Mercer Avenue Sidewalk Improvements

Project Description: The Borough of Sharpsville, Mercer County, will receive sealed bids online via PennBid for the Mercer Avenue Sidewalk Improvements, Contract No. 2026-01, until 1:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) on Tuesday, February 03, 2026, at which time they shall be opened online and publicly posted via PennBid. Bids submitted by any other means will not be accepted.
All documents and solicitation details are available at no cost on PennBid – https://pennbid.net. Questions and inquiries should be addressed through PennBid’s “Clarifications” tab.
The Contract consists of the installation of curb and sidewalk replacement along N. Mercer Avenue between Cedar Street and Canal Street. Work under this contract shall include all materials, equipment, supplies, and labor for the construction as shown and specified in the Contract Documents and Contract Drawings. The Project is located in the Borough of Sharpsville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Bidders for this contract shall have completed projects similar in character and scope and will be required to provide with their bid a completed Statement of Bidders Qualifications in the forms prescribed in the Contract Documents.
Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. Owner also reserves the right to waive all minor informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work.
Prior to the award of the contract, the successful bidder shall furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond to the Owner, in the form contained in the Contract Documents and executed by a satisfactory circular 570 listed surety, each equal to 100% of the total contract amount. The bidder will also furnish evidence of insurance coverage as required by the contract documents.
This project is being financed in part by a federally funded grant from a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administered by the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission office and as such, the obligations imposed on the Owner by the financing agency(s) shall apply to and be acceptable to the successful bidder(s) and contractors assigned to the project. Davis-Bacon wage rates and other federal requirements apply and are included in the bid documents. Labor Compliance is mandatory.
Contractors will be required to use their best efforts to afford small businesses, minority and women’s business enterprises the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of this contract. The bidders must submit documentary evidence of Section 3 Business Concerns and Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE) who have been contacted and to whom commitments have been made in their bidding process. Documentation of such solicitations and commitments shall be submitted concurrently with the bid. Contractors should use the Directory of Minority, Women and Section 3 Business Enterprises to solicit proposals from potential subcontractors.
https://hudapps.hud.gov/OpportuntiyPortal/searchBusiness.action
Borough of Sharpsville is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (EEO/AA). Contractors and subcontractors will be required to comply with all related laws, amend¬ments and regulati¬ons of the Federal and State governments as they relate to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action.
Notice is hereby given that this is a Section 3 Project under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Regulations can be found at: https://portalapps.hud.gov/Sec3BusReg/BRegistry/BRegistryHome
Notice is also hereby given that this project is regulated under Executive Order 11246 - Equal Employment Opportunity and related contract specifications apply. Regulations can be found at:
www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/executive-order-11246
If the project is over $200,000, notice is hereby given that all bidders must comply with Mercer County’s Section 3 Plan included in the bid documents when related. Section 3 is a provision of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) that is regulated by the provisions of 24 CFR 75. Regulations can be found at: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/subtitle-A/part-75.
Section 3 Business Opportunity Portal: https://hudapps.hud.gov/OpportunityPortal/searchContract.action
Bidders must comply with all State anti-bid-rigging regulations pertaining to work associated with this project and will be required to submit an executed non-collusion affidavit with the bid.
The successful bidder(s) will be required to complete all work within 90 consecutive calendar days from, and including, the date indicated by the Owner in their written Notice to Proceed.