2000 TONS (MORE OR LESS) ANTI-SKID SAND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 24, 2025 THRU OCTOBER 23, 2026

CITY OF SCRANTON

INVITATION TO BID

2000 TONS (MORE OR LESS) ANTI-SKID SAND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 24, 2025 THRU OCTOBER 23, 2026

The City of Scranton Department of Business Administration is seeking separate sealed bids for 2000 TONS (MORE OR LESS) ANTI-SKID SAND FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 24, 2025 THRU OCTOBER 23, 2026 . Bids will be received online by the City Controller via the City’s e-Procurement Portal until 10:00 am , Tuesday, September 23, 2025 , at which time such bids will be opened in City Council Chambers on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. A video of the bid opening will be available for public viewing at www.youtube.com/user/electriccitytv570 after the live opening.

Bids shall be made upon the specifications included in the official Invitation to Bid (ITB) which may be obtained by visiting the City of Scranton’s e-Procurement Portal, https://secure.procurenow.com/portal/scrantonpa . If you intend to submit a bid, you must register on the City’s e-Procurement Portal. Once registered, you may view and click "Follow" to be a prospective bidder for this ITB. You will then appear on the followers list. If you do not follow this project you will not receive automatic addenda notifications, nor will you be able to draft a response in the City’s e-Procurement Portal, and therefore you will be unable to participate in or be considered for this ITB.

All bid documents and supplementary documents must be uploaded and submitted using the City’s e-Procurement Portal prior to 10:00 am on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 , as instructed in this ITB. Once file(s) have been uploaded and the submission status shows as “Submitted," the submission is complete. At that point, bidder's representative who is registered with the City will receive an email confirmation from the City’s e-Procurement Portal.

All communications regarding technical, scope, and/or project related questions and requests for clarifications, changes, exceptions, and deviations to the terms and conditions set forth in this ITB shall be submitted via “Q&A” through the City’s e-Procurement Portal, before the deadline of 2:00 pm on Friday, September 19, 2025 and according to these specifications herein.

If you encounter any technical difficulties utilizing the City's e-Procurement Portal, you may contact OpenGov, the Software Administrator, using the real-time chat function on the website (located in lower right-hand corner of the screen), or via email at support@procurenow.com. It is still your responsibility to ensure that your bid is submitted before the deadline.

Public Works in various locations throughout the state use different approaches to snow and ice control, some opting for salt, others for sand and some for a combination, depending on factors like temperature, traffic volume, and environmental considerations. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) regulations provide specifications for different types and gradations of anti-skid materials for municipal use. The Department of Public Works for the City of Scranton uses anti-skid materials on roads during winter weather events, particularly during periods of extreme cold when salt alone might be ineffective. The primary purpose of using anti-skid sand is to provide traction and improve safety on icy or snow-covered surfaces throughout the municipality.