Wysox Community Park Boat Launch Project

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Wysox Township, Bradford County
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Pennsylvania
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Wysox Township, Wysox, Pennsylvania is requesting sealed bids for the Wysox Community Park Boat Launch Project, a comprehensive site-improvement and boat-launch construction initiative, with bids due July 31, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. via the PennBid Program and a mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for July 17, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at the project site. The contract is federally assisted through the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Block Grant Program and carries mandatory minimum participation requirements: bidders must commit at least 5% of contract value to Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and 3% to Women Business Enterprises (WBEs), with form STD-168 required at bid submission or the bid will be rejected as non-responsive. Prevailing wage rates per Pennsylvania labor law apply; contractors must use the federal E-Verify Program to verify employment eligibility.

The scope encompasses mobilization and staging; temporary erosion and sediment control installation per an approved plan; demolition and removal of an existing concrete boat launch; site preparation and rough grading; installation of a coffer dam bypass system; construction of a new cast-in-place concrete boat launch (20 feet wide by 180 feet long) with 2500 PSI minimum compressive strength; asphalt paving of existing gravel and asphalt drive and parking areas (Superpave HMA mixture, PG64-22); installation of grass medians, split-rail fencing, wheel stops, and parking signage; and final seeding and restoration. Work is subject to federal authorizations under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act (PASPGP-6); the site contains no regulated wetlands per a March 26, 2026 determination. The Susquehanna River (receiving water, Warm Water/Migratory Fishery classification) requires compliance with Chapter 93 standards, Chapter 105 floodplain permits, and specialized concrete curing and pH-monitoring protocols before stream contact.

The contractor must commence work within ten calendar days of Notice to Proceed and complete all work within 120 calendar days. Bid guarantees must equal at least 10% of base bid; Performance, Labor & Material Payment, and one-year Maintenance Bonds must each equal 100% of final contract amount. General Liability and Automobile Liability coverage of $1 million each are required, plus $1 million Excess Liability. Bids cannot be withdrawn for 60 days after opening. Woodland Design Associates, Inc. serves as Landscape Architect; bid opening occurs at their office at 119 Lincoln Street, Honesdale, PA 18431 at approximately 3:30 p.m. on July 31, 2026. Wysox Township reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to remove items from scope to remain within budget.

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Sealed bids will be received electronically via the PennBid Program by Wysox Township, Wysox, Pennsylvania until 3:00 pm on Friday, July 31, 2026. The sealed bids will be opened and read at the offices of Woodland Design Associates, Inc., 119 Lincoln Street, Honesdale, PA 18431, at approximately 3:30 pm on that same day, for the following Contract: The Wysox Community Park Boat Launch Project a) Mobilization to the site and staging. b) Material purchase and installation of temporary erosion and sediment control measures per the approved Erosion and Sediment Control Plan; not including the coffer dam bypass system, per the plan drawings and specifications. c) Demolition and site preparation for proposed project items; including land clearing, rough grading, and preparation of grades at the proposed boat launch; not including placement of the coffer dam bypass system and removal of the existing, concrete, non-motorized boat launch ramp per the plan drawings and specifications. d) Material purchase and installation of the proposed coffer dam bypass system, and the demolition and removal of the existing, concrete, non-motorized boat launch ramp, per the plan drawings and specifications. e) Material purchase and installation of the cast in place concrete boat launch, per the plan drawings and specifications. f) Preparation of the existing compacted gravel drive and parking area(s) for asphalt paving, per the plan drawings and specifications. g) Preparation of the existing asphalt drive to be resurfaced, per the plan drawings and specifications. h) Preparation, material purchase and installation of the grass median(s), per the plan drawings and specifications. i) Material purchase and asphalt paving of the existing compacted gravel drive and parking area(s) per the plan drawings and specifications. j) Material purchase and asphalt paving of the existing asphalt drive to be resurfaced, per the plan drawings and specifications. k) Material purchase and installation of the two sided boat launch sign, per the plan drawings and specifications. l) Material purchase and installation of the boot cleaning station, per the plan drawings and specifications. m) Material purchase and installation of the split rail fence, including footings, and stain and sealer; per the plan drawings and specifications. n) Material purchase and installation of the wheel stop(s), per the plan drawings and specifications. o) Material purchase installation of the parking line paint, per the plan drawings and specifications. p) Final topsoil grading, rolling, seeding, and mulching of any remaining disturbed area, per the plan drawings and specifications. q) The removal of all construction materials; including all temporary erosion and sediment control BMPs. *Please note: the contractor is responsible for verifying the project layout, all lengths, dimensions, and material amounts. Those provided are for estimate purposes only and do not include any contingencies. Costs and amounts should be provided by the contractor so the project may be built as shown in the drawings and specifications. Contractor is responsible for the off-haul of all debris and excess spoils to a site with an approved E & S plan. The Drawings, Specifications, and other Contract Documents are available at no cost via the PennBid Program (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com). The bid must be submitted on forms furnished by the Landscape Architect and must be accompanied by a bid guarantee in an amount not less then ten percent (10%) of the amount of the base bid submitted. This sum will serve as a bid security and will be forfeited to Wysox Township, Wysox, Pennsylvania as liquidated damages in the event that an award is made, and the Contract and Bonds are not promptly executed as required in the contract documents for required bonds and insurance coverage. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on Friday, July 17th, 2026, at 11 a.m. (weather pending) at the site. Bidders will meet at the existing parking area at the end of River Access Rd., Wysox Community Park, Wysox, PA 18854. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date specified for opening and reading of the bids, except as provided in accordance with the Pennsylvania Act No. 4 as approved on January 23, 1974. Wysox Township reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any technical defects and irregularities. Wysox Township reserves the right to remove any item from the project scope in the base bid form to ensure the project remains within the budget. Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Rates apply to this project. Including them in the bid form pricing is required.

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