Scranton Paving Spring 2026

The City of Scranton Department of Business Administration is soliciting sealed bids for the Scranton Paving Spring 2026 project, a municipal street resurfacing and infrastructure improvement initiative in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The procurement encompasses asphalt paving, milling of asphalt pavement, asphaltic and stone base repairs or placement, concrete sidewalk curb ramps, utility adjustments, and traffic maintenance and protection during construction across seventeen base bid locations and three alternate locations throughout Scranton. Deliverables include milling existing asphalt pavement, installing Superpave asphalt mixture binder and wearing courses, constructing asphalt and concrete curbing, building sidewalks and accessible curb ramps, and applying pavement markings, with quantities varying by location from 40 to 4,460 square yards and linear curbing ranging from 100 to 1,640 feet. Bidders must demonstrate a minimum of five years of experience under their current business name, maintain a valid contractor's license in the City of Scranton, and be prequalified by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as a prime contractor. The work must be substantially completed within 183 days from the Notice to Proceed with liquidated damages of $500 per day assessed for delays. All bids must be submitted electronically through the City's e-Procurement Portal by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2026, with written questions due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 13, 2026, and a public bid opening to follow in City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall.

No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or other restricted categories are identified in the procurement documents. Bidders must submit a bid bond equal to 10 percent of the contract amount, with performance and payment bonds each required at 100 percent of the contract amount prior to execution. The contract is subject to Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act requirements and Public Works Employment Verification Act compliance, requiring bidders to pay prevailing wages as specified in the wage rate section effective February 23, 2026. Comprehensive insurance coverage is mandatory, including workers' compensation (statutory), employer's liability ($500,000 minimum), comprehensive general liability ($1,000,000 per occurrence), and comprehensive automobile liability ($300,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence), all issued by companies with an A.M. Best rating of "A-" or better and licensed in Pennsylvania. The contract term extends until August 31, 2026, with no renewal options specified. While no exact budget range is disclosed, the bid form indicates a preliminary total sum of $20,000.00 for base bid items, though this appears to be a placeholder with actual pricing to be determined by responsive bidders submitting unit prices for all line items.