West Brandywine Township 2026 Road Program

West Brandywine Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania is soliciting sealed bids for its 2026 Road Program through PennBid, with electronic submissions due by 10:00 AM on May 1, 2026. The project encompasses asphalt milling, superpave wearing course installation, superpave base repair, asphalt leveling, pavement markings, and related appurtenant work on multiple township road segments. The base bid includes approximately 42,240 square yards of milling and wearing course installation, 1,506 square yards of five-inch superpave base repair, 462 tons of leveling course material, and 6,420 linear feet of double and single yellow line pavement markings, with nine optional alternates available for additional road segments including Prout Drive, County Lane, Rockland Way, Netherwood Drive, and Kathleen Lane. Prospective bidders must be pre-qualified with PennDOT in accordance with Section 102.01 of PENNDOT Publication 408 and must submit bids unconditionally accompanied by a certified check or bid bond equal to ten percent of the bid amount. All work must be completed within 60 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, and liquidated damages are assessed at $885.00 per calendar day. The contract award is scheduled for May 7, 2026, and all work is subject to Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry prevailing wage rates and PENNDOT specifications, including power brooming of roadways prior to paving, Certificate of Compliance forms for asphalt materials, and property owner notification five days before work begins.

Bidders must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage including Workers' Compensation, Commercial General Liability at $1,000,000 per occurrence, Automobile Liability, and Umbrella Liability of at least $1,000,000, with performance and payment bonds required within 20 days of contract award. Work hours are restricted to 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday through Saturday, with no work permitted on Sundays or holidays without written authorization. All asphalt materials are subject to price adjustment provisions per PENNDOT Publication 408 Section 110.04 based on monthly index prices for asphalt cement, with adjustments applied when the price index ratio falls outside the 0.90 to 1.10 range. The successful bidder will be required to pay PennBID a fee of one-third percent or a minimum of $150 of the contract award value. While no specific set-asides or disadvantaged enterprise designations are mentioned in the solicitation documents, the procurement does not restrict participation based on organization type, allowing qualified contractors of any size or classification to submit bids. No budget range or award value is specified in the available documentation.