Commerce Street Improvement Project

New Oxford Borough is soliciting competitive bids for the Commerce Street Improvement Project, a comprehensive street reconstruction initiative in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The project encompasses 2,750 square yards of milling, 700 tons of binder/leveling course, 260 tons of wearing course, full-depth base repairs, stone shoulders, and replacement of three existing pipes with two 14-inch by 23-inch elliptical reinforced concrete pipes totaling 112 linear feet. Work includes erosion and sedimentation control, seeding, and restoration activities on Commerce Street from Hanover Street to railroad tracks. Bidders must submit proposals online through the PennBID platform (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com) with a deadline of Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM, at which time bids will be made publicly available. All clarifying questions must be submitted online via PennBID no later than 4:00 PM on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, and questions received after this deadline will not be acknowledged. A certified check or bid bond equal to 10 percent of the total bid amount, issued by a surety licensed in Pennsylvania, is required as a proposal guarantee. The successful contractor must complete all work by October 1, 2026, with liquidated damages assessed at $250 per calendar day for delays, and must furnish performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract price.

This procurement is subject to multiple state and federal compliance requirements, including the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA), the Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act (requiring E-Verify verification for all new hires), the Pennsylvania One Call Act for underground utility protection, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and non-discrimination and sexual harassment provisions. All bidders must submit noncollusion affidavits and workers' compensation affidavits affirming acceptance of Pennsylvania's Workmen's Compensation Act of 1915. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the documentation, and the project does not require PennDOT prequalification or mandatory volumetric testing of bituminous paving materials. The project is financed in part by a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Financing Authority, in the amount of $317,901. Work is subject to traffic control requirements maintaining street access for vehicles and tractor trailers at all times, and contractors must notify the owner, engineer, and affected businesses five working days prior to commencing work. New Oxford Borough Council reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids submitted.