RFB #111-2235 - HISTORIC FRANKLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE – ROOF REHABILITATION

INVITATION TO BID Franklin County, Pennsylvania will receive sealed bids for the Franklin County Courthouse Roof Rehabilitation Project. Sealed bids may be submitted to the Franklin County Controller’s Office located at the Administration Building at 272 North Second Street, Chambersburg, PA until 4:00 P.M. local time, Tuesday , April 16, 2024. The bids will be opened and read aloud at the Franklin County Board of Commissioner’s Meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 beginning at 10:00 AM. This is a single prime contract. Digital copies of all Bid Documents and solicitation details are available at no cost from the architect. During the bidding period, please submit all questions and substitution requests directly to the architect in writing. Substitution requests will only be accepted during the bidding period, subject to the requirements outlined in this invitation. Optional material substitution requests will not be considered after the date and time stated below or during the

construction phase. The architect may be contacted at: Hammel Associates Architects 25 East Grant Street, Suite 102 Lancaster, PA 17602 Attn: Theodore Vedock, AIA tvedock@hammelarch.com Questions and substitution requests will not be accepted after 2:00 PM on Wednesday April 10, 2024. An optional Prebid Conference and site visit will be conducted at the project site at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, for pre-registered contractors only. Contact the architect to register for a site visit. Once registered, please meet on the day of the Prebid conference/site visit, at the Franklin County Judicial Center located at 14 North Main Street, Chambersburg, PA. Please meet in front of the public elevator on the first floor. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid in the form and subject to the conditions providedin the Instruction to Bidders. Bids may be held by the Owner and not withdrawn by the contractor for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days after the date the bids are opened. The successful bidder will be required to furnish satisfactory Performance and Labor and Materials Payment Bonds covering the faithful performance of the Contract and payment of obligations arising thereunder in the amount of 100% of the Contract on the specified Bond Forms included in the Contract Documents. A Waiver of Lien with each Application for Payment is required . The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality in the Bids or to reject any or all bids, and to accept any Bid which is deemed most favorable to the Owner, at the time and under the circumstances stipulated. The Owner reserves the right to modify the Contract Documents and re-bid the project, if necessary, to meet Owner's budgetary requirements or to enter into negotiations with any bidder. The work in this project shall be paid for in accordance with the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act No. 442). Rate determinations are in the project manual. Franklin County is an equal opportunity employer. Refer to the nondiscrimination clause bound with the project manual as page ND-1. WBE/MBE participation is encouraged.