Renovation of an educational facility in Rockwood, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The project scope of work involves removal and replacement of the existing main boiler brick chimney and concrete cap with new brick and cap to the limits noted in the construction drawings. All checks shall be made payable to Somerset Engineering and mailed to 222 West Main Street, Suite 100, Somerset, PA 15501. Addenda, and or clarifications if any, will be issued to only those bidders whose name and address are on record as having obtained the contract documents and were in attendance at the mandatory pre-bid meeting. A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the Rockwood Area School District, or negotiable U.S. Government Bond (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable Surety, in an amount equal to ten percent of the total of the Bid shall be submitted with each Bid. Attention is called to the fact that no less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project; that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin or handicap; that a mandatory ratio of apprentices and trainees to journeymen is required in each craft and the Contractor (and any subcontractors) is obliged to make a diligent effort to achieve these ratios; and that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment be given lower income of the project area and must to the greatest extent feasible utilize project area businesses located in or owned in substantial part by project area residents. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informality in the bidding. Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed 60 days from the date of opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding the Contract. All questions are to be submitted to the ENGINEER in writing. Questions may be faxed to 814-443-1368 or emailed to mlear@somersetengineering.com. Response to questions shall be in the form of written clarifications or addendum to the specifications and shall be delivered to each person receiving bid documents. The last day and time to receive questions will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July, 28, 2022.