Armitage Deck Renovations

The Board of Commissioners of Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, is soliciting sealed electronic bids via PennBid for the Armitage Deck Renovations project, with proposals due by 11:00 a.m. prevailing time on July 27, 2026. The project involves the complete replacement of the existing deck at Armitage Golf Club, including new foundations, posts, joists, guardrails, decking material, and reconfigured stairs and ramps, along with renovations to the adjacent clubhouse roof, exterior facade, and Caddy Shack building. The total project value is anticipated to exceed $25,000, triggering mandatory compliance with the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act and the Pennsylvania Public Works Employment Verification Act. All bids must include a certified check or bid bond equal to ten percent of the bid amount and be submitted electronically through PennBid, with the Bid Set Rev1 drawings and Addenda Nos. 1 and 2 incorporated into the bid documents. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for July 13, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at 800 Orr’s Bridge Road, Mechanicsburg, PA. The successful bidder will be required to post performance and payment bonds for one hundred percent of the bid amount, issued by sureties authorized to operate in Pennsylvania and listed on the U.S. Treasury’s Circular 570. The bidder must also secure commercial general liability insurance with limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate, along with Pennsylvania-compliant workers’ compensation coverage, with the Township named as an additional insured and granted thirty days’ notice of cancellation. All work must comply strictly with the contract specifications and drawings, with no substitutions allowed without prior written approval, and all materials must be new and of the best quality. The contractor must complete the project within 180 calendar days of the Notice to Proceed, with a liquidated damage penalty of $300 per day for delays, which may be deducted from payments due. The contractor assumes full responsibility for all subcontractor actions, must comply with OSHA and state safety codes, and must indemnify the Township and its agents against all claims arising from the work. The contract includes a non-collusion affidavit requiring notarization, and bidders must verify their use of E-Verify and attest to having no recent convictions or investigations involving public contract fraud. Payment will be