REBID – Invitation for Bid: Prime Contract No. 1, Electrical Construction (ADA Renovations)
Project: Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale – ADA Renovations
Project No. CD 48-3.10.5
ACED Identifier: Woodland Hills School District – Swissvale Borough – Carnegie Free Library ADA Renovations
Location: 1800 Monongahela Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218 (Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale, Swissvale Borough)
Owner: Woodland Hills School District, 2552 Greensburg Pike, Pittsburgh, PA 15221, (412) 731-1300
Scope of Work:
Occupied, targeted renovation to prepare the building's electrical infrastructure for the future installation of a new passenger elevator and various related improvements. Prime Contract No. 1 – Electrical Construction only. Service entrances for overhead electrical and telephone/data/fiber/cable services shall be reorganized and consolidated as shown; changeover shall be scheduled to minimize downtime. Concurrent work is underway in parallel: HVAC (Climatech, Inc.), Plumbing (Newman Plumbing, Inc.), and General Improvements (Shannon Construction Company as Construction Manager). The Electrical Contractor shall coordinate field operations with the Construction Manager.
Anticipated project cost: approximately $189,000.
Bid Deadline: Bids are due Monday, November 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM. Submit three (3) hard copies to: Attention: Kate Grannemann Coluccio, Ph.D., Director, Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale, 1800 Monongahela Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 1:00 PM on the submission date in the ground floor assembly room (use McClure Avenue entrance).
Pre-Bid Walkthrough: Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM at the project site, ground floor assembly room, McClure Avenue entrance. Attendance is encouraged but not required.
Questions: Submit as an RFI to the Architect via email by Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM. All questions will be answered in writing in official Addenda.
Bid Documents: Available electronically / for printing after Thursday, November 12, 2026 from Tri-State Signs & Reprographics, Inc., 2934 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, (412) 281-3538. Bidder is responsible for reproduction/delivery cost. Documents may also be viewed at Pennsylvania Builders Exchange.
Completion: All work to be completed on or before Friday, February 26, 2027.
Architect: L+K Architects, 5115 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, (412) 924-0006. Contacts: Peter Kreuthmeier, RA, Principal ([email protected], 412.924.0006 x202) and Jennifer McCarthy-Lovell, RA, Associate.
Library Director: Kate Grannemann Coluccio, Ph.D., (412) 731-2300
Construction Manager: Kenneth Schultz, President, Shannon Construction Company, 3257 West Liberty Avenue, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15216, (412) 341-1155
Requirements: Davis-Bacon Wage Rates (General Decision PA-20260001 dated 08/20/2026) apply. This is a Section 3 Project. Allegheny County MBE/WBE goals: 13% Minority / 2% Female; Veteran-Owned Small Business goal: 5%. Performance Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond required. Bidders must submit a qualifications statement with bid and be properly licensed and insured.
This notice is distributed to MBE, WBE, and VOSB referrals.
Submit three (3) hard copies of your bid to: Attention: Kate Grannemann Coluccio, Ph.D., Director, Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale, 1800 Monongahela Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218, by Monday, November 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 1:00 PM in the ground floor assembly room (use McClure Avenue entrance). Questions: submit as an RFI to the Architect via email by Wednesday, November 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM.