Bids invited for general construction work at Port Byron Central School.

Section 001113 Advertisement for Bids







PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 PROJECT INFORMATION




A. THE PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT invites bids for GENERAL CONSTRUCTION Work for PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL, 2025-2026 COPE PROJECT located at MAIN BUILDING, 30 Maple Avenue, Port Byron, NY 13140. Sealed bids will be received at District Office, 30 Maple Avenue, Port Byron, NY 13140 until 3:30 pm., local time on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud in.




B. Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained by Prime Contractors, Subcontractors and Vendors at Rotolite Elliott, located at 1 Grove Street, P.O. Box 97, Pittsford, NY 14534, (585) 385-1463 telephone, (585) 385-2190 fax, upon deposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), made payable to the PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT for paper documents. Include, in addition to the paper document deposit, a non-refundable check payable to Rotolite Elliott in the amount of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) per set, for handling and postage of sets to be mailed.




C. In lieu of paper bid sets, bidders can view electronic plans and specifications online for Fifty- Nine Dollars ($59.00) non-refundable payment made to Rotolite Elliott. Visit www.recplanroom.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 Port Byron Central School).




D. Bidding Documents will also be on file at the following locations;




1. Builders Exchange of Rochester, NY Inc., 180 Linden Oaks, Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14625. Phone 5858-586-5460.




2. McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge @ www.construction.com Phone 877- 989-5753.




3. Southerntier Builders Association, 65 East Main Street, Falconer, NY 14733. Phone: 716- 665-4026.



E. Pre-Bid Conference for the Project will be conducted by the Architect/Engineer on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 AT 3:30 PM, meet in the District Office. Last day for contractor questions Tuesday, March 31, 2026.




F. 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.




G. Attention of the Bidder is particularly called to the Owner's sales tax exemption, the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract. 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 intent to issue Performance and Payment Bonds, and a description of other projects of similar size and scope completed by the Bidder.




H. 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.




I. 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".




PUB: MARCH 28, 2026

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