Renovation of an educational facility in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The Owner, East Ramapo Central School District, will receive separate sealed bids to furnish materials and labor to complete the District Wide Kitchen Hood Replacement Project. Each bid shall be on a stipulated sum basis for the following contract(s): East Ramapo Central School District Kitchen Hood Replacement Project - Contract No. 03 Mechanical Construction Work Bids shall not include New York State sales and compensating use taxes on materials and supplies incorporated into the Work, the Owner being exempt therefrom. Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. Each Bidder must deposit a Bid Security in the amount and form per the conditions provided in Instructions to Bidders. All Bids will remain subject to acceptance for forty-five (45) days after the Bid opening. Owner may, in its sole discretion, release any Bid and return Bid Security prior to that date. PN - 209-2003.01 A full performance bond, together with labor and material payment bonds in form acceptable to Owner, shall be required of the successful Bidder for the full contract amount. The award of bid pursuant to this notice is subject to appropriation of funds for this purpose in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Municipal Law. All bids must meet the requirements of the General Municipal law of the State of New York and all other applicable statues and have attached a statement of non-collusion. All documents submitted in connection with this bid will become the property of the East Ramapo Central School District, and the district will not return bids or bid documents. The contract will be awarded by the school district to the lowest responsible bidder. In cases where two or more responsible Bidders submit identical bids as to price, the school district may award the contract to either of such bidders. The school district reserves the right to reject all bids and re-advertise for new bids in its discretion and/or to waive any informality in any bid which it deems immaterial in nature. The Architect will transmit to all listed Bidders record of Addenda in response to questions arising at the Conference. This project is publicly funded. The Bidders must comply with New York State Department of Labor Prevailing Wage Rate Schedule and conditions of employment. The East Ramapo Central School District reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the Bids received, or to reject all Bids without explanation.