Districtwide SWM/MS4 Improvements Group 1

The Northern Cambria Borough / Bucks County and Montgomery County project (PennDOT Project 57630) is soliciting sealed bids for Districtwide SWM/MS4 Improvements Group 1, repairs to ten stormwater control measures across New Britain, Warwick, and Warrington Township in Bucks County and Montgomery, Lower Salford, Lower Providence, Lower Pottsgrove, and Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, with bids due November 5, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. This is a federally-funded standard project requiring contractor prequalification and prevailing wage rates on all work.

The scope encompasses debris removal from basin footprints; removal of invasive vegetation, hydrophytic vegetation, and woody trees; repairs to outlet structures; replacement of pipes and underdrains; erosion and sinkhole repairs; basin reseeding for long-term stabilization; and miscellaneous construction as shown on approved drawings. Work includes mobilization, clearing and grubbing, Class 1 excavation, erosion and sediment control products, geotextile installation, concrete work, utility marking, surveying, CPM scheduling, topsoil placement, seeding and mulching, temporary protective fencing, rock materials, low-flow orifice trash racks, amended soils, SCM maintenance and inspection, wooden fence gates, control structure modifications, invasive vegetation removal, side trash racks, drainage pipe video inspection, sandbag cofferdams, and select tree removal. Contractors must provide post-construction stormwater management plan compliance, infiltration testing certification, and as-built documentation sealed by licensed professionals. Licensed professional oversight during critical SCM construction stages is mandatory.

The estimated project cost ranges from $1 million to $2.5 million. No DBE set-aside applies. The project incorporates federal requirements including FAR contract clauses, Buy America and Build America Buy America Act provisions, Title VI non-discrimination assurances, Executive Order 11246 compliance (Philadelphia economic area), and UAS prohibitions. Contractors must comply with Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law and electronic ticketing systems for aggregate and concrete deliveries. The anticipated notice to proceed is December 21, 2026, with physical construction completion by March 21, 2028 and project completion by November 30, 2028.