Lackawanna Avenue Paving
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2025-ITB-089
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Morgan Fetsock mfetsock@scrantonpa.gov (570) 504-4943
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Scranton's Department of Business Administration is soliciting sealed bids for the Lackawanna Avenue Paving project, a comprehensive street reconstruction initiative located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The procurement involves complete street improvements from Adams Avenue to Wyoming Avenue, including excavation, asphalt paving, milling, base repairs, utility adjustments, and traffic maintenance. Specific project deliverables include approximately 262 cubic yards of excavation, 460 square yards of base course, 2,950 square yards of asphalt binder and wearing course, 2,490 square yards of milling, and installation of thermoplastic pavement markings. Bidders must register on the City's e-Procurement Portal and submit all documentation electronically by 11:00 am on Thursday, September 25, 2025. Technical questions and clarification requests must be submitted through the portal's Q&A feature by 4:30 pm on Monday, September 22, 2025. Contractors are required to be prequalified by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and demonstrate the capability to perform complex road construction work.
The procurement encourages participation from minority and women-owned businesses and is partially funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury. Bidders must provide a 5% Bid Bond, Performance Bond for 100% of the contract price, and Payment Bond for 100% of the contract price. The project requires comprehensive insurance coverage, including general liability, automobile liability, and workers' compensation. Compliance with federal regulations such as Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements and equal opportunity provisions is mandatory. While no specific total project budget is disclosed, the detailed bid form suggests a substantial municipal infrastructure investment. Contractors must adhere to prevailing wage rates and follow strict technical specifications outlined in PennDOT Publication 408, with payment conducted on a unit price basis for various construction activities. The contract will remain in effect until the satisfactory completion of the project, with careful attention to documentation, daily reporting, and post-construction maintenance requirements.
Opportunity text
CITY OF SCRANTON
INVITATION TO BID
Lackawanna Avenue Paving
The City of Scranton Department of Business Administration is seeking separate sealed bids for Lackawanna Avenue Paving. Bids will be received online by the City Controller via the City's e-Procurement Portal until 11:00 am, Thursday, September 25, 2025, at which time such bids will be opened in City Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. A video of the bid opening will be available for public viewing at www.youtube.com/user/electriccitytv570 after the live opening.
Bids shall be made upon the specifications included in the official Invitation to Bid (ITB) which may be obtained by visiting the City of Scranton's e-Procurement Portal, https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/scrantonpa. If you intend to submit a bid, you must register on the City's e-Procurement Portal. Once registered, you may view and click "Follow" to be a prospective bidder for this ITB. You will then appear on the followers list. If you do not follow this project you will not receive automatic addenda notifications, nor will you be able to draft a response in the City's e-Procurement Portal, and therefore you will be unable to participate in or be considered for this ITB.
All bid documents and supplementary documents must be uploaded and submitted using the City's e-Procurement Portal prior to 11:00 am on Thursday, September 25, 2025, as instructed in this ITB. Once file(s) have been uploaded and the submission status shows as "Submitted," the submission is complete. At that point, bidder's representative who is registered with the City will receive an email confirmation from the City's e-Procurement Portal.
All communications regarding technical, scope, and/or project related questions and requests for clarifications, changes, exceptions, and deviations to the terms and conditions set forth in this ITB shall be submitted via "Q & A" through the City's e-Procurement Portal, before the deadline of 4:30 pm on Monday, September 22, 2025 and according to these specifications herein.
If you encounter any technical difficulties utilizing the City's e-Procurement Portal, you may contact OpenGov, the Software Administrator, using the real-time chat function on the website (located in lower right-hand corner of the screen), or via email at support@procurenow.com. It is still your responsibility to ensure that your bid is submitted before the deadline.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna_Avenue_Paving.pdf | ||
| Lackawanna_Ave_Paving_-_BID_FORM.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Lackawanna_Ave_Paving_-_FRONT_END_rev.pdf | ||
| Lackawanna_Ave_Paving_-_S&PM_PLAN.pdf | ||
| Lackawanna_Ave_Paving_-_TECHNICAL_SPECS.pdf | ||
| Bid_Form_Template_9.17.24.docx | DOCX document | |
| Federal_Certification_Regarding_Lobbying_as_of_8.9.24.pdf |
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