Renovation of an educational facility in Savannah, Georgia. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham (the "District"), the body corporate responsible for public education in Chatham County, which is commonly known as the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System ("SCCPSS"), seeks sealed bids as specified in this Invitation to Bid ("ITB"). It is worth noting at the outset that this Invitation to Bid is a competitive sealed bidding process. The contract, if one is awarded at all, will be awarded to the responsible and responsive Bidder by means of the award process described in in "Attachment A - Goods and/or Services Requested, Format of Bids, Evaluation Criteria for Award, and Contract Requirements." Vendors who wish to be awarded a contract by the District to provide the goods and/or services requested by this ITB shall be referred to herein as the "Bidder(s)." To be considered for an award of a contract under this ITB, Bidders should carefully read this solicitation document, which is called Invitation to Bid (ITB): C24-11 Isle of Hope K-8 CGCA (Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy) Modifications, and all of the forms, product specifications, service requirements, contract documents, or other materials that may attached hereto or referenced herein. This ITB and the associated documents identify the goods/and or services requested by the District, contain the instructions for preparing and submitting bids, and outline the process by which the District will award a contract for those goods and/or services, if it decides to award a contract at all. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System ("SCCPSS") would like to take this opportunity to announce that it is requesting bids for Isle of Hope K-8 CGCA (Coastal Georgia Comprehensive Academy) Modifications. Enclosed is an Invitation to Bid ("ITB") packet, which provides instructions for the submission of Bids and identifies the goods and/or services requested by the SCCPSS. Bidders are responsible for ensuring that their bids are timely received. The time of receipt shall be determined by the time stamp assigned by electronically. Please include with your bid all documents requested by this solicitation, including, but not limited to, a copy of your firm's current business license and certificate of insurance. Failure to include all the information and/or documents requested by this solicitation could result in the bid not being considered by the SCCPSS. If you have any questions concerning this solicitation, please submit them in writing through the e-Builder portal where they will be directed to Teresa Jayne Phillips, Purchasing Agent. Please note that all communications relating to the contents of this solicitation must be directed to the Purchasing Department pursuant to SCCPSS policy. If a bidder is unable to submit a bid at this time but would like to remain on the list of potential vendors for the SCCPSS, please complete and return only the No Bid Statement Form" included with this ITB packet and clearly mark the outside of the envelope with the words "No Bid." If a Bidder's Bid exceeds $100,000, then Bidder's Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond made payable to the District in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Bid. Bid Bonds should be furnished on forms accepted as standard by the insurance industry but shall be substantially in accordance with the Bid Security Form attached hereto. If a Bidder's Bid exceeds $100,000 and the Bidder is the successful Bidder who is awarded a contract at the end of this solicitation, then the successful Bidder will be required to provide both a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in an amount equal to 100 percent of the total Contract. At the time of bid submission, Bidder must provide documentation from Bidder's bond issuer stating the Bidder's current bonding capacity, which must be sufficient to cover 100 percent of the total contract value. Bidder must then obtain the payment and performance bonds within 14 days receipt of the District's Intent to Award and prior to execution of contract. Sample performance and payment bond forms are attached as "Attachment C" to the sample contract issued with this solicitation. Question Deadline 02/16/2024 at 5:00 PM ET. All requests for interpretation must be submitted to the Purchasing Department through electronically. The District shall not be required to answer any questions about this ITB submitted on this date. The Purchasing Department will extend the deadline for submitting bids for all Bidders by at least seventy two (72) hours if it issues any addenda within seventy-two (72) hours before the scheduled bid submission deadline. The bid amount acknowledges the contract date for material completion shall be no later than 150 days after the Notice to Proceed. If the bidder fails to reach material completion within 150 days after the Notice to Proceed date, then liquidated damages will accrue in the amount of $1,000/per calendar day. Bidder agrees that the injury resulting to the District from failure to meet the material completion date is difficult, if not impossible, to accurately estimate, the parties intend this Liquidated Damages provision to be liquidated damages, not a penalty, and the bidder agrees that this is a reasonable pre-estimate of the District's damages resulting from a failure to meet the material completion date The Board has selected Peter Gagnon, Project Manager as contract representative. After award, supervision of the contract will be performed by the contract representative and/or his/her designee. The Bidder shall have a communication device that will allow the District's representative and/or his designee to contact him directly in the event of an emergency. The Bidder is required to provide the District's representative will all emergency telephone numbers. It will be the Bidder's responsibility to immediately notify the District's representative of any changes in contact numbers. The District reserves the right to reject any Bid that does not contain the terms of the Sample Contract or contains other terms unacceptable to the District. The District reserves the right to decline to enter into a contract with any Bidder that refuses to enter into a contract substantially similar to the Sample Contract attached hereto. The District reserves the right to negotiate any and all terms of any contract proposed by a Bidder up until any point before the School Board awards a contract to a Bidder. Commencement and Completion of Work: Upon the Effective Date of the Contract, bidder agrees to commence all Preconstruction Activities. Within ten days of the date specified in the Proceed Order, bidder agrees to commence physical activities on the Site with adequate forces and equipment to reach Final Completion by 30 Days AFTER Material Completion.