CDBG - Removal of Eight (8) Blighted Structures

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed Bids shall be received from qualified Bidders on PennBid and at the office of the Project Engineer, Peters Consultants, Inc., 2701 Columbia Boulevard, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 for the “CDBG – Removal of Eight (8) Blighted Structures, Borough of Berwick, Columbia County, PA”, and all appurtenant Work, in strict accordance with the Contract Documents on file at the office of the Project Engineer. DATE OF OPENING BIDS: Bids shall be received by the Borough of Berwick online via PennBid Program or hardcopies at the office of the Project Engineer until 11:00 A.M local time on February 27, 2025 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Hardcopies of the bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes marked on the outside “Sealed Bid for “CDBG – Removal of Eight (8) Blighted Structures, Borough of Berwick, Columbia County, PA”. Bids will be reviewed at the Borough of Berwick Council Meeting on March 3, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. Thereafter, Bid results will be available online at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/projects. LOCATION OF THE WORK: The properties are located in the Borough of Berwick at eight different locations: A. 318 East Sixteenth Street, B. 542 East Ninth Street, C. 235 East Second Street, D. 617-619 Mulberry Street, E. 433 East Fifth Street, F. 210 North Orchard Street, G. 108-110 North Orchard Street and H. 907 Rear Arch Street in the Borough of Berwick, Columbia County, PA. The Contractor will be responsible for obtaining and paying for any required permits. DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The Work comprises the demolition of all structures, sheds, other ancillary property structures, rubbish, asbestos abatement as needed, property restoration and all appurtenances for a complete job in accordance with the Contract Documents. 235 East Second Street has been declared unsafe to enter to complete the asbestos testing. The Engineer’s Certified Asbestos Inspector will be onsite during the demolition process. The building materials must be kept adequately wet at all times, starting with the demolition process, through site cleanup, transport and final disposal. "Adequately wet" means sufficiently wet to prevent the release of particulates and there are no visible emissions observed from any asbestos-containing material. If visible emissions are observed, the demolition must cease, and additional wetting must be performed until no emissions are occurring. However, the absence of visible emissions is not sufficient evidence of being adequately wet. For a complete discussion of the structurally unsound and in danger of imminent collapse provisions under the Asbestos NESHAP, please refer to 40 C.F.R. §§ 61.141 and 61.145(a)(3), 61.145(c)(4) -(9). The remaining seven (7) structures will be abated, as outlined on the Bid Form, and taken to an approved dump site. There shall be a pre-bid walk through of each Project Site starting at the Borough of Berwick Municipal Building, 1800 North Market Street, Berwick, PA 18603 at 10:00 A.M. on February 17, 2025.