2026 Upper Southampton Township Paving Project

Upper Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania is requesting sealed electronic bids for roadway paving and rehabilitation work under Contract No. 26-01007, with bids due July 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. via PennBid. Only pre-qualified Pennsylvania Department of Transportation prime contractors are eligible to bid — a hard capacity filter.

The project consists of a base bid plus twelve alternates. The base bid includes full-depth 1.5-inch milling, base repair, leveling, asphalt tack coat, joint sealing, and 1-inch wearing course overlay on Grove Avenue, Buckhill Drive, and Grave Hill Road, with traffic loop sensor installation and miscellaneous line striping. Alternates #1 through #10 each address individual roadways (Jason Drive, Nicolas Drive, Gregory Drive, Stahl Road, Provident Road, Melrose Avenue, Harding Drive, Willopenn Drive, Moyer Road, and Davisville Road) with full-depth 1.5-inch milling, leveling, and 1-inch wearing course overlay. Alternate #11 covers the Willi Schaefer Athletic Complex with milling, leveling, wearing course overlay, and line striping. Alternate #12 covers the Tamanend Park bathroom facility with grading, leveling, base course installation, milling, wearing course overlay, and line striping. All work must comply with PennDOT Publication 408 standards, including specified compaction testing, density requirements (90–95 percent of maximum dry density), and surface flatness tolerances within 1/4 inch over 10-foot straightedges. Asphalt material pricing adjusts according to PennDOT's July 2026 Asphalt Price Index.

Pennsylvania Act 422 Prevailing Wage requirements apply. Bidders must submit unit-price bids on a 10-percent bid bond or certified check equal to the maximum bid amount. The successful bidder must achieve substantial completion within 30 calendar days and final completion within 45 calendar days, with liquidated damages of $200 per day for delays. Performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of contract value and proof of insurance are required. Progress payments are made monthly at 90 percent of completed work (95 percent once 50 percent complete), with 10 percent retainage. Bids remain valid for 60 days after opening. Tri-State Engineers and Land Surveyors, Inc. serves as engineer of record. No pre-bid conference was held.