Crary street stormwater improvements

Shickshinny Borough is procuring construction services for replacement of storm drainage facilities and complete restoration of Crary Street and associated roadways, with sealed bids due September 1, 2026 via the PennBid Program at 2:00 p.m. local time. Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage rates apply, and the project was financed in part by a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority.

The base scope encompasses 16 line items: mobilization and demobilization, traffic maintenance, superpave asphalt installation at various depths and courses, milling, subbase installation, rolled bituminous curbing, thermoplastic pipe installation, inlet boxes, utility test pits, and bituminous swale shaping. An additive alternate section includes six additional line items for supplemental thermoplastic pipe, frames and grates, inlet boxes, and asphalt courses. The work is performed on a unit price basis with substantial completion in 75 days and final completion in 90 days from Notice to Proceed. Liquidated damages are $500 per day for each completion milestone.

Seven contractors submitted bids: American Asphalt Paving, Ankiewicz Enterprises Inc., Don E. Bower Inc., James T. O'Hara Inc., Linde Corporation, Pioneer Construction Co. Inc., and Sikora Brothers Paving Inc. Base bid totals ranged from $105,627 to $274,005; with additive alternates included, totals ranged from $133,535.25 to $358,745.

Bid security of 10 percent of the total bid amount is required as a certified check, bank money order, or bid bond. The successful bidder must furnish a performance bond at 100 percent of contract liability and a payment bond. Progress payments are 90 percent of work completed with retainage; retainage may be reduced to 5 percent after 50 percent completion if work progress is satisfactory. Contractors must comply with prevailing wage, nondiscrimination, employment eligibility verification, and Public Works Employment Verification Act requirements including E-Verify compliance for all new hires. Engineering is by Reilly Associates Engineering.