Ellis woods road bridge rehabilitation

East Coventry Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania is procuring sealed bids for the Ellis Woods Road Bridge Rehabilitation project through an online bidding process via PennBid. The project encompasses comprehensive bridge rehabilitation work over Pigeon Creek, including demolition of the existing deck and select structural elements, installation of a new reinforced concrete deck with moment slabs, steel beam repairs, guide rail replacement, roadway reconstruction extending from station 11+06.20 to station 13+38.40 along Ellis Woods Road, and erosion and sedimentation control measures. The bridge has a 40-foot 3-inch span with varying clear roadway widths between 21 feet 6 inches and 28 feet 6 inches. All bidders must be PennDOT prequalified as Prime Contractors and possess prequalification in specific PennDOT Work Class Codes representing at least 50 percent of the project cost. Bids must be submitted online by 11:00 AM prevailing time on Monday, May 11, 2026, and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at the Ellis Woods Road Bridge site. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond equal to 10 percent of the total bid price drawn to the order of East Coventry Township, and the contract completion time is 140 calendar days following issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The project will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest responsive bid.

This procurement is designated as a Public Works project by a Public Body under the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, requiring that all workers be paid prevailing minimum wage rates as promulgated by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor. All bidders must execute a Non-Collusion Affidavit certifying that bid prices were determined independently without collusion or communication with other bidders, and contractors and all subcontractors must comply with the Public Works Employment Verification Act by utilizing the E-Verify Program to verify employment eligibility of each new hire within five business days of employment. The successful contractor must provide performance bonds and payment bonds each at 100 percent of the contract price and a maintenance bond at 10 percent of the contract price covering a 12-month maintenance period. Comprehensive general liability insurance is required with limits of $2,000,000 general aggregate and $1,000,000 per occurrence, along with automobile liability insurance, workers' compensation insurance, and umbrella coverage. The work must be constructed in conformance with PennDOT Publication 408 (latest edition) and the project's Technical Provisions, utilizing specified materials including Class AA and Class AAAP cement concrete and Grade 60 epoxy-coated reinforcing steel. No bid may be withdrawn within 60 days of the opening date, and East Coventry Township reserves the right to reject all bids and waive any bidding informalities.