Legal Notice: Bids Wanted - Foxburg to Emlenton Phase-1 Development

ALLEGHENY RIVER TRAIL IN CLARION COUNTY, INC.

Clarion County, Pennsylvania

DCNR Project No. BRC-PRT-28-321

ALLEGHENY RIVER TRAIL

FOXBURG TO EMLENTON PHASE-1 DEVELOPMENT

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for the construction of Foxburg to Emlenton phase-1 Development will be received by The ALLEGHENY RIVER TRAIL in CLARION COUNTY, Inc. P.O. Box 325 Foxburg, PA 16036 until 2:00 P.M., prevailing time, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project General consists of the installation of 10’ wide aggregate trail and shall include all materials, equipment, supplies, and labor for the construction as shown and specified in the Contract Documents. The project is located in Foxburg, Clarion County, PA.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Thomas J, Valiknac, P.E.(Engineer), 110 Sara Lane Butler, PA 16001 Telephone No. (412) 716-7542 (email TJVPE@comcast.net). Contract Documents and Plans may be purchased for the nonrefundable fee of $150.00 for one hard copy set or for the nonrefundable fee of $25.00 for the electronic format set, both of which includes 6% Pennsylvania sales tax. To access the electronic format the bidder must have a valid email address and will require an internet connection. All checks shall be made payable to “Thomas J. Valiknac, P.E..” Bidders must purchase the Contract Documents to be eligible to bid this project.

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Prior to the award of the contract, the successful bidder shall furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond to the Owner, in the form contained in the Contract Documents and executed by a satisfactory circular 570 listed surety, each equal to 100% of the total contract amount. The bidder will also furnish evidence of insurance coverage as required by the contract documents.

Bidders must comply with all State anti-bid-rigging regulations pertaining to work associated with this project and will be required to submit an executed non-collusion affidavit with the bid. The Contractor shall also comply with the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1978 (P.L. 6, No. 3 known as the “Steel Procurement Act”).

This project is being partially funded by: The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Recreation and Conservation and the Federal Highway Administration, PA Recreational Trail Project. The obligations imposed on the Owner by the financing agencies shall apply and be acceptable to the successful bidder.

The successful bidder(s) will be required to fully complete all work within 90 consecutive calendar days from, and including, the date indicated by the Owner in their written Notice to Proceed.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 A.M local time on May 5, 2026, at the site in Foxburg (Rail Road Street).

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation, nonconforming, nonresponsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids. The Owner also reserves the right to waive all minor informalities not involving price, time, or changes in the Work and to award the contract as may be deemed in the best interest of the Owner.

Owner: Allegheny River Trail in Clarion County, Inc.

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