524 Bid opportunity; Abandoned Tire Pile Remediation Projects in Fulton Township, Lancaster County and Rochester Township, Beaver County
Bid Opportunity; Abandoned Tire Pile Remediation Projects in Fulton Township, Lancaster County and Rochester Township, Beaver County [41 Pa.B. 1701]
[Saturday, March 26, 2011]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) announces the availability of two Invitations for Bids (IFB) for qualified contractors. The principle items of work and approximate quantities include the complete removal and proper disposal/recycling of waste tires from two tire piles, including:
• The McFadden pile (estimated 350,000 tires) located in Fulton Township, Lancaster County.
• The Jake Ours Junkyard properties located in Rochester Township, Beaver County (estimated 50,000 tires).
Beginning on March 26, 2011, the IFB documents will be available on the Commonwealth's eMarketplace at www.emarketplace.state.pa.us for 30 days. Contractors must register online at the eMarketplace web site to receive approval to bid. As part of the bidding process, the Department requires that all contractors attend the prebid site visit before submitting its respective bid.
The site visit to the McFadden property will be held on April 12, 2011, at 10 a.m. at 2642 Robert Fulton Highway, Peach Bottom, PA 17563.
The site visit to the Jake Ours Junkyard properties will be held on April 14, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Virginia Avenue and 51st Street, Rochester, PA 15074, including lots 3 and 4, previously known as the Ours family subdivision.
All bids must be received on the eMarketplace web site by 2 p.m. on April 29, 2011.
These projects are made possible by the act of May 12, 2010 (P. L. 189, No. 24), by means of the annual allocation of $1.25 million over 4 consecutive years for the Department to use towards the remediation of abandoned, scrap tire piles.
The contact person is Joseph Sieber, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Waste Management, (717) 783-7500, josieber@state.pa.us.
MICHAEL L. KRANCER,
Acting Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-524. Filed for public inspection March 25, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
