New SCADA System Project

BERKS-MONTGOMERY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY BERKS/MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, PENNSYLVANIA

NEW SCADA SYSTEM PROJECT

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Berks-Montgomery Municipal Authority, Berks/Montgomery Counties, PA will receive sealed bids online via PennBid for the SCADA System Project until 12:00 P.M. prevailing time, on February 21, 2024, after which time, Bids will be opened with results displayed publicly on PennBid. The consideration of the apparent low Bidder will be at the regularly scheduled Authority meeting to be held at 4:00 P.M. prevailing time on February 26, 2024.

All documents and solicitation details are available at no cost on PennBid – www.PennBid.net.

The project generally consists of the installation of the supply and installation of PLC Control Panels and Operator Interface Terminals at BMMA’s wastewater plants and eight pump stations with communications via cellular and hard wire. Project includes the final design of panels from contract specifications, installation and wiring to new and existing devices. The main office/plant project site is located at 136 Municipal Drive, Gilbertsville, PA 19525

All bidders must submit bid security in the amount of ten percent [10%].

All Contracts exceeding $10,000.00 shall be performed in compliance with Executive Order 11246, entitled, “Equal Employment Opportunity,” as amended by Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in Department of Labor regulations (41 CFR Part 60). In addition, all Contractors shall comply with the “Nondiscrimination/Sexual Harassment Clause” as required by Pennsylvania Executive Order 2016-05.

The successful BIDDER will be required to execute the Agreement, furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond on the respective forms provided in the Contract Documents, and provide evidence of insurance coverage as required by the Contract Documents.

The wages paid on this project will be subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act approved August 15, 1961, P.L. 987 as amended and supplemented. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of 1955, P.L. 744, No. 222, as amended June 25, 1997, by Act 34 of 1997, 43 P.S. §§ 951-963, shall apply to this contract.

Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the contract documents must be paid on this project, and that employees and applicants for employment shall not be discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap.

The Bidder and all subcontractors must be qualified for the type of project work specified in order to bid the project, and prequalification’s must be submitted by the Bidder and all subcontractors.

The qualification documentation listed in Article 3 in the Instructions to Bidders must be submitted with the bid.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 1:00 PM on February 7, 2024, at the project site 136 Municipal Drive, Gilbertsville, PA 19525.

Bidders should refer to provisions of federal and state statutes, rules and regulations dealing with prevention of environmental pollution and the preservation of public, natural resources that affect the project.

Any BID received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No BID may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the above specified date for receiving, opening, and reading of BIDS, except as specifically may be provided by law. Berks-Montgomery Municipal Authority reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all Bids, and to delete any item or portion of an item without affecting the bids on the remaining items or portion of items. The above invitation to Bidders is made for the benefit of Berks-Montgomery Municipal Authority, and no rights shall be deemed to accrue to any person making a Bid by reason of the submission of any bid hereunder or by waiver or non-enforcement of any provision of requirement of this invitation.

Any BID may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of BIDS or authorized postponement thereof.

Berks-Montgomery Municipal Authority George Moser, Chairman

Commodity codes:
UNSPSC 4321 - Computer Equipment and Accessories: The computer and it's accessories together provide a platform to enable user computing. A computer is a device that accepts information (in the form of digital data) and manipulates it for some result based on a program or sequence of instructions on how data is to be processed. Complex computers also include the means for storing data (including the program, which is also a form of data) for some necessary duration. A program may be invariable and built into the computer (and called logic circuitry as it is on microprocessors) or different programs may be provided to the computer (loaded into its storage and then started by an administrator or user). Today's computers have both kinds of programming.
UNSPSC 4710 - Water and wastewater treatment supply and disposal
UNSPSC 721515 - Electrical system services: The installation, repair and maintenance of structural electrical systems owned by others
Ref. #: Berks Montgomery Municipal Authority/ Montgomery County
Questions Due Date: 2024-02-12 17:00:00
Contract Type: Fixed Fee Contract
Design Firm: Systems Design Engineering, Inc.