* * As of 09/03/2020, this project has not yet been awarded. A timeline for award has not yet been established. Bids must be submitted on prescribed forms, complete with instructions provided herewith. Bid Proposal must be accompanied by a Bid Security, as a Certified or Cashier's Check, or original Corporate Surety Bid Bond with original Power of Attorney, in the amount of 10% of the Bid Proposal, made in favor of the County of Beaver, Pennsylvania. Facsimiles will not be accepted. The work to be performed under this Contract shall be commenced within ten (10) calendar days after a "Notice to Proceed" and completed within 60 calendar days. This contract shall remain in effect administratively throughout the construction time of the project, not to exceed (18) eighteen months from the date of this original contract. MBE, WBE and Section 3 businesses are encouraged to apply. Standard contract provisions of the Department of HUD Act of 1968 as amended and US Department of Labor for CDBG apply to this project, including Federal Prevailing Wage Rates, Civil Rights, EEO, Federal Public Works, Affirmative Action, Section 3 Requirements, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, EO 11246, 11625 together with all Standard Provisions of CDBG Programs.\ The contractor shall furnish a surety bond in an amount at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as security for the faithful performance of this contract. The contractor shall also furnish a separate surety bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price for the protection of the clients supplying labor or materials to the contractor or to any of his subcontractors, in the prosecution of the work, and shall be continued for the prompt payment of all such material furnished or labor supplied or performed in the prosecution of the work. The contractor shall also furnish a two (2) year Maintenance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price. The two (2) year maintenance period shall begin on the date of final acceptance of the work. For determination of the amount of the Maintenance Bond, the contract price shall mean the final amount of the contract including all change orders and modifications The County of Beaver, Pennsylvania reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities, and to award Contracts in its best interest