2026 Road Improvement Project
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- Nesquehoning Borough Council, Carbon County
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
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Opportunity details come from pennbid.bonfirehub.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
Nesquehoning Borough Council is requesting sealed bids for the 2026 Road Improvement Project via PennBid, with bids due August 25, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. and public opening and review at the Borough Council meeting on August 26 at 6:00 p.m. Bidders must hold PennDOT prequalification for Work Class F as either Prime or Sub-Contractor — a mandatory eligibility filter. Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage requirements apply.
The scope covers bituminous pavement improvements on West Railroad Street (Market Street to Allen Street, approximately 780 feet by 44 feet) and Orchard Lane (Pine Street to Spruce Street, approximately 508 feet by 12 feet), including leveling course, bituminous wearing course overlay, curbside milling with ADA-compliant curb ramps, subbase placement, and incidental milling and sealing. All materials and work must conform to the most recent edition of PennDOT Publication 408. Liquidated damages are assessed at $885.00 per additional calendar day beyond the October 31, 2026 completion deadline.
The successful bidder must submit a 10% bid security and provide Performance and Payment Bonds each at 100% of the contract price with a corporate surety approved by the Borough. Bidders must comply with Act 127 (Public Works Employment Verification Act) requiring e-verify documentation and Pennsylvania prevailing wage payment with weekly wage certifications. General liability insurance minimum coverage is $250,000 per person and $1,000,000 per occurrence, with workers' compensation insurance also required. Contractors are responsible for defects within one year of final acceptance. Asphalt cement quantities exceeding 100 tons are subject to price adjustment per PennDOT specifications; quantities of 100 tons or less are not subject to escalation. All bids are effective for 60 calendar days. Contract documents are available electronically at no cost via PennBid; hard copies are available by order through the portal for a fee.
Opportunity text
Sealed bids will be received for the 2026 Road Improvement Project by the Nesquehoning Borough Council online via PennBid (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/) until 11:00 AM August 25, 2026 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and the results publicly displayed online at (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/). Bids will be reviewed and considered at the regular meeting of the Nesquehoning Borough Council to be held on August 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the Nesquehoning Borough Hall. Contract Documents for the work are on file and can be obtained electronically from PennBid for no cost. A fee for the documents, postage and handling will be charged to bidders wishing to receive a hard copy which can be ordered via the PennBid portal. Bids for this Contract shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid. All Bids shall be effective for sixty (60) calendar days. The Work must be completed prior to October 31, 2026. The Work generally consists of furnishing all equipment, labor and materials for, but not necessarily limited to, the following: 60 lb./SY 9.5 MM leveling course, 1 ½" bituminous overlay of 9.5 mm wearing course, 3' wide 1 ½" to 0" curb side milling, design and installation of ADA compliant curb ramps, 6" depth milling, 3" of 19 mm bituminous wearing course (fine graded), placement of 6" of 2A stone subbase, and incidental milling and sealing. The work location is more specifically identified in the project manual/bid documents. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory Performance Bond, and a Labor and Material Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price with a corporate surety approved by the Owner. The project documents contain provisions regarding the applicability of PA Prevailing Wages. All materials and work must conform to the most recent edition of PADOT Publication 408 unless otherwise specified. Bidders must be either a PennDOT Pre-qualified Prime or PennDOT Pre-qualified Sub-Contractor for Work Class F. The Borough of Nesquehoning reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or portions thereof, and to accept any Bid, or portion of Bid, and the right to waive any immaterial defects in the bidding process, which in its judgment is in the best interest of the Borough. The Borough of Nesquehoning and their representatives are not responsible for bids mailed but not received.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1-11233.01 - 2026 Road Project Manual 8.3.26.pdf |
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