18-PREVAILING WAGE RATES - COUNTY LINE BRIDGE.pdf

This is a prevailing wage rates document issued by Douglass Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania for the County Line Bridge Replacement Design Build project. The document establishes the prevailing wage requirements that contractors must comply with when bidding on and executing this bridge replacement project. Sealed bids for the design-build bridge replacement are due by 11:00 A.M. prevailing time on July 29, 2026, with a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting scheduled for July 22, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. on site. The project requires all labor and materials for complete design-build bridge replacement services. Bidders must submit proposals unconditionally, and no bidder may withdraw a bid within sixty days after the scheduled closing time. The apparent low bidder and next two lowest bidders must submit original documentation to the architect within two business days of bid opening. A mandatory pre-bid conference for the related Administration Building project is scheduled for May 12, 2026 at 9:30 A.M., with questions accepted through May 19, 2026.

All bids must be accompanied by bid security equal to ten percent of the base bid amount. The successful bidder will be required to furnish performance bonds and labor, material, and payment bonds equal to one hundred percent of the contract amount, along with a maintenance bond of twenty-five percent of the total contract price and a certificate of insurance. This project is subject to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, requiring compliance with prevailing wage rates specified in the accompanying wage rate schedules. The Build America Buy America Act applies, mandating domestic preference for all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials. The contractor must obtain all required building permits prior to work commencement and ensure compliance with the 2018 International Building Code and International Energy Conservation Code. No specific disadvantaged enterprise or minority-owned business enterprise set-asides are identified. The township reserves the right to waive non-material defects in any bid and to reject all bids if deemed in its best interest.