ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS Sealed proposals will be received by the West Virginia Parkways Authority for: CONTRACT TH-1-15 TAMARACK HVAC REPAIRS RALEIGH COUNTY This contract is located in Fayette, Kanawha, Mercer and Raleigh Counties. Prospective bidders shall be HVAC General Contractors with locally employed employees who have supervised and completed work similar to that outlined herein. Contractor’s tasks will include but not be limited to: Repairs to AHU #1 and repairs to 11 nonfunctioning VAV’s located in the Tamarack Building. The West Virginia Parkways Authority is not obligated to use any set amount of work by the contractor. Payment will be made on a cost-plus basis for materials and unit bid prices for labor. All work shall be done in accordance with the requirements of the current West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges, and Supplemental Specifications, except as modified by the Contract Documents, Special Provisions, and Plans. Prospective bidders must attend the mandatory pre-bid conference to be held at Tamarack at 10:00 AM on April 21, 2015. Bids will not be accepted from Contractors who do not attend the pre-bid conference. Proposals will be received at the office of the West Virginia Parkways Authority, Administration Building, Charleston, West Virginia until 3:00 PM April 27, 2015 at which time and place said proposals will be publicly opened and read. If proposals are to be mailed via the U.S. Postal Service regular mail, they must be addressed to the West Virginia Parkways Authority, P.O. Box 1469, Charleston, WV 25325. This mail is picked up by the Authority once a day between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM. However, Express Mail One Day Service, Federal Express, United Parcel Service (UPS), etc., must be sent to the West Virginia Parkways Authority, 3310 Piedmont Road, Charleston, WV 25306. It shall be the bidder’s responsibility to determine his transmittal method such that his bid will arrive in the Authority’s office prior to the scheduled bid opening. Bids received in the Authority’s office after the scheduled opening will be returned to the bidder unopened. Proposals must be made upon the forms furnished by the Authority in the manner designated in the specifications, and must be enclosed in sealed envelopes bearing the name and address of the bidder and the number of the contract on the outside, and must be accompanied by a CASHIER’S or CERTIFIED CHECK or BID BOND in favor of the West Virginia Parkways Authority, FOR AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIVE PERCENT (5{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}) OF THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPOSAL OR $2,000 WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER, and must be delivered at the place designated above on or before the day and hour named. The successful bidder shall execute and deliver to the Authority a contract bond in the amount of $200,000.00. Pursuant to Bureau of Employment Programs (BEP) Rule 96 C.S.R.1 Implementation Rule dated June 30, 2000, Contractors requesting plans must furnish their FEIN Number, company name and any name they are doing business as. Firms listed in the BEP Default Directory will not be issued Bidding Documents. The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals submitted, and to waive any or all formalities in bidding, as it may deem in its best interest. The Authority strongly encourages minority owned and women owned businesses to submit proposals for this contract. The AUTHORITY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All firms submitting proposals must certify that they practice Equal Employment Opportunities.