Briar Road Arch Repairs

North Manheim Township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is soliciting sealed bids for the Briar Road Arch Repairs project through an online bidding process via PennBid. The project scope involves installing shotcrete (approximately 2 inches thick) to rehabilitate an existing stone arch culvert on Briar Road, with work encompassing mobilization and demobilization, site preparation, high-pressure water blasting, joint sealing using SKIKAFLEX 1A, installation of 2"x2" 12-gauge galvanized welded wire fabric with j-hook expansion bolts, and placement and finishing of shotcrete concrete mix meeting 6,000 PSI specifications in accordance with ACI 506 R 16 standards. The base bid covers approximately 875 square feet of shotcrete application. All bidders must demonstrate at least five years of experience with similar work, submit completed qualification questionnaires, and provide bid security equal to 10 percent of the total bid amount along with Performance and Payment Bonds each at 100 percent of the contract price. Additional requirements include certificates of insurance with minimum commercial general liability coverage of $2,000,000, workers' compensation insurance, automobile liability coverage, and evidence of authority to conduct business in Pennsylvania. Sealed bids are due online by 11:00 A.M. prevailing time on April 7, 2026, with bid opening and public results display occurring on the same date. The North Manheim Township Supervisors will review bids and recommend award to the lowest qualified bidder at their regularly scheduled meeting on April 7, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. prevailing time. The contract specifies substantial completion within 30 calendar days and final completion within 60 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with liquidated damages assessed at $1,000 per day for failure to achieve substantial completion and an additional $1,000 per day for failure to achieve final completion.

All work on this project is subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act requirements, ensuring that wages paid comply with prevailing wage standards. The specification document does not identify set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or restrictions limiting bidder eligibility to specific organization types; the opportunity appears open to qualified contractors meeting the technical and experience criteria. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are referenced in the solicitation materials. All contract documents and bid submission details are available at no cost through the PennBid Bonfire platform at www.pennbid.bonfirehub.com. North Manheim Township reserves the right to waive any informalities, reject any or all bids, or delete any item or portion of an item without affecting remaining bids. The specific award value or budget range for this project has not been disclosed in the available solicitation information.