Project Information

Bid Title

25-2528 Abandoned South Christiana Interceptor Activation Design

Issuing Agency

New Castle County

Location

Delaware

Published Date

Dec 10, 2025

Closing Date

Jan 6, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Bid Title:	25-2528 Abandoned South Christiana Interceptor Activation Design
Category:	Construction Contracts
Status:	Open

Publication Date/Time: 10/28/2025 8:00 AM Closing Date/Time: 1/6/2026 2:00 PM Related Documents: 25-2528 Abandoned So. Christiana Int Activation Design 2024-02 25-2528 Abandoned So. Christiana Int Activation Design 2024-02 (Revised) So. Christ Activation Design- Addendum 1 2024-02

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NEW CASTLE COUNTY

Department of Administration

Notice & Invitation to Bid

ABANDONED SOUTH CHRISTIANA INTERCEPTOR

ACTIVATION DESIGN

Sealed bids are invited for the Abandoned South Christiana Interceptor Activation

Design. The project includes rehabilitation of the existing sanitary sewer through CIPP

lining, point repairs, and the replacement of the sanitary sewer manholes. Where CIPP

lining is not feasible, select segments will be reconstructed through full excavation and

pipe replacement.

The work is located in Newark, Delaware between Walther Road and Route 7.

Sealed bids addressed to the New Castle County Purchasing Division will be

received by the Purchasing Division, New Castle County Government Center, 87

Reads Way, New Castle, DE, 19720, telephone (302)395-5250 until 2:00 p.m.

December 16, 2025, when they will be opened and read publicly.

Bid envelopes shall carry a clear notation " Abandoned South Christiana

Interceptor Activation Design," Contract 2024-02, Bid 25-2528. Plans and

specifications may be obtained in the William J. Conner Building, 187-A Old

Churchmans Road, New Castle, DE, 19720, on and after November 03, 2025 upon

payment of $50.00 (non-refundable.) Digital plans are provided without fee. Please

call (302) 395-5749 or (302) 395-5751 or e-mail john.wolos@newcastlede.gov or

Monnica.brutus@newcastlede.gov; to arrange for access to the documents.

Bids shall be accompanied by a bidder’s bond, certified or cashiers' check in an

amount equal to 10% of the bid price, payable to New Castle County and

conditioned to be forfeited to said County for failure to enter into a contract, if

awarded. The bid bond shall be an original document containing original signatures,

and original seals shall be attached if the corporate surety and/or bidder have

corporate seals.

Awards, if any, will be made to the lowest and best responsible bidder. The County

reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive minor irregularities. The successful

Bidder will be required to give bond of a surety company, acceptable to the County,

and licensed to do business in the State of Delaware, in the amount of the contract

price.

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY CERTIFICATION

Contractors proposing to submit a bid to New Castle County for a Public Works contract expected to

exceed $500,000.00 are required to complete and submit a signed original Contractor Responsibility

Certification (CRC) form. The New Castle County Department of Public Works, Contracts Officer must

receive this executed form no later than the advertised deadline for bid submittals. Failure to submit

the form by that time shall result in the County’s inability to consider your bid for award. CRC forms

submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. Bidders are encouraged to submit the form in advance of

the Bid. The form is included in the project specification is also available from the Contracts Officer

and at: https://nccde.org/documentcenter/view/46791.

Please see New Castle County Code Sect. 2.05.303(D) for additional requirements and information.

MANDATORY PREBID MEETING

There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting for prime bidders at 10:00 a.m. on November 12, 2025 in

the William J. Conner Building, 187-A Old Churchmans Road, New Castle DE 19720. Interested

bidders will also be sent a TEAMS meeting invitation for virtual attendance.

QUALIFICATION

New Castle County will only accept bids from contractors qualified with the County in the category

“B(a),” Interceptor Sewer. Qualification forms are available from the Public Works Contracts Officer in

the William J. Conner Building, telephone 302-395-5749, 302-395-5751 or 302-395-5727.

ALCOHOL & DRUG TESTING

New Castle County Code, Section 2.05.305 requires contractors and subcontractors who work

pursuant to a Public Works contract to implement a mandatory alcohol & drug testing program for

their employees. Included in the specifications for this project is an affidavit for certifying compliance

with the Code requirements. This affidavit must be executed and submitted with the bid. Failure to

submit the affidavit by that time shall result in the County’s inability to consider your bid for award.

Forms submitted by facsimile will not be accepted.

SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM

This contract will be awarded pursuant to New Castle County’s Small Business Enterprise (“SBE”)

Program. All bidders must comply with the SBE Program by either (i) satisfying the Project Goal

through utilization of an SBE to perform work under the contract; or (ii) demonstrate their good faith

effort to obtain SBE participation in the contract. SBE Program forms are available on New Castle

County’s website and are included in the specification. These forms must be included with your bid.

Further information regarding the SBE Program, including guidance for compliance with the Project

Goal, can be found by contacting the SBE Program Coordinator, Helen Foster, at

helen.foster@newcastlede.gov or (302) 395-5198. The SBE participation goal for this contract is 2%.

PREVAILING WAGES

The payment of prevailing wages as determined by the State of Delaware Department of Labor to all

mechanics and laborers working on the project is required. The schedule of rates applicable to this

project is included in the specification.

Jon Yearly

Chief of Technology and Administrative Services

Bid # 25-2528

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