Philadelphia Housing Authority, 2012 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19103

Z -- INVITATION FOR BID (FOUR PART BIDDING, SOLICITATIONS 9338, 9341, 9342 AND 9343), JOB ORDER CONTRACTING (JOC) FOR THE PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTHORITY SOL 9338 DUE 123196 POC James Herrmann, Contracting Officer, via facsimile (215) 684-4092. The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) will receive sealed bids, in duplicate, for the following Job Order Contracts: (Contract Type/Number, Date, Time) General Construction #9338, December 31, 1996, 11:00 AM; Electrical #9341, December 31, 1996, 11:00 AM; HVAC/Mechanical #9342, December 31, 1996, 11:00 AM; Plumbing #9343, December 31, 1996, 11:00 AM. Each bid is due no later than the time designated above at the office of the Contracting Officer, 2012 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 at which time and place, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. This invitation for bids is for the award of a Job Order Contract (hereinafter called JOC). A JOC is a competitive bid, firm fixed price indefinite quantity contract. The scope of work includes a collection of detailed repair and construction tasks and specifications that have established unit prices. It is placed with a Contractor for the accomplishment of repair, alteration, modernization, maintenance, rehabilitation and construction of infrastructure, buildings, structures, or other real property. Work is accomplished by a means of issuance of a purchase order against the contract, based upon the result of the tabulations as covered by applicable laws and regulations. Under the JOC concept, the Contractor furnishes all management, documentation, labor, materials and equipment needed to perform the work. Each JOC contract awarded under this solicitation will have a minimum guarantee of $50,000.00 and maximum/minimum values of all awards in each category shall be as follows: (Type, Maximum Value, Minimum Value) General Construction, $24,000,000.00, $8,000,000.00; Electrical, $5,000,000.00, $5,000,000.00; Plumbing, $4,000,000.00, $2,000,000.00; Mechanical/HVAC, $2,000,000.00, $2,000,000.00. The term of each contract will be for twelve (12) months and will include options for four (4) additional periods, the total of which cannot exceed five (5) years. Such additional periods shall be subject to prior HUD approval. PHA reserves the right to make multiple contract awards under this solicitation. Each bidder must submit two price adjustment factors to be applied to the established unit prices. These same adjustment factors must apply to all the work tasks listed in the contract documents. The first adjustment factor will be applied to that work anticipated to be accomplished during normal business hours. The second adjustment factor will be applied to that work anticipated to be accomplished on an overtime basis. For bid evaluation purposes, it is estimated that 5% of the work accomplished under this contract will be on an overtime basis. Copies of all specifications will be available commencing December 3, 1996 with pick up hours from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Contracts Division, 4th Floor, 2012 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. A copy of the bidding documents may only be obtained from the office of the Contract Officer and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125.00). Acceptable forms of payment for the documents are Money Order, Cashier's Check or Certified Check. The Philadelphia Housing Authority reserves the right to reject the bid of any Contractor who fails to register and to pay the amount designated for a set of contract documents. Bidding documents will also be available at the mandatory pre-bid conference. Inquiries regarding the purchase of contract documents may be made by calling James Herrmann at (215) 684-4025 or fax at (215) 684-4092. As a condition of bidding, prospective bidders must attend a mandatory pre-bid conference. The pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 10, 1996. The conference will be divided into two sessions. The first session will focus on explanation of the JOC system of procurement. The second session will focus on answering questions and discussing JOC from a Contractor's viewpoint. The conference will held at the Philadelphia Housing Authority, 801 Arch Street, 5th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. A certified check or bank draft payable to the Philadelphia Housing Authority, U.S. Government Bonds, or a bid bond in the amount of $25,000 secured by an acceptable surety company is required to be submitted by each offeror along with its bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a satisfactory performance and payment bond in the amount of 100% of the contract maximum value for the duration of the contract. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 180 days subsequent to the opening of bids without the consent of PHA. 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 the contract must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their face, color, religion, sex or national origin. Your response should recognize and anticipate a minimum goal of 35% participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), 15% participation by Women Business Enterprises (WBE) and 5% Resident participation in all contracting and subcontracting endeavors. The Philadelphia Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informality in bids, and unless otherwise specified by the Authority, to accept any item in the bid. Award will be made to the lowest responsible bidder conforming to the requirements of this invitation as determined by and in the best interest of Philadelphia Housing Authority. Contractors will be limited to a maximum of two contracts, with no more than one in any given discipline. NOTE: Contract award(s) can only be made to pre-qualified contractors or offerors. Although not a condition of bidding, it is strongly advised that a pre-qualification package be obtained, completed, and returned to the Pre-Qualification Division prior to submission of a bid or proposal. Applications may be obtained from the Pre-Qualification Unit, 4325 Merrick Road, Philadelphia, PA 19129, Telephone (215) 684-5700. NOTE: This is not a set-aside, however, Small, Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Businesses are encouraged to bid. (0339)

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