2700 Bedford Avenue Stabilization and Rehabilitation

Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation (PHDC)
412 Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
2700-28 Bedford Avenue
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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. SUMMARY
The PITTSBURGH HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (PHDC), the non-profit housing
development affiliate of the URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH (URA)
will receive bids from qualified contractors for the renovation of rowhouses at 2700 block of Bedford
Avenue in the Bedford neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh.
The work consists of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, permit, temporary protection
and incidental necessary to complete exterior renovation, structural stabilization, and associated site
improvement for fifteen (15) rowhouses; and full interior renovation of eight (8) privately owned units.The
intent is to restore the building to safe, code-compliant residential occupancy while preserving the
architectural character of the rowhouses facade and improving the project site.
The contract award will be made to the responsible bidder whose bid conforms with all the material terms
and conditions of the invitation and is the lowest in price. PHDC and the URA reserve the right to reject
any or all bids in their sole discretion.
All bidders are strongly encouraged to attend a pre-bid meeting and site walkthrough, which will
be held at 09:00 am on may 4, 2026. Bidders interested in attending the pre-bid meeting and site
walkthrough are encouraged to register in advance, by contacting Wais Baheen, civil engineer at
wbaheen@ura.org
1.2. CONTACT INFORMATION
Wais Baheen
Civil Engineer
412 Boulevard of the Allies, Suite 901
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Email: wbaheen@ura.org
Phone: (412) 255-6593
Department: Development Services - Architecture and Engineering
1.3. TIMELINE
Release Invitation for Bid Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Pre-Bid Meeting (Mandatory): 09:00am on Monday, May 04, 2026
Question Submission Deadline: Monday, May 18, 2026
Bid Submission Deadline: 05:00pm on Friday, May 29, 2026
Period of Contract: 180 calendar days
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2. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
2.1. BID SUBMISSIONS
All bids must be submitted electronically via Ion -Wave Technologies. No bids shall be accepted in person,
by U.S. Mail, by private courier service, via oral or email communication, telephone or fax transmission.
2.2. BID ERRORS
If a Bidder submits a bid with a price that is patently incorrect, such that a "reasonable person" would
recognize the error, the Bidder shall be given the opportunity to withdraw the entire bid or only the incorrect
line item in a bid. If the Bidder wishes to withdraw the entire bid or only a line item, the Bidder shall, within
five working days of bid opening, state in a letter to the URA and PHDC the reason for the mistake and
request that the URA and PHDC not consider the bid or line item for award.
2.3. SPECIFICATIONS ERRORS AND BULLETINS (AMENDMENTS)
If any alleged errors are noted in the bid specifications, Bidder should immediately notify the URA and, if
confirmed, a bulletin shall be sent from the URA and PHDC to all bidders updating the same on the
specifications. A copy of all bulletins issued shall be submitted electronically with the bidder's bid.
2.4. CLARIFICATION
The URA and PHDC reserves the right to request clarification of any bid before bid award.
2.5. QUALIFIED BIDDERS
All bidders must be merchants dealing in the goods and services on which they bid and must be qualified
to advise as to their application and use. Bidders warrant, and must be able, upon request, to demonstrate,
that they possess the knowledge, experience, skill, capital, stock, charters, licenses, permits, patents and
personnel necessary to satisfactorily perform the contract for which they submit bids. In determining
responsible and/or qualified bidders, the URA and PHDC, at their sole discretion, will take into
consideration price, bidder qualifications, past performance, and compliance with all bid requirements.
2.6. PRE-PRINTED TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Bidder's pre-printed Terms and Conditions or restrictions commonly appearing on the reverse side of letters
submitted with the bid and/or bidder's specifications material and contract documents shall be disregarded
and have no effect.
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2.7. SOLICITATION ONLY
This Invitation for Bid is a solicitation only and is not intended to be, nor should it be construed to be an
offer to enter into any contract or other agreement.
2.8. FATAL BID ERRORS
The following errors shall be deemed fatal and render the bid void: Failure to sign the bid, or bid bond or
both, if the signatures are those of unauthorized persons, or if there is no stated pricing. All other errors are
waivable at the sole discretion of the URA and/or PHDC if such errors would not invalidate a fair and just
competitive bidding procedure free of favoritism and fraud and a common standard for all bidders.
2.9. CONTRACT; BID SECURITY
By submitting a bid, the bidder warrants that if the URA and PHDC makes an award to the bidder, bidder
shall, at the option of the URA and PHDC, enter into a written contract with the URA and PHDC. This
contract shall consist of the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation, specifications, General Terms
and Conditions, Construction Terms and Conditions and this Instructions to Bidders, as well as terms
typically required by the URA and PHDC in its contract documents and any other terms required by the
funding source paying for the work.
Contractor shall submit a bid guaranty with its bid, which shall not be less than five percent (5%) of the
bid. The bid guarantee must consist of a firm commitment such as a bid bond, certified check, or other
negotiable instrument accompanying a bid as assurance that the bidder will, upon acceptance of the bid,
execute any required contractual documents within the specified timeframe.
If no bid bond or substitute is required and bidder fails or refuses to execute the required documents within
thirty (30) days after provided by the URA and PHDC, the URA and PHDC may, in its sole discretion,
require the bidder to pay to the URA and PHDC the difference in the amount specified in bidder's bid and
the amount URA and PHDC shall pay to fulfill the specifications.
2.10. ALTERATIONS/CORRECTIONS
Any alteration, erasure, addition to or omission of required information, change of the specifications or
construction schedule, is made at the risk of the prospective contractor and may result in the rejection of
the bid, unless such changes are authorized by the URA and PHDC.
2.11. COLLUSION BETWEEN BIDDERS
If the URA and PHDC develops reason to believe that a single prospective Contractor/applicant is involved
in the submission of more than one proposal for the same project, which is sufficient cause for rejection of
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all proposals in which collusion between bidders is suspected. Contractor shall submit a Non-Collusion
Affidavit with the URA and PHDC with the submission of the Bid.
2.12. REJECTION OF BIDS
The URA and PHDC reserves the right to reject, for any reason, any or all bids if it is in the best interest(s)
of the URA and PHDC, or in the best interest of the project, to do so.
2.13. UNIQUE BIDS
Each bidder may only submit one (1) bid on behalf of the organization and all subsidiaries.
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3. MWBE/MWI/SECTION 3 PLAN AND CERTIFICATION OF MWBE
PARTICIPATION
The PHDC is committed to the ideal of providing all citizens with an equal opportunity to participate in
contracting opportunities. It is therefore the PHDC's goal to encourage increased participation of women
and minority groups in all PHDC contracts. PHDC requires that all contractors, vendors, redevelopers, and
borrowers demonstrate a good faith effort to obtain the participation of Minority-owned Business
Enterprises ("MBEs") and Women-owned Business Enterprises ("WBEs") in work to be performed in
connection with PHDC for projects with total costs of $250,000 or more. The PHDC has established goals
for 30% MBE participation and 15% WBE participation. Contractor shall comply with and/or provide the
following.
A. Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise ("MWBE") Plan for the Project (the "MWBE Plan")
must be on file prior to the closing of any construction/development project or contract that (i)
meets or exceeds $250,000 in total costs, and/or (ii) the execution of any agreement for professional
services that meets or exceeds $75,000.
B. Minority Workforce Inclusion plan ("MWI Plan") is also required when the total
development/construction project cost meets or exceeds $500,000.
C. Contractor shall meet all applicable requirements to be followed to ensure the objectives of Section
3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u) (Section 3) are met,
including as set forth in 24 CFR Part 75. Section 3 applies when housing rehabilitation, housing
construction, and other public construction projects are assisted under HUD programs and the total
amount of HUD financial assistance to the Project exceeds a threshold of $200,000.
Borrower shall comply with the terms and conditions of Borrower's (a) MWBE Plan and (b) MWI Plan
and Section 3 Plan. The MWBE Plan and MWI Plan and Section 3 Plan must be submitted to PHDC for
staff review and final approval by the URA's Grants and Compliance Manager as part of the bid and may
only be revised with URA's and PHDC's prior written consent. During the course of the Project, Contractor
shall submit quarterly reports to URA and PHDC, in the format provided by URA's Labor Compliance
Department, which list the amount of Project funds paid to MBEs and WBEs, and the percentage of labor
hours worked by minorities. In doing so, the Grants and Compliance Manager will assess Borrower's
performance in meeting the agreed-upon goals listed in the MWBE Plan and MWI Plan, respectively.
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Certificate of Minority and Women's Owned Participation
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH
CERTIFICATE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION
The undersigned bidder certifies that it understands and agrees to actively solicit the participation of
minorities and women in all work to be performed under this contract, and to make a diligent good faith
effort to achieve the minority and women's participation goals of the PHDC.
The bidder further certifies that the attached exhibits A, B, and C details its efforts and plans regarding the
solicitation and utilization of minorities and women in the work to be performed under this contract.
The bidder further certifies that it understands that prior to award of this contract, the bidder must submit a
written Minority and Women's Participation Plan for review and approval by the URA and PHDC.
Failure of the bidder to comply with these conditions or failure to sign and submit this Certificate and its
Exhibits with the bid shall disqualify the bid.
Name of Bidder_________________________________
By (Signed) _________________________________
Title _________________________________
Date _________________________________
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EXHIBIT B - MBE/WBE SOLICITATION STATEMENT
Instructions: Failure to complete this form (in Excel version) and submit it as a PDF with the
bid shall be sufficient cause for rejection of this bid. All fields must be filled in completely
and submitted with the bid. The Excel version of this form will be provided as a digital copy and is
to be considered part of the bid insert. Please contact the URA and PHDC if assistance is needed
in completing the Excel form. A full MWBE plan will be requested of the apparent lowest bidder
pre-award.
MWBE PARTICIPATION PLAN
Project/Contract Name
Name of Submitter
Company
Contact Email
Contact Phone
Brief Project/Contract Summary
Enter Total Project Costs
Total Amount Awarded MBEs $0.00
Total Amount Spent with WBEs $0.00
Projected MBE Participation % #DIV/0!
Projected WBE Participation % #DIV/0!
TO BE COMPLETED BY URA ONLY
Plan Status Outcome
Will the MBE Goal Met? Y/N
Will the WBE Goal Met? Y/N
If goals are not met, is there evidence of sufficient
good faith effort.
MWBE Program Officer Endorsement
Executive Director Approval
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