Invitation to Bid – Fire Pump Replacement Shoub Tower – December 2020

INVITATION TO BID

PUBLIC NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Columbiana Metropolitan Housing Authority will receive separate, sealed bids at the office of the Director, 325 Moore Street, East Liverpool, OH, 43920 until 1:30PM/EST on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020at which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud:

BID ITEM

FIRE PUMP REPLACEMENT

SHOUB TOWER

WELLSVILLE, OH

COMM. 2620

A certified check or bank draft, payable to Columbiana Metropolitan Housing Authority, US Government Bonds or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and acceptable sureties in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid, shall be submitted with each bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bonds. All Bidders are required to submit HUD Form 2530, Previous Participation Certificate, which is furnished with the bidding documents. In addition, all Bidders must submit a written Affirmative Action Program with each bid. The Affirmative Action Program must include specific goals and timetables for the employment and training of minorities and for the employment and training of lower residents of the project area. Each Bidder must insure that no employee or applicant for employment is discriminated against because of their race, color, creed, sex or national origin. Minority Business Entrepreneurship Partnership is necessary in order to be a responsible Bidder. The Prime Contractor is required to submit a list of minority subcontractors selected and the dollar amount to be subcontracted. Failure to submit the required MBE and WBE documentation will deem the bid nonresponsive. 

Bid documents may be examined at the following Plan Rooms: Cleveland Builders Exchange, Pittsburgh Builders Exchange, Construct Connect, Construction Journal and Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council. A CD containing PDF’s of all contract documents may be obtained through the office of the Architect, Shaeffer & Madama, Inc., 57 Fourteenth Street, Wheeling, WV 26003 upon receipt of a $25.00 non-refundable payment and valid email address. For more information, contact susieb@shaeffer-madama.com.  

The Architect will conduct a MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING for all Bidders at 9:00AM/EST on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020 at the Project Site, 500 Main Street, Wellsville, OH. The purpose of the meeting is to familiarize the Bidders with the requirements and to answer questions regarding the bidding documents. Interested subcontractors and material suppliers are also encouraged to attend. 

The Columbiana Metropolitan Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any informality in the bidding. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of said bids. 

Richard Wymer, Executive Director 

Columbiana Metropolitan Housing Authority