Renovation of an educational facility in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Downingtown Area School District Shamona Creek Elementary Wiring Upgrade Project. Downingtown Area School Distric Category 6a Network Wiring Project Providing Category 6A structured cabling in Downingtown Area School District school buildings and all ancillary installation, wall penetrations, start up and testing, subject to these Bid Documents. Questions should be directed to Michael Balik, Network & Security Administrator (610)269-8460 x. 11510 or mbalik@dasd.org. Provide CAT6A network cabling, patch panels, face plates, keystones, and any other ancillary supplies from the specified MDF or IDF closet to the endpoint destination of each network drop. 1. The proposed work will include the installation and termination of all CAT6A cable runs. All cabling shall be from the same manufacturer of either Belden or Mohawk and shall not be bonded. 2. The proposed work must guarantee each cable is terminated and tested by certified technicians with proper test equipment. Additional certification requirements are listed in section 19 below. Test results of each port must be provided to the District. 3. The proposed work consists of each and every port being considered "hot" regardless of their location or connectivity status at the time of installation. 4. Provide one new two post rack in the MDF and one in the upper level IDF, Hubbell part HPW84RR19D, and Vertical Cable Managers VME614C2. No substitutions. 5. All new network patch panels must be of CAT6A quality utilizing RJ45 patch cable connections. Patch panels shall be Hubbell part HXJ6X with all terminations completed in TIA-568B pinout fashion. All equipment/products must be new and current hardware. Each 48-port patch panel shall have all keystones populated, regardless of if they are terminated or not. Used/refurbished products will not be accepted. No substitutions. 6. Cabling in each location shall be replaced in a like for like scenario. In locations where surface mount raceway exists, it may be reused. Surface mounted wall boxes may be reused. Faceplates and RJ45 keystones within faceplates must be provided as part of this work. In locations where cabling is run in walls and surface mount raceway is not currently in use, new cabling should follow the same path and surface mount raceway should not be used. If surface mount raceway is required and does not previously exist, bidder must provide and install. Work may begin on or after December 2, 2024. All work must be completed no later than February 28, 2025. Bids shall be accompanied by Bid Security in the form of a certified check, bank cashier's check, trust company treasurer's check, or Bid Bond prepared on the form contained in the Bid Documents. If the Bid security is in the form of a Bid Bond, it shall be accompanied with a power of attorney evidencing the authority of the agent of the surety to execute the bond as of the date of the Bid. The Bid Bond form must be executed by a surety named in the current list of "Companies Holding Certificates of Authority as Acceptable Sureties on Federal Bonds and as Acceptable Reinsuring Companies," as published in Circular 570 (as amended) by the Audit Staff, Bureau of Government Financial Operations, U.S. Treasury Department, and the amount of the bond shall not exceed the underwriting risk of such surety as set forth in said circular or revision thereof. The surety shall be licensed and qualified to do business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Bid Security shall name as payee or obligee, as appropriate, the School District, and shall be in an amount not less than 10% of the Bid Sum. With the exception of the Bid Security accompanying the lowest proposal, all Bid Security in the form of checks shall be returned. The School District reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, or parts of a Bid, when a rejection is in the School District's interest. The School District reserves the right to reject a Bidder if he is not in a position to perform the contract or has previously failed to perform similar contracts properly or on time. If a contract is awarded, it will be to the lowest responsible Bidder, provided his Bid is reasonable and in the School District's interest to accept. A performance bond in the amount of 100% of the contract sum, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract in accordance with the Contract Documents. Such bond shall be executed on the form contained in the Bid Documents and shall be solely for the protection of School District. B. A payment bond in the amount of 100% of the contract amount shall be submitted. Such bond shall be executed on the form contained in the Bid Documents and shall be solely for the protection of claimants supplying labor and materials to the Contractor, or to any of his subcontractors, in the prosecution of the work provided for in such contract, and shall be conditioned upon the prompt payment of such materials furnished or labor supplied or performed in the prosecution of the work.