Bristol Township 2026 Road Paving, Inlet Replacement, and Curb Ramp Program

Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania is soliciting sealed bids for Contract No. 25-01237, the 2026 Road Paving, Inlet Replacement, and Curb Ramp Program, with bids due electronically through the PennBid website by 11:00 A.M. on May 15, 2026. This comprehensive infrastructure project involves milling, base repair, leveling course, manhole rim adjustments, inlet design and replacements, and wearing course installation across multiple roadway segments within the township, supplemented by installation of ADA and PennDOT-compliant curb ramps with associated sidewalks, curbing, utility adjustments, and sign relocation or installation at specified locations. The base bid encompasses approximately 115,646 square yards of roadway area across 24 road segments in the Plumbridge, Red Cedar, and Miscellaneous sections, while alternate bids include additional work in the Appletree section totaling 70,499.44 square yards across 15 road segments; deliverables include milling of existing bituminous pavement to 1.5 inches depth, placement of Superpave leveling course and one-inch wearing course, installation of five Standard Type C and six Oversized Type C inlets in the base bid plus seven Standard Type C, six Type M, and eight Oversized Type C inlets in alternates, thermoplastic pavement markings, and construction of 83 base bid curb ramps plus 34 alternate bid curb ramps with full material, labor, and equipment compliance to PennDOT Publication 408 and Township Standards. All work must commence no later than 30 days after the effective date, achieve substantial completion within 120 calendar days of contract commencement, and be completed by October 15, 2026, with liquidated damages of $1,000 per day for missed deadlines plus an additional $500 per day penalty for failure to overlay milled sections within seven days of milling. Qualified bidders must submit a 10% bid bond or certified check, proof of insurance per supplementary conditions requirements, bidder qualification statements documenting five years of similar project experience, contractor responsibility certifications affirming no prior defaults or safety violations, non-collusion affidavits, surety agreements, and Public Works Employment Verification forms confirming use of the federal E-Verify Program for all employees hired after January 1, 2013; contractors must also perform at least 60% of the total bid amount with their own organization and personnel under direct supervision and comply with Pennsylvania prevailing wage requirements and the township's Responsible Contractor Ordinance for work valued over $10,000.

This project is subject to Pennsylvania's Act 422 Prevailing Wage Act for work valued over $25,000 and includes mandatory prevailing wage rate compliance that establishes binding wage floors for all worker classifications. Contractors and subcontractors are required to maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including commercial general liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence, business auto liability of $1,000,000 per accident, workers compensation with statutory benefits, and umbrella excess liability of $2,000,000 per occurrence, with all policies underwritten by insurers rated A- or better by A.M. Best Company. The successful contractor must furnish performance bonds and payment bonds each equal to 100% of the contract amount, along with a maintenance bond equal to 15% of the completed contract price remaining in effect for 18 months after final acceptance; a nominal fee of 0.33% of the bid amount (up to $5,000) is assessed only to awarded bidders. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the procurement documents, and all materials, equipment, and precast concrete structures must be supplied by manufacturers with at least five years of satisfactory service history and listed on PennDOT approved vendor lists. The project utilizes a unit price contract structure with payment based on actual quantities of work completed, including provisions for bituminous material price adjustments using PennDOT index pricing for asphalt cement when the ratio of current to baseline price falls outside 0.90 to 1.10 range. The engineer of record is Gilmore & Associates, Inc., located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and all documents and specifications are available at no cost through the PennBid website at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com, with no pre-bid conference scheduled; bidders who are the three lowest-price proposers must submit original signatures and recent financial statements within three business days following bid opening.