Technical Specifications
Section 00100
INVITATION TO BID
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lackawanna County is accepting sealed bids for the McDade Park Pickleball
Complex project located at McDade Park. Sealed bids, mailed or hand-delivered, must be received by the
Lackawanna County Controllers Office, Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Avenue, Floor
2, Scranton, PA 18503, not later than 11:00 A.M., Monday, March 30, 2026, at which point they will be
opened publicly and read aloud in the Commissioners’ Conference Room at 2:30 P.M., Monday, March 30,
2026. All bids are to be sealed and plainly marked with the Project Name, “McDade Park Pickleball
Complex”. Copies of the Contract Documents will be available for download on March 6, 2026, through the
Lackawanna County Website - https://www.lackawannacounty.org/government/departments/rfp_rfq.php
PA Prevailing wages apply with certified payrolls. Payment and performance bonds will be required by the
successful bidder. A bid bond, certified check, or cash in the amount of 10% of the bid amount is required to be
submitted with each bid, payable to the Lackawanna County Treasurer, as a guarantee for the bidders
willingness to execute the contract if awarded the same. The bid submittal must include the following documents:
Non-Collusion Affidavit of Prime Bidder, Bid Bond, Statement of Bidder’s Qualifications, Certificate of Insurance,
Bid Form and Agreement.
Attention is directed to the fact that procurement is subject to all requirements of the Pennsylvania “Steel
Products Procurement Act, Act No. 1978-3”. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Bids may be held by Lackawanna County for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening
of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigation of Bidders prior to awarding the Contract.
Lackawanna County shall (a) award the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder therefore, or
(b) reject all bids received within sixty (60) days of the date of bid opening; provided, however that
Lackawanna County may, in its sole discretion, delay such award or rejection for up to one hundred twenty
(120) days from the bid opening date until Lackawanna County has received all required approvals from other
governmental agencies.
There is a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting at 3:00 P.M., Thursday, March 19, 2026 at the McDade Park Office, 1
Bald Mountain Road, Scranton, PA 18504. Bids will only be accepted from firms that attend the pre-bid
meeting.
Questions relating to the bid invitation shall be submitted jointly in writing, via email, to:
Paul Bechtel, Parks & Recreation Director, bechtelp@lackawannacounty.org and Sandra Opshinsky, Grants
Manager, opshinskysa@lackawannacounty.org. Request For Information (RFI) shall have the subject heading
of “McDade Park Pickleball Complex - RFI”. The RFIs are due no later than 12:00 P.M. (noon) on March 23,
2026 and formal responses will be issued no later than 12:00 P.M. (noon) on March 24, 2026.
END OF SECTION 00100
Lackawanna County – McDade Park
Pickleball Complex
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