Sealed bids will be received electronically on pennbid until June 26, 2026, 11:00 am EDT for the Lancaster Central Market Streetscape Lighting Retrofit Project. The project involves two prime contracts: general construction and electrical. Bids must be effective for 60 calendar days (120 if delayed by governmental approval, bond sale, or grant award). A performance and payment bond equal to 100% of the contract price is required. Bidders must comply with all applicable laws, including those protecting individuals from discrimination, minimum salary/wage requirements, and the Steel Products Procurement Act. All bids must be submitted exclusively in electronic format via pennbid. Incomplete bids or those received after the deadline will not be considered. Bids may be withdrawn prior to opening. The city will determine the lowest responsible bidder based on various factors including quality, responsiveness, past performance, and financial/technical resources. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Bids will be opened on the website for lancaster central market streetscape lighting retrofit on June 26, 2026, at 11:00 am EDT. sealed bids will be received on the pennsylvania electronic document and bid management website known as pennbid at http:pennbid. bonfirehub. com by the city of lancaster, pennsylvania city, 120 north duke street, lancaster city, lancaster county, pennsylvania until ****, at 11:00 am
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.
The successful bidder must meet all qualifications as specifically set forth in article 4 of the instructions to bidders. The city reserves the right to reject the bid of any bidder not possessing satisfactory qualifications.
There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid conference held on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 9:00 am at Lancaster Central Market, 23 N. Market Street, Lancaster, PA ****. here will be a nonmandatory prebid conference held on thursday, may 7, 2026, at 9: 00 am lancaster central market, 23 n. market street, lancaster, pa ****.
Incomplete bids and those received after the specified date and time will not be considered. Hand delivered, mailed, courier, faxed andor emailed responses will not be accepted. The city reserves the right to reject the bid of any bidder not possessing satisfactory qualifications. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids and readvertise if the best interest of the city will thereby be promoted. The city also reserves the right to waive technical defects if in its judgment, the interest of the city shall so require. The city further reserves the right to waive any informalities in the bids received and reject any or all bids for any reason whatsoever. Included in its right to reject bids, is the right for the city, in its sole discretion, to reject bids which are deemed by the city to be incomplete, conditional, or obscure, or which contain additions, erasures, alterations, omissions or irregularities of any kind.