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DOCUMENT 00010 INVITATION TO BID Project:BOROUGH HALL ADA IMPROVEMENTS: The project generally consists of paving the driveways, replacing existing sidewalks, installing ADA access with ramp, a new door, gutters, and constructing retaining wall. The Work will be performed under one Contract as follows: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Owner: BOROUGH OF SHOEMAKERSVILLE 846 Main Street Shoemakersville, PA 19555 Engineer:ARRO CONSULTING, INC. 321 N. Furnace Street, Ste 200 Birdsboro, PA 19508 Bids will be received online via the PennBid Program until 10:00 A.M., prevailing time, on February 27, 2026, at which time they will be opened. After bid opening, the results will be available for viewing at the PennBid website. Successful bidder will be selected by Owner at the subsequent Council meeting. A pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held at 11:00 A.M., prevailing time, on February 18, 2026, at the office of the Owner. Attendance at the Pre-bid meeting is not required, but it is recommended. Questions will be accepted until 4:00 P.M., prevailing time, on February 20, 2026; All questions must be submitted through PennBid. Bidding Documents and solicitation details are available online without charge, at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com. The apparent low bidder and the next two (2) lowest bidders must submit to the Engineer, originals of the Bidding Documents within two (2) business days from the date of the bid opening. Reproduction of the Bidding Documents and placement on websites other than PennBid, is not permitted. Bids may be modified or withdrawn at any time prior to the opening of Bids. After the Bid opening, Bids may be withdrawn only by complying with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania laws and regulations. A summary of such laws and regulations is given in the Instructions to Bidders (Document 00100). Bids shall remain open for a period of 60 days from the date of Bid opening unless award is delayed by a required approval from a governmental agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, in which event the Bids shall remain open for a period of 120 days from the date of Bid opening. See Instructions to Bidders for other provisions on the time available for acceptance of Bids. The Contract will be subject to the Prevailing Minimum Wage Determination established by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Labor and Industry. Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid security in the form of a certified check, bank check, irrevocable letter of credit, or Bid bond (on the form included with the Bidding Documents) for 10% of the Bid total. The successful low bidder will be required to provide a 100% performance bond, 100% payment bond, and 10% maintenance bond, within 15 days after the Notice of Intent to Award is issued. It is a requirement of this Contract that at least 50% of the Work be performed by prime Bidder’s own work force, not by subcontractor(s). It is a requirement of this Contract that Bidder shall have a minimum five (5) year, five (5) project documented experience in the type of Work required by this Project. Bidders, subcontractors, their workers and any persons providing labor and products to the Project shall be persons lawfully permitted to work in the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As a precondition of being awarded a Contract, Successful Bidder, and its subcontractor(s) are required, to provide confirmation of compliance with Act 127 of 2012, the “Public Works Employment Verification Act”. The OWNER hereby reserves the right, which is understood and agreed to by all Bidders, to reject any or all Bids and to waive any omissions, errors, or irregularities in any Bid. BOROUGH OF SHOEMAKERSVILLE PAUL GRUBER, BOROUGH MANAGER RE Jan 28, Feb 4 A-1