UNION PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. CD 24-18

INVITATION FOR BIDS
The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington (RACW) will receive bids for the UNION
PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. CD 24-18 until 11:00 A.M., prevailing time, on July 10, 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.
Bidding Documents will be made available, via email, and at no charge by contacting Bankson
Engineers, Inc., at csimoni@banksonengineers.com. Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be
obtained at the office of Bankson Engineers, Inc., 267 Blue Run Road, Suite 200, Cheswick, PA 15024,
(412-767-5100). Bidding Documents are available for the nonrefundable fee of $100.00 per set which
includes the Contract Specifications book. Addenda, if any, will be issued to only those persons whose
name and address are on record at Bankson Engineers, Inc., as having obtained the Bidding Documents.
Bids will be accepted only from Bidders who have obtained official sets of Bidding Documents from
Bankson Engineers, Inc. and who are on Bankson Engineers, Inc.'s list of planholders.
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. SBE, MBE, WBE and Section 3 businesses are encouraged to bid.
Standard contract provisions of the U.S. Department of HUD Act of 1968, as amended, and the U.S.
Department of Labor for CDBG apply to this project, including Federal Prevailing Wage Rates, Civil
Rights, EO 11246, EO 11625, Affirmative Action, Section 3 Requirements, Federal Public Works,
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, together with all Standard Provisions of CDBG Programs.
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 purpose of Section 3 is
to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by HUD assistance or
HUD-assisted projects covered by Section 3, shall, to the greatest extent feasible, be directed to low and
very low-income persons, particularly persons who are recipients of HUD assistance for housing.
RACW 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 twenty (20) days of the contract execution
and proceed to the successful completion of the work within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days of the
Notice to Proceed.
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF
THE COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
Kerry Fox
Community Development Specialist
Publish Date: June 26 & 30, 2026