Invitation for sealed bids for capital improvements in Hempstead schools.

 Legal Notice # 21930278 Invitation to Bidders BOARD OF EDUCATION Hempstead Union Free School District S.E.D. No. 28-02-01-03-0-020-033 (High School) S.E.D. No. 28-02-01-03-0-001-031 (ABGS Middle School) S.E.D. No. 28-02-01-03-0-003-323 (David Paterson School) S.E.D. No. 28-02-01-03-0-002-023 (Joseph McNeil School) S.E.D. No. 28-02-01-03-0-006-022 (Barack Obama School) S.E.D. No. 28-02-01-03-0-004-021 (Jackson Main School) PUBLIC NOTICE: is hereby given for separate sealed bids for: Capital Improvements(2024 Bond Ph. 2) at Hempstead High School, ABGS Middle School, David Paterson School, Joseph McNeil School, Barack Obama School and Jackson Main School. Bids will be received by the Purchasing Agent, on or before April 17, 2026 at 1PM in the District Business Office, located at 15 East Marshall Street, Hempstead New York, 11550, and publicly opened and read aloud at 3PM in the ABGS Middle School Band Box, located at 70 Greenwich Street, Hempstead New York, 11550. The Contract Documents may be examined at the Office of the Architect, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers, P.C., 244 East Main Street, Patchogue New York, (631-475-0349); however the Contract Documents may only be obtained thru the Office of Biddy c/o Lohrius Blueprint, 226 Newtown Road, Plainview, New York 11803 (516-465-2880) beginning on March 26, 2026. Complete digital sets of Contract Documents shall be obtained online (with a free user account) as a download for a non-refundable fee of One-Hundred ($100.00) Dollars at the following website: bbs.biddyhq.com. Optionally, in lieu of digital copies, hard copies may be obtained directly from Lohrius Blueprint upon a deposit of One-Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for each complete set. Checks for deposits shall be made payable to the DISTRICT, HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT and may be uncertified. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at the above referenced websites. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Plan holders who have obtained hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. The bid deposit for hard copies will be returned upon receipt of plans and specifications, in good condition, within thirty days after bid date, except for the lowest responsible bidder, whose check will be forfeited upon the award of the contract. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or the proposals will be rejected within 45 days of the date of opening proposals. Bids shall be subject, however, to the discretionary right reserved by the School District to waive any informalities, accept or reject any alternatives, reject any proposals and to advertise for new proposals, if in its opinion the best interest of the School District will thereby be promoted. Each bidder may not withdraw their bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof. A bidder may withdraw their bid only in writing and prior to the bid opening date. By Order of: The Board of Education Hempstead Union Free School District Dated: March 26, 2026