Sealed proposals requested for construction contracts at Owego Free Academy and Apalachin Elementary.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS PART 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed proposals in duplicate are sought and requested by the Board of Education, Owego-Apalachin Central School District (hereinafter called "Owner"), for Capital Project which includes work at the Owego Free Academy / Middle School and Apalachin Elementary School. Proposals are requested for the following Prime Contractors. • Contract No. 1 General Construction • Contract No. 2 Mechanical Construction • Contract No. 3 Plumbing Construction • Contract No. 4 Electrical Construction • Contract No. 5 Site Construction and Playground Construction In accordance with Drawings, Project Specifications, and other Bidding and Contract Documents prepared by: Highland Associates 102 Highland Ave. Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania 18411 and Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture 102 West Division Street, Suite 100 Syracuse, NY 13204 The Construction Manager for the project is: TamCo Management Group, LLC 1 Kattelville, Suite 9 Binghamton, NY 13901 A PRE BID CONFERENCE for all Bidders will be held at Owego Apalachin Middle School Main Entrance, 3 Sheldon Guile Boulevard, Owego, on FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM local time. Contractor must have photo ID. A SEALED PROPOSAL will be received by the Owner by no later than 10:00 AM local time on TUESDAY, May 5, 2026, at: Owego Apalachin Central School District Attention: Robert Farrell, Assistant Superintendent District Office 5 Sheldon Guile Boulevard Owego, NY 13827 at which time and place all bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. As bid security, each Bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or Bid Bond made payable to the Owner, in accordance with the amounts and terms described in the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS and the SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. Copies of documents may be obtained from Dataflow: The foregoing is a general outline of work only and shall not be construed as a complete description of the work to be performed under each contract. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the designated web portal and are available for viewing at the locations listed below beginning April 1, 2025: Representative: DATAFLOW Designated web portal: www.nyplanroom.com Place: Dataflow, Inc 176 Anderson Ave., Suite F200 Rochester, NY 14607 585-271-5730 BidSupport@goDataflow.com M-F 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please read these instructions before ordering a bid package, as they will outline the process for purchasing files and/or ordering sets via electronic deposit. Prospective bidders must obtain a set of bid documents from the designated web portal, www.nyplanroom.com. Ordering from this web portal automatically places the prospective bidder on the plan holders’ list, and thus eligible to bid the project. This designated web portal will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a bid for the project. All official notifications, addenda, and other bidding documents will be offered only through the designated web portal with notifications to registered bidders. As such, bidders who obtain documents from other sources such as exchange plan rooms will not qualify as bidders. Neither the Owner, Construction Manager, Architect/Engineer, nor Dataflow Inc will be responsible for bidding documents, including addenda, if any, that are obtained from sources other than the designated web portal. a.) Bid documents including plans and specifications are available for electronic download for a non-refundable fee of $59.00, payable by credit card. b.) Bid documents including printed sets of plans and specifications may be ordered in paper format for a refundable fee of $100.00, payable by credit card. Shipping charges may apply. c.) Refunds for printed sets will be made by Dataflow directly to the credit card provided by the bidder. Refunds for payment of one (1) copy of the printed sets will be made to those submitting bids on the forms furnished, if the printed sets returned in good condition to Dataflow (address listed above) within seven (7) business days from the award of the contract. Please contact Dataflow at bidsupport@goDataflow.com or call at 607-772-2001 with any additional questions on how to order a bid package or the www.nyplanroom.com portal. Additionally, Contract Documents will be available for viewing at: • Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier-EAST, 15 Belden Street, Binghamton, NY 13903 • Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier-WEST, 65 E Main Street, Falconer, NY 14733 PART 2 - STIPULATIONS The Owner requires that all bids shall comply with the bidding requirements specified in the INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS and with the bidding requirements required by New York State. The Owner may, at its discretion, waive informalities in bids and proposals, but is not obligated to do so, nor does it represent that it will do so. The Owner also reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Under no circumstances will the Owner waive any informality that, by such waiver, would give one Bidder a substantial advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all other Bidders. No Bidder may withdraw their Bid or Proposal before forty-five (45) days after the actual date of the opening thereof, unless a mistake to error is claimed by the Bidder in accordance with INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. 4/12/26