NOTICE TO BIDDERS

STEEL RIVERS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received by the Steel Rivers Council of Governments office

located on the first floor of the Steel Valley Human Service Center, Room 100, 1705 Maple Street, Homestead

PA 15120. Bid proposals will be received until 10:00 A.M. prevailing time on May 15, 2019 whereupon bids

will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter for the following project:

1) CD 44-3.10.5 – Street Reconstruction Phase 2, Dravosburg Borough: The project consists of asphalt

milling, 1990 SY binder asphalt, 1990 SY wearing asphalt, 600 LF wedge curb, keyway, utility

adjustments, miscellaneous work items as specified.

Copies of the Contract Specifications, Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, Form of Proposal and

Agreement can be obtained at the offices of the Steel Rivers Council of Governments, Room 100, 1705 Maple

Street, Homestead PA 15120 upon payment of a non-refundable fee of $50.00 made payable to the Steel Rivers

COG. Documents will be mailed upon receipt of an additional $10.00 postage and handling fee. Each proposal

shall be delivered in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder on the outside, addressed to

the Steel Rivers COG and marked with the project name. Proposals to receive consideration must be

accompanied by a Certified Check or Bidder’s Bond from a Surety Company authorized to do business in

Pennsylvania, made to the order of the Steel Rivers Council of Governments and/or Municipality in an amount

equal to ten percent (10%) of the Proposal as a guarantee that, if the Proposal is accepted, the successful Bidder

will immediately enter into Agreement after the Notice of Award of the Contract and commence start of

construction immediately thereafter.

Predetermined wage rates as established by the U.S. Department of Labor apply. “Compliance is required with

the Davis-Bacon Act and other Federal Labor Standard Provisions; Title VI and other applicable provisions of

the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Department of Labor Equal Opportunity Clause (41 CFR 60-1.4); Section 109

of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; Executive Order 11625 (Utilization of Minority

Business Enterprise); Executive Order 12138 (Utilization of Female Business Enterprise); in compliance with

Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Allegheny County

MBE/WBE Program enacted July, 1981, which sets forth goals of 13 percent Minority and 2 percent Female

Business Enterprise; and the Allegheny County Ordinance #6867-12, setting forth goals of 5 percent Veteran-

Owned Small Businesses. Further, notice is hereby given that this is a Section 3 Project under the Housing and

Urban Development Act of 1968 (as amended), and must to the greatest extent feasible, utilize lower income

residents for employment and training opportunities and Section 3 Business concerns and all contracts and

subcontracts for this project shall contain the “Section 3 Clause” as set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135.38. Moreover,

compliance is required by the prime contractor and all subcontractors with Federal General County Conditions

included in the contract documents between ACED and the operating agency. These Federal General County

Conditions are to be incorporated by reference into all construction contracts between operating agency and

contractor, contractor and subcontractor(s), and subcontractor(s) and lower tiered subcontractor(s).”

The Steel Rivers Council of Governments reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all

proposals, or any part thereof. No Bidder may reject his/her bid for the period as specified in the project bid

documents after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids.

AN LEWIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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