Multi-Use Trail

Silver Spring Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is soliciting bids for a multi-use trail construction project extending 2,213.95 linear feet (0.419 mile) from the Rivendell residential development through Walden residential development, across Paul Walters Park, and through Township right-of-way to Carlisle Pike, with bids due August 13, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg. The project is federally funded under PennDOT oversight for non-NHS work and requires contractor prequalification.

The scope includes a 5-foot concrete sidewalk and 15-foot-wide asphalt multi-use path, clearing and grubbing, excavation, asphalt paving with specified course configurations, concrete curbing and sidewalks, erosion and sediment control measures, native plantings, site furnishings (benches, bollards, solar lighting), and pavement markings. The bid package contains 79 pages of specifications and special provisions. Federal compliance requirements apply, including Buy America provisions (allowable foreign material capped at 0.1% of contract amount or $2,500, whichever is greater, with additional flexibility up to 5% for certain manufactured products under the Build America, Buy America Act), Executive Order 11246, Title VI non-discrimination assurances, FHWA-1273 Federal-Aid Construction Contract requirements, NPDES permit compliance, and prohibition on unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities. The contractor must maintain certified payroll records, meet material certification requirements, and submit post-construction stormwater management documentation. Compliance with Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law and mandatory wage rates are required. No DBE goal is specified.

The estimated contract value falls in the $500,000 to $999,999.99 range. The anticipated Notice to Proceed is November 9, 2026, with project completion required by August 9, 2027.