2-Bid Form and Schedule - Supplee Farm.docx

This is a Bid Form and Schedule document issued by the Lancaster County Conservation District for the Supplee Farm Restoration Project, a stream restoration initiative located in Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The project encompasses comprehensive natural channel stream restoration services on approximately 3,500 linear feet of Conowingo Creek, including installation of in-stream habitat structures (single rock vanes, rock cross vanes, log toe riffles, brush mattresses, root wads, mudsills, vernal pools, and random boulder clusters), riprap and bank stabilization structures with rock toe placement and geotextile materials, excavation and regrading including bankfull benches, one permanent rock-bottom agricultural crossing structure, one temporary crossing structure using marsh mats and concrete bin blocks, and final grading with seeding and stabilization. Bids must be submitted as a single lump-sum bid covering all work items and shall be submitted online through PennBid by the specified deadline. The project performance period runs from June 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027, with bidders required to specify the number of working days or calendar days needed for completion. A mandatory pre-bid site showing was scheduled for January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST, with the original bid submission deadline of February 7, 2026 subsequently rebid with a new deadline of June 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM EST, public bid opening on June 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST, and anticipated bid award on July 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST.

Bids are submitted on a lump-sum basis with payment structured in up to three phases, with 90 percent of project costs reimbursed within 90 days of submittal and the final 10 percent within 160 days, contingent upon funding availability from the state agency. All bids exceeding $250,000 require a 5 percent bid guarantee, 100 percent performance bond, and 100 percent payment bond, along with worker's compensation and public liability insurance of $1,000,000. The project is funded through a Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Grant administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which triggers compliance with prevailing wage requirements and Build America, Buy America mandates requiring all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials to be produced in the United States. Bidders must demonstrate 5–10 years of practical experience with natural channel stream restoration work in Lancaster County or Southcentral Pennsylvania, possess capacity to manage projects of similar size and scale, and exhibit competence in stream restoration theory and construction methodologies. All required federal and state permits have been obtained, including Army Corps of Engineers authorization, Pennsylvania DEP Environmental Assessment and 401 Water Quality Certification, and erosion and sediment control plan approval.