INVITATION TO BIDDERS, Sealed Proposals will be received on the Pennsylvania electronic document and bid management website known as PennBid at http://www.pennbid.net by the Borough of Slatington, Pennsylvania (OWNER), 125 S. Walnut Street, Slatington, PA 18080, until November 3, 2025 at 10 am, at which time Bids will be opened on the website for the Slatington North Street Improvements, which website permits an unlimited number of persons to simultaneously observe the opened bids and automatic tabulation thereof at the same time that the information becomes available to OWNER. The Work to be performed for the Slatington Water Meter Replacements consists of the following: Provide labor and materials to replace existing water meters through the Slatington water system, including meters located in Slatington Borough and Washington Township, as more particularly specified in the Contract Documents. The Bid for the Slatington Water Meter Replacements, Slatington, PA 18080 (PROJECT) shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Bid in the form of a certified check, bank money order, or bid bond. All Bids shall be effective for one hundred eighty (180) calendar days from the date of the Bid opening. On or before the last day during which bids shall be effective, if a contract will be awarded it shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, contingent upon owner receiving funding from PennVest in an amount sufficient to complete the project. After issuance of the Notice of Award, such contract must be completed within 365 calendar days from the date of the Notice to Proceed. The successful bidder will be required to provide Construction Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100% of the contract amount as specified in the contract documents, which bonds shall also cover a 1-year correction period which will commence upon completion of the Work. The Contract Documents in the form of a project manual for the Work can be obtained over the internet from the Pennsylvania electronic document and bid management program known as PennBid at http://www.pennbid.net. Potential bidders must register with PennBid online to have access to said documents. Registration is at no cost and the process takes only a few minutes. Once registered, potential bidders can obtain all project documents for this project and any other PennBid-registered project and submit and update his/her/its confidential proposals online prior to the deadline for submitting a bid. This project is subject to certain special requirements. For example, as more specifically detailed in the Contract Documents, the successful bidder shall be required to (a) assure protection against discrimination for employees, applicants for employment, and subcontractors on the grounds of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, use of guide or support animals and/or mechanical aids; (b) pay certain minimum salaries and wages; and ( c) reserved. A prebid conference will be held on October 22, 2025 at 10 am in/at Slatington Borough Hall, 125 South Walnut Street, Slatington, PA 18080. Representatives of the OWNER will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are REQUIRED to attend this conference to facilitate the award and administration of this contract in the most efficient manner possible. The Borough representative will transmit to all prospective Bidders of record such Addenda as the Borough representative considers necessary in response to questions arising at the conference. In the meantime, questions may be directed to the Project Manager identified for this Project on the PennBid website. OWNER reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids or portions thereof. All Proposals shall be submitted exclusively in electronic format to OWNER through PENNBID at www.pennbid.net. Proposals provided by any other means will not be accepted. All proposals must be labeled "Proposal for Water Meter Replacements" and submitted in PDF format. Incomplete proposals and those received after the specified date and time will not be considered. Hand delivered, mailed, courier, faxed and/ or emailed responses will not be accepted. Upon OWNER's request, Bidders must deliver the original bid security within seventy-two (72) hours (weekends and holidays excluded) of a demand for same. Sep 29,Oct 13