26-Doc 00 91 13 - 01 Appendix I - Cover.pdf

This document is an Addenda Cover sheet for Montgomery Township's Whistlestop Park project located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The project involves comprehensive park rehabilitation and construction including a softball field rehabilitation, perimeter fencing for a new playground, pickleball courts, a loop trail, stormwater basins, basin rehabilitation, and associated landscaping and site features. Montgomery Township is soliciting sealed bids online through the PennBid platform (www.pennbid.net) with a bid submission deadline of April 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Township offices located at 1001 Stump Road, Montgomeryville, PA 18936. All bid documents and solicitation details are available at no cost through PennBid. Bidders are required to submit a bid bond equal to 10% of the maximum amount bid, and the successful contractor must provide Performance and Payment Bonds each in the amount of 100% of the contract amount, along with a Maintenance Bond equal to 15% of the contract award price. Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the bid opening or for such extended period as the bidder agrees to in writing.

The contract is subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act 422) as amended and the Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act (Act 127), establishing minimum wage requirements based on prevailing wage rates issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. A nominal PennBid fee of 0.33% of the bid amount (with a minimum of $150 and maximum of $6,000 plus tax) applies only to awarded bidders. This project is funded through DCNR Contract BRC-PRD-28-98 and DCED Contract C000083542. Bids may be withdrawn within two business days after opening. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged business enterprises are noted in the documentation.