Bid Specifications

631 4th Avenue – East Wall

 

The Cabell County Commission (the Commission) will accept sealed bids for the following hereinafter described project.  The Commission is requesting two separate bids.

 

BID #1

Contractor shall remove loose paint, repair or remove all loose and missing brick and mortar joints, prime coat and finish coat with waterproof paint equal to or better than UGL Drylock Masonry waterproofer in color(s) selected by the owner.

 

 

The contractor is to supply a unit price per square foot of brick replacement and a unit price per linear foot of mortar tuck-pointing.  Following an inspection of the project area, exact quantities will be agreed upon between Contractor and Owner prior to corrective work relating to brick replacement and mortar tuck-pointing.

 

Bid proposals are to include a total price for materials, a total price for labor, and, a grand total to perform all required work.  Delivery costs, if any, of subject materials must be included in the quoted bid prices.

 

All bids shall be valid for sixty (60) days from the date of opening.

 

Sealed bids are to be delivered to the Cabell County Commission, Suite 300 Courthouse, 750 5th Avenue, Huntington, WV  25701 on or before 10:00 A.M., on Thursday, September 3, 2009, on the bid proposal form provided, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud during the regularly scheduled County Commission meeting.  Regular Commission office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday.

 

Questions about bid procedures should be directed to Stephen Zoeller at the Cabell County Commission, Suite 300 Courthouse, 750 5th Avenue, Huntington, WV 25701-2072, 304-526-8634.

 

Questions concerning bid specifications or work to be performed should be directed to Ms. Connie Gray, Administrator of Grants, Planning & Permits, at Suite 300 Courthouse, 750 5th Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia or by telephone at 304-526-9704.

 

After bids are opened, they will be reviewed by Commission staff and others, who will make a recommendation to the Commission.

 

The successful bidder shall assume risk of loss of all materials until they are delivered to and accepted by the Commission.

 

 

 

Prevailing Wage

 

State of West Virginia Prevailing Wages Rates, as established by the most recent publication of

those rates, are required to be paid, for all non-exempt work performed by the Contractor.

Current  prevailing Wage Rates are available at www.wvsos.com/csr (click on the service icon

for the 2009 wage rates).  All payroll records are to be submitted to the Cabell County

Commission.   Payment of overtime, workers compensation and any other required coverage are the exclusive responsibility of the Contractor as required by local, State and/or Federal Laws or Regulations.

 

 

General Conditions:

A.    Contractor employees must not smoke in or on job premises.

B.     Contractor to secure all required permits/licenses.

C.     Contractor shall provide a minimum of a 5-year warranty on workmanship for work completed.

D.    Contractor shall provide proof of Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance in the amount of $1,000,000.00 and $1,000,000.00, respectively and shall name the Cabell County Commission as an additional insured on the policy.

E.     Contractor must certify that both WV Worker’s Compensation and Unemployment premiums are current.

F.      Contractor must possess a valid WV Contractors License.

G.    A Corporate Surety Bidder’s Bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid, or a Certified Check on a solvent bank in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid made payable to the Cabell County Commission shall accompany the bid.

H.    A Performance Bond in the amount of one-hundred percent               (100%) of the contract price issued by a responsible surety company will be required by the successful bidder.

I.       A Payment Bond in the amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the contract price issued by a responsible surety company will be required by the successful bidder (if applicable).

 

 

Completion Date

 

Construction must be completed in no more than ninety (90) days.  Consideration will be taken into effect for inclement weather conditions.

 

Bidder’s Experience

 

Bids will only be considered from firms that have an established reputation for performing the type of work specified herein.  Bidders must hold a valid WV Contractor’s License, worker compensation, and public liability and property damage insurance and provide evidence of same.

 

Patents

 

The successful bidder shall pay all royalties and license fees and shall hold and save the Commission and Cabell County West Virginia, its officers, agents, servants, and employees harmless from liability of any nature and kind, including costs and expenses for or on account of any patented or un-patented invention, process, article, or appliance manufactured or used on the performance of this contract.  In this respect, the successful bidder shall defend all suits or claims for infringement of any patent or license right.

 

 

 

Default Program

 

In case of default by the bidder, the Commission may procure the bid from other sources and hold the bidder responsible for any excess costs occasioned thereby.  In case of error by the bidder in preparing the bid proposal, the Commission may, prior to the award of the bid, reject such proposal upon presentation of a petition accompanied by a sworn affidavit of error, which sets forth the error, the cause thereof, and sufficient evidence to substantiate the claim.

 

Tax Exempt Status

 

Cabell County, West Virginia is generally exempt from Federal and State taxes.  Quotations must be separated to show the amount to be added for taxes of any kind if applicable.  The Commission will furnish the successful bidder with tax exemption numbers.  Also, the successful bidder must furnish proof that it is in good standing with the West Virginia State Tax Department and that they are current on their business taxes and/or licenses.

 

Property Taxes

 

The successful bidder must furnish proof that all current Cabell County real estate and property taxes due and payable have been paid.

 

 

Preparation of Bid Proposals

 

All bids opened shall be final.  There shall be no oral interpretations of bid proposals from the floor.   Proposals having any erasures or corrections thereon may be rejected unless explained or noted over signature of the bidder.

 

 

Submission of Bid Proposals

 

All sealed bid proposals shall be delivered by mail or messenger prior to bid opening time as announced, at which time the bids shall be opened and read aloud.  Bids should be plainly marked “BID – 631 4th Avenue on the outside of the bid package or envelope.

 

 

Award of Bid

 

The bid will be awarded within approximately thirty (30) days of bid opening date.  All bid prices submitted are to be firm through delivery and acceptance of subject equipment.  The Commission reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to waive formalities and to award the bid in the manner deemed to be in the best interest of Cabell County, West Virginia.  Following award of bid, a purchase order will be issued to the successful bidder.

 

Additions and Deletions


The Commission shall have the right under this bid at any time to make additions and deletions to the specifications.  Such changes, when deemed by the Commission to result in costs to the successful bidder in excess of the cost, which would have been incurred, by said bidder had the original specifications been followed, will constitute extra work, the payment for which will be subject to negotiation between the Commission and the successful bidder.  Conversely such changes when deemed by the Commission to result in lesser cost to the successful bidder than would have been incurred had the original specifications been followed, will constitute lesser work, for which a deduction from the awarded bid price shall be negotiated between the successful bidder and the Commission.  Only such additions and deletions as are specified in writing by the Commission to the successful bidder shall be made.

 

Assignments

 

The successful bidder shall not assign, transfer, convey, or otherwise dispose of the contract or the right to execute it or the right, title or interest to it or any part thereof or assign any of the monies due or to become due under the contract without prior written consent of the Commission.

 

 

 

Delivery

 

Each bidder shall state in their proposal the expected number of calendar days necessary for the  delivery of the materials and the time necessary to complete the job following the award of the bid.  The Commission will assess liquidated damages in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per calendar day in the event that delivery is not made on or before the date specified by the bidder.  Subject materials and supplies will be inspected by qualified personnel or by an individual of their choice for condition and compliance with specifications upon delivery.  Following inspection and installation of subject materials and supplies, and final acceptance, payment in full for the installation of subject materials and supplies will be scheduled and paid within thirty – sixty days.  

 

 

 

Standards of Quality and Codes

 

All work must conform to all rules and regulations of all governmental authorities and agencies having jurisdiction over the project, including, but not limited to:

 

1.   Federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration Regulations (OSHA)

2.   WV Department of Environmental Protection

3.   WV Bureau of Public Health

4.   WV State Fire Marshal

5.   WV Department of Natural Resources

 

For the Owner’s Record, contractor shall submit, upon request, copies of permits, licenses, certifications, inspection reports, releases, notices, receipts for fee payments, correspondence and records established in conjunction with compliance with standards and regulations bearing upon performance of work.

 

The Copeland “Anti-kickback” Act

 

The Copeland Anti-kickback Act makes it a crime for anyone to require any laborer or mechanic

employed on a Federal or Federally Assisted project to Kickback any part of his or her wages.

 

 

Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

 

The contract work hours and Safety Standards Act requires overtime pay for laborers and mechanics at a rate of one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for hours worked on covered contracts in excess of 40 hours in a workweek.  This Act also requires the assessment of liquidated damages at the rate of $10 per day for each day that each laborer and mechanic worked without payment of the required overtime compensation.  The Act has no job site limitations.

 

Equal Opportunity Requirements

 

Title V of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, provides that no person shall be excluded from participation, denied program benefits or subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin.

 

Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968, as amended, provides that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment shall be given to lower-income residents of the project area and the contracts for work to be performed be awarded to business firms located in or owned in substantial part by persons residing in the project area.

 

Section 109 of the HUD Act of 1974, as amended provides that no personal shall be excluded from participation (including employment), denied program benefits or subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex under any program or activity funded under Title I of the HUD Act of 1974, as amended.

 

Executive Order 11246, as amended, provides that no persons shall be discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin in any phase of employment.

 

Executive Order 11625, provides that grantees establish affirmative action programs for minority business enterprise utilization.  Contractors are required to utilize maximum efforts to realize goals set forth in such programs.

 

 

 

 

Hold Harmless Clause

 

The contractor shall, during the term of the contract including any warranty period, indemnity, defend, and hold harmless the County its officials, employees , agents, and representatives thereof from all suits, actions, or claims of  any kind, including attorney’s fees, brought on account of any personal injuries, damages, or violations of rights, sustained by any person or property in consequence of any neglect in safeguarding contract work or on account of any act or omission by the contractor or his employees, or from any claims or amounts arising from violation of any law, bylaw, ordinance, regulation or decree.  The contractor agrees that this clause shall include claims involving infringement of patent or copyright.

 

At no time shall the contractor permit any mechanics or similar liens to attach to the County’s premises on account of labor or material furnished to the contractor or claimed to have been furnished to the contractor, in connection with its work hereunder.

 

BID PROPOSAL FORM

 

 

 

PROPOSAL OF                                                                                                     (HEREINAFTER 

 

CALLED "BIDDER"), ORGANIZED AND  EXISTING UNDER  THE LAWS  OF  THE  STATE OF

 

                                                  DOING BUSINESS AS:                                                               *.

 

TO THE CABELL COUNTY COMMISSION (HEREINAFTER CALLED "COMMISSION")

 

IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH   THE  REQUEST   FOR  BIDS,   BIDDER  HEREBY PROPOSES  TO PERFORM   ALL  WORK  AS FOLLOWS:

 

REMOVE ALL LOOSE PAINT, REPAIR OR REMOVE ALL LOOSE AND MISSING BRICK AND MORTAR JOINTS, PRIME COAT AND FINISH COAT WITH WATERPROOF PAINT EQUAL TO OR BETTER THAN UGL DRYLOCK MASONRY WATERPROOF IN COLOR(S) SELECTED BY THE OWNER.  THE WORK WILL BE PERFORMED ON THE 7TH STREET WALL OF THE BUILDIJNG LOCATED AT 631 4TH AVENUE.

 

IN STRICT  ACCORDANCE   WITH   THE  CONTRACT   DOCUMENTS,  WITHIN THE   TIME    SET   FORTH   THEREIN,   AND   AT   THE   PRICES    STATED  IN THIS  DOCUMENT  BY  SUBMISSION  OF  THIS BID, EACH BIDDER CERTIFIES, AND  IN  THE  CASE  OF  A  JOINT  BID,  EACH  PARTY   THERETO   CERTIFIES AS  TO  HIS  OWN  ORGANIZATION,  THAT  THIS  BID   HAS   BEEN   ARRIVED  AT   INDEPENDENTLY,  WITHOUT   CONSULTATION,  COMMUNICATION   OR  AGREEMENT  AS  TO   ANY  MATTER  RELATING  TO  THIS  BID   WITH   ANY OTHER BIDDER OR WITH ANY COMPETITOR.

 

BIDDER HEREBY AGREES TO  COMMENCE  WORK UNDER  THIS CONTRACT  ON  OR  BEFORE  A  DATE  TO  BE  SPECIFIED  IN  THE  NOTICE  TO PROCEED AND  TO  FULLY  COMPLETE THE PROJECT   WITHIN            NINETY (90)              CONSECUTIVE CALENDAR DAYS THEREAFTER,  BIDDER  FURTHER AGREES TO  PAY  AS  LIQUIDATED   DAMAGES,   THE  SUM   OF   $50.00   FOR    EACH CONSECUTIVE  CALENDAR DAY  THEREAFTER,  AS  PROVIDED IN SECTION  TITLED “TIME FOR COMPLETION AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES” FOUND ON PAGE FIVE  OF THE SPECIFICATIONS.

    

     BIDDER ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING ADDENDUM:

 

                                                                                                                                                           

 

                                                                                                                                                           

 

                                                                                                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HAVING CAREFULLY EXAMINED THE SPECIFICATIONS, AS  WELL AS THE  PREMISES AND EXISTING  CONDITIONS,  I/WE                                                           PURPOSE TO FURNISH ALL LABOR,  MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND OTHER FACILITIES NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS (IF APPLICABLE) FOR THE SUM OF:

 

BID

 

 

 

UNIT PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT – BRICK REPLACEMENT - $                                   

 

UNIT PRICE PER LINEAR FOOT – MORTAR/TUCK POINTING - $                              

 

PAINTING - LABOR & MATERIALS _________________________$                                                                                                            

                                                               (IN WORDS)                            (IN NUMERALS)

 

 

 

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

 

                                                                                                                                           

SIGNATURE                                                                     ADDRESS

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

TITLE                                                                                 DATE

 

                                                                     

TELEPHONE NUMBER

 

                                                                     

WV LICENSE NUMBER

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                           

 (SEAL - IF BID IS BY A CORP.)                                     ATTEST

 

 

 

 

 

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