West Irondequoit CSD 2025-2026 COEP

12/1/2025 Addendum 1 Update:

REVISE the Bid Time and Location paragraph as follows: i. “Bid Opening to be postponed. Future date to be issued via addendum.”

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 PROJECT INFORMATION

A. THE WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT invites bids for GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Work for WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL, 2025-2026 COEP PROJECT located at IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, 150 Colebrook Drive, Rochester, NY 14617. Sealed bids will be received by the District Officer at District Office, 321 List Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617 until 1:00 pm., local time on December 1, 2025, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

B. Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained by Prime Contractors, Subcontractors and Vendors at Rotolite Elliott Corporation, located at 1 Grove Street, P.O. Box 97, Pittsford, NY 14534, (585) 385-1463 telephone, (585) 385-2190 fax, upon deposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), made payable to the WEST IRONDEQUOIT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT for paper documents. Include, in addition to the paper document deposit, a non-refundable check payable to Rotolite Elliott in the amount of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) per set, for handling and postage of sets to be mailed.

C. In lieu of paper bid sets, bidders can view electronic plans and specifications online for Fifty-Nine Dollars ($59.00) non-refundable payment made to Rotolite Elliott. Visit 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 of the West Irondequoit Central School).

D. Bidding Documents will also be on file at the following locations;

• 1. Builders Exchange of Rochester, NY Inc., 180 Linden Oaks, Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14625. Phone 5858-586-5460.

• 2. McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge @ www.construction.com Phone 877-989-5753.

• 3. Construction Exchange of Buffalo and Western New York, 2660 William Street, Cheektowaga, NY 14427

E. A Pre-Bid Conference for the Project will be conducted by the Architect/Engineer on November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM, meet in the School Main Lobby Contractors wishing to schedule an appointment to walk through on an alternate date should contact John Conti, 585-336-3009.

F. A Bidder whose bid is accompanied by a certified check or other security in accordance with the bidding requirements and public advertisement, and who returns a complete set of Bidding Documents in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the Contract covered by such Bidding Documents or the rejection of such bid, shall receive a refund of the full amount of the deposit for (1) copy of the Bidding Documents. Partial reimbursement in an amount equal to the deposit for (1) set of the Bidding Documents, less the actual cost of reproduction of the Bidding Documents, shall be made for the return of all other copies of the Bidding Documents in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the Contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such Bidding Documents.

G. Attention of the Bidder is particularly called to the Owner's sales tax exemption, the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. In addition, the Bidding Documents for this project contain detailed requirements for the qualification of Bidders. These include, among other things, rigid bonding and insurance requirements, financial statements, bank references, lists of lawsuits, arbitrations or other proceedings in which the Bidder has been named as a party, a statement of surety's intent to issue Performance and Payment Bonds, and a description of other projects of similar size and scope completed by the Bidder.

H. Bids shall be prepared as set forth in “Instructions to Bidders”, enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing on its face the name and address of the Bidder and the title of the Work to which the bid enclosed relates. Each Bidder shall deposit with its bid, security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the base bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the “Instructions to Bidders.” No Bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual bid opening.

I. The Owner reserves the right to waive any and all informalities in or to reject any or all bids. The Owner further reserves its right to disqualify Bidders for any material failure to comply with the “Instructions to Bidders”.