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

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