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INVITATION TO BID

TOWNSHIP OF SALISBURY
LEHIGH COUNTY, PA

Salisbury Township will receive sealed bids for the construction of storm sewer improvements consisting of approximately 1772 linear feet of 24-inch RCP storm sewer pipe, 16 linear feet of 30-inch RCP storm sewer pipe, 50 linear feet of 19x30-inch RCP storm sewer pipe and nine storm sewer manholes. Sealed bids will be received until 3:00 PM (prevailing time) on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the office of Township Manager, Salisbury Township 2900 S. Pike Avenue, Allentown PA 18103. Bids will be opened Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 10:00 AM at Salisbury Township Municipal Building, 2900 S.Pike Avenue, Allentown, PA 18103, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. All bids should be sealed, marked and addressed as follows:

TOWNSHIP OF SALISBURY
2900 S. Pike Avenue
Allentown, PA 18103

PROPOSAL FOR Roosevelt Avenue, Public Road, Jeter Avenue and Dodson Street Storm Sewer Improvements

Mailed Bids must be placed in a separate carrier envelope noted "BID ENCLOSED". All mailed bids must be received at the office of the Township Manager. by 3:00 PM on March 2, 2011.

Copies of the Drawings, Specifications and Bid Forms may be examined and obtained at Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc., 6235 Hamilton Boulevard, Wescosville, PA 18106, upon request and deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per set. The full amount of the deposit for one set of documents will be refunded to a bona fide bidder who returns the documents in good condition within ten (10) days after the date of the bid opening.

Each bid must be accompanied by Bid Security made payable to the Township of Salisbury in an amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid price and in the form of a certified or bank check or a Bid Bond issued by a surety meeting the requirements of Paragraph 5.1 of the General Conditions. The successful bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds each in the amount equal to the Contract Price and meeting the requirements of Paragraph 5.1 of the General Conditions.

The project is federally funded through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The low-bid prime Contractor(s) must seek Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE Firm participation in obtaining subcontractors for construction work, equipment, service and supplies in accordance with goals and objectives of executive order 11625 and 12138.

The project is subject to minimum wage rates in accordance with the applicable provisions of the "Davis-Bacon Act" (40 US CODE 276(a)).

The Township of Salisbury reserves the right to waive any informalities in, and to reject, any or all Bids.

Randy Soriano, Township Manager
Township of Salisbury

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