INVITATION FOR BIDS

The City of Bradford will receive bids for the Callahan Park Recreation Improvements Project-Phase 3 Replacement of the North Pedestrian Bridge (Contract No. 2026-1), until 4:00 p.m. on July 28, 2026 at the Office of the City Administrator, City Hall, 24 Kennedy Street, Bradford, PA 16701. Sealed bids will be opened and read at the regular meeting of City Council at 7:00 p.m. on July 28, 2026.

This project consists of the removal of the existing pedestrian bridge, concrete abutments, and adjacent concrete walkway as necessary, installation of reinforced concrete abutments, installation of R-3 bedding, installation of R-6 riprap, installation of a steel stringer bridge with a concrete deck and aluminum railings, and installation of reinforced concrete walkway as necessary.

All bids shall conform to the Contract Documents prepared by E & M Engineers and Surveyors, 24 Derrick Road, Bradford PA 16701. Contractors may obtain bid and contract documents from E & M

Engineers and Surveyors, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM.

Contract documents are to be purchased for the non-refundable fee of $50.00 for an electronic format set of contract documents. To access the documents, the bidder must have a valid email address and will require an internet connection. All addenda, if applicable, will be issued electronically. Checks are to be made payable to the City of Bradford OECD. All Contractors submitting a bid for this project must purchase the documents to receive addenda and notices. Contact E &M Engineers at (814) 362-5546 to purchase documents. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at the project site at 10:00 a.m. on July 21, 2026.

Cash, certified check or cashier's check made payable to the order of the City of Bradford or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and acceptable surety, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total of the base bid shall be submitted with each bid. The successful bidder will be required to deliver a Performance Bond (per Third Class City Code 36901 (g)) and Labor and Materials Bond equal to 100% of the contract sum at the time the contract is signed with the City. In lieu of the bonds, the Contractor may provide an Irrevocable Letter of Credit equal to the amount of bonding required for the project. A one-year Maintenance Bond must be provided to the City of Bradford at the conclusion of the project.

The successful bidder will be required to comply with all Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, federal, state and local MBE/WBE Business Enterprise requirements, Equal Employment requirements of Executive Order 11246 regarding discrimination and Section 3 requirements for this project. Documentations of solicitations and commitments shall be submitted with the bid or substantively equivalent evidence as outlined in the City of Bradford’s MBE-WBE Plan.

Bids shall be submitted on forms prescribed. Bids may be held by the City for a period not to exceed 45 days from the date of bid opening for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding the contract. No bidder may withdraw his bid after the hour set for opening thereof, or before award of contract unless said award is delayed for a period of more than 45 days. The City of Bradford reserves the right to waive any informality in or to reject any or all bids and any part of the bid, as law permits the same.

Tom Riel

Mayor – City of

Bradford