Contract 2025-05 – South Perkasie Covered Bridge: Timber Superstructure

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Owner: Borough of Perkasie
📍 620 West Chestnut Street, Perkasie, PA 18944
🕙 Bid Deadline: July 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM (prevailing time)
📍 Bid Opening Location: Same as above

Project Title:

Contract 2025-05 – South Perkasie Covered Bridge: Timber Superstructure

Project Scope

  • Rehabilitation and relocation of the timber superstructure of the historic South Perkasie Covered Bridge located in Lenape Park.

  • Work must adhere to:

    • Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

    • Applicable FHWA, AASHTO, and PennDOT design and safety standards

Bid Submission & Documents

  • Platform: PennBid™

  • Cost: Documents available free of charge

  • Fee to Awarded Bidder: 0.33% of bid amount (capped at $6,000), charged by PennBid™

Bonding & Insurance Requirements

  • Bid Security: Bid Bond or Certified Check for 5% of bid amount (payable to Borough of Perkasie)

  • Required for Awarded Contractor:

    • Performance Bond: 100% of contract amount

    • Payment Bond: 100% of contract amount

    • Maintenance Bond: Format and surety subject to Borough approval

    • Proof of Insurance

Funding & Compliance Requirements

  • Funding Sources:

    • PEMA/FEMA

    • Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

  • Labor Standards: Davis-Bacon Act applies; federal wage rates must be paid as specified in the contract documents.

  • EEO Compliance: No discrimination in hiring based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Bid Modifications & Withdrawals

  • Bids may be modified or withdrawn prior to the bid opening using properly executed documents.

  • Bids may be withdrawn within two (2) business days post-opening only in accordance with 73 P.S. §1602 and amendments.

  • Otherwise, bids are binding for 60 days after bid opening, or longer if agreed upon in writing.

Pre-Bid Meeting

  • Date: July 9, 2025

  • Time: 10:00 AM

  • Attendance: Mandatory for the first portion of the conference

Owner Rights

The Borough of Perkasie reserves the right to:

  • Reject any or all bids

  • Eliminate any item(s) from the contract

  • Waive informalities in the bids

By Order of:
Andrea L. Coaxum, Borough Manager
📅 Dated: July 2025

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