NOTICE TO BIDDERS - EWING ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
From
Borough of Crafton
Sent
Thu, Feb 26 @ 9am
Description
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
CRAFTON BOROUGH
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Proposals will be received by Crafton Borough via PennBid until 10:30 a.m. prevailing time on April 2, 2026, for the following project:
EWING ROAD RECONSTRUCTION
Base Bid - Full Depth Road Reconstruction
The project includes, but is not limited to, site clearing and preparation; underdrain work with associated rip rap, shoulder construction, and separation fabric; removal and re-installation of guiderail and signs; traffic control; erosion and sedimentation control measures; existing utility protection; reconstruction of streets, including, but not limited to, the removal of existing bituminous paving and subbase and replacement with aggregate subbase and bituminous pavement; bituminous milling and overlay with wedge curb; and miscellaneous site restoration, complete in place.
Alternative Bid – Road Reconstruction with Tensar HX-165 Geogrid (Or Approved Equal)
The project includes, but is not limited to, site clearing and preparation; underdrain work with associated rip rap, shoulder construction, and separation fabric; removal and re-installation of guiderail and signs; traffic control; erosion and sedimentation control measures; existing utility protection; reconstruction of streets, including, but not limited to, the removal of existing bituminous paving and subbase and replacement with Tensar HX-165 Geogrid (or approved equal), aggregate subbase and bituminous pavement with wedge curb; bituminous milling and overlay; and miscellaneous site restoration, complete in place.
All Proposals must be submitted electronically via PennBid (www.PennBid.net), before 10:30 a.m. prevailing time, on April 2, 2026. At that time, Bids will be opened with results publicly displayed on PennBid. No hard copy Bids will be accepted.
Copies of Drawings, Specifications, Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, Forms of Proposals and Agreement and all other information relating to this Solicitation will be available at no cost on the PennBid site (www.PennBid.net).
Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage rates are required to be paid on this Project.
There will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting on March 10, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. prevailing time at 100 Stotz Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15205. Contractors who intend to bid MUST attend for their bids to be considered as responsive. “Attendance” for the purposes of this Paragraph shall mean being present for the entirety of the Meeting. Signing the Register at the beginning of the Meeting and leaving immediately thereafter will not constitute attendance.
Proposals must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bidder's Bond from a Surety Company authorized to do business in Pennsylvania, made to the order of Crafton Borough in an amount equal to ten (10%) percent of the total amount of the Proposal as a guarantee that, if the Proposal is accepted, the successful Bidder will enter into an Agreement within fifteen (15) days after Notice of the Award of the Contract.
The Proposals must be made to Crafton Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and shall remain firm for a period of sixty (60) days. No Bidder may withdraw his Proposal during the sixty (60) day period without forfeiting his Bid guarantee.
The Borough retains the right to award Contracts to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder based on consideration of quality of previous work, record of completing projects on time, history of payments to subcontractors and suppliers, maintenance of a permanent place of business, adequacy of equipment and plant to do the work, technical experience, a solid financial base to guarantee contract completion and all other factors deemed relative by the Borough.
Bidders are advised that the Borough expressly reserves the right to reject all bids, and specifically reserves the right to award to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder a contract for all or any portions of the work listed in the Proposal, and in awarding a contract for less than the total work listed, or less than all portions of the work listed, the awarded contract price will be determined from the total quantities for each time listed and the unit price bid for each item listed.
Bidders are also advised that the Base Bid and the Alternative Bid must be completed on the Proposal Form for the bid to be considered as responsive and that the Borough intends to award the Contract to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder based on the submitted Base Bid or the submitted Alternative Bid as selected at the Borough’s sole discretion.
Performance, Maintenance, and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, along with Public Liability and Property Damage Certificates of Insurance in the amounts specified, as well as Certificates of Workman's Compensation must be filed with the executed Agreement upon acceptance of the Proposal from the successful Bidder.
Crafton Borough also reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, or any part thereof, for any reason, and reserves the right to waive any informality therein.
BY: Jim Price
Borough Manager
Dates of Publication
February 26, 2026
March 5, 2026
This notification was posted by Borough of Crafton. Borough of Crafton is solely responsible for this notification and unless specifically indicated, no other community or individual utilizing Savvy Citizen is sponsoring, responsible for, or endorsing this notification.
