This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for an Open End Drilling Contract West 29B. The contract is for subsurface boring, sampling, and testing services. Bidders must be prequalified geotechnical drilling contractors with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held on April 8th, 2026. All questions must be submitted through the vendor portal's Q&A function by April 16th, 2026. Bid responses are due by April 21st, 2026, at 2:00 PM ET and must be submitted via the PA Turnpike Commission vendor portal. Required documents include a schedule of prices, executed signature page, insurance acknowledgment, affidavit accepting provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act, subcontractors document, and proposal guaranty. A proposal guaranty of at least 10% of the proposed total cost is required. The contract duration is three years from the date of execution, with an anticipated award date of June 21st, 2026. The maximum not-to-exceed value for the contract is $1,200,000. Performance and payment bonds will be required from the successful bidder.
The contract duration is three years from the date of execution.
The bid notice does not explicitly state the award criterion, but it implies that responsive bids meeting all requirements will be considered.
All prospective bidders must be on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's prequalified geotechnical drilling contractors list.
If the bidder does not comply with the bid, purchase order, or contract, the proceeds of the certified check, bank cashier's check, or performance bond shall be forfeited to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission as liquidated damages for failure to perform.
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be conducted on April 8th, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the Western Regional Office, **** North Center Avenue, New Stanton, PA ****, in the large conference room, room 201.
The deadline for bidders to submit questions is April 16th, 2026.
The commission intends to award one contract at a maximum not-to-exceed value of $1,200,****.