ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Separate sealed Bids for the Water Treatment Plant Improvements, Contract 24-01, will be received by the Parkersburg Utility Board at the Administration Building located at 125 19th Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101 until 11:00 a.m. (local time), August 27, 2026, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.
Bids shall be submitted at the time and place indicated in this Advertisement for Bid. The two-envelope system will be used for the bid opening procedure for this project. The Bidder shall be required to submit two separate and distinct envelopes. The first envelope shall be identified as “Bid Opening Requirements” and the second envelope as “Bid Proposal and Other Required Forms”. Both envelopes shall be submitted in a single, large envelope labeled with the Bidder’s name, address, project name, and project number. If the Bid is sent through the mail or other delivery system, the single, large envelope shall include the notation “BID ENCLOSED” on the face of it. Bids delivered via mail or other delivery system must be delivered by the above stated date and time of the Bid Opening.
The work covered by the Contract Documents includes the following:
Contract 24-01
Includes new GAC influent pump station with submersible pumps; filter building with GAC filters; backwash pumping system; chemical feed systems; high service pump modifications; yard piping; grading; pavement improvements; electrical; mechanical; instrumentation and control improvements; and associated support utilities, along with all necessary appertaining work.
Prospective BIDDERS may address written inquiries to:
Burgess & Niple, Inc.
4424 Emerson Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26104
(304) 485-8541 Phone
(304) 485-0238 Fax
e-mail: michael.davis@burgessniple.
com
Attention: Mike Davis
Copies of the Bidding Documents may be purchased at:
Burgess & Niple, Inc.
4424 Emerson Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26104
upon payment of $25.00 for electronic copy on a flash drive, NONE OF WHICH WILL BE REFUNDED.
Prospective Bidders should note that this Contract will include the following critical requirements as identified in the Contract Documents:
1. Affirmative Action Program Requirements and Goals,
2. Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities,
3. Specific Labor Standard Provisions,
4. WV Contract Licensing Act – All bidders are required to have a WV Contractor’s License per Section 30-42-12 of the WV Code, and
5. Build America, Buy America Requirement – P.L. 117-58
6. West Virginia Code 21-1D-5, which is the WV Alcohol and Drug Free Workplace Act.
7. Contract times shall be as 330 calendar days for substantial completion, 365 calendar days for final completion.
8. Liquidated damages of $1,000 per day will be assessed past the project completion dates.
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. The requirements for bidders and contractor under this order are explained in this Contract.
Successful Bidder shall be required to comply with all laws pertaining to the federal wage rates issued in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act.
DBE Requirements: Each bidder must fully comply with the Disadvantage Business Enterprises, and Affirmative Action Requirements, as identified in the contract documents.
The Bidder agrees to make “positive 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) affirmative steps as outlined in 40 CFR 33.240. Failure to demonstrate positive efforts to do so may lead to rejection of bids. For 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.
Per the requirements of the Article 30-42-12 of the Code of the State of West Virginia, any Contractor submitting a Bid on this project hereby certifies, indicates, and acknowledges that he/she has a Contractor’s license from the State of West Virginia and meets all the qualifications required by the statutes of the state and subdivision in which the Work is to be performed. Attention to the Bidders is called to the Instructions to Bidders, which are included in the proposed Contract Documents. Proposals shall be completed and properly executed in the proposal bid package supplied in the Specifications.
P.L. 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs (IIJA) Act, 2021 (Act), includes a “Build America, Buy America (BABA)” requirement in Sections 70911 through 70917 that requires Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund (DWSRF) assistance recipients to use iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials that are produced in the United States for projects for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works.
It shall be understood the Parkersburg Utility Board shall not entertain the use of businesses or Contractors listed on the “System for Award Management (SAM)” at www.sam.gov in accordance with 2 CFR Part 1532 and Subpart B and C of 2 CFR Part 180.
A cashiers’ check payable to the Parkersburg Utility Board, or a Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and a Surety Company approved by the Parkersburg Utility Board, in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Bid, shall be submitted with each Bid, to guarantee the Bidder’s entrance into a Contract, if given the award.
No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after the time of the opening of the Bids.
A pre-bid conference will be held at the Parkersburg Utility Board Administrative Office located at 125 19th Street at 11:00 a.m. (local time), August 5, 2026. ATTENDANCE BY ALL BIDDERS IS MANDATORY.
The Parkersburg Utility Board reserves the right to reject any and all Bids or to increase or decrease or omit any item or items and/or award to the lowest and best Bidder.
By Order of the Parkersburg Utility Board.
July 14, 21