Lower Shaler and Geyer Road Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation
Project No: 41-98-09
Location: Allegheny County, PA
Owner: Girty’s Run Joint Sewer Authority
Manager: Emile Ketterer
Estimated Cost: $550,000
| Contractor | Contact Person | Bid Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Girty’s Run Joint Sewer Authority 2236 Babcock Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15237 |
Chris Kephart | N/A |
| Insituform Technologies, LLC 709 E. Ordnance Road Ste. 501 Baltimore, MD 21226 |
Chris Hulse | |
| A. Merante Contracting, Inc. 4740 Streets Run Road Pittsburgh, PA 15236 |
Emily Booth | |
| SAK Construction, LLC 864 Hoff Road O’Fallon, MO 63366 |
Kathy Reed | |
| Insight Pipe Contracting, LLC – A Piris Company 232 E. Lancaster Road Harmony, PA 16037 |
Justin Keene | |
| Vortex Services, LLC 210 Bennett Road Freehold, NJ 07728 |
Courtney Swartzel |
Bid Advertisement
Sealed Bids are requested by the Girty’s Run Joint Sewer Authority at 2236 Babcock Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 until 11:00 A.M. prevailing time, Friday, May 2, 2025, for the Lower Shaler and Geyer Road Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud immediately after the closing time for receipt of Bids.
Interested parties may view the Profile and Bid Schedule for this Project on the internet at: www.niraengineers.com.
Copies of the Bid Documents may be examined at the office of the Girty’s Run Joint Sewer Authority or at the office of NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc., 950 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania 15108. Copies thereof may be obtained from the office of NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc., upon payment of a non-refundable sum of $100.00. An additional charge of $15.00 will be required for handling of Plans and Specifications when shipping is requested. Checks are to be made payable to NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Bids must be submitted on the forms provided, and completed in strict accordance with the instructions provided. Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, in the form of a Certified Check or Corporate Surety Bid Bond, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid Proposal made in the favor of the Girty’s Run Joint Sewer Authority. Only documents obtained directly from the Engineer will be valid at bid opening.
A Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Maintenance Bond in the amounts specified within the Contract Documents will be required of the successful Bidder.
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Provisions of the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act 442. The Prevailing Wage Scale is included in these Specifications.
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the Provisions of the Public Works Employment Verification Act (PWEVA).
Adherence to Instructions to Bidders is required.
No Bid or any part thereof shall be withdrawn by Bidder for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the Bid Opening.
The right is reserved by the Owner to reject any or all Bids or parts of bids and to waive technical defects in any Bid.
Project Scope
The work generally includes the cured-in-place (CIPP) lining of approximately 10,571 linear feet of existing 8 inch sanitary sewer pipe, eight (8) manhole installations, service lateral cutouts, hydrophylic waterstop at manholes, manhole repairs, bypass pumping of sewage flows, surface restoration, and traffic control.
Bid Schedule
| Item No. | Description | Estimated Quantity |
Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1. |
Mobilization, Bonds, Insurances, and Shop Drawings. |
JOB |
LS |
|
2. |
Bypass Pumping of Sewage Flows. |
JOB |
LS |
|
3. |
Maintenance and Protection of Traffic. |
JOB |
LS |
|
4. |
Coordinate Work with Girty’s Run Joint Sewer Authority, Residents, and Businesses. |
JOB |
LS |
|
5. |
Exploratory Test Hole Excavations at Each Proposed Manhole Location and As Directed. |
10 |
EA |
|
6. |
8 Inch Cured-In-Place (CIPP). Includes Cleaning, Root Removal, Pre and Post Lining CCTY Inspections. |
10,571 |
LF |
|
7. |
Hydrophylic Waterstops at Manholes (Required at All Manholes). |
118 |
EA |
|
8. |
Service Lateral Cutouts. |
109 |
EA |
|
9. |
Cut Back Intruding Break-In Connections. |
12 |
EA |
|
10. |
Install New 48 Inch Diameter Precast Concrete Manhole, 0-8 Ft. Depth, As Detailed. Includes Frame and Cover and All Pipe Connections. Complete In Place. |
8 |
EA |
|
11. |
Extra Depth of 48 Inch Diameter Precast Concrete Manhole in Excess of 8 Ft. |
4 |
VF |
|
12. |
8 Inch SDR-35 PVC Sewer Pipe and Fittings. Includes All Connections. Complete In Place. |
60 |
LF |
|
13. |
6 Inch SDR-35 PVC Sewer Pipe and Fittings. Includes All Connections. Complete In Place. |
60 |
LF |
|
14. |
PennDOT No. 2A Coarse Aggregate Limestone Backfill. |
130 |
CY |
|
15. |
Temporary Asphalt Pavement. Includes 1.5 Inch Depth of 9.5mm Warm Mix Wearing Course. |
10 |
TON |
|
16. |
Township Road Asphalt Trench Pavement Restoration. As Detailed. |
80 |
SY |
|
17. |
1.5 Inch Milling and Overlay of Township Roads. Includes 1.5 Inch Wearing Course. As Detailed. Milled Material to be Retained by Contractor. |
150 |
SY |
|
18. |
Modular Manhole Invert Installation. Includes Removing Existing Manhole Invert and Apron, Surface Preparation, and Pouring and Reforming Invert and Apron. |
5 |
EA |
|
19. |
Install New Manhole Frame and Cover. Includes Removing Old Frame and Cover, and Furnishing and Installing the New Frame and Cover. Complete In Place. |
3 |
EA |
|
20. |
Install End Manhole Concrete Invert. Includes Removal of Existing Concrete Invert and Installing New Poured In Place Concrete Invert. |
1 |
EA |
|
21. |
Replace/Install Manhole Steps. |
20 |
EA |
NIRA Consulting Engineers, Inc.
950 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108
412.262.3970