Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion - General, Electrical and HVAC Construction

Contract Number: 21-016, 23-1, 23-2, 23-3 General Construction: General Contractor shall perform general construction of the Upgrade and Expansion of Lewis Township's existing Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) as fully described in the Conformed Project Manual. Provide new treatment facilities as needed to produce a fully functioning plant including but not limited to: mechanical and manually-cleaned influent screens in new channel, duplex submersible influent pump station, aeration blowers, return/waste sludge plus nitrate and mixed liquor recycle pumps in the existing Treatment Building, chemical feeds in a portable building. Convert sequencing batch reactors into aerobic digesters. Provide all with associated process piping, fittings and valves inside buildings and tanks as well as buried. Provide a motorized trolley hoist system (capacity 1 ton). Provide on all existing buildings: new metal roof and associated insulation, soffit, fascia, gutters and downspouts, trim and other accessories; new doors and hardware; upgrade existing stairs and replace existing walkway. Demolish existing roofing on all buildings, doors, SBR walkway and equipment, pumps and blowers in the treatment building, effluent pumps, chlorination and other treatment tanks, existing electrical power distribution and controls, heating and ventilation. Provide new lab workbench and plumbing in control building. Township has prepurchased precast posttensioned biological reactor, secondary clarifier, ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection system and reaeration basin from manufacturer who will provide (furnish and install) the tanks themselves, and furnish submersible mixing pumps, air diffusers, pipe, valves, handrail and accessories to be set inside or on top of the tanks. General Contractor shall provide all excavation, backfill and compaction necessary for manufacturer to install the tanks and furnish the labor to install the equipment inside the tanks. General Contractor shall provide all associated accessories and facilities to provide a fully functioning treatment plant including outfall sewer; painting, erosion and sediment control, site restoration, take down and restore as needed existing fencing. Remove and safely dispose of existing wetlands contents. Electrical Construction: Electrical Contractor shall perform electrical construction of the Upgrade and Expansion of Lewis Township's existing Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) as fully described in the Conformed Project Manual. The project includes but is not limited to providing electrical power supply and control wiring to the following new treatment facilities: mechanical influent screen, influent pump station, aeration blowers, return/waste and internal recycle pumps, chemical feeds in a portable building, UV disinfection and submersible mixing pumps in new treatment tanks. Integrate control panels provided with screen and influent pumps with process control panel provided by Dutchland. Provide variable frequency drives for aeration blowers, influent and recycle pumps. Provide process control metering and instrumentation. Provide all-new LED site and building interior lighting. Provide power to a trolley crane, electric heaters, and ventilation fans in various arrangements for one new and all existing buildings. Deenergize existing electrical power distribution and controls, pumps, blowers heating and ventilation in the treatment building, as well as effluent pumps, to allow General Contractor to demolish. Provide all other electrical accessories and facilities necessary to provide a fully functioning treatment plant including wiring, conduit and hangars, safety switches, receptacles, etc. Heating and Ventilation Construction: Heating and Ventilation Contractor shall perform heating and ventilation construction of the Upgrade and Expansion of Lewis Township's existing Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) as fully described in the Conformed Project Manual. Provide electric heaters and ventilation fans in various arrangements for one new and all existing buildings, including all necessary accessories and facilities to provide fully functioning buildings. Bidders must provide with their Proposal (or Bid) either a certified bank treasurer's check, a certified cashier's check payable to the order of Lewis Township Supervisors or a bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid. Bidders must also provide with their Proposal a fully completed Non-Collusion Affidavit and a Public Works Employment Verification Form. The two apparent low bidders for each contract will be required after bids are opened to provide proof of prior experience and adequate resources to complete the project. The successful low bidder for each contract will be required to furnish fully executed original Proposal (or Bid) forms. Failure to fully comply with all bid requirements including but not limited to the above will be cause to reject a bid. Bidders are advised that PA Prevailing Minimum Wage Rates are incorporated in the Contract Documents and must be paid to all workers employed at the construction site. Lewis Township may hold all Bids and they shall remain irrevocable for 120 days from the Bid Opening date, which includes 60 days that may be needed to secure funding. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, waive any informalities or irregularities, or negotiate contract amounts. The successful Contractors will be required to furnish upon Contract Award a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each for one hundred (100%) percent of the contract price as bid. CLARIFICATION DEADLINE 1/18/2023 4:00 PM

Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Subsurface Investigation.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Precast Concrete.
Division 04 -	Masonry, Unit Masonry.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Metal Framing, Metal Fabrications.
Division 06 -	Wood, Plastics, and Composites, Rough Carpentry.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection, Dampproofing and Waterproofing, Thermal Protection.
Division 08 -	Openings, Doors and Frames, Windows, Hardware.
Division 09 -	Finishes, Painting and Coating.
Division 10 -	Specialties, Signage, Compartments and Cubicles, Emergency Aid Specialties, Fire Protection Specialties, Storage Assemblies.
Division 11 -	Equipment, Laboratory Equipment.
Division 14 -	Conveying Equipment.
Division 21 -	Fire Suppression, Fire-Extinguishing Systems.
Division 22 -	Plumbing, Instrumentation and Control for Plumbing, Plumbing Piping, Plumbing Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Instrumentation and Control for HVAC, HVAC Air Distribution.
Division 26 -	Electrical, Instrumentation and Control for Electrical Systems, Interior Lighting, Emergency Lighting, Exit Signs, Exterior Lighting.
Division 27 -	Communications, Structured Cabling, Data Communications, Voice Communications, Distributed Audio-Video Communications Systems.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security, Electronic Access Control and Intrusion Detection, Access Control, Intrusion Detection, Electronic Surveillance, Electronic Detection and Alarm.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways, Fences and Gates, Turf and Grasses.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Water Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Electrical Utilities, Communications Utilities.
Division 44 -	Pollution and Waste Control Equipment, Common Work Results for Pollution and Waste Control Equipment, Air Pollution Control, Noise Pollution Control, Odor Control, Water Pollution Control Equipment, Solid Waste Control and Reuse, Waste Thermal Processing Equipment, Fluidized Bed Combustion Equipment, Rotary Kiln Incinerators, Pyrolysis Equipment, Hazardous Waste and Medical Waste Incinerators, Heat Recovery Equipment for Waste Thermal Processing, Synthesis Gas Cleanup and Handling Equipment.