The City of Lancaster, PA is seeking competitive proposals to design and install an industrial fan cooling system in Lancaster Central Market. Bids will be received online until April 17, 2026, at 11:00 AM EDT. All documents and solicitation details are available on the PennBid website. A non-mandatory prebid conference will be held on April 1, 2026, at 9:00 AM at the Lancaster Central Market. The successful proposer must comply with all applicable anti-discrimination laws. The city will select the lowest responsible bidder, considering factors beyond just the lowest dollar amount, including quality of services, responsiveness, past performance, compatibility, and ability to handle the work volume. Contractor integrity, public policy compliance, record of past performance, and financial/technical resources will also be considered. Evaluation criteria include experience, qualifications, project completion schedule, durability, serviceability life cycle value, overall cost, and submission quality. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
The City of Lancaster, PA will receive bids online for the central market industrial fan cooling system and installation until April 17, 2026, at 11:00 AM EDT.
The city will determine who is the lowest responsible bidder upon the basis of the bids submitted. The lowest responsible bidder need not be the bidder submitting the lowest dollar amount. The city may consider the quality of services supplied, responsiveness of the bidder, past performance of the bidder, compatibility of the bidders processes with other city services, and the bidders ability to handle the volume of work proposed. Further, consideration will be given to such matters as contractor integrity, compliance with public policy, record of past performance, and financial and technical resources as specifically set forth in the instructions to bidders. Criteria used for evaluating bids will also include experience and qualifications, project completion schedule, durability, serviceability life cycle value, overall cost, and submission quality.
The city reserves the right to reject the bid of any bidder not possessing satisfactory qualifications.
There will be a non-mandatory prebid conference held on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 9:00 AM at Lancaster Central Market, 23 N. Market Street, Lancaster, PA ****.
Questions are due by April 10th, 2026, at 4:00 PM EDT.