Renovation of an educational facility in Mesa, Arizona. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Mesa Schools is looking to address any structural issues and weatherize all building at Smith Jr High to prevent water intrusion. Mesa is also asking for optional pricing for prep and re-painting of campus site walls, hand railings and shade structures. Question Submission Deadline:August 10, 2022, 10:00am Question Response Deadline:August 12, 2022, 10:00am This project will require the contractor to have a B-1 General Contractors License to perform work at this location. The initial term of the Contract shall be one (1) calendar year from the effective date of Contract Award. It is expected that the award for this contract will be made in 120 days. However, no commitment is made to this award date. This project will be completed within 10 weeks from the time of construction start date. Contractors shall note that the work must be completed and a Certificate of Final Completion issued within 10 weeks from the construction start date. Failure to do so will result in liquidated damages. A surety bond, provided from a surety company licensed by the State of Arizona, payable to MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #4 for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid must be uploaded to ProcureNow in the Questionnaire section as a guarantee that the Contractor will enter into a contract to perform the bid in accordance with the plans and specifications or as liquidated damages in the event of failure or refusal of the Contractor to enter into the contract. The low vendor will be required to mail, or hand deliver the original bid bond to the buyer in 48 hours after the bid due date and time. The original bond will be returned to the successful bidder upon the execution of satisfactory performance, payment bond, and contract, as prescribed by Arizona Revised Statutes. The bid will not be considered valid if the required original bid bond is not received by the buyer in 48 hours. Cost of bid bond must be included in bid price. If the submitting vendor is providing a certified or cashiers check this must be submitted and received by the buyer prior to the bid opening. Contractor shall be liable for and shall pay District the sum of $1,000 per day as liquidated damages, and not as a penalty, for each calendar day of delay after the date specified in the Solicitation or any extension thereof granted by District for completion of work until the work is complete. Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to District without limiting Districts right to terminate the Contract for default as provided elsewhere herein. District shall grant an extension for completion of work if the work is delayed for an unforeseeable cause beyond the control and without fault of Contractor and Contractor notifies District in writing immediately in writing of the cause of the delay and provides sufficient information for District to determine whether an extension is justified. The District shall determine whether an extension is justified in its sole discretion. A Bidder must provide acceptable bid security for the full stated in the Offer. Acceptable bid security is a certified or cashier's check or an annual or one-time bid bond issued by a security company authorized to do business in the State and rated "B+" or higher in Best's Guide in the amount of the full price stated in the Offer. An Offer submitted without acceptable bid security is nonresponsive.