Separate sealed bids for the above-mentioned project in the City of Bradford will be received at the offices of the Bradford City Water Authority, 28 Kennedy St., Bradford, Pennsylvania 16701, until 10:00 AM, Local Time, November 29, 2011, and there at said time publicly opened and read aloud.

The Work under Contract 2011-01 includes removal and disposal of residuals from the Bradford City Water Authority Water Treatment Plant Lagoon No. 2, located on West Corydon Street Extension, Bradford, Pennsylvania.

The Contract Documents may be obtained only from Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, 285 Delaware Avenue, Suite 500, Buffalo, New York 14202 upon deposit of the sum of $50.00 per set.  Payment shall be in the form of two (2) checks, each for one-half of the total deposit.  Checks shall be payable to the Bradford City Water Authority.  The full amount of the deposit for one set of Contract Documents will be refunded to any Bidder who has duly submitted a Bid accompanied by the bid security required by this advertisement and who returns the Contract Documents complete and in good condition within thirty (30) days following the Award of Contract of the rejection of bids.  The full amount of deposit for one set of Contract Documents will be refunded to the successful Bidder upon the execution of the Contract Documents.  A partial refund in the amount of $25.00 will be made for the return, within thirty days following the Award of the Contract or the rejection of the bids, of other sets of Contract Documents complete and in good condition.  No refund will be made to non-bidders.

Copies of the above-described Contract Documents may be examined at no expense at the office of Conestoga-Rovers & Associates, 285 Delaware Avenue, Suite 500, Buffalo, New York 14202.

Upon request, Contract Documents will be mailed after Conestoga-rovers & Associates has received the documents fee plus a separate non-refundable mailing and handling charge of twenty dollars ($20.00) per set.  The contract Documents will be mailed and the mailing date will be considered the Bidder's date of receipt.  Checks for documents shall be made payable to the Bradford City Water Authority.  Checks for the mailing and handlings charge shall be made payable to Conestoga-Rovers & Associates.

The Owner is exempt from the payment of sales and compensating use taxes of the State of Pennsylvania and of cities and counties on all materials, equipment, and supplies sold to the Owner pursuant to this contract.  Also exempt from such taxes are purchases by the Contractor and his Subcontractors of materials, equipment, and supplies to be sold to the Owner pursuant to this contract, including tangible personal property to be incorporated in any structure, building or other real property forming part of the Project.  These taxes are not to be included in the Bid.

Each bid shall be accompanied by cash, certified check, cashier's check or bid bond in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid in the form, and subject to the conditions provided in the Information for Bidders.  The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and payment bond each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract award amount.