Susquehanna County Recreation Center Site Work

Susquehanna County Recreation Center is soliciting bids from a qualified Pennsylvania-licensed general contractor for site work on a new recreation center in New Milford under a stipulated-sum, single-prime contract, with lump-sum bids due June 15, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. via PennBid and an optional pre-bid walkthrough and meeting on June 5, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at 29 Outdoor Drive, New Milford, PA 18834.

The scope comprises site clearing, excavation and earthwork (net approximately 25,080 cubic yards of excess material to be disposed from the 11-acre site), concrete retaining walls ranging 2 to 8 feet in height with concrete block facing, gravel parking lot with 230 general and 7 ADA-accessible spaces plus 21 service spaces, access and fire access roads, building pad preparation with finished floor elevation at 1,570.0 feet, stormwater and catch basin piping, sanitary sewer line piping to R. Heed Pump Station, water line piping from a new well, utility infrastructure including propane tank, electrical transformer, and fire suppression water tank with pump house, and erosion and sediment control including seeding and mulching. Geotechnical design criteria specifies an allowable bearing pressure of 1.5 tons per square foot (3,000 PSF). The contractor must substantially complete all work within 60 calendar days from project kick-off, with liquidated damages of $1,000 per calendar day for failure to meet substantial completion.

Bidders must submit a lump-sum base bid with itemized breakdown for general conditions and seven work categories, plus unit pricing for removal and replacement of unsatisfactory soil, mass rock excavation, trench rock excavation, and paving. Two alternates are available: site lighting conduit installation and Sediment Basin #2 construction. All bidders must be prequalified and submit AIA Document A305 Contractor's Qualification Statement demonstrating a minimum of three similar projects with at least two completed within the last three years. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability at $1 million per occurrence / $2 million aggregate, Automobile Liability at $1 million, Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, and Umbrella Liability at $2 million, with Owner and Architect named as additional insureds. Contract documents incorporate AIA A101-2017 and A201-2017 with supplementary conditions and 100 percent performance and payment bonds. Project architect is Martina Bacarella Architect. Questions are due June 11, 2026. Addendum 2 was issued June 5, 2026, providing updated erosion and sediment control plans. All bidding documents are digital only via PennBid; paper sets are not distributed.