2025 Kettle Road Dirt and Gravel Road Project – Phase II

Project Description: Sealed bids will be received for the 2025 Kettle Road Dirt and Gravel Road Project – Phase II by the Walker Township Board of Supervisors online via PennBid (https://pennbid.bonfire.com/) until 11:00 AM Thursday July 10, 2025 at which time the bids will be publicly opened and the results will be displayed online at (https://pennbid.bonfire.com/). Bids will be reviewed and considered at the regular meeting of the Walker Township Board of Supervisors to be held on July 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM at the Walker Township Municipal Building (9 Township Road, Tamaqua, PA 18252).
Contract documents for the work are on file and can be obtained electronically from PennBid for no cost. A fee for the documents, postage and handling will be charged to bidders wishing to receive a hard copy which can be ordered via the PennBid portal.
Bids for this Contract shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid. All Bids shall be effective for sixty (60) calendar days. 2A road base and DSA must be placed prior to September 30, 2025 and all the work must be completed prior to October 31, 2025.
The Work generally consists of furnishing all equipment, labor, and materials for, but not necessarily limited to, the following: placement and compaction of 2A aggregate road base to achieve road profile, placement and compaction of driving surface aggregate (DSA), placement and compaction of AASHTO #1 DSA backup material, placement of R-4 rip-rap shoulder lining, and maintenance and protection of traffic. The work is more specifically identified in the project manual/bid documents and project sketch. The project documents contain provisions regarding the applicability of PA Prevailing Wages.
The successful Bidder will be required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory Performance Bond, and a Labor and Material Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price with a corporate surety approved by the Owner.
This project is funded by a Dirt & Gravel and Low Volume Road Grant and all standards of the Dirt & Gravel and Low Volume Road Grant program are applicable.
Walker Township reserves the right to reject any or all Bids or portions thereof, and to accept any Bid, or portion of Bid, and the right to waive any immaterial defects in the bidding process which, in its judgment, is in the best interest of the Township. Walker Township and their representatives are not responsible for bids mailed but not received.