Schuylkill Valley School District Ashley Way Water Connection Project

The Borough of Leesport, Berks County, Pennsylvania is requesting sealed bids for the Schuylkill Valley School District Ashley Way Water Connection Project through the PennBid Program, with bids due June 16, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Online submission is mandatory; paper bids will not be accepted. Pennsylvania prevailing wage rates apply, and Addendum No. 1 (issued June 5, 2026) introduces compliance requirements for employee background checks under Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law (Act 153) and nondiscrimination and sexual harassment policies mandated by the Pennsylvania Small Water and Sewer Grant.

The project scope is installation of approximately 875 linear feet of 8-inch ductile iron pipe water main, including meter pit, connections to existing mains, associated fittings and valves, and restoration of disturbed areas. Work is located at Ashley Way near Schuylkill Valley Elementary School in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County. The construction documents include water line layout plans, profiles, erosion and sedimentation control plans, and meter pit specifications. Contractors must comply with Pennsylvania Act 287 utility notification requirements, contacting the One Call System at least three working days prior to construction start. The project disturbs approximately 0.104 acres.

Substantial completion is required within 90 days of the Notice to Proceed, with final completion within 120 days. Liquidated damages are assessed at $500 per day for failure to achieve substantial completion and $500 per day thereafter. The contract will be awarded on a lump sum and unit price basis to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder. Bid security of 10 percent of the maximum bid price is required; performance and payment bonds equal to 100 percent of the contract amount are required upon award. Progress payments are made at 90 percent of completed work with retainage, transitioning to no additional retainage upon reaching 50 percent completion with satisfactory progress.

Bidders must submit financial data, licensing information, safety records including five years of OSHA logs and citations, workers' compensation experience modification rates, equipment lists, and three years of audited financial statements. No pre-bid conference has been scheduled.