Monroe County Annual Bridge Deck Cleaning and Vegetation Control Program - 4041716

This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Scope of Work under the contract includes bridge deck cleaning and vegetation trimming in fall 2020 and spring and fall 2021 and 2022. The application of an herbicide once annually and the removal of debris from the shoulders and stream channel in each event are required. A one-time application of concrete sealer to the barriers and tops of the wingwalls at one bridge is included in the contract. Bids security in the amount equal to 10% of the base bid amount in the form of cash, certified good faith check, cashier's check, or irrevocable letter of credit drawn upon a bank authorized to do business in this Commonwealth, or by a bid bond with corporate surety made payable to or naming as obligee Monroe County shall be submitted with each bid. The successful bidder shall be required to provide a performance bond and a payment bond in the forms provided in the bid specifications, each in amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the contract within 10 days of receiving notice of the bid award. Each bond shall be issued by a corporate surety listed in the latest issue of the U.S. Treasury Department Circular 570 listings and authorized by the PA Department of Insurance to do business in Pennsylvania. Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this Project, and that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, age, sex or national origin. Attention is called to the fact that a Non-Collusion Affidavit is required to be submitted as part of each bid. Bids may not be modified, withdrawn, or canceled by the bidder for sixty (60) days after the date designated for the receipt of bids. Bids may be held by the Monroe County Board of Commissioners for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days (or 120 days under conditions specified under Section 114 of Instruction to Bidders), from the date of the opening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigating the qualifications of the Bidders, prior to awarding the Contract. The Monroe County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids received or parts thereof, to waive any technicalities in bidding, and to award a contract in the best interests of the County of Monroe. CLARIFICATION DEADLINE 2/4/2022 2:00 PM