010059188 March 17, 24

SECTION 00110
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BID CALL 2015-10
2015 STREET PAVING PROJECT
CITY OF MORGANTOWN

Separate, sealed bids for the 2015 Street Paving Project will be received by the City of Morgantown, West Virginia, at the office of the Finance Director in the City Municipal Building at 389 Spruce Street, Morgantown, WV 26505 until 9:00 a.m., April 7, 2015, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Construction time limit is 60 calendar days, with liquidated damages of $250.00/day. Within the 60 calendar days, student sensitive areas are to be completed by July 24, 2015.

Contract Documents for the 2015 Street Paving Project can be examined at the following places:

Construction Employers Association of North Central West Virginia
2794 White Hall Blvd
White Hall, WV 26554

Contractors Association of West Virginia
2114 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25311

City of Morgantown
City Engineers Office
389 Spruce Street
Morgantown, WV 26505

Contract Documents may be obtained at the City of Morgantown, Division of Engineering, 389 Spruce Street, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, (304) 284-7412, upon a nonrefundable payment of check or money order of (FORTY) ($40.00) DOLLARS for each set. Checks should be made payable to The City of Morgantown. Only complete sets will be issued. Contract Documents will be mailed upon receipt of payment.

A two-envelope system will be used. Each bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope. Envelope No. 1 must contain the Bid Bond, Certification of Compliance, Power of Attorney, and all other necessary documents required on the Bid Opening Checklist. Envelope No. 2 must be a separate, sealed envelope marked "Bid Proposal" and must contain the completed and signed Bid Proposal.

Both envelopes must have the following information in the lower left hand corner.

Name and address of Bidder, Bidder’s WV Contractor’s License Number, "Bid on 2015-10 Street Paving Project", City of Morgantown, 389 Spruce Street, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia 26505. To be opened on April 17, 2015.

The main envelope "Envelope No. 1" will be opened first and the Bid Bond, Power of Attorney, Certificates of Compliance and other pertinent and required documents as listed on the Bid Opening Checklist will be checked to ensure that all documents are in order. If the documents are found to be in order, the "Envelope No. 2" containing the Bid Proposal will then be opened and publicly read aloud. If the documents are not in order, the envelope containing the Bid Proposal will not be opened and the Bid will be considered non-responsive and will be returned to the Bidder.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on March 25, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the City Municipal Building in the City of Morgantown. Bidders are required to attend the pre-bid meeting.

A bidder may not modify or withdraw his/her Bid or a period of ninety (90) days after the date set for the opening of bids.

Bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond or certified cashiers check payable to the City of Morgantown in an amount equal to five (5{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}) of the base bid.

All Bid Bonds must be signed by a WV resident agent.

All bidders must hold a current West Virginia contractors license on the date of the Bid Opening.

Bids received after the scheduled closing time for the reception of bids will be returned unopened to the bidders.

Bidders must comply with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Davis-Bacon Act, the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act, the Contract works Hours Safety Standards Act, and the WV Act on Wages for Public Improvements.

The City of Morgantown, reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities.

Jeff Mikorski, City Manager
Morgantown, West Virginia