ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Separate sealed proposals, will be received by the Board of Education, Ellicottville Central School District (herein referred to as the “Owner”) for the

Ellicottville

Central School District

2026 Capital

Outlay Project

Bids shall be received by the Owner, in the District Office, 5873 Route 219, Ellicottville, NY 14731, until 3:30 PM, local time, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids transmitted electronically or via facsimile will not be

accepted.

Bid is requested for the following Prime Contract:

Contract 101:

Electrical Contract

Attention of the Bidders is called to the requirements regarding the NYS Department of Labor Public Work

Contractor and Subcontractor Registry. Bidders are required to submit a copy of their valid Certificate of Registration with their bid. Applications for registration shall not be accepted as a substitute for a valid Certificate of Registration.

A Bid not

accompanied by required bid security, a valid NYS Department of Labor Certificate of Registration or by other data

required by the

Bidding Documents, or a Bid which is in any way incomplete or irregular is

subject to

rejection.

As found in the Bid Form, bidders must submit a separate sealed envelope with list of names and amounts to be paid to applicable HVAC, Plumbing and/or Electrical subcontractors. The list may not be changed

unless the public owner finds a legitimate construction need, including a change in specifications or costs or use of a project labor agreement (PLA), and must be open to public inspection. Contractor shall be aware of the requirement under the Wicks 2008 law reform.

The Architect for the Project is: SEI Design Group, D.P.C., 224 Mill Street, Rochester, NY 14614.

The Instructions to Bidders, Form of Proposal, General Conditions,

Drawings, and Specifications may be

examined at the

offices of the

Owner and at the

following locations:

Rotolite Elliott, 1 Grove Street,

Pittsford, NY 14534

Builders Exchange of Rochester, 180 Linden Oaks, Rochester, NY 14625

Syracuse Builders Exchange, 6563 Ridings Rd,

Syracuse, NY, 13206

Construction

Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, 2660 William Street,

Buffalo, NY 14227

Dodge Data &

Analytics, 4300 Beltway Place, Suite 180, Arlington, Texas, 76018

Any Pre-Bid

walk-thru shall be

scheduled by appointment by emailing Brad Moreland, Project Manager, at bjm@seidesign

group.com.

All RFI’s should be directed to the SEI Design Group Inc., to the attention of Brad Moreland, Project Manager, via e-mail: bjm@sei

designgroup.com.

Bidders for Prime Contract Work may obtain Contract Documents on or after Monday,

August 24, 2026, at Rotolite Elliott, One Grove Street, Pittsford, NY, upon payment of a deposit of $100 per set, and a separate, non-refundable $59 shipping and handling payment for each set (deposit checks shall be made

payable to the Owner, shipping check made payable to Rotolite Elliott).

Alternatively, bidders can provide their UPS or FedEx account

information.

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In lieu of shipping, Contract Documents may be obtained in person at Rotolite Elliott upon payment of a deposit of $100 per set (deposit checks shall be made payable to the Owner).

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In lieu of paper bid sets, bidders can view electronic plans and specifications online based on the specific charges established by the print house. Visit www.recplan

room.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 for the Owner.)

Bids shall be on the form provided in the documents, prepared in duplicate as set forth in the Instructions to Bidders and enclosed in an envelope bearing on its face the name and address of the bidder and the title of work to which the

proposal relates. If submitting for more than one

contract, submit each contract bid in separate envelope.

Any Bidder upon returning such set-in good condition within thirty (30) days after Bid opening will be refunded the deposit. Any Bidder after thirty (30) days after Bid opening or Non-Bidder so

returning such a set will not be

refunded.

The Board of Education hereby reserves the right to waive any informalities and reject any or all Bids or to accept the one that in its judgment will be for the best interest of the school

district.

A Bid Bond or Certified Check made payable to the Owner in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Bid, subject to the conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders, must be deposited by each Bidder with his Bid as a guarantee that, in the case the contract is awarded to him, he will then, ten days thereafter, execute such contract and furnish a satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond, and the Bidder shall not withdraw his Bid for a period of forty-five days after the above date of Bid opening, and to guarantee the performance of all other obligations of the Bidders as set forth in Instructions to Bidders.

Attention of the Bidders is called to the requirements as to the conditions of employment and minimum wage rates to be paid

under this Contract as well as to the provisions set forth in the Instruction to Bidders. Work shall be commenced and continuously and diligently prosecuted immediately after contracts have been signed.