Notice – Public Bids

Structural Repairs for Brightside Farm Farmhouse

Sealed proposals for the Brightside Farm Farmhouse Structural Repairs project will be received by the Board of Supervisors for Charlestown Township (OWNER) on October 6, 2014 until 12:00 Noon. They will be publicly opened and read at 7:30 P.M. on this same date at the Great Valley Middle School, 255 N. Phoenixville Pike, Malvern, PA in the Choral Room, where the Board of Supervisors will conduct a regularly scheduled public meeting. At this time the bid will be awarded subject to entering into a contract with the successful bidder on terms satisfactory to the Township. Online sealed bids shall be submitted via the PennBid Program. All documents and solicitation details are available online for no cost at PennBid – www.PennBid.net. Al bidders must submit bid security in the amount of ten (10) percent.

The bidding process will be administered using PennBID managed by the Charlestown Township Engineer. All questions regarding the plans and specifications shall be provided in writing online on the PennBid website for the Brightside Farm Farmhouse Structural Repairs project

The bids must be made on the forms furnished by the OWNER. A satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder from an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to 10% of the total of the Bid for construction, shall be submitted with each bid. The BID GUARANTY shall insure the execution of the Agreement and the furnishing of the surety bond or bonds by the successful Bidders, all as required by the Contract Documents.

The Bidder's attention is called to the fact that the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act applies to this Contract and that the successful Bidder shall pay no less than the Wage Rates determined for the project area as set forth in the Contract Documents.

The successful bidder shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants for employment and employees or agents are treated without discrimination based upon race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, or disability.

Award of the Contract, if the contract is awarded will be to the lowest responsible bidder, however the OWNER reserves the right to reject any and or all bids on any basis and to waive any informality in the bidding, as permitted by law. No bidder may withdraw a bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof, except in accordance with the terms of PA Act 4 of 1974, latest revision.

A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at the Brightside Farm (3108 Yellow Springs Road, Malvern, PA 19355) on September 5, 2014 at 10:00 am. The purpose of this meeting is to review the proposed work with prospective bidders and obtain their input on any cost effective alterations to the scope of work that could be made that would still meet the intent of reinforcing the existing structures.