The project is located at the following sites within the Municipality. Location 1: Upland Park Stormwater Basin 301 Pottstown Pike, Chester Springs, PA 19425 Location 2: Heather Hill Drive Stormwater Basin 114 Heather Hill Drive, Downingtown, PA 19335 Location 3: Aubrey Circle Stormwater Basin 5 Aubrey Circle, Downingtown, PA 19335 The project consists of the following: Location 1: Upland Park - Construction of a new water quality basin. Scope of work will include grading of the site to provide internal water storage, construction of low-profile berm and basin outlet structure, placement of naturalized planting, post and rail safety fencing, and select restoration of asphalt walkways disturbed during construction of the improvements. Location 2: Heather Hill Drive - Retrofit of an existing dry lawn - vegetated basin. Scope of work will include grading of the site to a permeable horizon in order to maximize infiltration, post and rail safety fencing, and restoration of disturbed areas. Location 3: Aubrey Circle - Retrofit of an existing dry lawn - vegetated basin. Scope of work will include construction of infiltration trenches, grading of the basin to provide additional internal water storage, post and rail safety fencing, and restoration of disturbed areas. There will be no pre-bid meeting as part of this advertisement for bids. The bids must be made on the online forms furnished by the Owner and the bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to the Owner. All bids must be accompanied by a Surety Consent. Said surety to be licensed to conduct business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The successful bidder shall be bound to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor (Public Works Contractors Bond Law of 1967 P.L. 869, 8 P.S. 191 et seq) & Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, and a Maintenance Bond in an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the contract price, on bond forms acceptable to the Owner. The Bidder attention is called to the fact that the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act applies to this Contract and that the successful Bidder shall pay no less than the Wage Rates determined for the project area as set forth in the Contract Documents. In addition, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania enacted Act 127 of 2012, known as the Public Works Employment Verification Act, apply to this project and it is a specific requirement that any contractor who submits a bid provide pre-qualified certification. The Bidders attention is also called to the fact that the Project has been financed in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, conditions of which are set forth in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants for employment and employees or agents are treated without discrimination based upon race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, or disability. The contract may be awarded at the Board of Supervisors Meeting February 21, 2023, 7:00 PM, and it will be to the lowest responsible bidder, however the Owner reserves the right to reject any and or all bids and to waive any informality in the bidding, as permitted by law. No bidder may withdraw a bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of the opening thereof, except in accordance with the terms of PA Act 4 of 1974, latest revision. CLARIFICATION DEADLINE 2/24/2023 5:00 PM Project No- UPUW00052B