Online SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by Amity Township, Berks County, via the PennBid Program until 10:00 AM, on May 10, 2024 at which time the bids will be electronically opened for the Levengood Road Culvert Project. Contract award will be considered on May 15, 2024 at the Board of Supervisors meeting at 7:00 PM at the Amity Township Building.
The project includes the removal of an existing 72” CMP culvert located under Levengood Road and replacement with a 72” RCP, 56’ in length, and a DW Endwall on the upstream end of the culvert. An existing CMP pipe run shall be replaced with a Type M inlet and new 18” RCP (approx. length of 63’) and an existing 18” RCP pipe run shall be removed and reset (approx. length of 77’). The successful bidder will be required to pay the PennBid Program a fee of 1/3 % of the contract value award. There is a minimum award fee of $100 and a maximum of $5,000. Bid documents can be obtained online via the PennBid Program at www.PennBid.net. A Pre-Bid conference will be held on April 23, 2024 at the site, 227 Levengood Road, Douglassville, PA. Attendance is not mandatory for bidders, but strongly recommended.
Proposals shall be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the proposal. Proposals shall be effective for 90 days from the date of opening. The successful low bidder will be required to provide a 100% performance bond or certified check, a 100% payment bond or certified check, a worker’s compensation affidavit, and a certificate of insurance naming Amity Township and LTL Consultants as additional insureds, all within 20 days after the contract is awarded. A 15% maintenance bond will also be required upon completion of the project. Amity Township reserves the right to waive any non-material defects or irregularities in the bid, and to reject any or all bids or portions thereof. Amity Township, in accordance with Title VI of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Parts 21 and 23 of 49 C.F.R., notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that MBE/WBE will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and that no person will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. Project is to be substantially completed by August 16, 2024. Liquidated damages apply at the rate of $500.00 per calendar day. Proposals must include the Public Works Employment Verification Form completed by the Bidder. Notice is hereby given to bidders that this project is subject to the provisions of the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act approved August 15, 1961 (Act No. 442, P.L. 987), as amended.