2014 Exploratory Diamond-Core-Hole Drilling Program

Hole LYC081_0341

Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Loyalsock State Forest

Trout Run 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

STATEMENT OF WORK

I. SCOPE OF WORK

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PADCNR), Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey (BTGS), hereafter designated “the Department,” requires a Contractor to conduct subsurface exploratory diamond-core-hole drilling in the Trout Run7.5-minute topographic quadrangle, north-central Lycoming County,within the designated areaas delineated in Attachment B – “Drill-Hole Site Description and Location Map,” Figure 1.

The Contractor shall furnish all labor, technical assistance,equipment, material, tools,supplies, and other incidental items necessary to perform the Contract tasks.

Any questions regarding the technical specifications of this Contract should be directed to Clifford Dodge at 717–702–2036. Any questions concerning the contracting or bidding procedures should be directed to Janet Noll at 717–783–2566.

II. CONTRACT TASKS

The work to be performed under this Contract shall require core drilling at one (1) site. A site is defined as an area to be subjected to subsurface investigations by utilizing boreholes, core holes, and/or reamed/cased core holes.

The Contractor shall receive work orders for a specific work site that will be delivered to his official address. These work orders will define the work-site locations, work-site plans on which will be plotted the number and approximate borehole locations, a list of landowners, any special directives or instructions, and general information related to public utilities. The Contractor shall be required to be on the work site until work is completed in conjunction with the purchase order term.

The Contractor shall be required to furnish at least one wire-line core-drilling rig. When requested by the Department (PADCNR) Representative, the Contractor shall provide a completely mobilized core-drilling rig on a work site within sixty (60) days of being notified to proceed.

The Contractor will have to move the wire-line core drilling rig to the work site together with all necessary supporting equipment and provide water for drilling. Water will have to be hauled to the site. The work at the site will include the drilling of a core hole for the purpose of obtaining continuous core samples of the bedrock. The completion of the work at the work site will require removal of all equipment;sealing(cementing) of borehole, unless waived by the Department Representative; and the restoration of the surface to a condition equal to or better than that existing prior to the start of the Project work.

Due to the nature of the work, it might be necessary to modify the tasks slightly for the work site while the work is being conducted. Such modifications could include, but are not restricted to, (1) limited relocation of the borehole and (2) variation (increase or decrease) of the total depth of the borehole originally proposed for the work site.

The Contractor agrees to furnish all necessary labor, material, and equipment and to perform all the work and labor required herein in an expeditious, substantial,professional, and workman-like manner.

The specific contract tasks are identified in the attached Technical Specifications (Attachment A), and made part of this Statement of Work.

All tasks shall be completed in accordance with the attachments as identified:

  1. Primary Mobilization and Demobilization
  2. Secondary Mobilization and Demobilization
  3. Overburden Drilling
  4. HQ Core Drilling
  5. NQ Core Drilling
  6. Flushing (Cleaning) Borehole
  7. Sealing (Cementing) Borehole
  8. Ancillary Restoration of Borehole
  9. Stand-by Time

III. SITE INSPECTION

Each Bidder may visit the work site and acquaint himself with the existing conditions and the activity involved after calling Clifford Dodge at 717–702–2036, and arranging for the visit.

IV. CONTRACTASSIGNABILITY AND SUBCONTRACTING

  1. Subject to the terms and conditions of this section, this Contract shall be binding upon the parties and theirrespective successors and assigns.
  2. The Contractor shall not subcontract with any person or entity to perform all or any part of the work to beperformed under this Contract without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer, which consent maybe withheld at the sole and absolute discretion of the Contracting Officer.
  3. The Contractor may not assign, in whole or in part, this Contract or its rights, duties, obligations, orresponsibilities hereunder without the prior written consent of the Contracting Officer, which consent may bewithheld at the sole and absolute discretion of the Contracting Officer.
  4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Contractor may, without the consent of the Contracting Officer, assign itsrights to payment to be received under the Contract, provided that the Contractor provides written notice of suchassignment to the Contracting Officer together with a written acknowledgement from the assignee that any suchpayments are subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Contract.
  5. For the purposes of this Contract, the term "assign" shall include, but shall not be limited to, the sale, gift,assignment, pledge, or other transfer of any ownership interest in the Contractor provided, however, that the termshall not apply to the sale or other transfer of stock of a publicly traded company.
  6. Any assignment consented to by the Contracting Officer shall be evidenced by a written assignment agreementexecuted by the Contractor and its assignee in which the assignee agrees to be legally bound by all of the termsand conditions of the Contract and to assume the duties, obligations, and responsibilities being assigned.
  7. A change of name by the Contractor, following which the Contractor's federal identification number remainsunchanged, shall not be considered to be an assignment hereunder. The Contractor shall give the ContractingOfficer written notice of any such change of name.

V. CONTRACT TERM

The Contract shall commence upon receipt and execution of purchase order and notice-to-proceed letter and shall terminateSeptember 30, 2014.

VI. FORCE MAJEURE

Neither party will incur any liability to the other if its performance of any obligation under this Contract is preventedor delayed by causes beyond its control and without the fault or negligence of either party. Causes beyond a party'scontrol may include, but are not limited to, acts of God or war, changes in controlling law, regulations, orders or therequirements of any governmental entity, severe weather conditions, civil disorders, natural disasters, fire, epidemicsand quarantines, general strikes throughout the trade, and freight embargoes.

The Contractor shall notify the Commonwealth orally within five (5) days and in writing within ten (10) days of thedate on which the Contractor becomes aware, or should have reasonably become aware, that such cause wouldprevent or delay its performance. Such notification shall (i) describe fully such cause(s) and its effect onperformance, (ii) state whether performance under the Contract is prevented or delayed and (iii) if performance isdelayed, state a reasonable estimate of the duration of the delay. The Contractor shall have the burden of provingthat such cause(s) delayed or prevented its performance despite its diligent efforts to perform and shall produce suchsupporting documentation as the Commonwealth may reasonably request. After receipt of such notification, theCommonwealth may elect to cancel the Contract, cancel the Purchase Order, or to extend the time for performanceas reasonably necessary to compensate for the Contractor's delay.

In the event of a declared emergency by competent governmental authorities, the Commonwealth by notice to theContractor, may suspend all or a portion of the Contract or Purchase Order.

VII. ENVIRONMENTAL PROVISIONS

In the performance of the Contract, the Contractor shall minimize pollution and shall strictly comply with allapplicable environmental laws and regulations, including, but not limited to: the Clean Streams Law Act of June 22,1937 (P.L. 1987, No. 394), as amended 35 P.S. Section 691.601 et seq.; the Pennsylvania Solid Waste ManagementAct, Act of July 7, 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97), as amended, 35 P.S. Section 6018.101 et seq.; and the Dam Safety andEncroachment Act, Act of November 26, 1978 (P.L. 1375, No. 325), as amended, 32 P.S. Section 693.1.

VIII. INSURANCE

The Contractor is required to have in place during the term of the Contract and any renewals or extensions thereof,the following types of insurance, issued by companies acceptable to the Commonwealth and authorized to conductsuch business under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

A. Worker's Compensation Insurance for all of the Contractor's employees and those of any subcontractor,engaged in work at the site of the project as required by law.

B. Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance to protect the Commonwealth, the Contractor, and anyand all subcontractors from claims for damages for personal injury (including bodily injury), sickness ordisease, accidental death and damage to property including the loss of use resulting from any propertydamage, which may arise from the activities performed under the Contract or the failure to perform under theContract, whether such performance or non-performance be by the Contractor, by any subcontractor, or byanyone directly or indirectly employed by either. The minimum amounts of coverage shall be $250,000 perperson and $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, including death, and $250,000 per person and$1,000,000 per occurrence for property damage. Such policies shall be occurrence rather than claims-madepolicies and shall not contain any endorsements or any other form designated to limit and restrict any actionby the Commonwealth, as an additional insured, against the insurance coverage in regard to work performedfor the Commonwealth.

Prior to commencement of the work under the Contract and at each insurance renewal date during the term of theContract, the Contractor shall provide the Commonwealth with current certificates of insurance. These certificatesor policies shall name the Commonwealth as an additional insured and shall contain a provision that the coveragesafforded under the policies will not be cancelled or changed until at least thirty (30) days written notice has beengiven to the Commonwealth. These certificates shall include the locations and a brief description of the work to be performed under the contract.

The Commonwealth shall be under no obligation to obtain such certificates from the Contractor(s). Failure by theCommonwealth to obtain the certificates shall not be deemed a waiver of the Contractor's obligation to obtain andfurnish certificates. The Commonwealth shall have the right to inspect the original insurance policies.

IX. BID AWARD

The Bidder shall complete the electronic Invitation for Bid to be found at .

The Bid will be awarded based on a total sum of all items. Bidder must bid all items to be considered for award. In the event of a discrepancy between the unit price and extension of figures, the unit price will prevail.

The Contract quantities herein are estimated only and may increase or decrease, depending on the needs of the Department. The Contractor shall be paid at the unit price for the actual work performed.

Note: The Department will only accept out to two (2) decimal points when entering your unit price figures.

X. PAYMENT TERMS

Payment shall be made to the Contractor for actual services performed upon satisfactory completion of the core-hole drilling, site restoration, and delivery of core unless other arrangements are agreed upon in writing by the Department and the awarded vendor.

XI. INVOICES

All invoices for this Contract MUSTbe sent to the following address:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania–PO Invoice

PO Box 69180

Harrisburg, PA17106

All invoices MUSTincludeyour Purchase Order Number and your SAP Vendor Number. Failure to provide these numbers on your invoiceswill result in a delay of payment.

XII. CONTRACTOR REFERENCES

After the bid opening and prior to awarding the contract, the Department has the right to request references (name, address, and telephone number) of similar work performed in the previous two (2) years as proof of qualifications to perform the work involved in this contract.

XIII. RECEIPTAND OPENING OF BIDS

  1. Bids must be submitted via the PA Supplier Portal, to be found at Faxed bids and mailed bids will not be accepted.
  1. No responsibility will be attached to any employee of the Department for the premature opening of, or the failure to open, a bid not properly addressed and identified, or for any reason whatsoever.

XIV. BID RESULTS

The Bidder can obtain bid results by accessing The Bids will be posted within three working days following the bid opening. The results indicate the apparent Bidders, and all bids are under review until the final award of the Purchase Order.

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