2026 Hinkel Lane Kayak Launch Project for South Middleton Township

South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is soliciting lump-sum bids for construction of a concrete kayak launch facility with associated improvements on Hinkel Lane, with bids due September 8, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via the PennBID Program and award anticipated at the September 10 Board of Supervisors meeting. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for August 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the construction site.

The scope includes a concrete kayak launch, five parking spaces (three trailer spaces and two ADA-compliant spaces), a pull-off area, approximately 140 feet of sidewalk, railing, line painting, erosion and sediment controls, and final seeding on a 30.05-acre site within the 100-year flood plain. In-stream work must be completed between October 1 and December 31; all work must be complete by December 31, 2026. Paving work requires temperatures exceeding 40 degrees and unfrozen ground conditions. The project is subject to Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act requirements and requires compliance with PennDOT Publications 408/2020 Change No. 4 and 72M Change No. 8. Contractors must obtain a GP-2 permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; the Notice to Proceed will not issue until DEP approval is obtained. Contractors must coordinate utility notifications with Pennsylvania One-Call System at least three working days prior to construction and confirm gas line locations with UGI prior to excavation. Record as-built drawings certified by a professional engineer must be submitted within thirty days of completion.

Bid security of 10% of the bid amount is required; upon award, the successful bidder must provide Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to 100% of contract price and a Maintenance Bond of at least 10%. Workers' compensation insurance per Pennsylvania statutory requirements, commercial general liability coverage with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and business automobile coverage with $1,000,000 combined single limit are required; South Middleton Township, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources must be named as additional insureds. The project is funded in part by grants from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy through the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Four bids were received; CriLon Corp submitted the lowest bid at $287,443.44. Addendum No. 1 was issued September 1, 2026.