City of Scranton 2026 Demolition Package #2
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 2026-ITB-131
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Brian Phillips bphillips@scrantonpa.gov (570) 983-5420
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About this opportunity
The City of Scranton Department of Business Administration is requesting sealed bids for complete demolition of two residential structures at 1321 North Main Avenue and 903 Meadow Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania under ITB 2026 Demolition Package #2, with bids due July 14, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. through the City's e-Procurement Portal. The project is funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and subject to HUD compliance including a 24-month spend requirement from grant agreement date.
Bidders must be registered contractors holding valid City of Scranton demolition contractor licenses. The scope includes obtaining demolition permits, structural demolition of both properties, capping main sewer drains, breaking and removing concrete flooring, brush clearing, NEIC inspection scheduling, backfilling, and site seeding and haying. Asbestos inspection reports for both properties identified no asbestos-containing materials (concentrations greater than 1.0% by weight) in accessible areas; however, additional testing is required if unsampled materials are disturbed during demolition.
Insurance requirements include workers' compensation per statute, employer's liability of $500,000 minimum, professional liability of $1,000,000, comprehensive general liability of $1,000,000 per person/$1,000,000 per occurrence, and comprehensive automobile liability of $300,000 per person, with the City named as additional insured. A bid bond equal to 10 percent of the contract amount is required at submission. Performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of contract value are required at award. The contract term extends until satisfactory project completion. Bids must include detailed cost sheets with hours, labor, and expenses, with a not-to-exceed total cost per property. All bids remain binding for 60 calendar days following opening. Questions are due by 11:55 p.m. on July 9, 2026. The City will award to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a responsive bid. Federal certification regarding lobbying (31 CFR Part 21) is a mandatory submission requirement.
Opportunity text
CITY OF SCRANTON
INVITATION TO BID
City of Scranton 2026 Demolition Package #2
The City of Scranton Department of Business Administration is seeking separate sealed bids for City of Scranton 2026 Demolition Package #2. Bids will be received online by the City Controller via the City's e-Procurement Portal until 1:00 pm, Tuesday, July 14, 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 1:00 pm on Tuesday, July 14, 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 11:55 pm on Thursday, July 9, 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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