PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS - Gravel Road (T-602), Lenape Lane (T-600), Valley View Road (T-601), and Rabbit Run Road (T-603)

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the Barrett Township Board of Supervisors invites and will receive sealed bids for paving on Gravel Road (T-602), Lenape Lane (T-600), Valley View Road (T-601), and Rabbit Run Road (T-603) in Barrett Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, until 12:00 P.M. (noon) on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 993 Route 390, Cresco, Pennsylvania 18326. All bids must be submitted upon forms furnished by Barrett Township and returned in a sealed envelope clearly marked "Paving Bid Barrett Township." Faxed bids and bids received after the deadline will not be accepted. Copies of the Contract Documents including detailed specifications may be obtained at the Barrett Township municipal offices at the address listed above. All materials shall conform to PennDOT specifications and standards as provided in Publication 408, as amended. Pennsylvania Prevailing wages may apply to this contract depending on the bid amount. The Contract Documents contain requirements addressing prevailing labor wage rates, labor standards, nondiscrimination in hiring practices and related matters. All contractors and subcontractors shall comply with the Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act. The Act requires the contractor to verify employment eligibility through the e-verify program operated by the United States Department of Homeland Security as a precondition of being awarded a contract for this project. The Contract Documents contain information regarding the Act. Each bid must be accompanied by a proposal security in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the amount bid in the form of a certified check, bank cashier's check, or satisfactory bid bond naming as payee Barrett Township. No bid or proposal may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after the date specified above for receiving of bids. The successful bidder shall furnish a performance bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the bid, naming as payee Barrett Township. The successful bidder shall be bound by the terms and conditions of the Contract Documents. Sealed bids will be opened and read aloud at a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2020 and a contract may be awarded immediately thereafter or at a subsequent public meeting the date and time of which will be announced after bids are opened. The Barrett Township Board of Supervisors shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder or shall reject all bids within 30 days of the date of the bid opening. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, and to waive any defects or irregularities in the proposals. The Board further reserves the right to reject any proposal deemed not to be in the best interest of the Township. By order of the Barrett Township Board of Supervisors P - March 13, March 20