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

The Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District will receive individual sealed proposals at the District Office, 60 North Salem Road, Cross River, NY 10518, for the project identified below. Additions and Alterations at Meadow Pond Elementary School Contract 3 - Mechanical Construction Complete hard copy sets of Bidding Documents may be obtained from REVplans upon depositing the sum of $100 per set. Deposit checks or money orders shall be made payable to Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District. Plan deposits are refundable to all bidders submitting bids in accordance with NYS law and the terms in the Instructions to Bidders section of the Specifications. Any plan holder requiring document shipping shall make such arrangements with REVplans and be responsible for paying all packaging and shipping costs. Please note REVplans (revplans.biddyhq.com) is the designated location and means for distributing all bid package information. REVplans takes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of Bidding Documents obtained from other sources. Obtaining Bidding Documents through REVplans enables a prospective bidder to be identified as a registered plan holder. All Bid Addenda issued after initial document download will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at revplans.biddyhq.com. Plan holders who have paid for hard copies of the Bidding Documents may coordinate directly with REVplans if hard copies of Bid Addenda are needed. There is no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the Bid Addenda. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to Katonah-Lewisboro UFSD or by a Bid Bond for a sum equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid, as set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. All bid security, except those of the three low bidders for each prime contract will be returned within four days after the bid opening. The bid security provided by the three low bidders for each prime contract will be returned after execution of the Contract(s). Attention is called to the Owner's sales tax exemption, the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed, and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. In addition, the Bidding Documents for this project contain detailed requirements for the qualification of Bidders. These include insurance requirements, financial statements, bank references, lists of lawsuits, arbitrations, or other proceedings in which the Bidder has been named as a party, and a description of other projects of similar size and scope completed by Bidder. Question Deadline 04/10/2024. All Requests for Information must be sent in writing to the Architect via email (Richard Markgraf, rmarkgraf@kgdarchitects.com) no later than 5 business days prior to bid opening. The Owner requires the successful bidder to provide separate Performance and Labor & Materials Payment Bonds in the amount of the contract price and in the form specified in the Bid Documents. To the fullest extent allowed by law, the Owner reserves the right to reject bids that contain omissions, exceptions, or modifications, or in their sole discretion to waive such irregularities, or to reject any or all bids or to accept any bid which is in the best interest of the Owner. Bid Qualifications shall be submitted in a sealed, opaque envelope (Second Envelope) distinctly marked on the outside as follows: Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District Additions and Alterations at Meadow Pond Elementary School Contract 3 - Mechanical Construction BID #14-23/24 Contract Number & Construction Type Name of Bidder Marked "BID QUALIFICATIONS" The Owner will not open or consider any proposal delivered after the bid opening date and time. Bidders are solely responsible for the arrival of each bid proposal at the place of bid opening by the appointed time, regardless of the means of delivery. Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Security made payable to Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid Sum (the sum of the Base Bid plus all Add Alternates). The Bid Security shall be either a certified bank check payable to payable to Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District or a Bid Bond issued by a surety company licensed to conduct business in the State of New York on the form included herein (AIA Document A310). The Bid Bond must be issued by a surety which meets the requirements set forth in the General Conditions. The successful bidder's security will be retained until it has signed the Agreement and furnished required Performance and Payment Bonds. The Owner reserves the right to retain the security of the three lowest bidders for each contract until the successful bidder enters into the contract, or until 45 days after the bid opening, whichever is longer. All other bid security will be returned within 4 days after the bid opening. Attorneys-in-fact who sign bid bonds or contract bonds must file with each bond a certified and effectively dated copy of their power of attorney. The successful bidder shall provide a Performance Bond and Payment Bond made payable to Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District, each in an amount at least equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price as security for the faithful performance of its Contract and for payment of all persons performing labor and furnishing materials in connection with the project. The value of each bond shall be adjusted during the Project construction period to reflect changes in the Contract Sum. All Bonds must meet or exceed the requirements set forth in the General Conditions. Provide such bonds simultaneously with the execution of the Contract. Bonding company and bond must be approved by the Owner. Only surities licensed to do business in the State of New York may be used. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any Bid for reasons including, but not limited to, the following: a. The bidder fails to furnish any portion of the information required pursuant to the Instructions to Bidders. b. The bidder mis-states or conceals any material fact. c. The Bid does not strictly conform to law or to requirements of the Contract Documents. d. The Bid is conditional. e. The Bid is incomplete (by reason of, for example, failure to fill in an alternate price or failure to submit required documentation described herein). f. The Bidder is deemed unqualified to undertake the work. The Owner reserves the right, however, to waive any informalities in the Bids received when such waiver is deemed to be in its interest.