WEST BETHLEHEM AND WEST FINLEY STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT NOS. CD 25-18 & CD 25-19,

INVITATION FOR BIDS
The Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington (RACW) will receive bids for the WEST
BETHLEHEM AND WEST FINLEY STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT NOS. CD 25-18 & CD
25-19, until 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, on Wednesday, June 3, 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 electronically at no charge via download from the Harshman CE Group, LLC
website at https://www.harshmanllc.com under the "bidding" tab. A hard copy is available for a non-
refundable payment of $50.00 at Harshman CE Group, LLC, 2455 Park Avenue, Washington, PA. Only
bid documents received from Harshman CE Group, LLC will be accepted.
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.
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 thirty (30) 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
Nathan Voytek
Development Program Manager
Publish Dates: May 18 & 22, 2026