CSVT ITS Construction Phase 1

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 3 is requesting bids for design-build ITS construction on State Route 15, Section 88I spanning Monroe Township and Shamokin Dam Borough in Snyder County, Union Township in Union County, and Point Township in Northumberland County, with bids due July 16, 2026. Prequalification is required. The project is 100% state-funded (non-federal) and subject to Pennsylvania's Diverse Business requirements for non-federally funded projects.

The scope includes steel sign structures with centermount design, ITS equipment, changeable message signs with 18-inch text, closed circuit television systems and poles ranging from 50 to 70 feet in height, fiber optic cable installation totaling 8,414 linear feet of 48-count fiber, underground copper cables exceeding 18,000 linear feet across multiple gauges, transformers, utility coordination, trench and backfill work, mobilization, traffic maintenance, surveying, and acid-base accounting testing. All work appears on approved drawings included in the bid package. Design-build delivery requires professional services firm qualifications, organizational conflict-of-interest disclosures, and submission of design activity firm identification within three days of contract award.

The estimated cost range is $1 million to $2.499 million. One addendum modifying roadway and sign structure plans has been issued. The Notice to Proceed is anticipated August 31, 2026, with required project completion by October 8, 2028.

The contract incorporates Pennsylvania specifications including prevailing wage requirements, equal employment opportunity provisions, erosion and sediment pollution control, Build America Buy America Act compliance for manufactured products and construction materials, and asphalt and concrete pavement ride-quality evaluation with incentive payment schedules. Compliance with Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law and Worker Protection and Investment requirements is mandatory. Design activities for sign structure foundations require District Office review and approval before work commencement.