Bids invited for Mexico Academy & CSD construction project.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS (N.Y. PUBLIC WORK)




THE MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

> Invites bids for Site Construction work for Mexico Academy & CSD - 2025-26 Capital Outlay Exception Project located at Mexico Elementary School 26 Academy StreetMexico, New York13114.




Separate sealed bids will be received by Mexico Central School District at District Office - 16 Fravor Road, Mexico, NY 13114, until 3:30pm local time on 04-15-2026 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. It is the sole responsibility of the bidder to ensure that the bid is received at the designated location prior to the designated time for opening bids.




Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained by Prime Contractors, Subcontractors and Vendors, at Syracuse Blue Print Company, 825 E. Genesee Street, Syracuse, NY 13210 upon deposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per set, all Bid Deposit checks shall be made out to Mexico Academy and Central School District. Include, in addition to the document deposit, a non-refundable check in the amount of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) per set for handling and postage of sets to be mailed. All checks shall be made payable to Syracuse Blue Print Company. Alternatively, bidders can provide their UPS or FedEx shipper # for shipment of bid documents.




In lieu of paper bid sets, bidders can view electronic plans and specifications online upon a Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) nonrefundable payment by visiting

https://www.syracuseblueprintplanroom.com/ (Click Public Jobs under the Menu Tab on the left-hand side of the plan room homepage. Once you are in the public plan room please select the link of the District's name)




For the convenience of prospective Bidders, subcontractors and material suppliers, Bidding Documents will also be on file at the following locations:

1. McGraw-Hill Construction (Dodge): http://dodgeprojects.construction.com

2. Rochester Builders Exchange: http://www.robex.com

3. Construction Exchange of Buffalo & Western New York: https://conexbuff.com/

4. Syracuse Builders Exchange: https://www.syrabex.com/

5. Northern NY Builders Exchange: 22074 Fabco Road, Watertown, NY 13601: Phone: 315- 788-1330.




A Pre-Bid Meeting for the Project will not be conducted. Any interested potential bidders may contact the Campus Construction Manager, Tim Burke, at 585-825-8855 to arrange a walkthrough of the project scope for the Mexico Elementary School site.




A Bidder whose bid is accompanied by a certified check or other security in accordance with the bidding requirements and public advertisement, and who returns a complete set of Bidding Documents in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the Contract covered by such Bidding Documents or the rejection of such bid, shall receive a refund of the full amount of the deposit for (1) copy of the Bidding Documents. Partial reimbursement in an amount equal to the deposit for (1) set of the Bidding Documents, less the actual cost of reproduction of the Bidding Documents, shall be made for the return of all other copies of the Bidding Documents in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the Contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such Bidding Documents.




Attention of the Bidder is particularly called to the Owner's sales tax exemption, the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed, the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, and the New York State Department of Labor Contractor Registry. In addition, the Bidding Documents for this project contain detailed requirements for the qualification of Bidders. These include, among other things, rigid bonding and insurance requirements, financial statements, bank references, lists of lawsuits, arbitrations or other proceedings in which the Bidder has been named as a party, a statement of surety's intent to issue Performance and Payment Bonds, and a description of other projects of similar size and scope completed by the Bidder.




Bids shall be prepared as set forth in "Instructions to Bidders", enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing on its face the name and address of the Bidder and the title of the Work to which the bid enclosed relates. Each Bidder shall deposit with its bid, security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the base bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the "Instructions to Bidders." No Bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual bid opening.




The Owner reserves the right to waive any and all informalities in or to reject any or all bids. The Owner further reserves its right to disqualify Bidders for any material failure to comply with the "Instructions to Bidders".