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Solomon Creek Wall Phase 2

Start / End Dates & Times: 
05/20/2019 - 2:30pm to 06/19/2019 - 1:30pm
Bid: Closed

THE CITY OF WILKES-BARRE
WILKES-BARRE, PA
SOLOMON CREEK RETAINING WALL REPLACEMENT PROJECT

INVITATION FOR BIDS

The City of Wilkes-Barre will receive Bids via the PennBid Online Electronic Bid Procurement Program for the Solomon Creek Retaining Wall Reconstruction Project thereto until 1:30 PM local time on the 19th day of June, 2019.  All timely bids will then be opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM local time in City Council Chamber, 4th Floor City Hall 40 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.  The Project consists of constructing new retaining walls along Brook Street (Solomon Creek) within the City of Wilkes-Barre as indicated in the Contract Documents.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract.  Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form.

All bidding documents are available at no cost at www.ebidexchange.com/pennbid

Bidding Documents also may be examined at the office of the City Clerk, 4th Floor, City Hall, 40 East Market Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:30 AM & 4:00 PM.

A pre-bid conference will be held at Wilkes-Barre City Hall at 10:00 AM local time on the 30th day of May, 2019.  Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not mandatory.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Bidders attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum wages and salaries in accordance with the provisions of the Davis-Bacon wage determination and contained in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, must be paid throughout the duration of this project.

The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond.

The Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or family status, and that to the greatest extent feasible utilize project area businesses located in or owned in substantial part by project residents.

In addition to Equal Employment requirements of Executive Order 11246, as amended, the contractor must also establish a 6.9% goal for female participation and a 0.6% goal for minority participation in his aggregate on-site construction work force, for contracts in excess of $10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Dollars) whether or not part of that work force is performing work on a federal or federally assisted construction contract or subcontract.

In accordance with Executive Order 11625 and 12138, the Contractor must utilize, to the greatest extent feasible, minority and women-owned business concerns which are located in the municipality, county, or the general trade area.

The City of Wilkes-Barre reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive informalities in the Bidding.

The selection of the successful bidder shall be made in the best interest of the City of Wilkes-Barre, as solely determined by the city, and bidders acknowledge this by submitting a bid.

BIDS may be held by OWNER for a period of not to exceed sixty days 60 from the date of the opening of BIDS for the purpose of reviewing the BIDS and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding the contract.

The City of Wilkes-Barre does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, family, and handicapped status in employment or the provision of services.

This project is financed in part by City’s 2017 borrowing and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program under the administration of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Community and Economic Development.

The City of Wilkes-Barre participates in a Project Labor Agreement with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council on projects equal or exceeding one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars, ($125,000).

The W-B OCD and Grant programs shall be in conformance with the grant funding agency requirements for this project.

Wilkes-Barre City Hall is a facility accessible to persons with disabilities.

Anthony George, Mayor
THE CITY OF WILKES-BARRE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

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