Renovation of an educational facility in Monroe, North Carolina. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Contractor is to provide all labor, equipment, materials, permits, fees, inspections, etc. to provide a turnkey project as indicated on the drawings and specifications provided by Optima Engineer, P.A. (Exhibit 2). Permits and Inspections shall be provided to assigned UCPS Project Coordinator. Note: Drawings are provided to give a general description of the Work. Contractor is to visit the site and field verify all existing conditions that may affect design and layout of this project prior to preparation of submittals. Contractor shall comply with all current local, state, and national codes and regulations. This includes, but not limited to, complying with all ADA requirements. In the event of a conflict between the Scope of Work and code regulations, the Contractor shall notify the Engineer for direction. Contractors shall be properly licensed within the state of North Carolina to complete work identified within the bid documents, have successfully completed projects of this type and size for a minimum of 5 years, and be able to provide references within 24 hours of request. a. Work included under this Division includes installation of a new cooling and heating system and associated electrical system and controls system. The systems shall be installed complete, with boilers, piping, chiller, pumps and auxiliaries as hereinafter called for. Miscellaneous items including conduits, concrete slab, etc., are to be provided as indicated. b. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to provide a complete and operating system according to the true intent and meaning of the plans and specifications and all pipe, controls and equipment, etc. Refer to Bidder's Checklist for documents required for bid submittal. If you chose not to quote this project, please submit an email stating such by the quote due date to avoid being taken out of consideration for future projects. UCPS reserves the right to award this project in a method considered to be most advantageous. This includes the right to issue single award, multiple awards, or reject all bids. UCPS is not required to award a contract. UCPS reserves the right to waive any informality in bids. If a bidder wants to protest a contract awarded by the Union County Public Schools resulting from this solicitation, then they must submit a written request to the UCPS Purchasing and Contract Division, 201 Venus Street, Monroe NC 28112. This request must be received in the Division of Purchase and Contract within five (5) consecutive calendar days from the date of the contract award. Protest letters must contain specific reasons and any supporting documentation for the protest. Note: Contract award notices are sent only to those actually awarded contracts, and not to every person or firm responding to this solicitation. All questions and substitution requests relating to this project shall be directed to the Procurement Lead identified above in the form of an email no later than 3:00 p.m., March 7, 2023. Answers will be provided to all bidders.