2025 Bridge Maintenance

Sealed bids for the 2026 Bridge Maintenance project in Elizabethtown Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, are to be submitted electronically through the PennBid platform by 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 11, 2026, with bids publicly opened electronically at the same time and results posted by end of day. The work encompasses underpinning, concrete repairs including crack sealing and patching, steel beam replacement with painting of existing structural steel, rock placement using Class R-6 Modified material, and stormwater pipe replacement featuring a new Type M Concrete Top Unit and Standard Inlet Box at Market Street, along with brick masonry repairs and repointing at Center Square. All work must comply with PennDOT Specifications Publication 408 (2026) and the detailed contract drawings prepared by C.S. Davidson, Inc., dated April 2026, which include 15 sheets of design plans. The contract requires a 10% bid bond in the form of a certified check or surety payable to Elizabethtown Borough, and bidders must demonstrate their qualifications, financial responsibility, and ability to perform, with failure in any of these areas subject to bid rejection. The project is subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, requiring payment of state-mandated wage rates, and contractors must submit an Anti-Collusion Affidavit, a Commonwealth Employment Verification Form, and a Workmen’s Compensation Affidavit. Performance and payment bonds, each equal to the full contract price, are mandatory and must be issued by sureties listed in the U.S. Treasury’s Circular 570. Insurance requirements include statutory workers’ compensation and employer’s liability coverage of $500,000 per accident and per employee. The contract time is 90 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, which may be issued within 30 days of the agreement’s effective date, and contractors must submit preliminary schedules and shop drawings within five and fifteen days respectively after receiving the notice. All materials must be stored outside the floodway, and any shipments require a CS-4171 Certificate of Compliance, with the original retained for three years. Payments are made within thirty days of a properly documented Application for Payment, requiring affidavits of prior payment application and documentation proving lien-free delivery of materials. The Engineer has authority to inspect all work, require testing, and issue notices of defective work, with final acceptance tied to their written recommendation and