Borough Hall Memorial Park Phase II Improvements

Mount Pocono Borough is soliciting sealed bids through the PennBid Program for the Mount Pocono Maintenance Building Expansion Project, a construction procurement involving demolition and new construction work. The project encompasses demolition of an existing maintenance building and construction of a new 5,883 square foot maintenance facility located at 57 Knox Street, Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, with additional work including pavement installation, underground storm system construction, service utilities installation, and a reinforced concrete apron on a 1.16-acre site in the R1 zoning district. Bidding documents are available online at no cost beginning April 1, 2026, at 12:00 PM, with sealed bids due by 10:00 AM on April 22, 2026, via PennBid. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the project site, and questions may be submitted through PennBid's "Messages/Public Q & A" tab on or before 3:00 PM on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The construction schedule requires preconstruction meeting on May 14, 2026, construction commencement on May 26, 2026, partial substantial completion of maintenance and wash bays by November 30, 2026, full project substantial completion on February 3, 2027, and final completion on February 15, 2027. Evaluation criteria include compliance with prevailing wage requirements, the 2015 International Codes under Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code, and Public Works Employment Verification Act requirements mandating E-Verify compliance for all new employees. Liquidated damages are assessed at $750 per day for failure to achieve partial substantial completion by November 30, 2026.

Each bidder must submit a bid bond from a corporate surety authorized to do business in Pennsylvania in the amount of 10 percent of the total bid amount, with the successful bidder required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract value and a one-year maintenance bond of 10 percent of the awarded contract value after substantial completion. The contract is a single-prime, stipulated sum agreement under AIA Document A104, and all work must comply with prevailing wage rates as established by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Notice of award will be issued on April 29, 2026, with notice to proceed for Pre-Engineered Metal Building (PEMB) shop drawings also on April 29, 2026, and general project notice to proceed on May 13, 2026. As-built drawings and construction completion certification must be provided by the contractor upon project completion in PDF format certified by the engineer. No specific set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses are noted in the procurement documents, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified. The specific contract award value or budget range is not disclosed in the available procurement materials.