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This is a Notice to Contractors advertisement issued by Bethlehem Township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania for the Freemansburg Avenue and 9th Street Emergency Signal project (SR2018). The project involves the installation of emergency signal preemption detectors, mast arms, signage, conduit, pavement markings, topsoiling, seeding, and mulching at the intersection of State Route 2018 and 9th Street. Sealed proposals must be submitted online via the PennBid Program by 3:00 PM Prevailing Time on April 2, 2026, with bid opening results displayed immediately on the platform. Bidding documents are available at no cost through the PennBid Program at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com. Mandatory site visits are required during normal working hours. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, with Substantial Completion required within 60 days and final completion within 90 days after Notice to Proceed.

Each bidder must submit a certified check, bank money order, or bid bond equal to at least ten percent of the total bid amount with their proposal. All labor must comply with prevailing wage rates as established by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and detailed in the Project Manual. Since this project is funded through DCED/PennDOT Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF) grants, all contractors must be PennDOT pre-qualified. Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bonds equal to fifteen percent of the adjusted contract amount are required. The successful contractor may not subcontract more than forty percent of the total contract price and must perform at least sixty percent of the contract value with its own forces. Contract payments will be made progressively at ninety percent of earned value with five percent retainage after fifty percent completion, and the Maintenance Bond will be held for eighteen months after final payment.