Furnishing Equipment, Labor, & Supervision for Sewer Maintenance, Emergency Repairs, & Other Construction-Related Projects
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- US.225433
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
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- NIGP codes
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About this opportunity
Tinicum Township's Board of Commissioners, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, solicited bids through PennBID for an annual contractor to furnish equipment, labor, and supervision for sewer maintenance, emergency repairs, and other construction-related projects, with proposals due April 14, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. prevailing time. Bids were publicly read aloud at 6:30 P.M. that day at The Historic Lazaretto, 97 Wanamaker Avenue, Tinicum Township, PA 19029.
The work covers as-needed services for Tinicum Township, the Tinicum Township Delaware County Sewage Authority, and Tinicum Township itself. The contract includes 37 line items for equipment with qualified operators, including loaders, backhoes, bulldozers, dump trucks, compaction equipment, pumps, generators, vacuum excavator trucks, jetting trucks, and tank cleaning trucks, plus labor for superintendents, equipment operators, truck drivers, and general laborers. The contractor must mobilize equipment and personnel within two hours of emergency notification and maintain inventory of standard pipe sizes, couplings, and aggregate materials. Specifications include extensive requirements for pipe materials, installation, testing, restoration, utility protection, and traffic control. Work must follow confined space entry procedures, lockout/tagout, and personal protective equipment standards. The contractor must comply with Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Requirements, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, the Steel Products Procurement Act, Act 287 for underground utility location, and E-Verify compliance under the Public Works Employment Verification Act.
Each bidder must submit a certified check or bid bond of not less than 10 percent of the total bid. The successful bidder must furnish a Contractor's Performance Bond and a Labor and Materialmen's Bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the accepted bid. The surety must hold no less than an "A" rating from Best, be authorized to do business in Pennsylvania, and provide bonds without reinsurance. Bids remain binding for 90 days after the opening date.
The township reserves the right to award two one-year contracts with an option for a third year at its discretion with the successful bidder's concurrence. Pricing consists of hourly unit rates for equipment with operators and labor. Standard compensation applies to the first eight hours worked Monday through Friday, and overtime compensation at one-half the hourly rate applies to hours exceeding eight per day and to work performed on weekends and legal holidays.
Opportunity text
PROPOSALS will be received online via the PennBID Program by the Board of Commissioners, Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania until 2:00 P.M., Prevailing Time, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, for the following: The bid for an annual contractor for the furnishing of equipment, labor, and supervision for sewer maintenance, emergency repairs, and other construction related projects in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, PA., for the Tinicum Township, Delaware County Sewage Authority, and Tinicum Township. All Bids received will be publicly read aloud by the Tinicum Township Secretary at 6:30 P.M. Prevailing Time, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at The Historic Lazaretto, 97 Wanamaker Avenue, Tinicum Township, PA 19029. Copies of the Form of Proposal and Specifications are available at no cost at www.PennBID.net beginning Monday, March 16, 2026. Each Bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the form of a certified check or bid bond in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total bid made payable to the order of Tinicum Township, Delaware County, PA. All Forms and Papers required to accompany the bid must be up-loaded to PennBID prior to the date and time bids are to be received. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Contractor's Performance Bond and a Labor and Materialmen's Bond in an amount of the accepted bid. The Surety Company and form of surety shall be subject to the approval of Tinicum Township, Delaware County, PA. The Bond Company should have no less than an "A" rating (Best Rating) and provide documentation of their authority to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addition, the Bond should be provided without a reinsurer. No bidder may withdraw his bid within ninety (90) days after the date set for the receiving and opening of bids. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Rates and Federal Guidelines for confined space entry will apply to this project, in addition to any and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations. The Township reserves the right to accept and or reject any and all bids or parts thereof, for any cause whatsoever, and to waive informalities in the bidding as they deem for the best interest of the Township. Each bid must be accompanied by a signed commitment of the proposed surety offering to execute a Performance Bond as well as the Statement of Bidder's Qualifications and all forms required by the County of Delaware including but not limited to Bid Bond or Certified Check, the Letter of Intent, Certificate of Authority/Statement Accompanying Proposal, the Non-Collusion Affidavit, Statement of Bidders Qualifications, and Subcontractor Declaration Form. All Bidders are reminded that should the Township award a contract, the Successful Bidder will be required to pay all fees associated with PennBid.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2026-03-09 - Sewer Maintenance Bid Package.pdf |
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