INVITATION TO BIDDERS THE PITTSBURGH WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT SEPARATE and SEALED BIDS for the following contracts, without an escalation clause, will be received by the Office of Procurement, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, 1200 Penn Ave., 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, until 2:00 P.M. EST, Wednesday, February 26, 2014, and will be publicly opened and read immediately following, in the Conference Room, or at such other place as may be indicated: Project Number SSI5-424-179-0 Description Centre Avenue Sewer Separation All bids must be made on the prepared Form of Proposal to be obtained at the Office of Procurement, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, 1200 Penn Avenue, Second Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, on and after Wednesday, January 29, 2014. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held in the PWSA's Training Room, located at the address above, on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 9:00 A.M. EST. Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond in the amount of Fifty Percent (50%) of the bid for the project under construction. Said Bond shall be duly and legally executed with a Surety or Trust Company which has complied with City Ordinances/Resolutions relating thereto. A Performance Bond and Labor and Material Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract value for each awarded project will be required within 10 days of award. Copies of the Contract Specifications may be examined and obtained at the Office of Procurement, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, 1200 Penn Avenue, Second Floor, Pittsburgh, PA. Charges (NO REFUNDS) in the amount of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars will be made for each set of Bid Documents obtained. Checks/Money Orders ONLY covering said charges shall be made payable to "The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority." This project is federally funded. Bidders must demonstrate the Six Good Faith Efforts to identify and solicit Disadvantaged Business (DBE) Firms for these projects, in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's "Guidance on the Solicitation of Disadvantaged Business (DBE) Firms." The Contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sexual preference, sex or national origin. The bidders will be required to submit the package of certifications included with the contract documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity. The Authority reserves the right to withhold the award of the Contract for a period of one-hundred and twenty (120) days after the opening of the bids. The Authority reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and to waive any informality or minor irregularity in any bid or bids. The Authority also retains the right to investigate the qualifications of bidders prior to any award and to award contracts only to contractors who, in the sole judgment of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, are qualified and equipped to properly execute the specified work. JIM GOOD, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE PITTSBURGH WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
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