2026 Newport Mews Drainage Improvements Project

Project Description: Project Description: Bensalem Township will receive sealed online bids for construction of the 2026 Newport Mews Drainage Improvements Project via PennBID. The scope of work generally includes stream stabilization, culvert repairs, drainage improvements, pavement overlay, safety device installation and associated items of work.
Bids will be accepted until September 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM prevailing time via PennBID. Bids will be opened, and a summary of the results will be made public at 3:00 PM. Bids will have a tentative award date of October 5, 2026. Faxed bids and sealed bids dropped off at the Township building will not be accepted.
Any interested bidder shall be Township prequalified or shall submit your Township prequalification forms within the bid package. These documents shall include the Responsible Contractor Certification Form and Responsibility Statement with Supporting Data Form.
All questions shall be submitted via PennBID.
The contract documents and solicitation details are available at no cost at PennBID – https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/. A nominal fee is assessed only to bidders who are awarded contracts. For bidders who are not the winning bid; there are absolutely no fees.
Bids are to be submitted via PennBID on the forms furnished in the bid package. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, or certified check or cashier’s check, in favor of Bensalem Township, in the amount of not less than 10% of the total amount of the bid. The successful bidder shall be bound to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor & Material Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, on bond forms acceptable to Bensalem Township.
All bidders must complete the Bidder Qualifications form and the Contractor & Subcontractor Responsibility Certification form. This contract is in accordance with the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, and the successful bidder shall pay no less than the Wage Rates determined for the project as stated in the Contract documents.
Award of the Contract, if the contract is awarded, will be to the lowest responsible bidder, as determined by Bensalem Township. The Township reserves the right to reject any and or all bids on any basis and to waive any defects, errors, omissions, irregularities or informalities in the bidding, as permitted by law, and to accept any Bid which it may deem to be for or in the best interest of the Township in its sole and absolute discretion.
THIS PROJECT IS BEING PAID FOR, IN PART, WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA COMMONWEALTH FINANCING AUTHORITY MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION FUND (MTF) GRANT. MTF STATE GUIDELINES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. PREVAILING WAGES ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PENNSYLVANIA PREVAILING WAGE ACT WILL APPLY TO THIS CONTRACT. THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS CONTAIN REQUIREMENTS ADDRESSING PREVAILING LABOR WAGE RATES AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.