Renovation of an educational facility in Tollesboro, Kentucky. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The Lewis County ARP ESSER Phase 2 - Tollesboro Elementary project will be bid and constructed utilizing the Construction Management Agency form of construction contract delivery. Trace Creek Construction will be the Construction Manager for the project under direct contract with the Lewis County Board of Education. The project consists of new architectural, mechanical, and electrical upgrades. Late bids shall not be acknowledged and will be returned unopened to the contractor. The bids shall be guaranteed for a period of sixty days and no bid may be withdrawn prior to the sixty-day period. The official form of proposal is included within Volume One (1) of the official specification manual. The forms supplied within the specification manual shall be completely filled out and submitted within a sealed envelope. The form of proposal shall be copied from the specification manual. A 5% bid bond or certified check equal to 5% of the bid, including all alternates, is required to be submitted with the official form of proposal. A 100% payment and performance bond shall be provided for the full base bid amount plus any accepted bid alternate(s), upon receipt of a Notice of Award. The owner intends to purchase major materials for the project through purchase orders managed by the Construction Manager, which are also referred to as Direct Purchase Orders. Materials must be $5,000 or greater in value in order to be listed and considered as Direct Purchase Order item. All material cost(s) intended to be used as an Owner Direct Purchase Order shall be included in the bid amount excluding tax. Any material purchased by the contractor and paid for by the contractor shall have sales tax paid for by the contractor. Any unused amounts included within a purchase shall be retained by the Lewis County Board of Education. Bids will be received from Individual Trade Package Contractors on a Lump Sum Bid Basis for the Individual Trade Bid Package as described herein. All phases of the work described and outlined within the Individual Trade Bid Packages will be completed by the successful Individual Trade Bid Package Contractor. Bids shall be submitted in the manner herein described and on the official proposal form included with the general conditions and specifications and shall be subject to all the conditions as set forth and described in the Bid Documents. Kentucky Prevailing Wage Rates do not apply. Award shall be issued on the lowest responsive bid by a responsible bidder meeting all requirements of this solicitation and as required by the specifications. All correspondence and questions shall be copied to the Construction Managers and the Architects office by email: Construction Manager: Trace Creek Construction, Inc. Gus Bartley, Project Manager Office: 606.796.3867 Cell: 606.209.1293 Email: gbartley@tracecreek.net Architect: RossTarrant Architects Peter Fisher, AIA Office: 859.254.4018 Cell: 859.967.3432 Email: pfisher@rosstarrant.com No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of bids. Clerical errors and omissions in the computation of the lump sum bid shall not be cause for withdrawal of bid without forfeiture of bid bond. Bids may be withdrawn in person only, prior to the closing date for receipt of bids. The Lewis County Board of Education reserves the right to accept and/or reject any bid deemed to be in the best interest of the Lewis County Board of Education in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Kentucky Department of Education.