PUMPING STATION NO.1 UPGRADE BIDS AWARDED
On July 15, 2025, the Northwestern Lancaster County Authority awarded two bids:
Contract No. 1 – General Construction to Wickersham Construction for $1,428,930.00.
Contract No. 2 – Electrical Construction to Garden Spot Electric, Inc for $429,950.00.
The Work will include, but will not necessarily be limited to, providing all labor, materials, equipment, and appurtenances for the following, as further described in the Contract Documents:
Contract No. 1 – General Construction: The project includes: demolition, bypass pumping, construction of a new duplex submersible pumping station including lined, precast manholes, lined, precast wet well and valve vault, submersible pumps, controls, variable frequency drives, gravity sewer piping, force main piping, associated valves and appurtenances, field instruments, a chemical feed system, construction of a new control building and site work including fencing, landscaping, and paving.
Contract No. 2 – Electrical Construction: The project includes: demolition, construction of power facilities at the site, including back-up generator and generator exhaust piping, transfer switch, control building fans, louvers, unit heater, electrical devices, and power and control wiring for the project.
The Project will be largely financed by PENNVEST, partly funded by a Lancaster County $500,000 ARPA Grant, and partly funded by the authority.
Bid Results:
https://penntwplanco.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/250708-Ltr-Horst-Bid-Opening-Results.pdf
Bidding Thresholds Increase (Effective Jan. 1, 2025)
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry published the authority and municipal bidding thresholds for 2024. Under Act 90 of 2011, the bidding thresholds provide for an annual inflation adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
The percentage change for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2024, is 2.4%. PLEASE NOTE: The law (Act 90 of 2011) caps an increase at a maximum of 3%.
Beginning January 1, 2025, the bidding thresholds for municipal authorities will be as follows:
- Purchases and contracts below $12,900 require no formal bidding or written/telephonic quotations.
- Purchases and contracts between $12,900 and $23,800 require three written/telephonic quotations.
- Purchases and contracts over $23,800 require formal bidding.