2026-50 Demolition Services

The City of Allentown, Pennsylvania is soliciting bids under Invitation to Bid 2026-50 for standby emergency and non-emergency demolition services on commercial and residential properties, with bid opening on July 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and questions due June 25, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Resident preference, Identified Business Enterprise (IBE) preference, and MBE/WBE minimum participation levels all apply.

Resident preference favors City of Allentown and Lehigh County vendors, followed by Pennsylvania vendors, when the resident bid is within 95% of the lowest nonresident bid and the price difference does not exceed $2,500. Under the City's forms package, the resident preference is a five percent bidding preference not to exceed $2,500 under City Charter Article 815. The IBE form permits a 5% preference multiplier for certified small, small diverse, and veteran businesses under Article 815B, subject to limits on public improvement projects exceeding $50,000. The minimum participation levels are 5% MBE and 3% WBE. Failure to meet them does not automatically reject a bid if the bidder demonstrates good-faith solicitation efforts. Bids exceeding $40,000 must include the MBE/WBE solicitation and commitment form, with solicitations issued at least 10 days before bid opening. Credit applies only when vendors are used within their certified service areas. Missing required forms, including the signature page and MBE/WBE form, results in rejection as non-responsive.

The contractor remains on standby with a 24/7 emergency contact, responds to the Building Inspector within 15 minutes of notification, and arrives on site within 45 minutes for emergencies. Scope includes obtaining permits (including demolition and asbestos abatement certificates), structural demolition, hazardous material removal, utility disconnections, basement backfill with compacted material, fencing, adjoining-wall waterproofing, grading with 2A Modified Crushed Aggregate, and waste disposal at approved facilities. The contractor must notify adjacent property owners by certified mail before demolition and repair damage to neighboring structures. Place of performance is within the City of Allentown, with Allentown City and Lehigh County listed as jurisdictions.

Required insurance is comprehensive general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, auto liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and workers' compensation. Each bid requires $2,000 in bid security as a bid bond, certified check, irrevocable letter of credit, or bank check. Pennsylvania prevailing wage applies, along with Public Works Employment Verification Act compliance and Equal Employment Opportunity regulations. Bids are submitted electronically through PennBid. The City may award by item, section, group, or in its entirety, and unit prices prevail over extended totals. Prices are binding through the contract term unless both parties modify them in writing. The City may procure additional demolition services from other sources at any time.