PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID VERNON TOWNSHIP REMOVAL OF BLIGHTED STRUCTURES Sealed bids will be received by Vernon Township at their office located at 16678 McMath Avenue, Meadville, PA 16335, until 3:00 p.m. prevailing time on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the office of Vernon Township at 7:30 p.m. prevailing time on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Bids are being received for the following contract: Contract No. 12045-2013-04 Vernon Township Removal of Blighted Structures: Contract covers the removal and disposal of three (3) blighted vacant structures (residential homes), backfilling, and grading the entire project area. The project sites are located at 11533 Pennsylvania Avenue, 16762 Scenic Drive, and 18729 Cussewago Road in Vernon Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from Porter Consulting Engineers, P.C. 552 State Street, Meadville, PA 16335; Telephone (814) 337-4447 upon payment of a non-refundable cost of fifty dollars ($50.00), including tax, if applicable. Any special delivery requests (Overnight or Express deliveries, etc.) for the documents will be subject to additional charges. Copies of the Contract Documents will be available for inspection and review at the office of Porter Consulting Engineers, P.C. during normal business hours. Addenda to the Contract Documents, if any, will only be issued to those entities whose name and mailing address are on record at the office of Porter Consulting Engineers, P.C. as having obtained the Contract Documents. A certified check or bank draft payable to Vernon Township or a Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety company in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each bid. No bid or bid security may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the date of bid opening. In the event that the bidder to whom the Notice of Intent to award has been issued fails to begin work on the date stipulated in the Notice to Proceed, the bid security shall then be forfeited and become property of Vernon Township. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents, the successful Bidder/Contractor shall furnish performance and payment bonds, each in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the total Contract Price, and the successful Bidder/Contractor shall furnish certificates of insurance to demonstrate compliance with the minimum coverages as set forth in the Contract Documents. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as established by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, must be paid on all projects with a construction cost in excess of $25,000, and the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, creed, color or national origin. Attention is called to the fact that work performed under this Contract is subject to the requirements or executive order 11246 as amended, regarding equal opportunities and as described within the Contract Documents. All Bidders are herein notified that Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and Women Business Enterprises (WBEs) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, or national origin in consideration for award of the Contract. Bids may be held by Vernon Township for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders prior to awarding the contract. Vernon Township reserves the right to reject any or all bids or waive any formalities in the bidding. This project is financed, in part, by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community Development Block Grant Program. David Stone, Township Manager Vernon Township 09/13,21/13
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