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

Each bid must be accompanied by certified check of the bidder or by a bid bond prepared on a standard approved form, duly executed by the bidder as principal, and having as surety thereon a surety company authorized to do business within the State of New York. Bid security shall be in an amount not less than 5% of the base bid or not less than 5% of the sum of base bids where such base bids may be considered cumulative The successful low bidder, upon his failure or refusal to execute and deliver the contract and required bonds and insurance within 15 days after he has received notice of the acceptance of his bid, shall forfeit to the Owner, as liquidated damages for such failure or refusal, the security deposited with his bid, as specified in Paragraph 5. Simultaneously with his delivery of the executed contract, the successful bidder must deliver to the Owner three (3) originals of an executed bond in the amount of 100% of the accepted bid as security for the faithful performance of the contract and for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith, prepared in the standard form of Performance Bond, Labor and Materials Payment Bond, AIA Form A-311 and having as surety thereon such surety company or companies as are acceptable to and approved by the Owner, and as are authorized to transact business in New York State. Each Bidder must obtain and submit with his Bid the Statement of Surety's Intent attached to the Bid form, completed and signed by a duly authorized surety company licensed to do business in New York State. This requirement will not apply in the case of contracts for supplies only and involving no labor on the site. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any and all informalities not involving price, time or changes in the work and to negotiate contract terms with the Successful Bidder, and the right to disregard all non-conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or conditional Bids The Owner shall retain an architect lawfully licensed to practice architecture, or an entity lawfully practicing architecture, in the jurisdiction where the Project is located. That person or entity is identified as the Architect in the Agreement and is referred to throughout the Contract Documents as if singular in number. This provision is an addition to the existing prevailing wage rate law, Labor Law 220, Section 220-h. It requires that on all public work projects of at least $250,000.00, all laborers, workers and mechanics working on the site, be certified as having successfully completed the OSHA 10-hour construction safety and health course. It further requires that the advertised bids and contracts for every public work contract of at least $250,000.00, contain a provision of this requirement.