Renovation of a mixed-use development in Wells, New York. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

The Board of Education of the Wells Central School District invites the submission of Separate Sealed Bid Proposals to furnish materials and labor to complete the Reconstruction Work to District Facilities project all in accordance with the plans and specifications for the following categories of work: Electrical Budget: 200,000 Any bid may be withdrawn without prejudice prior to the official bid opening time or any publicized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date stated above will be returned to the bidder unopened. Each Bidder shall prepare their bid proposal, along with a bid security, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the "Information for Bidders". Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contracts. No bidder may withdraw their bid within 45 days after the date of the actual bid opening. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities or defects in such bid either before or after the bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to consider informal any bid not prepared and submitted in accordance with the provisions of this information for Bidders and the General Conditions and to waive any informalities in or to reject any or all bids either before or after the bid opening. No bidder may withdraw a bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the bid opening. Each bid must be accompanied by cash, 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. B. Bid security shall be in an amount not less than 10 percent of the base bid and alternates or not less than 10 percent of the sum of base bids and alternates where such base bids may be considered cumulative. Such cash or checks will be returned to all, except the three lowest formal bidders, within three working days after the formal opening of bids and the remaining cash or checks will be returned to the three lowest bidders within 48 hours after the Owner and the accepted bidder have executed a contract. If no contract has been so executed within 45 days after the opening of bids, bid security will be returned upon demand of the bidder at any time thereafter so long as he has not been notified of the acceptance of his bid. Simultaneously with his delivery of the executed contract, the successful bidder must deliver to the Owner three (3) copies of an executed bond in the amount of 100 percent 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 A312 and having as surety thereon such surety company or companies are A. M. Best rated at "A/XII or better, appear on the Treasury Department's list of "Approved Sureties", are authorized to transact business in New York State, and are acceptable to and approved by the Owner. This requirement will not apply in the case of contracts for supplies only and involving no labor on the site.