Internal Gutter and Cupola at Ben Franklin
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- CWU-53-B
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- Point of contact
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- Wesley Light wlight@passhe.edu (717) 517-6304
Opportunity details come from emarketplace.state.pa.us. Updated .
About this opportunity
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg Campus is seeking bids for a restoration project focused on the Ben Franklin building, specifically targeting internal gutter repairs, wood entablature replacement, downspout restoration, and cupola replacement. This procurement is structured as a General Contractor-led project with separate prime contractors, in compliance with Pennsylvania statutes. The project involves precise architectural restoration work, including in-kind replacements of existing architectural elements to maintain historical integrity. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit is scheduled for November 4, 2025, at 10:00 AM in Conference Room 114 at the Bloomsburg University campus. Electronic bids will be accepted through PennBid's online platform, with submissions due by 1:00 PM EDT on December 2, 2025. Prospective bidders must register on PennBid to access bidding documents, submit questions, and participate in the procurement process. All project-related inquiries must be submitted via the PennBid "Ask a Question" feature, with responses and potential addenda distributed electronically to registered participants.
While no specific set-aside designations or enterprise restrictions were explicitly mentioned in the documentation, bidders will need to complete free registration on the PennBid platform to participate. The procurement covers Cumberland County and involves the Blawnox Borough jurisdiction, though the project site is located at the Bloomsburg University campus. No incumbent vendor information or specific budget range was provided in the original solicitation. Interested contractors will need to demonstrate capabilities in historical architectural restoration, specifically related to gutter systems, wood entablature work, downspout repairs, and cupola replacement. The procurement appears to be a targeted restoration project requiring specialized construction expertise and attention to historical preservation standards. Potential bidders should carefully review the complete bid package available on PennBid to understand the full scope of required qualifications and technical specifications for the Ben Franklin building restoration project.
Opportunity text
INVITATION TO BID COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA - BLOOMSBURG CAMPUSCWU-53-B: Internal Gutter and Cupola at Ben FranklinCWU - Bloomsburg campus invites General Contractors to download documents for this project.The Work included under this Project consists of the repair of the existing rain gutter, the in-kind replacement of the wood entablature at the existing roof eave, repair of the existing downspouts and the in-kind replacement of the existing roof cupola.Work for the Project shall be accomplished by Separate Prime Contractors according to Pennsylvania statute. The Lead Prime Contractor shall be the General Contractor. Specific instructions for coordination and responsibilities of the Lead Prime Contractor are contained in Section 0131000, Project Management and Coordination, and elsewhere throughout the Contract Documents. A mandatory Pre-bid conference, with site visit to follow, will be held on November 4, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Conference Room 114 at the Ben Franklin building on the campus of Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg PA 17815. Electronic Bids are due no later than 1:00 PM, EDT on December 2, 2025, through PennBid located at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/The Bid package is available at no cost via PennBid at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/. In order to submit a proposal, interested bidders need to register with PennBid. Registration is a free process that takes only a few minutes. Once registered, bidders may obtain all solicitation documents, receive notification of solicitation updates, and submit and update their confidential bids onlineQuestions regarding this project shall be submitted via the "Ask a Question" feature in PennBid. Responses to questions which require changes to the Bidding Documents will be posted on PennBid. Bidders who have registered with and downloaded documents for this project from PennBid will be notified by email when a change or addenda has been posted. PennBid provides bid privacy, security and supplier confidentiality, while streamlining the overall procurement process. Although all solicitations are available for public viewing, interested suppliers need to register to be able to submit a bid. Directions: https://www.commonwealthu.edu/admissions/visit-and-connect/visit-bloomsburg
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