Renovation of a municipal facility in Ithaca, New York. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

Should a Bidder find discrepancies in or omissions from the Drawings, Specifications and associated Bid Documents, or be in doubt as to their meaning, Bidder shall at once enter the item in the Q&A Board of the Owner's electronic management Bid Portal and an Addenda with written instructions will be sent to all bidders. Neither the Owner nor the Architect will be responsible for oral instructions. Every request for such interpretation should be in writing and entered into the electronic project management Bid Portal Q&A Board. Inquiries received in advance of the deadline established at the Pre-Bid conference will be given consideration. Bid Bond: Each Bidder will be required to furnish a Bid Bond electronically via the electronic project management online in the amount of 10% of the Bid Amount. Such Bid Bond shall guarantee that the Bidder will execute the Contract if it is awarded to him in conformity with his Proposal. Such Proposal Guarantee Bond shall include a statement that the Insurer shall, at the option of the Bidder, be willing to provide to the Bidder the Contract Bonds as described in 13 below. Event pre-bid note: The Pre-Bid Conference is designed to assist Bidders in understanding the Contract Documents, the opportunity to pose clarifying questions or make inquiries regarding Contract Documents. Results will be published in an Addendum. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the unit prices listed below prior to the execution of the Contract. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive any informalities in Bidding. Contract award shall be subject to approval of Cornell University's Contractors Qualification Statement. The Owner reserves the right to accept any of the Alternate Proposals listed within forty five (45) calendar days following the award of a construction contract or such other time as may be agreed to by the Owner and Contractor. *Estimated Construction Budget: $950,000-$1,000,000* *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. Work to be Done 1. Provide temporary partitions at work areas. Maintain proper egress at all times. Protect existing finishes to remain in work areas. 2. Demolish, remove, or salvage select existing construction. Demolish existing select finishes and select wall partitions. Demolish existing metal stair construction. Demolish existing ceiling grid and tile, lighting, and other ceiling mounted devices or equipment in select project areas. Demolish existing mechanical and electrical systems only as indicated on the Drawings. 3. Demolition includes hazardous materials abatement. 4. Provide structural steel framing, slab on deck, slab on grade, and other structural steel to accommodate new floor infills and repair to existing structural stair and rails. 5. Provide concrete sidewalk at building exterior and restore all site conditions. 6. Provide select partitions and finishes, including flooring, wall and ceiling paint, and new acoustical ceiling tile and grid. Provide new room signage. 7. Provide interior and exterior doors and frames, including access control and door position switches. Provide interior and exterior automatic overhead doors. 8. Provide miscellaneous plumbing work mainly associated with a new single stall restroom and added hose bib. 9. Provide Fire Protection system adjustments in select areas. 10. Provide limited mechanical work including duct adjustments, supply and exhaust work, dedicated vehicle exhaust fan and system, and system balancing. 11. Provide adjusted electrical systems in select areas required for a complete installation. This includes but is not limited to new LED lighting, adjustments to the Fire Alarm System, and power distribution. B. The Scope of the Work 1. The scope of the Work in all SECTIONS of this Specification shall consist of the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment and appliances and the performance of the Work required by the Contract Documents and/or by the conditions at the site, joining all parts of this Work with itself and the Work of others to form a complete, functioning entity. 2. Items not specifically mentioned in the Specifications or shown on the drawings, but which are inherently necessary to make a complete working installation, shall be included. 3. It is the intent and purpose of the Contract Documents to cover and include under each item all materials, machinery, apparatus, and labor necessary to properly install materials and equipment, adjust and put into perfect operation the respective portions of the installation specified and to so interconnect the various items or sections of the Work as to form a complete and operating whole. Any equipment, apparatus, machinery, material and small items not mentioned in detail, and labor not hereinafter specifically mentioned, which may be found necessary to complete or perfect any portion of the installation in a substantial manner, and in compliance with the requirementsstated, implied, or intended in the Contract Documents,shall be furnished without extra cost to the Owner. The Contractor shall provide the greatest quantity, highest quality, highest degree of safety, and most stringent material, equipment or work. Should the Drawings or the Specifications disagree in themselves or with each other, the Contractor shall provide the better quality or greater quantity of work and/or materials unless otherwise directed by written addendum to the Contract.