2026 Traffic Signal Upgrades

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of West Whiteland Township, Chester County, PA will accept sealed proposals for the following: TRAFFIC SIGNAL UPGRADES Along Pottstown Pike (S.R. 0100) and Commerce Drive within West Whiteland Township, Chester County, PA.

This Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Green Light-Go 10 Grant project involves traffic signal equipment upgrades at four intersections along Pottstown Pike (S.R. 0100) and the intersection of Commerce Drive & Main Street within West Whiteland Township.

• Provide Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures (ATSPM) detection system (including advance dilemma zone and stop bar detection) at the following four locations along Pottstown Pike: Pottstown Pike & Commerce Drive; Pottstown Pike & Bartlett Avenue; Pottstown Pike & U.S. 30 WB Ramps; Pottstown Pike & U.S. 30 EB Ramps
• Provide new TS-2 controller assemblies on modified existing foundations at Commerce Drive and U.S. 30 WB Ramps including battery backup
• Provide new battery backup system at U.S. 30 EB Ramps
• Install two new luminaire overbuilds at Commerce Drive & Main Street, including wire, conduit, and disconnect switch; install new highway luminaires at the NE and SW corners
• Connection to UCCS
• Add retroreflective backplates to existing overhead signals to remain
• Remove existing red lens strobes
• Add Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) at Pottstown Pike & Commerce Drive
• Add near side signal head for northbound Pottstown Pike at U.S. 30 EB Ramps

Bid documentation includes traffic signal permit and construction plans along with specifications for the signalization equipment items. Bidding of the project will be done through PennBID.

Construction must be completed by May 1, 2028 and final contractor invoicing must be submitted by May 15, 2028. This Grant contract expires June 30, 2028.

All bids shall be submitted electronically via the PennBid Program (pennbid.bonfirehub.com). Bids will be accepted until **1:00 PM, December 1, 2026**.

All proposals (bids) are to be accompanied by a bid bond or certified check in the amount of **10%** of the total bid. No bid may be withdrawn within sixty (60) days after the opening thereof, during which time the Township may review the bids and investigate bidder qualifications.

The award of Bid, if awarded, will be made by the Board of Supervisors at their public meeting on December 9, 2026, or at a subsequent meeting of the Board. If an award of contract is made, it will be made to the lowest responsible bidder.

The successful Bidder must comply with PA Prevailing Wage Act. All Bidders and Subcontractors must be PennDOT prequalified.

Each bidder must visit the site of the work and acquaint himself with conditions affecting the work.

The undersigned agrees, if awarded the Contract, to complete the work within two hundred ten (210) calendar days, including the 30-day testing period.