ALLEGHENY COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
May 8, 2020
The Office of the County Controller of Allegheny County, Room 104, Court House, Pittsburgh, PA, will receive separate and sealed Bids on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. and FROM 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. prevailing local time, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, and a representative of the Department of Public Works will open and read the Bids in the Gold Room, Room 410, County Court House, Pittsburgh, PA, one half hour later, 11:30 o’clock A.M., for the following:
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
LATERAL SUPPORT OF McCOY ROAD NORTHWEST OF DUNN STREET
McCOY ROAD
STOWE TOWNSHIP
COUNTY PROJECT No. 6196-0201
As a prospective bidder please note the following general Project information regarding: Pre Bid Information, Bidding Requirements, and Contract Conditions. See the Project Manual for detailed information, responsibilities and instructions.
PRE BID INFORMATION: Purchase and/or view the Project Manual and Drawings at the Office of the Contract Manager, Room 504, County Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA. The non refundable charge for the Proposal and a disk containing the Specifications and Drawings is $107.00 including sales tax. The Contract Manager will accept only check or money order to the “COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY” in that amount and WILL NOT ACCEPT CASH OR EXTEND CREDIT.
Prospective bidders may request to have bid documents mailed. An additional fee of $16.05 including tax, for handling costs for each requested proposal must be paid in advance. The fee must be received at the Office of the Contract Manager prior to the mailing of any documents.
Interested bidders planning to purchase bid documents or attend the public bid opening are advised to follow Self-Monitoring and Social Distancing guidelines when entering the Allegheny County Courthouse or County Office Building. Interested bidders should also be aware that when entering either the Allegheny County Courthouse or County Office Building, a face mask meeting the guidelines set by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, must be worn at all times.
BIDDING REQUIREMENTS: The County requires pre-qualification of bidders, including subcontractors, as specified in Section 102.01 of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Specifications, Publication No.408, 2016 Edition, Change No. 7, Effective October 4, 2019 on this project.
Submit Proposal on the supplied form in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and Specifications; include the following documents with the Bid Form, ALONG WITH ONE COMPLETE PHOTOCOPIED SET OF THE PROPOSAL:
•Bid Security certified check or surety company bond on County’s form to the order of/or running to the County of Allegheny in the amount of five (5%) percent of the Bid as evidence that you, the Bidder, will accept and carry out the conditions of the Contract in case of award. The County will accept only bonds written by Surety Companies acceptable on Federal Bonds per the current Federal Register Circular 570. Federal Register Circular 570 is available for inspection in the Contract Office, Room 504, County Office Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
•Bidder Certification of Pre-Qualification, Classification and Work Capacity
•List of Subcontractors
•Statement of Joint Venture Participation
•MBE And WBE Goals Attainment Certification (ONLY NECESSARY IF YOU CANNOT MEET THE SPECIFIED MBE AND WBE GOALS.)
•MBE/WBE Subcontractor and Supplier Commitment and Solicitation Sheets
•Work Sheet Required Amount Performed By Contractor (Non-Federal Projects)
THE COUNTY WILL REJECT BIDS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE EXECUTED DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE WITH THE BID FORM. You may not withdraw your bid for a period of Sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. The County Manager reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any informality in the bidding.
CONTRACT CONDITIONS: In accordance with the provisions of the “Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act” of August 15, 1961, P.L. 987, as Department of Labor and Industry, the prevailing minimum wage predetermination requirements as set forth in the Attachments apply to this Project.
The anticipated notice to proceed is July 6, 2020. The project completion will be 150 consecutive calendar days the from notice to proceed.
The County of Allegheny hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this Advertisement, minority business enterprises / women business enterprises [MBE/WBE] will be afforded the full opportunity to submit bids in response to this advertisement and the County will not discriminate against minority and women business enterprises on the grounds of race, sex, color or national origin in consideration for an award. It is a condition of the bidding process/contract that all responsive bidders / contractors shall follow the minority business enterprises and women business enterprises [MBE/WBE] procedures set forth in the project manual/contract documents.
For technical questions contact Ron Sander, P.E., Project Manager, at 412-350-5585. For contracting questions contact Dan Swisher, Contracts Manager, at 412-350-5955 or 5924.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR
SEWER AND CATCH BASIN MAINTENANCE AUTHORITY WIDE
IFB #300-18-20
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request bids from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):
SEWER AND CATCH BASIN MAINTENANCE AUTHORITY WIDE
IFB #300-18-20
The documents will be available no later than May 4, 2020 and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 11:00 A.M. on May 26, 2020 at which time they will be opened and read aloud. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical bids dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the bid opening time of 11:00 AM on May 19, 2020 in the lobby of 100 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Sealed bids may still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of https://www.HACP.org.
Questions or inquires should be directed to:
Mr. Kim Detrick
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
Procurement Department
100 Ross Street
2nd Floor, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-643-2832
A pre-bid meeting will be held via call in; on May 14, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. Please see call in information below:
Join the audio conference by phone:
United States – Washington, DC +1.202.602.1295
Access Code 598-776-271#
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.
HACP’s has revised their website. As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/RFPs documentation.
Caster D. Binion, Executive Director
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
HACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.
OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
EDUCATION of the
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
PITTSBURGH
Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213, on June 9, 2020 until 2:00 P.M. local prevailing time for:
Various Buildings
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Phase II
Mechanical, and Electrical Primes – REBID
Various Buildings
Asbestos, Lead-based paint, Mold & Animal Excrement Remediation, Mitigation & Abatement
Environmental Abatement
Contract – REBID
Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on May 11, 2020 at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable. Project details and dates are described in each project manual.
A NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND FUNDING AVAILABILITY
Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED) and the City of Pittsburgh, Office of Management and Budget (CITY) are pleased to announce joint applications are available for the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program funding. ACED and the City will award funding from at least their 2020 Direct Entitlements, ESG Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (ESG-CV) any 2020 Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (PA-DCED) ESG and ESG-CV funds received. These applications will also be used for any future COVID-related Federal or State allocations of ESG funding received by either entity.
The Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) program provides funding to: (1) engage homeless individuals and families living on the streets; (2) improve the number and quantity of emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families; (3) help operate these shelters; (4) provide essential services to shelter residents; (5) rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families; and (6) prevent families and individuals from becoming homeless. Agencies awarded funds are required to participate in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) except for domestic violence shelters, they must use a comparable database to HMIS. Regulations for the ESG-CV funds have not been published; agencies are expected to follow all regulations and program policies once enacted.
Eligible ESG Components:
1. Street Outreach – funds may be used for essential services related to reaching out to Unsheltered homeless individuals and families connecting them with emergency shelter, housing, or critical services, and providing them with urgent, non-facility-based care. Eligible costs include engagement, case management, emergency health and mental health services, and transportation
2. Emergency Shelter – funds may be used for providing essential services, including services to special populations, to homeless families and individuals in emergency shelters, operating expenses and renovating emergency shelters. Because these costs are focused on emergency shelter, a transitional facility will only be eligible to receive Emergency Solutions Grants funds for the agency received funds in 2010 and does not require clients to sign a lease or occupancy agreements.
3. Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HP RRH) funds may be used for rental assistance, housing relocation and stabilization services, Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection services, rent reasonableness and Fair Market Rent (FMS) analysis. Client eligibility for ESG HP RRH funding must be at or below 30% of the area median income. Client eligibility for the Homelessness Prevention component of the CARES Act funding must be at or below 50% of the area median income. The centralized intake for both funding sources will be provided by Allegheny County Department of Human Services Allegheny Link.
If you have any questions, please submit question via email to: ESGApplication@AlleghenyCounty.us. Content and technical questions will have deadlines, which will be posted on the ESG application page, listed below. Content questions asked that are determined to be applicable to other applicants will be posted in a Q&A document with the application materials.
ESG Application materials are available at: https://www.alleghenycounty.us/economic-development/residents/emergency-solutions-grants.aspx and https://pittsburghpa.gov/omb/grant-opportunities. Applications are entirely electronic. If your organization does not have the technical capacity to submit a fully electronic application, please submit a statement to the email address above. There will be an online application information session—go to https://pittsburghpa.gov/omb/grant-opportunities and follow the link for the ESG public information session to register to attend. This session will also be recorded and the recording posted on the ESG application materials websites.
All applications must be submitted electronically by Wednesday June 3, 2020 by 4:00pm.
COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNFICANT IMPACT AND
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS
May 13, 2020
City of Pittsburgh-Office of Management and Budget
200 Ross Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-255-2211
These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Pittsburgh.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or about June 1, 2020 the City of Pittsburgh (“City”) will submit a request to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, to undertake a project known as Allegheny Circle Phase II. Allegheny Circle Phase II will involve the upgrading of signals, pavement markings, delineation, signing, the removal of concrete islands at the intersections, and the reconfiguration of the intersections to protected intersections. This project will also involve the installation of pedestrian bump outs and the addition of street trees and bioretention areas. This project is located in the Allegheny Center neighborhood in the City of Pittsburgh, specifically on 300 N Commons,100 E Commons, 700 W Commons and 100 S Commons as well as 0-300 Blocks of Federal St. This project will utilize approximately $525,000 of 2020 CDBG funds. The project should cost approximately $4,000,000 in total.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
The City of Pittsburgh has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR). The ERR will be made available for review either via website at https://pittsburghpa.gov/omb/cd or provided upon request electronically via email or by U.S. mail. Please submit your request by U.S. mail to the address below or via email at Whitney.Finnstrom@pittsburghpa.gov.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to:
Whitney Finnstrom
City of Pittsburgh,
200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-255-2211
Whitney.Finnstrom@pittsburghpa.gov
All comments received by May 29, 2020 will be considered by the City of Pittsburgh prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
The City of Pittsburgh certifies to HUD that William Peduto in his capacity as Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the City of Pittsburgh to use program funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
HUD will accept objections to its release of fund and the City of Pittsburgh’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Pittsburgh; (b) the City of Pittsburgh has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to:
Objections must be prepared and submitted via email in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Planning and Development Division at : phillip.e.mckeough@hud.gov Phone number: (412) 644-5846.
Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
WILLIAM PEDUTO
Mayor
City of Pittsburgh
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR
FIRE AND SECURITY ALARM MONITORING AUTHORITY WIDE
IFB #300-17-20
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request bids from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):
FIRE AND SECURITY ALARM MONITORING AUTHORITY WIDE
IFB #300-17-20
The documents will be available no later than May 4, 2020 and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 10:00 A.M. on May 26, 2020 at which time they will be opened and read aloud. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical bids dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the bid opening time of 10:00 AM on May 19, 2020 in the lobby of 100 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Sealed bids may still be mailed via USPS at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.
Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of https://www.HACP.org.
Questions or inquires should be directed to:
Mr. Kim Detrick
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
Procurement Department
100 Ross Street
2nd Floor, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-643-2832
A pre-bid meeting will be held via call in; on May 14, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. Please see call in information below:
Join the audio conference byphone:
United States – Washington, DC +1.202.602.1295
Access Code 598-776-271#
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.
HACP’s has revised their website. As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/RFPs documentation.
Caster D. Binion, Executive Director
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
HACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.
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