911 Battle Street Demolition
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 2026-ITB-136
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- NIGP code
- Point of contact
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- Caleb Bakalyar cbakalyar@scrantonpa.gov (570) 348-4118
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About this opportunity
The City of Scranton Department of Business Administration is requesting sealed bids for the complete demolition of 911 Battle Street, with bids due September 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via the City's e-Procurement Portal and bid opening at City Council Chambers. This is Phase 3 of a broader demolition initiative and includes asbestos and lead abatement as core scope elements.
The scope encompasses permit acquisition, structure demolition, sewer drain capping, concrete breaking, brush clearing, utility inspections, backfilling, and lot seeding. Bidders must submit a single lump-sum price with detailed cost breakdowns covering labor, materials, and reimbursable expenses.
Bidder qualifications include a minimum of 5 years of experience under the current business name, valid contractor's licensing in Scranton, and comprehensive insurance coverage: workers' compensation (statutory), employer's liability ($500,000 minimum), professional liability ($1,000,000), comprehensive general liability ($1,000,000 each person / $2,000,000 aggregate), and comprehensive automobile liability ($300,000 per person). A bid bond equal to 10% of the contract amount must accompany the bid; performance and payment bonds (each 100% of contract amount) are required at award.
The contract runs until satisfactory completion of the Scope of Work. No pre-proposal meeting will be held. Questions are due by 11:59 a.m. on September 23, 2026. All bids remain binding for 60 calendar days following the bid opening. Award will go to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a responsive bid. Bidders must comply with affirmative action requirements, submit non-collusion affidavits, certify non-segregated facilities, and confirm non-involvement in current City litigation. A federal lobbying certification is required. Prospective bidders must register on the City's e-Procurement Portal and "follow" the project to receive automatic addenda notifications; failure to do so will preclude participation.
Opportunity text
CITY OF SCRANTON
INVITATION TO BID
911 Battle Street Demolition
The City of Scranton Department of Business Administration is seeking separate sealed bids for 911 Battle Street Demolition. Bids will be received online by the City Controller via the City's e-Procurement Portal until 10:00 am, Monday, September 28, 2026, at which time such bids will be opened in City Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. A video of the bid opening will be available for public viewing at www.youtube.com/user/electriccitytv570 after the live opening.
Bids shall be made upon the specifications included in the official Invitation to Bid (ITB) which may be obtained by visiting the City of Scranton's e-Procurement Portal, https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/scrantonpa. If you intend to submit a bid, you must register on the City's e-Procurement Portal. Once registered, you may view and click "Follow" to be a prospective bidder for this ITB. You will then appear on the followers list. If you do not follow this project you will not receive automatic addenda notifications, nor will you be able to draft a response in the City's e-Procurement Portal, and therefore you will be unable to participate in or be considered for this ITB.
All bid documents and supplementary documents must be uploaded and submitted using the City's e-Procurement Portal prior to 10:00 am on Monday, September 28, 2026, as instructed in this ITB. Once file(s) have been uploaded and the submission status shows as "Submitted," the submission is complete. At that point, bidder's representative who is registered with the City will receive an email confirmation from the City's e-Procurement Portal.
All communications regarding technical, scope, and/or project related questions and requests for clarifications, changes, exceptions, and deviations to the terms and conditions set forth in this ITB shall be submitted via "Q & A" through the City's e-Procurement Portal, before the deadline of 11:59 am on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 and according to these specifications herein.
If you encounter any technical difficulties utilizing the City's e-Procurement Portal, you may contact OpenGov, the Software Administrator, using the real-time chat function on the website (located in lower right-hand corner of the screen), or via email at support@procurenow.com. It is still your responsibility to ensure that your bid is submitted before the deadline.
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