section 21-11-11 of the WV Code. The prospective bidder’s license number must be included in the Envelope No. 1 as per the Bid Opening Checklist. All subcontractors shall furnish their WV Contractor’s License number to the prime contractor prior to award of the contract.The Town of Grantsville reserves the right to reject any and all bids.AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL REQUIREMENT P.L. 113-76, SECTION 436 P.L. 113-76, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Act), includes an “American Iron and Steel (AIS)” requirement in section 436 that requires Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRF) assistance recipients to use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States for projects for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works.DBE REQUIREMENTS Each Bidder must fully comply with the Disadvantaged Business and Affirmative Action requirements, as identified in the contract documents.The bidder agrees to make “good faith 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) good faith efforts as outlined in 40 CFR 33.301. Failure to demonstrate good faith efforts may lead to the rejection of bids. For the purpose of 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.NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order 11246. The requirements for Bidders and Contractors under this order are explained in the Specifications. The low responsive Bidder is required to submit to EPA a statement in accordance with Executive Order 11246.All prospective bidders must attend a MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference to be held at the Town of Grantsville, 229 Court Street, Grantsville, WV 26147, 10:00 A.M., L.P.T., October 14, 2020 for the purpose of discussing the DBE Program requirements and the construction highlights of the project.Any contract or contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids are expected to be funded in part by a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission and a grant and loan from the United States Department of Agriculture.TOWN OF GRANTSVILLECALHOUN CO., WV By: Ronald Blankenship, Mayor DUNN ENGINEERS, INC.400 South Ruffner RoadCharleston, West Virginia 25314 LC-99051 10-01,08;2020