N. Cannon Avenue & Poplar Street Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation

The Borough of Lansdale, Pennsylvania is soliciting sealed bids through the PennBid platform for sanitary sewer rehabilitation along N. Cannon Avenue and Poplar Street, with bids due November 25, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST. Partial PENNVEST funding brings Davis-Bacon federal wage rates, Pennsylvania prevailing wage requirements, and American Iron and Steel provisions onto the project, and public works contractors and subcontractors must participate in E-Verify. Public bid opening takes place at Remington & Vernick Engineers, 555 Croton Road, Suite 401, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Award is subject to the Borough securing necessary funding.

The Base Bid covers N. Cannon Avenue from the railroad tracks adjacent to W. Fifth Street to W. Eighth Street. Alternate Bid No. 1 covers Poplar Street from Valley Forge Road to Edgemont Avenue and adds electrical conduit trenching. Work includes open-cut and cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining of 8- to 15-inch sanitary sewer mains, replacement of laterals with 6-inch SDR-26 PVC including new wye connections, manhole frame and cover replacement, manhole lining with multi-layer corrosion protection, new cleanouts, inlet top replacements, concrete curb and sidewalk restoration, and permanent pavement restoration with six-inch Superpave Asphalt Base Course. Contractors must provide a pre-construction video of the project area and submit Pennsylvania One-Call notifications. Work follows PennDOT Publication 408 and related standards.

Mobilization is capped at $40,000 and bid as a lump sum. The contract is fixed fee, and no contract value is stated. Bid security equals 10% of the bid amount. Successful bidders must furnish performance, payment, and maintenance bonds, with the performance and payment bonds each at 100% of contract price and a two-year maintenance bond at 100% of final value, all from a Pennsylvania-licensed surety. The PennBid fee is 0.0033 of the initial award, with a $150.00 minimum and $6,000.00 cap. Retainage is 10% for contracts of $100,000 or less and 5% above that. Liquidated damages are $500 per calendar day for delays of 1 to 15 days, $1,000 per day for 16 to 30 days, and $2,000 per day beyond 30 days.

Contract time is 90 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with a mandatory pre-construction meeting at least five days before work and contractor notice to the Owner five calendar days before start. The Borough may hold bids for up to 60 days after opening. Consent of surety expires 60 days from bid opening unless extended. Question deadlines are set within PennBid and are not stated in the source.