The major items of work to be performed under this Contract include furnishing and installation of a grinder unit and chamber on the drain line of the Equalization Tank at the Authority's Eureka Wastewater Treatment Plant. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check, bank draft or bid bond issued by a surety company licensed to conduct business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the amount of at least ten percent (10%) of the total bid price made payable to the Authority. The bidder's attention is called to the fact that the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act applies to this Contract if the estimated cost of the project is in excess of $25,000, 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. The successful bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The successful bidder for each Contract will be required to furnish separate bonds with corporate surety issued by companies authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the prescribed forms dated the date of the Contract, or separate Federal or Commonwealth chartered lending institution irrevocable letters of credit in a form accepted and approved by the Authority, or separate restrictive or escrow accounts with such lending institutions pursuant to an escrow agreement accepted and approved by the Authority, each equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount, to secure (a) the faithful performance and maintenance of the Contract; and (b) the prompt payment of materials and labor. Prospective bidders shall contact CKS Engineers, Inc. between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM at (215) 340-0600 and provide at least 24 hours' notice of the desire to make an inspection during the allotted time period. The Authority reserves the right to limit access to the project site to these time periods and shall not provide access at any other time. Question Deadline 09/01/2023 at 4:00 PM ET