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Notice is hereby given, the Cambria County Transit Authority (CamTran) located in Johnstown, PA, is soliciting bids for proposed Johnstown Incline Rehabilitation project at 711 Edgehill Drive, Johnstown, PA 15905.

Bid documents, available by contacting CamTran’s Project Manager, includes a Project Manual, specifications, and construction plans and details.

Bid packages will be received for the following contracts:

Contract CamTran PA-5307-01GC – General Construction Contract CamTran PA-5307-02MC – Mechanical/Plumbing Construction Contract CamTran PA-5307-03EC – Electrical Construction

The deadline for bid submissions is 2:00pm (EST) on July 15, 2021. Deliver bids to CamTran, ATTN: Rose Lucey-Noll, 502 Maple Avenue, Johnstown, PA 15901. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at this time and date via WebEx. A NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID meeting will be held via WebEx on July 2, 2021 at 1:00pm (EST).

Johnstown Inclined Plane – Overview: On May 31, 1889, a devastating flood caused by failure of the South Fork Dam claimed 2,209 lives in Johnstown, PA. The Johnstown Inclined Plane, designed by renowned engineer Samuel Diescher and constructed by the Cambria Iron Company, began operating on June 1, 1891 and since that time has transported people, horses, carriages and vehicles to and from communities above the Conemaugh valley – including carrying residents to safety and emergency equipment and supplies to the valley during subsequent floods in 1936 and 1977. Among the world’s steepest vehicular inclines, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and designated a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1994.

CamTran encourages the use of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in all contracts. Any certified DBE’S proposed by the contractor must be fully utilized with adequate documentation provided by the selected contractor to satisfy federal and PennDOT requirements. A DBE goal of 2.00% has been established. Federal Prevailing Wage Rates are required for this project.

Bid Documents may be obtained beginning June 25, 2021 by contacting the Project Manager, Scott Schriner, PE, CCM, of Gannett Fleming via e-mail at [email protected] or via phone at (717) 599- 2634.

CamTran reserves the right to reject any or all bids.