Contract includes: Construct Salt & Chemical Storage Building. Bids shall be prepared and submitted on the prescribed forms in accordance with instructions contained in the Instructions to Bidders and General Provisions (Section 20) Divisions of the Project Manual. All inquiries should be directed to the Project Coordinator, Aaron D. Sheredy at 814.419.7959 or via email at adsheredy@transystems.com. The Reading Regional Airport Authority expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the same. Each bidder must deposit with his/her proposal a bid security in an amount equal to at least Ten Percent (10%) of Base Bid. Said security shall be in the form and subject to the conditions given in Section 20 of the General Provisions. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within 120 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Successful bidders, must enter into the Agreement and furnish a Contract Bond and evidence of required insurance with fifteen (15) days after notification acceptance of such proposals, all as more specifically required in the Contract Documents. Wages as predetermined by the US Secretary of Labor and Industry and included in the specifications and contract documents and/or addenda thereto shall be used by the CONTRACTOR in paying labor in connection with the work under this contract. The Reading Regional Airport Authority is committed to assuring that small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals (DBE) are included in projects it sponsors. The project specific goal been established as 4.51% for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Reading Regional Airport Authority is committed to meeting this goal on all services provided, and the CONTRACTOR is expected to put every effort forward to meet the above DBE goal. Proposals must include the percentage involvement of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises along with the names of the firms involved, and the completed certification. Please note that certification as a DBE by the PA UCP is separate and distinct from other certification programs. The only source that should be used for verification of current eligibility of a DBE Firm is the PA UCP website Physical certification letters and/or expiration dates should not be requested from DBE Firms.