Woodland Elementary School HVAC Renovation

**A site walk through has been scheduled for those contractors wishing to visit the school on August 26th after dismissal at 3pm. ** The project includes acceptance of all existing site conditions (which are to be inspected by all bidders prior to bidding) and all other general construction, mechanical and electrical work specified in the Contract Documents dated January 28, 2022. Liquidated damages will be assessed per the specifications. Direct Purchase of materials through Owner will be provided as a Contractor's option. Refer to Supplemental Instructions to Bidders and Construction Documents for additional information. The scope of work for this current major construction project includes but is not limited to replacement of the existing HVAC systems and lighting at Woodland Elementary School. The new systems will include geothermal heat pumps and energy recovery units. The work effort will be executed in one principal phase ending with Final Completion on August 1, 2022. The building will be unoccupied during construction work; however the building shall remain operational. The contractor shall be required to coordinate the contract work with other school or district activities. Immediately following the scheduled closing time for receiving the bids all proposals that have been completely filled out and have been properly submitted with the appropriate attachments in accordance with the Contract Documents will be publicly opened and read in-person. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond, payable to the Owner in an amount of not less than 5% of the bid. The award of the contract shall be made on the basis of the lowest and best bid in the interest of Hardin County Board of Education. No bidder may withdraw his/her bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the bid opening. The Hardin County Board of Education provides equal opportunities to all its bidders with respect to the bidding and award of construction contracts. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities and irregularities and shall have the right to reject any and all bids. The successful bidder shall provide a 100% Performance and Payment Bond. Major subcontractors shall also provide a Performance and Payment Bond for their portion of the scope of work. Preference for resident bidders shall be given as outlined in KRS 45A.90 to 45A.94. All questions during the bidding period shall be submitted via e-mail to D. Robert Deal, AIA, JRA Architects, (rdeal@jrarchitects.com) and Inga Hardman, AIA, JRA Architects, (ihardman@jrarchitects.com). All questions shall be submitted no later than ten (10) days prior to the established bid date.

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Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Instrumentation and Control for HVAC, HVAC Air Distribution, Central HVAC Equipment.