2020 Capital Improvement Project Phase 1B - Building Improvements Contract 14: Columbus School - Plumbing Construction - Part 1

Bid security shall be submitted with each bid 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". Project consists of building improvements (including, but not limited to, boiler replacement, roofing replacement and restoration, and toilet room and locker room renovations) as described in the Contract Documents. Plan holders who have paid for 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. A Bidder, upon 1) making the deposit required for the Bid Documents, 2) submitting a Proposal accompanied by the required bid security, and 3) returning the plans and specifications used by such Bidder in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the Contract, or rejection of the Bid, shall have returned to them the full amount of the deposit for one copy of the plans and specifications. Successful bidder shall begin the Work upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and shall complete the Work within the Contract Time. Bidders must be properly licensed under the laws governing their respective trades and be able to obtain insurance and bonds required for the Work. A Performance Bond, separate Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Insurance in a form acceptable to Owner will be required of the successful Bidder. A. 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 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. B. 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. C. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after opening of bids. A. The Poughkeepsie City School District hereby reserves the right to waive any informalities and reject any, or all, Bids or to accept the one that, in its judgement, will be in the best interest of Poughkeepsie City School District. B. The Owner further reserves its right to disqualify Bidders for any material failure to comply with the "Instructions to Bidders". SED PROJECT NO: Columbus School 13-15-00-01-0-001-014, Review #21-0742 Morse Elementary School 13-15-00-01-0-002-014, Review #21-0743 Clinton Elementary School 13-15-00-01-0-004-014, Review #21-0744 Warring Elementary School 13-15-00-01-0-005-013, Review #21-0745 Krieger Elementary School 13-15-00-01-0-006-014, Review #21-0746 Poughkeepsie High School 13-15-00-01-0-007-018, Review #21-0747 Early Learning Center 13-15-00-01-0-008-022, Review #21-0748 Poughkeepsie Middle School 13-15-00-01-0-015-021, Review #21-0749

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Plumbing, Common Work Results for Plumbing.