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This is Addendum No. 1 to the bidding documents for the Port Carbon Borough Coal and North Streets ADA Improvement Project issued by Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, with project engineering oversight by Alfred Benesch & Company. The project involves the replacement of existing curb and sidewalk with ADA curb cut ramps on all four corners of Coal Street and North Street in Port Carbon, including associated roadway base repairs along the curbline. The entire project will be awarded to a single contractor. Sealed bids are due online via the PennBid Program by 9:00 AM on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, with a tentative award date of October 7, 2026. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting was rescheduled to Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 12:30 PM at the intersection of Coal and North Streets. Questions must be submitted online by Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 11:00 AM. Bid results will be available online at http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com following the Commissioners Board Meeting.
Bidders must submit a bid bond equal to 10 percent of the total bid amount, with the County of Schuylkill named as obligee. The successful bidder must furnish performance and payment bonds each in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price with an approved corporate surety. All bidding documents are available at no cost through PennBid. This public works contract is funded with CDBG funds and is subject to Davis Bacon Act prevailing wage rates, Pennsylvania Human Relations Act requirements, and the Public Works Employment Verification Act. All bids must include a Public Works Employment Verification Form. The contract includes goals for minority and female participation, with contractors required to make diligent efforts to achieve specified ratios. The project advertisement was published in the Republican and Evening Herald newspaper on September 10 and 11, 2026, with additional publication dates of September 13 and 15, 2026.
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Y:\Pennsylvania\03XX-60S\0326-609043.24_SchCo_PC\Office_Docs\Specifications\Addendum\Addendum No1.091126.doc
ADDENDA NO. 1
To: All Prospective Bidders
Date: September 11, 2026
From: James Tohill, P.E. Alfred Benesch & Company
Subject: Port Carbon Borough - Coal and North Streets ADA Improvement Project Addendum No. 1 – Project No. 0326-609043.24
Bid Receipt: Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 9:00 AM
This Addendum forms a part of the Contract Documents and modifies the Bidding Documents dated September 2026.
1. Due to an advertising issue in the local newspaper, this public advertisement was delayed. The non-mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting has been moved to Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 12:30 PM on site (intersection of Coal Street and North Street) in the Borough of Port Carbon. The advertisement for bids (Section 1000) has been revised and shall replace the advertisement for bids in the project manual. Also, PennBID has been revised to reflect the new pre-bid meeting date and time.
This Addendum is issued to all registered plan holders pursuant to the Contract Documents. This Addendum serves to clarify, revise, and supersede information in the Project Manual, Drawings, and previously issued Addenda, if any. Portions of the Addendum affecting the Contract Documents will be incorporated into the Contract by enumeration of the Addendum in the Owner/Contractor Agreement.
The Bidder shall acknowledge receipt of this Addendum in the appropriate space on PennBID.
End of Addendum No. 1
Port Carbon Borough – Coal & North Streets ADA Improvements – Project No. 0326-609043.24 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Section 001000
INVITATION TO BID Section 001000 - Page 1
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed Bids for the Port Carbon Borough Coal and North Streets ADA Improvement Project will be received online via the PennBid Program by the Schuylkill County Controller until 9:00 AM (prevailing time) on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at which time the bids will be publicly opened with a tentative award date of October 7, 2026.
Bid results will be available online at http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com following the Commissioners Board Meeting.
The project involves the replacement of existing curb and sidewalk with ADA curb cut ramps on all four corners of Coal Street and North Street in the Borough of Port Carbon. Work will include associated roadway base repairs along the curbline to construct the curb ramps. The particular items of work for the contract are identified more specifically in the Bid Form, Contract Specifications and Contract Documents. The entire project will be awarded to one (1) Contractor.
All Bidding Documents are available at no cost at http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com. Contractors who require assistance utilizing PennBid can contact them by email at info@pennbid.net or call 610-693-4769. A non-mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be held at the intersection of Coal and North Streets on September 14 16, 2026, at 9:30 A.M 12:30 PM.
A satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder naming the County of Schuylkill as oblige and acceptable surety in the amount of 10 percent of the Total Bid shall be submitted with each bid.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER will be required to furnish and pay for satisfactory Performance and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price with a corporate surety approved by the Owner. No bid will be considered unless it is accompanied by the required guaranty. Money orders and personal money orders are not acceptable forms of bid security.
The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap.
The Owner reserves the right to waive any informality or to reject any or all items or portions thereof or to waive any technicalities and informalities in the bid for the best interest of the Owner.
CDBG Funds will be used for this project. Prevailing Wage Rates established under the Davis Bacon Act will apply to this contract. The contract documents have a goal for addressing prevailing labor wage rates, labor standards, non-discrimination in hiring practices, goals for minority and female participation, and that the Contractor (and any subcontractors) is obligated to make a “diligent effort” to achieve these ratios.
The Contractor will be required to comply with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act in providing equal employment opportunities in connection with all work.
This bid is for a public works contract and bidder is therefore subject to the provisions, duties, obligations and penalties of the Public Works Employment Verification Act, 43 P.S. 167.1-167.11. All submitted bids shall be accompanied with the Public Works Employment Verification Form.
Questions must be posted online at http://PennBid.bonfirehub.com by Thursday, September 17, 2026, until
11:00 AM.
Schuylkill County Commissioners
By order of:
Kim Mashack, Chief Clerk
Port Carbon Borough – Coal & North Streets ADA Improvements – Project No. 0326-609043.24 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Section 001000
INVITATION TO BID Section 001000 - Page 2
TO REPUBLICAN AND EVENING HERALD
POTTSVILLE, PA
PLEASE PUBLISH ON:
1. Thursday, September 10, 2026 Friday, September 11, 2026
2. Sunday, September 13, 2026 Tuesday, September 15, 2026
PLEASE SEND INVOICE AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO:
Office of Economic Development Schuylkill County Courthouse
PLEASE SEND PROOF OF PUBLICATION TO:
Cheryl Bolich cbolich@benesch.com Benesch 400 One Norwegian Plaza Pottsville, PA 17901
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