Alley Government Bids & RFPs

The bid submission deadline is Tuesday, April 21, 2026, until 10:00 am prevailing time. The bid notice states sealed bids proposals will be received online via the pennbid program by the chester economic development authority by tuesday, april 21, 2026 until 10:00 am prevailing time.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The bid notice states award of the contract will be to the lowest responsible bidder.

Bidders are required to submit a surety in the form of a bond or equivalent meeting 10 of the overall bid price in compliance with the contract documents. The bid notice states bidders are required to submit a surety in the form of a bond or equivalent meeting 10 of the overall bid price in compliance with the contract documents.

The bid notice does not explicitly state a delivery deadline for the services or goods. It mentions a response deadline of April 14, 2026, at 3:00 PM CT for submitting bids. The bid pricing is expected to be good for a specified number of days from the close of the bid.

The bid notice mentions that a payment bond is required for public works contracts in excess of $50,000. Specific payment terms are not detailed in the provided text.

The bid notice states that a 2-year maintenance bond will be required upon notice of award. Specific warranty terms for the improvements are not detailed.

The bid notice does not explicitly state the award criterion. However, it requires bidders to complete and return all documents, including a bid proposal document with pricing for each line item, and a bidders qualification statement, suggesting a comprehensive evaluation.

The bid notice requires bidders to complete and upload a Bidders Qualification Statement with their bid response. This indicates that bidder qualifications are a requirement for participation.

The bid notice mentions that failure to provide a bid bond will deem the bid nonresponsive. It also states that failure to provide a price for each line item will deem the response incomplete and therefore nonresponsive. Other penalties are not explicitly detailed.

The bid notice indicates a mandatory prebid meeting on April 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM CT, via Microsoft Teams, which can be considered a form of site visit or information session. The text does not mention a separate mandatory site inspection.

The bid notice does not mention any requirement for sample submission.

The bid notice specifies a questions deadline of April 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM CT. It does not explicitly mention a deadline for challenging the bid or its terms.

The bid responses may be submitted online, or sealed bids delivered to Kern County Purchasing before 11:00:00 AM PST on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

The completed quotation request form must be returned with your response; failure to submit the completed quotation request response is grounds for disqualification.

All late bids will be rejected without exception.

The contractor must complete all work within one hundred 100 working days of the City's notice to proceed.

The city shall withhold five percent 5 of any progress payment as retention.

The performance bond shall include a one-year warranty period.

Any contract for the project will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder as determined by the city using the amount of the total bid price for bid comparison purposes.

Bidders must be licensed in accordance with the contractors license law, chapter 9 of division 3 of the california business and professions code. At the time of submitting the bid, bidders must possess a valid california class a general engineering contractors license, and a current city business license at the time of contract award.

There will be a $4,200 assessment for each calendar day that work remains incomplete beyond the project completion deadline.