REBID - Supplee Farm Restoration Project

The Lancaster County Conservation District is soliciting competitive sealed bids for the Supplee Farm Restoration Project, a stream restoration initiative on approximately 3,500 linear feet of Conowingo Creek in Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The procurement encompasses comprehensive natural channel stream restoration services including installation of in-stream habitat structures (toe logs, root wads, brush mattresses, mudsills, single log vanes, rock cross vanes, riffles, and random boulder clusters), riparian bank stabilization with rock toe placement and geotextile materials, bankfull bench grading, one permanent rock-bottom stream crossing and one temporary crossing, streambank fencing, a 35-foot average width riparian buffer, final grading, and vegetative stabilization using specified seed mixes. Bidders must demonstrate 5-10 years of practical experience with natural channel stream restoration work in Lancaster County or Southcentral Pennsylvania, possess capacity to manage projects of similar size and scale, and exhibit competence in stream restoration theory and construction methodologies. The evaluation will assess qualifications of firm (15 points), technical approach (8 points), firm's costs (8 points), and project completion timeline, with bids scored on regional experience, references and delivery capacity, detailed work schedules with completion targeted by December 31, 2026, and budget justification for all labor, materials, and associated costs. Critical dates include a mandatory pre-bid site showing on January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST, bid submission deadline of 12:00 AM EST on February 7, 2026 via the PennBid online platform, public bid opening on February 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST, and anticipated bid award on March 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST, with project performance running from June 1, 2026 through February 15, 2027.

Participation in the pre-bid site showing held on January 20, 2026 is mandatory, with only five organizations confirmed as eligible to submit bids: Flyway Excavating, Green Team Industries, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, Kinsley Construction, and Mainstream Services LLC. The project is funded through a Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Grant administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, which triggers compliance with prevailing wage requirements and Build America, Buy America mandates requiring all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials to be produced in the United States. All bids exceeding $250,000 require a 5% bid guarantee, 100% performance bond, and 100% payment bond, along with worker's compensation and public liability insurance of $1,000,000. All required federal and state permits have been obtained, including Army Corps of Engineers PASPGP-6 authorization (NAB-2025-00370-P12), Pennsylvania DEP Environmental Assessment and 401 Water Quality Certification, and erosion and sediment control plan approval. No specific budget allocation or award value is disclosed in the bid documents; instead, bids are submitted on a lump-sum basis with payment structured in up to three phases, with 90% of project costs reimbursed within 90 days of submittal and the final 10% within 160 days, contingent upon funding availability from the state agency.