West Nanticoke and Hunlock Creek Structure Demolitions

The Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority is procuring demolition and site restoration services for three residential and commercial properties located in West Nanticoke and Hunlock Creek Township as part of the Wyoming Valley Levee Raising Project Mitigation Program. The scope of work includes the complete clearing and demolition of all existing structures—including residential buildings, detached garages, septic systems, oil/fuel tanks, and paved areas—at three parcels: 242-246 State Route 11 in Hunlock Creek Township, 12 South Mill Street in West Nanticoke, and 74-76 Allen Street in West Nanticoke. Following demolition, the contractor must perform grading and seeding of all disturbed areas to ensure proper drainage and enable future maintenance and mowing by the Township, along with all incidental work related to site restoration. Key requirements include compliance with Pennsylvania prevailing wage standards, the Prohibition of Illegal Alien Labor on Assisted Projects Act, Pennsylvania's Public Works Employment Verification Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as adherence to an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Chapter 106 Floodplain Management regulations. Contractors must obtain bid security equal to ten percent of the total bid amount, provide performance and payment bonds each equal to the contract price, and maintain workers' compensation insurance, commercial general liability coverage of $2,000,000 aggregate, automobile liability insurance of $1,000,000, and pollution liability coverage. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority office in Forty-Fort, Pennsylvania, with sealed bids due through the PennBid electronic procurement program by 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, followed by public opening. Contract award is anticipated at the February 17, 2026 regular meeting of the Authority Board, and all work must be completed within forty-five calendar days from the contract commencement date, with liquidated damages of $100 per day assessed for delays beyond this deadline.

The project documents contain an asbestos inspection and testing report and reference an easement agreement for the American Tower utility easement at the Route 11 site that must remain unobstructed during and after the demolition work. Utility disconnection procedures must be coordinated through the Pennsylvania One Call System to ensure safe and compliant removal of all service connections. While no specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions are detailed in the available procurement documents, the project is subject to prevailing wage and public works employment verification requirements applicable to all contractors. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials, and no existing infrastructure requiring integration with the demolished sites is specified beyond the requirement to preserve the American Tower utility easement. The bid documents, including the Project Manual and Addendum No. 1, were posted on January 26, 2026, and all modifications and clarifications in the addendum must be incorporated into contractor proposals; no specific contract award value or budget range is provided in the available documentation.