INVITATION TO BID: Bible Baptist Church Demolition

Project Description: The Sullivan County Commissioners will receive sealed bids, one (1) original and two (2) copies, for the STRUCTURE DEMOLITION, 1205 Old Bernice Road Mildred, Pennsylvania, on behalf of the Baptist Church of Mildred. Briefly the items of work are as follows: Asbestos Abatement, Mobilizing/Demobilizing, Erosion & Subdimension Controls, Demotion of one building, Substructure, Earthwork & Grading, and all incidental work related thereto.
Each BID when submitted must be accompanied by a "Bid Security" which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the BID.
The Sullivan County Commissioners do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability or familial status in employment or the provision of services. The Sullivan County Commissioners are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
In addition to the Equal Employment requirements of Executive Order 11246 regarding discrimination, the CONTRACTOR must establish a 6.9% goal for female participation and a 1% goal for minority participation in his/her aggregate on-site construction workforce for contracts in excess of $10,000.
The Sullivan County Commissioners are utilizing federal funds for this project, and Sullivan County has adopted a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) plan in accordance with Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432 and a Section 3 Action Plan in accordance with Title 24 Part 75 Code of Federal Regulations. As such, the bidders/offerors must submit documentary evidence of minority and women business enterprises and Section 3 business concerns who have been contacted and to whom commitments have been made. Documentation of such solicitations and commitments shall be submitted with the bid. In accordance with the Buy America, Build America Act, Sullivan County must also adhere to such requirements. Bidders/offerors must adhere to these requirements and submit the included certification.
Moreover, the CONTRACTOR shall strive to meet the MBE goal of 5% and the WBE goal of 3% for contracts of $25,000 or more. For projects which the amount of HUD or CDBG funding exceeds $200,000 the CONTRACTOR must attempt to meet the minimum numerical goals of which 25% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Section 3 workers, per 24 CFR Part 75.19; and 5% or more of the total number of labor hours worked by all workers on a Section 3 project are Targeted Section 3 workers, as defined in 24 CFR Part 75.21. Sullivan County, in accordance with its Section 3 Action Plan, may provide a bid preference to a bidder who is a Section 3 business concern. MBE/WBE and Section 3 business concerns shall be afforded full opportunity to bid without discrimination. Davis-Bacon and Related Acts apply to this Project.
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond.
The Sullivan County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities in the Bidding. BIDS may be held by OWNER for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of BIDS for the purpose of reviewing the BIDS and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding the CONTRACT.