Sidewalk Maintenance/Improvements - CDBG - REBID
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 2025-ITB-071
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
- Point of contact
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- Thomas Rable trable@scrantonpa.gov (570) 550-7635
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Scranton, located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, is soliciting bids for a Sidewalk Maintenance/Improvements project funded through Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. The procurement involves constructing concrete sidewalks, ADA ramps, curbs, line striping, and pavement reconstruction at three specific intersections: Jackson Street and Lincoln Avenue, Washburn Street and Edwards Court, and Washburn Street and 10th Avenue. Bidders must be PennDOT prequalified and submit comprehensive documentation including insurance certificates, bid bonds, and compliance forms. The project requires contractors to comply with various state and federal regulations, including the Pennsylvania Steel Products Procurement Act and Davis-Bacon wage rates. Electronic bids must be submitted through the City's e-Procurement Portal by 10:00 am on Monday, July 7, 2025, with all technical questions to be submitted via the portal's Q&A function by 11:59 pm on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The construction timeline is set for 120 days from the notice to proceed, with final completion expected within 150 days, and a projected notice of award in July 2025 and notice to proceed in August 2025.
The contract is structured as a single prime contract with no guaranteed hours, and bidders must have a minimum of 5 years of experience under their current business name. While no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are explicitly outlined, the bid documents emphasize compliance with nondiscrimination requirements, including the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and provisions related to employment eligibility verification. Contractors must submit various mandatory forms, including a 10% bid bond, performance and payment bonds, and affidavits related to non-discrimination and non-collusion. Although a specific budget range is not detailed, the project involves constructing 10 ADA curb ramps with associated improvements, suggesting a substantial infrastructure investment. The procurement is funded through CDBG, which imposes specific federal requirements on fund obligation, expenditure, and environmental review procedures. Interested contractors must register on the City's e-Procurement Portal to access bid documents and submit proposals, with a video of the bid opening to be made available on YouTube after the live opening.
Opportunity text
CITY OF SCRANTON
INVITATION TO BID
Sidewalk Maintenance/Improvements - CDBG - REBID
The City of Scranton Department of Business Administration is seeking separate sealed bids for Sidewalk Maintenance/Improvements - CDBG - REBID. Bids will be received online by the City Controller via the City's e-Procurement Portal until 10:00 am, Monday, July 7, 2025, at which time such bids will be opened in City Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. A video of the bid opening will be available for public viewing at www.youtube.com/user/electriccitytv570 after the live opening.
Bids shall be made upon the specifications included in the official Invitation to Bid (ITB) which may be obtained by visiting the City of Scranton's e-Procurement Portal, https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/scrantonpa. If you intend to submit a bid, you must register on the City's e-Procurement Portal. Once registered, you may view and click "Follow" to be a prospective bidder for this ITB. You will then appear on the followers list. If you do not follow this project you will not receive automatic addenda notifications, nor will you be able to draft a response in the City's e-Procurement Portal, and therefore you will be unable to participate in or be considered for this ITB.
All bid documents and supplementary documents must be uploaded and submitted using the City's e-Procurement Portal prior to 10:00 am on Monday, July 7, 2025, as instructed in this ITB. Once file(s) have been uploaded and the submission status shows as "Submitted," the submission is complete. At that point, bidder's representative who is registered with the City will receive an email confirmation from the City's e-Procurement Portal.
All communications regarding technical, scope, and/or project related questions and requests for clarifications, changes, exceptions, and deviations to the terms and conditions set forth in this ITB shall be submitted via "Q & A" through the City's e-Procurement Portal, before the deadline of 11:59 pm on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 and according to these specifications herein.
If you encounter any technical difficulties utilizing the City's e-Procurement Portal, you may contact OpenGov, the Software Administrator, using the real-time chat function on the website (located in lower right-hand corner of the screen), or via email at support@procurenow.com. It is still your responsibility to ensure that your bid is submitted before the deadline.
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