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 Pool
Repair 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 2:00 P.M., Monday, March
30, 2026. All bids are to be sealed and plainly marked with the Project Name, “McDade Pool Repair Project”.
Copies of the Contract Documents will be available for download by 5:00 P.M., Friday, March 6, 2026,
through the Lackawanna County Website, https://www.lackawannacounty.org.
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 should include the following documents: Non-
Collusion Affidavit of Prime Bidder, Bid Bond, Statement of Bidder’s Qualifications, 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. Payment and performance bonds will be provided by the successful bidder.
PA Prevailing wages apply with certified payrolls.
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 and for an additional sixty (60) days when awaiting certain approvals, all in accordance with
applicable law.
There is a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting at 1:30 P.M., Thursday, March 19, 2026 at McDade Park Pool, 1
Bald Mountain Road, Scranton, PA 18504. Interested Bidders will be required to register at the Pool during
the Pre-Bid Meeting. Bids will only be accepted from firms that attend the pre-bid meeting and properly
registered as an Interested Bidder.
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 Pool Repair Project - RFI”. The RFIs are due no later than 12:00 P.M. (noon) Monday,
March 23, 2026 and formal responses will be issued no later than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
All objections to any provision of the Bidding and Contract Documents must be submitted through the
Lackawanna County Website, https://www.lackawannacounty.org within seven days of when the
prospective bidder knew or should have known of the objections and in any event on or before the date
RFIs are due.
END OF SECTION 00100
Lackawanna County – McDade Park
Pool Repair Project
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