Lower Saucon Public Works Facility
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- Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
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About this opportunity
Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania, is soliciting sealed bids through the PennBid Program for construction of the Lower Saucon Public Works Facility at 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, with questions due November 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. and bids due November 24, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Bids are split into four multiple prime packages for General, Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Construction, so bidders may pursue one trade or several. A mandatory pre-bid meeting was scheduled for October 30, 2026, and no set-aside or local-vendor preference is stated.
The project is new construction under Pennsylvania prevailing wage rates set by the Commonwealth's Department of Labor and Industry. Under the Public Works Employment Verification Act (Act 127 of 2012), all public work contractors and subcontractors must use the federal E-Verify system for employees on the project. Each bid requires bid security of 10% of the total contract amount, including all add alternates, by certified check, bank check, or bid bond from a surety licensed in Pennsylvania. The successful bidder must furnish performance and payment bonds at 100% of the contract amount from a corporate surety approved by the township.
Drawings and specifications are available free of charge through PennBid beginning October 26, 2026. The package includes a project manual and specifications, architectural sets, a structural bidding set, a multi-prime bid document, an oil-grit separator document, a muni complex as-built plan, and a rear addition construction set. All bids must be submitted through PennBid, and bids will be opened electronically shortly after 2:00 p.m. on November 24.
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Sealed Bids will be received by Lower Saucon Township through the PennBid Program until 2:00 pm., Tuesday, November 24, 2026. Bids will be opened electronically shortly after 2:00 PM. For: Lower Saucon Public Works Facility 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18015 Beginning Monday, October 26, 2026, electronic files of the Drawings and Specifications will be available to prospective bidders, free of charge, from PennBid (www.pennbid.bonfirehub.com) . All bids must be submitted utilizing the PennBid Program. A Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be held at the Lower Saucon Township Building, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18015, at 2:00 pm, Friday, October 30, 2026. If additional information is required concerning the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents all questions must be submitted in writing through the PennBid Program by Tuesday, November 17, 2026 by 12:00 PM. Each bid must include Bid Security, a certified check, bank check or bid bond issued by a surety licensed to conduct business in the state of PA, in the amount of 10% of the total contract amount, including all add alternates, payable to Lower Saucon Township. Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the contract amount will be required to be furnished by the successful bidder with a corporate surety approved by Lower Saucon Township. Bidding will be public, utilize Pennsylvania State Prevailing Wage Rates established by the Commonwealth of PA Department of Labor and Industry and be received in Four (4) Multiple Prime Bids for new construction. Multiple Prime Bids will be received for General Construction, Mechanical Construction, Electrical Construction, and Plumbing Construction. The Project falls under the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act, Act 127 of 2012, 43 P.S. § 167.1, which requires all public work contractors and subcontractors to utilize the Federal Government's E-Verify system to ensure that all employees performing work on public work projects are authorized to work in the United States. All Bidders are required to submit a Public Works Employment Verification Form as a precondition for the Contract Award. All bidders will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this notice and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of gender, sex, age, disability, race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin or other protected classification in consideration for an award. Similarly, the successful bidder shall not discriminate against or intimidate any employee involved in any activity required under the contract on account of gender, sex, age, disability, race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin or other protected classification.
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