SLED Opportunity · PENNSYLVANIA · PENNSYLVANIA
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Capital Region Water seeks bids for a 3-year trenchless sewer and water maintenance contract including pipe lining and inspection. Bids due April 2, 2026, via PennBid. MWDBE participation encouraged. Pre-bid meeting March 16, 2026, online.
CAPITAL REGION WATER will receive bids via the online PennBid Bonfire Program for the Sewer & Water Maintenance Contract (Trenchless), until April 2, 2026, at 1:00 PM (EST) at which time bids will be opened. Any Bid received after said date and time will not be opened. All bid documents are available online at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/portal.The Contract includes maintenance work for Capital Region Water-owned utilities, including but not limited to Capital Region Water’s existing sanitary, combined and storm sewer collection and conveyance systems and water distribution system to include cleaning, closed-circuit televisual inspection, cured-in-place pipe lining, manhole lining and chimney sealing, upon issuance of a Work Order by Capital Region Water. The Work of this Contract is intended to include trenchless type maintenance work.The Contract will be for a three (3) year period as described in the Contract Documents.All documents and solicitation details are available at no cost at the PennBid Bonfire Hub website. To access this solicitation, go to https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/portal/, then click the “Open Public Opportunities” tab and either Keyword search for the Project or scroll down under the “Ref. #” column to “Capital Region Water” and under the “Project” column to “Sewer & Water Maintenance Contract (Trenchless)” and click on the View Opportunity link. For assistance, a PennBid Representative can be reached at 610-693-4769. Bidders can utilize the PennBid Program without any initial or recurring costs.Notice is hereby given that Capital Region Water has adopted the Minority Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Plan to ensure that minority, women and other disadvantaged business enterprises have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in all project related construction contracts. Following the submission of MWDBE documentation in compliance with contract documents, it is the intent of Capital Region Water to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of contracts, to create a level playing field on which minority, women, veteran, service-disabled-veteran, and LGBT-owned business enterprises can compete fairly for Capital Region Water contracts and subcontracts, to help remove barriers to the participation of minority, women, veteran, service-disabled veteran, and LGBT-owned business enterprises and to assist the development of firms that can compete successfully in the marketplace outside of this program. CRW will establish minimum participation levels (MPLs) for the MBEs, WBEs and other DBEs on a project-by-project basis.Notice is given that the project for which construction bids are being solicited involves “maintenance work,” and the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act does not apply to this Contract.All Bidders must submit a bid security in the amount of 10% of the total bid price. A Performance and Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the estimated contract price, shall be required from the Successful Bidder. A non-collusion affidavit is required for this Bid.While Bidders may make comments to clarify their bid, Bidders cannot change, modify, delete or make additions to the wording to any of the Bidding Documents including, but not limited to, the Agreement. Unauthorized conditions, exceptions, limitations, or provisions attached to a bid may be cause for rejection of the bid. Alterations by erasure or interlineation must be explained or noted in the bid over the signature of the Bidder. All questions and/or inquiries regarding the bidding documents shall be submitted via PennBid Bonfire.Capital Region Water reserves the right to reject any or all bids; to waive any defects, errors, omissions, irregularities or informalities in a Bid or the Bid procedure; and to accept any Bid which it may deem to be for or in the best interest of Capital Region Water.A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on, March 16, 2026, at 10:00 AM (EST). The pre-bid meeting will be conducted via audio-video conference. Anyone interested in participating in the pre-bid meeting should contact Mr. Kole Ney at kney@hrg-inc.com to receive meeting participation instructions. Representatives of Capital Region Water and their Engineer will participate in the meeting to discuss the Project.
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
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