Beyond Violence - Building Upgrades

The Columbia County Redevelopment Authority is soliciting sealed bids for the Beyond Violence - Building Upgrades project, a construction services procurement for building improvements at the Beyond Violence Women's Shelter located at 212 W 11th Street, Berwick, Pennsylvania. The scope of work includes miscellaneous door, frame, and window replacements; masonry restoration and repainting; and HVAC upgrades, to be executed in two phases with Phase 1 addressing building openings, roof drainage, and exterior component renovations, and Phase 2 encompassing mechanical and electrical installation, masonry restoration with repointing, and site grading improvements. All work must comply with the 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Existing Building Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, 2021 International Fire Code, 2020 National Electrical Code, and ICC/ANSI A117.1-2017 accessibility standards. Bidders must be capable of providing all labor, materials, tools, oversight, and permits required for project completion and must maintain Workers' Compensation insurance, Employer's Liability insurance, and Commercial General Liability insurance with the Owner and engineer Barry Isett & Associates, Inc. named as additional insureds. Sealed bids will be received online via the PennBid Program until 2:00 PM prevailing time on Friday, June 5th, 2026, with bidding documents available at no cost beginning at 12:00 PM on Friday, May 15th, 2026. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 21st at the project site, and prospective bidders may submit questions through PennBid's messaging system no later than 4:00 PM on Tuesday, May 26th, 2026, with responses provided to all registered parties.

Prevailing wage rates apply to all work performed under this contract, and all public works contractors and subcontractors must comply with the Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act through use of the federal E-Verify program. The contractor must also comply with the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act and the Pennsylvania Steel Products Procurement Act, requiring that any steel products used be produced in the United States. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond with a corporate surety authorized to do business in Pennsylvania in the amount of 10% of the total bid amount, and the successful bidder must furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond each in the amount of 100% of the contract value within three days of contract execution, along with a one-year Maintenance Bond in the amount of 10% of the awarded contract value after achieving substantial completion. Bids will be opened online immediately following the deadline at the engineer's office and referred to the Columbia County Redevelopment Authority for final award, with the authority reserving the right to accept or reject any or all bids, portions thereof, or to waive any informalities in the bidding process and withhold award for up to sixty days. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the procurement documents.