construction of the HEIST SPIRITS DISTILLERY EXPANSION PROJECT NO. LS 25-26

INVITATION FOR BIDS
The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington (RACW) will receive bids for the
construction of the HEIST SPIRITS DISTILLERY EXPANSION PROJECT NO. LS 25-26 until 10:00
A.M., prevailing time, on October 21, 2026 at its office, 90 West Chestnut Street, Suite 700,
Washington, Pennsylvania 15301, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.
Bid documents are available at no charge via download by emailing bids@niraengineers.com. Only
contract documents obtained directly from NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc. will be accepted. Questions
are to be directed to Mark Trimbur at mtrimbur@niraengineers.com.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid guaranty, which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the
total amount of the bid. The form of the guaranty shall be in accordance with the type permitted under the
contract documents.
Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract
Documents must be paid on this project; that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants
for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national
origin or handicap.
The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington reserves the right to reject any or all bids or
to waive any informalities in the bidding. Bids may be held by the Redevelopment Authority of the
County of Washington for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days from the date of opening of Bids for
the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the
contract.
In no event will the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington consider a Contractor as
eligible if he cannot initiate the work under the contract within 45 days of the contract execution and
proceed to the successful completion of the work within 60 consecutive calendar days of the Notice to
Proceed.
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF
THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
Austin F. McDaniel
Economic Development Specialist
Publish Date: October 7 and 11, 2026