Legal Notice

Advertisement of Bids

For Olean CSD – Capital Outlay Project

SED Control No. 04-24-00-01

-0-001-020

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Olean City School District, Cattaraugus County, NY, herein called the Owner, on Thursday, June 5, 2024, at 3:00 pm at the Olean City School District Olean Senior High School Board Room, located at 410 West Sullivan Street, Olean, NY 14760, will receive sealed proposals for the District’s 2024-2026 Capital Outlay Project.

The bids will be due at that date, time, and place, publicly opened and read aloud. All work shall be done in accordance with drawings and specifications prepared by Young + Wright Architectural, 50 Elk Street, Suite 200, Buffalo, NY 14210. All bidders shall be expected to keep bid prices firm for 45 days from date of bid opening, during which time the Owner will be able to make awards therein.

Plans and specifications are available to prime contractors at on Friday, May 16, 2025, by contacting Avalon Document Services at (716) 995-7777 or visiting their online plan room at www.avalonplanroom.com . A deposit of $25.00 per set will be required & shall be made out to Olean CSD. If you should have any questions, please contact Young + Wright Architectural at 716-842-1800.

The deposit will be refunded to all Prime Contractor Bidders returning the drawings and specifications in good, unmarked condition within thirty (30) days after the bid opening. Prime contractors who are non-bidders returning complete sets in good, unmarked condition with the above time limit will be refunded also. No part of the deposit will be refunded for partial and/or damaged sets of the drawings and

specifications.

The bids will be made as specified by the architect in the Information for Bidders and will include a certified check or a Bid Bond in an amount of not less than 5% of the Base Bid. The Bid Bond will state that the Bidder will enter into the Contract if awarded by the Owner and execute further security for the faithful performance of the Contract as required by the Owner. Bidders will note the required conditions of employment and the minimum New York State Labor Department prevailing wage rates to be paid under the contract. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to advertise anew, and to award a contract for the whole or such portion of the work as it determines to be in the best interest of the District.

Signed:

Jacqueline Reed

District Clerk

Board of Education

Olean, NY 14760