City of Reading, Pennsylvania

Reading Parking Authority is now accepting construction bids

Separate sealed bid proposals will be received by the Reading Parking Authority for the Repair and Preventative Maintenance of Eight Parking Garages for the following contracts: General Construction, Mechanical Construction, and Plumbing Construction. The bidder shall indicate clearly on the sealed envelope which contract they are proposing.

The Work generally consists of structural concrete repairs, post-tensioning system repairs, various other structural repairs, installation of waterproofing elements, and various architectural, mechanical, and plumbing upgrades.

Bid Documents may be obtained by contacting DESMAN via telephone at 216-736-7110 or email at edetullio@desman.com. Bid Documents (in PDF format) will be provided to prospective bidders via a link to Google Drive.

Bids shall be received at the office of Nathan Matz, Executive Director, Reading Parking Authority, 613 Franklin Street, Reading, PA 19602 no later than 12:00PM on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud at 12:30PM in the 3rd Floor Conference Room of Reading City Hall, 815 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601. Any person that is interested in attending the Bid Opening is invited to come to the 3rd Floor Conference Room of Reading City Hall at the above time and address. All bids shall be effective for sixty (60) calendar days.

A pre-bid meeting will be held on Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 10:00AM in the 3rd Floor Conference Room of Reading City Hall, 815 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601. The pre-bid meeting is MANDATORY.

Bid Security in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid shall be submitted with each bid, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The successful Bidder will be required to provide a Payment Bond for 100% of the contract amount and a Performance Bond for 100% of the contract amount prior to starting the Work. Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Rates are applicable and must be paid throughout the duration of this project as set forth in the Contract Documents.