Who to Contact for Public Works

All Public Works bids are bid by the Procurement Department. Vendors are pre-qualified on a bid-by-bid basis. All prospective bidders are required to complete and submit a "Questionnaire and Financial Statement for Qualifying Bidders" on each Public Works Bid. Completed pre-qualification questionnaires are due on the date specified in the bid and as advertised, generally 10 to 14 days preceding the bid opening. Compliance with the pre-qualification procedure is mandatory.

The operating department responsible for the bid project in concert with the Procurement Department reviews all pre-qualification questionnaires and evaluates each vendor's qualifications/responsibility based on the data submitted in the questionnaire. The questionnaire allows the City to assess the ability, experience, responsibility, record of performance and financial resources of each prospective bidder

Bidding information and questions concerning PWD Public Works projects are handled by the Projects Control staff:

Contacts	Phone #	Fax #
Brian Mohl, Capital Programs Manager	(215) 685-6339	(215) 685-6211
William Credle, Bid Coordinator	(215) 685-6335	(215) 685-6211
Paul McCloskey, Agreement Officer	(215) 685-6336	(215) 685-6211

 

Technical questions concerning PWD Public Works projects are handled by the PWD's Design Branch staff:

Contacts	Phone #	Fax #
Michale Lavery, Chief	(215) 685-6280	(215) 686-6312
William Wheeler, Assistant Chief	(215) 685-6278	(215) 686-6312
Francis Mawson, Water and Sewer Squad	(215) 685-6286	(215) 686-6312
James Proctor, Architectural Squad	(215) 685-6291	(215) 686-6312
Evan Jones, Civil Squad	(215) 685-6294	(215) 686-6312
Vahe Hovsepian, Mechanical Squad	(215) 685-6299	(215) 686-6312
Allan Rende, Electrical Squad	(215) 685-6297	(215) 686-6312

Plans and Specifications for Public Works projects are obtained from the following locations:

Specifications are sold for a non-refundable cost between $10.00 to $25.00 from:

Patricia Glaze, Service Representative

Projects Control Unit
ARAMark Tower, 2nd Floor
1101 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 685-6337
(215) 685-6337 (Fax)

Only Cash or Money Orders are accepted.

 

Plans can be purchased directly from:

Ridgways Reproductions Inc.

1216 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 563-7600

 

List of Plan Holders can be obtained at:

Projects Control Unit
ARAMark Tower, 2nd Floor
1101 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 685-6335
(215) 685-6337 (Fax)  

Labor Standards

All bidders are required to provide prevailing wages for the various categories and trades to be used in Public Works Projects. The Specifications include the current wages and benefits to be paid under this project. The successful bidder need not be a "Union Contractor," but he or she must pay prevailing wages.

Information concerning Labor Standards can be obtained from:

Managing Directors Office
Municipal Services Building, 6th floor
1401 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 686-2132