Arkport CSD 2023 COP

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed proposals in duplicate are sought and requested by the Board of Education, Arkport Central School District (hereinafter called "Owner"), for Renovations at the District K-12 Main Building. Single Bids are requested for Prime Contracts for;

CONTRACT #101: GENERAL TRADES

In accordance with Drawings, Project Manual, and other Bidding and Contract Documents prepared by:

LaBella Associates, D.P.C. 300 State Street, Suite 201 Rochester, NY 14614

Plans and specifications will be available to all contractors on Monday, April 29, 2024 at 8:00 AM local time.

A Pre-Bid conference for all Bidders will be held at the Arkport Central School District if requested by Bidders for the purpose of considering questions posed by Bidders. A site visit may be scheduled by contacting Joe Pollinger with Arkport Central School District at (607) 295-7471 x 1122. Any questions from contractors are to be formally submitted via RFI with the form included within the specification book and submitted to Justin Shaffer with LaBella Associates, D.P.C.; at jshaffer@labellapc.com. The deadline for RFI submission shall be Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at 3:00pm.

Sealed bids will be received by the Owner until 1:00 P.M., local time Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 at the Arkport Central School District Office, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read aloud in the Arkport Central School Performing Arts Center (PAC).

The Bidding Documents and Forms of Proposals may be examined at the following:

• McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge, 320 N Goodman St, Suite 200, Rochester, NY 14607

• Rochester Builders Exchange, 180 Linden Oaks, Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14625

• Southern Tier Builders Association, 65 E. Main. St., Falconer, NY 14733

• Construction Exchange of Buffalo & Western NY, 625 Ensminger Road, Tonawanda, NY 14150

Copies of said documents may be obtained from

ROTOLITE ELLIOTT CORPORATION ONE GROVE STREET – P.O. BOX 97 PITTSFORD, NEW YORK 14534-0097 PHONE: 585-385-1463 FAX: 585-385-2190

Bidders will receive documents for Contract Work upon payment of a deposit of $ 75.00 for each complete set. Bidders requesting drawing sets shipped via UPS or FEDEX are required to provide their shipping number to Rotolite Elliott Corporation, prior to shipping. Bidders remain responsible for shipping costs.

No Partial sets or sections of the Contract Documents will be distributed.

All checks for sets of Bidding and Contract Documents shall be made payable to the Arkport Central School District and delivered to Rotolite Elliott Corporation.

All Bidders who have paid the aforesaid deposit for an entire set of Bidding and Contract Documents; and return such sets to the Construction Manager in GOOD CONDITION within thirty (30) calendar days after the award of contract or rejection of bids, shall receive a refund of the full amount of such deposit for one (1) set. Documents may be returned to Campus Construction Management, c/o Arkport Central School District, at the District address listed in the Bid Documents or to Rotoliite Elliott listed above..

In lieu of paper bid sets, bidders can view electronic plans and specifications online upon a $49 nonrefundable payment by visiting www.recplanroom.com (Click Public Jobs under the Menu Tab on the left hand side of the plan room homepage. Once you are in the public plan room please select the link for Arkport CSD.)

As bid security, each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond made payable to Owner, in accordance with the amounts and terms described in the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.

The Owner requires that all bids shall comply with the bidding requirements specified in the INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS. The Owner may, at its discretion, waive informalities in bids, but is not obligated to do so, nor does it represent that it will do so. The Owner also reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Under no circumstances will the Owner waive any informality that, by such waiver, would give one Bidder a substantial advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all other Bidders. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid before forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof, unless a mistake to error is claimed by the Bidder in accordance with INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.