Bids for Hempfield Area School District Demolition Project due March 10, 2026.

NOTICE TO BIDDERSSealed Bids for the Hempfield Area School District Demolition Project will be received by the Owner, Hempfield Area School District, at the Administration Office, at 4347 State Route 136, Greensburg, PA 15601 until 1:00 pm local prevailing time on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at which time and place all accepted bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Sealed Bids will be received for the following contracts: Prime Contract No.1  General Construction Prime Contract No.2  Mechanical Construction Prime Contract No.3  Electrical Construction Prime Contract No.4  Plumbing & Fire Protection Contractors and subcontractors performing work on this project must comply with Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act of August 15, 1962, P.L. 987, No. 442). After opening, the bids will be compared as to quality, thoroughness, and cost by the Owner and its Architect, McKinley Architecture and Engineering. A. The Work of Project is defined by the Contract Documents and consists of the following: 1. Demolition of the Hempfield Area School District Maintenance Garage located at 3740 PA Route 136, Greensburg, PA 15601, and a single-family residential structure located at 4361 PA Route 136, Greensburg, PA 15601, now consolidated with the high school campus. The distance between these two structures is approximately 3 miles. 2. The Maintenance Garage at 3740 PA Route 136 is a 17,500 sf single-story wooden structure that has been damaged in a windstorm and has been closed. It is currently unoccupied and supplementary structural bracing has been installed to stabilize it, pending demolition. It is immediately adjacent to the Hempfield Area School District Facilities Department building and the two are separated by a masonry fire wall that is to remain. Existing electrical equipment in two locations within the existing garage are to be enclosed with new construction to protect the equipment prior to demolition of the garage. 3. The single-family residential structure at 4361 PA Route 136 is a free-standing 1,568 sf two-story brick house and includes a basement. It is currently unoccupied. Existing electrical, water, and sewer service to this building are to be extended to the existing free-standing garage building onsite. Electronic Copies of the Bidding Documents will be available on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, from the office of the Architect, McKinley Architecture and Engineering, 910 Sheraton Drive, Suite 200, Mars, PA 16046, telephone (724) 719-6975; Bidding Documents are being issued in electronic format (PDF) only and will be sent by the Architect to interested parties via file transfer email download only. Only full sets of the Bidding Documents will be issued by the Architect. All Bidding Document requests for information, substitution requests and correspondence shall be submitted in writing and directed to the Architects administrative account, email projects@mckinleydelivers.com. Addenda will be issued by the Architect to registered bidding document holders only, who will automatically receive all addenda in electronic format (PDF) via file transfer email. A MANDATORY PreBid Meeting will be held at Hempfield Area School District Administration Office, at 4347 State Route 136, Greensburg, PA 15601, 1:30 pm local prevailing time on Thursday, February 19, 2026, for the purpose of familiarizing Bidders with bidding requirements and to consider questions regarding the Bidding Documents. All potential Bidders are required to attend. Potential sub-bidders and material suppliers are also encouraged to attend. Sign-in will be at the main entrance. A Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and issued by a surety company approved by and in favor of the Owner, in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Bid, shall be submitted with each Bid, to guarantee the Bidders entrance into a Contract, if given the award. No accepted Bid shall be waived or returned because the Bidder failed to, or cannot comply with, all requirements as set forth in Bidding Documents. Further, the successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory 100% Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount of the contract price. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days without the consent of the Owner. To the extent permitted by state law, the Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make selections from the bids that are solely in its own best interest.Paul A. SchottBusiness Manager400238 (2/3,10,17/26)