Project Description: Sealed bids will be received online by Yardley Borough Sewer Authority (the Authority) until 10:00 A.M., prevailing time on Wednesday July 1, 2026, for the Joint Use Sanitary Sewer Improvements With Lower Makefield Township.
The project work is covered under two contracts, Contract No. 26-01 and Contract No. 26-02 and includes the following: pre-construction audio/video work, constructing the gravity sewer pipe including clearing and grubbing in easement/unpaved areas, construction entrances, tree protection, removal/relocation/erection of privately owned fences and utilities, marking and saw cutting pavement, excavation (except rock which cannot be removed by excavation machinery) and disposal of all excess material, trenching, sheeting and/or shoring, pumping and bailing, laying, joining and cutting the pipe, cutting, removing and disposition of any existing pipe to be removed, pipe bedding, backfill and compaction, jack and bore, connecting the pipe to the manholes including creating the necessary openings and channels in existing manholes, supporting the underground structures and utilities, soil erosion control measures, traffic control, clean-up and removal of temporary facilities, and all other related work necessary for the satisfactory installation of the sanitary sewers and appurtenances as shown on the construction drawings and as specified in the Project Manual.
Specifically, Contract No. 26-01 consists of the installation of approximately 600 linear feet of 10” gravity sewer, 1700 linear feet of 15” gravity sewer, 25 linear feet of 16” gravity sewer, 850 linear feet of 18” gravity sewer, and approximately 650 linear feet of 20” gravity sewers, and associated manholes, including three (3) locations of trenchless installation. Whereas Contract No. 26-02 consists of the installation of approximately 50 linear feet of 8” gravity sewer and approximately 2800 linear feet of 15” and 16” gravity sewers, and associated manholes. All work shall be completed in strict accordance with the construction drawings and Project Manual and is contained under two-unit price contracts.
All Bid Documents and solicitation details are available online via the PennBid™ Program – https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com. Click on the “Open Public Opportunities” tab then “View Opportunity” button for the project. Only bids submitted online at PennBidTM – https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com by the date and time above will be considered and opened.
Each bid shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders and must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Check for not less than ten percent (10%) of the Bid amount payable to the Authority along with an Agreement of Surety certifying that the required Performance and Payment Bonds will be provided to the Bidder.
Successful Bidders shall be required to furnish proof of insurance and bonds for Performance, Payment, and Maintenance in such form as meets the approval of the Authority and having as security thereon such Surety company or companies as are approved by the Authority.
A pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, starting at 10:00 A.M. prevailing time at Yardley Borough Hall – 56 S Main St, Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.
This project is subject to applicable provisions of Act 422, Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, as amended, and the prevailing minimum wage rates issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, certified payrolls will be required attesting to this.
No Bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of the bids.
The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any cause whatsoever, to eliminate any item or items from the contract, to waive any informality in the bids or to make an award to such Bidders who, in the judgment of the Authority, makes the most advantageous bids.