Keyser Valley Stormwater improvements contract 2

The City of Scranton Department of Business Administration is soliciting sealed bids for Keyser Valley Stormwater Improvements Contract 2, a comprehensive civil construction project involving stormwater infrastructure improvements within the Keyser Creek Watershed in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The project scope encompasses 74 line items of work extending from the intersection of Briggs Street and Horatio Avenue to above Newton Road, including site clearing and grubbing (56,336 square yards), excavation (55,900 cubic yards), installation of storm drainage piping ranging from 15 to 54 inches in diameter (4,123 linear feet), construction of inlet boxes and storm manholes at various depths, regional detention basin development with 11,000 cubic yards of clay core, channel work with riprap and vegetated swales, utility installations, asphalt and concrete removal and restoration, fencing installation, landscaping, and roadway surface restoration on both City and PennDOT rights-of-way. Bidders must submit electronically through the City's e-Procurement Portal at https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/scrantonpa by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2026, with public bid opening to follow immediately in City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for April 2, 2026, at noon in City Hall, and the deadline for submitting technical questions via the portal's Q&A function is April 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (though one document indicates 3:00 p.m. on April 5, 2026). Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience under their current business name and possess valid contractor licensing for the applicable work type in Scranton. Key project milestones include substantial completion of proposed piping by September 18, 2026; completion of earthmoving at the detention basin by October 16, 2026; final pavement completion by June 18, 2027; and overall project completion by July 16, 2027, with liquidated damages of $500 per day for delays and incentive bonuses of $1,000 per day up to $35,000 for early completion. The contract is subject to prevailing wage requirements under the Davis-Bacon Act and Pennsylvania prevailing wage determinations, with weekly certified payroll submissions required.

The procurement requires bidders to provide a 5 percent bid bond with their submission, and the successful bidder must furnish performance and payment bonds each equal to 100 percent of the contract price. Required insurance includes Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, Employer's Liability ($500,000 minimum), Professional Liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence and aggregate), Comprehensive General Liability ($1,000,000 each person and occurrence with $2,000,000 aggregate for bodily injury and $500,000 each occurrence for property damage), and Comprehensive Automobile Liability ($300,000 each person and $500,000 each occurrence). All bidders must comply with federal requirements including equal employment opportunity, minority and women business enterprise utilization, Clean Air Act and Federal Water Pollution Control Act standards, Buy America domestic preference provisions, recovered materials procurement guidelines, and federal lobbying certifications. The project is funded through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), and the City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a responsive bid. No specific contract award value is stated in the solicitation documents; however, the bid form uses unit pricing methodology with estimated quantities provided for each of the 74 line items, allowing for calculation of the total contract value based on submitted unit prices. Progress payments will be made monthly at 90 percent of completed work value with 10 percent retainage until substantial completion, after which payment increases to 100 percent less punch list amounts.