R008621. 0444 - 2026 Polymer Modified Crack Seal project

Upper Macungie Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania is soliciting sealed bids electronically via the PennBid Program for five separate road maintenance and repair projects scheduled for completion by October 1, 2026. The projects include: (1) a 2026 Polymer Modified Crack Seal project covering approximately 3,500 gallons of polymer-modified crack sealant application on random cracks throughout township roadways; (2) a 2026 High Performance Chip Seal/Quick Set Fog Seal project covering approximately 40,225 square yards with additional pavement marking work including 13,820 linear feet of 4-inch yellow waterborne lines and 340 linear feet of 4-inch white waterborne lines; (3) a 2026 Bituminous Seal Coat with Type 2 Slurry Seal project covering approximately 46,878 square yards across ten township roads with 9,130 linear feet of yellow and 7,570 linear feet of white waterborne line markings; (4) a 2026 Ultra Thin Bonded Wearing Course project covering approximately 40,860 square yards across five roadways with options for either UTBWC Gradation B or Nova Chip Type B installation; and (5) a 2026 Double Chip Seal Project covering approximately 21,490 square yards with 5,910 linear feet of yellow and 3,035 linear feet of white waterborne line striping. All sealed bids must be submitted electronically no later than 9:00 AM on June 1, 2026, with bid results to be made available on PennBid immediately following the opening. Bidders must be PennDOT prequalified per PennDOT Publication 408 Section 102 and must demonstrate prior experience with completed contracts of the same or similar type within the past year. Each bid must be accompanied by bid security equal to 10 percent of the bid price in the form of a certified check, bank check, or bid bond meeting PennDOT requirements, and the successful bidder must furnish Performance and Payment Bonds each equal to the full contract price. The township reserves the right to waive informalities and reject any or all bids without explanation, and liquidated damages of $250 per calendar day apply for work not completed by October 1, 2026.

All bidders must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Commercial General Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 general aggregate, Business/Commercial Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 combined single limit, and Workers' Compensation insurance with $1,000,000 per accident limits, with Upper Macungie Township, PennDOT, and the project engineer listed as additional insureds. All contractors and subcontractors must comply with Pennsylvania's Public Works Employment Verification Act (SB 637) by utilizing the Employment Verification Program (EVP) system to verify employment eligibility of all employees hired after January 1, 2013. For the High Performance Chip Seal/Quick Set Fog Seal project, bidders must have a minimum of five years of experience in applying high-performance chip seal and quick-set fog seal treatments, and aggregate materials must be sourced from currently accepted suppliers listed in PennDOT Bulletin 14. Project specifications reference PennDOT Publication 408 and PennDOT Publication 213 for traffic control coordination and utility protection requirements. The township will make awards to the lowest responsible bidder, with crack seal work paid on a per-gallon basis for applied product and other projects paid on contracted rates. All awarded bidders must provide a one-year maintenance bond and warranty period upon project acceptance, with specific warranty provisions such as the three-year product delamination warranty on the Ultra Thin Bonded Wearing Course project and an escalator clause for bituminous material price adjustments on contracts with 100 tons or less of asphalt cement.