SECTION 001113

ADVERTISEMENT

FOR BIDS

PART 1-GENERAL

1.01 PROJECT

INFORMATION

A. The BOARD OF EDUCATION of the FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT invites bids for a Single-Prime GENERAL

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT for the FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL

DISTRICT, 2025-26 CAPITAL OUTLAY EXCEPTION PROJECT located at the Main Building, 104 West Main Street, Fillmore, New York 14735.

B. Sealed bids will be received by the District Clerk at the DISTRICT OFFICE located in the Main Building, 104 West Main Street, Fillmore, New York 14735, until 3:00 pm, local time on December 10, 2025, at which time they will publicly opened and read aloud.

C. Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained by Prime Contractors, Subcontractors and Vendors at Rotolite Elliott, upon deposit of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), made payable to the FILLMORE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT for paper documents. Include, in addition to the paper document deposit, a non-refundable check payable to Rotolite Elliott in the amount of Thirty Five Dollars ($35.00) per set, for handling and postage of sets to be mailed.

D. In lieu of paper bid sets, bidders can view electronic plans and specifications online for Fifty-Nine Dollars ($59.00) non-refundable payment made to Rotolite Elliott. Visit www.recplanroom.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 of the Fillmore Central School).

E. Bidding Documents will also be on file at the

following locations;

1. Builders

Exchange of Rochester, NY Inc., 180 Linden Oaks, Suite 100, Rochester, NY 14625. Phone 5858-586-5460.

2. McGraw Hill Construction/Dodge @ www.construction.com Phone 877-989-5753.

3. Builders Exchange of the Southern Tier, Inc., 65 East Main Street, Falconer, NY 14733. Phone: 716-665-4026.

https://bxstier.com

F. A Pre-Bid Conference for the Project will be held on December 3, 2025 at 3:00 pm at the Main Building, beginning at the main entrance lobby. Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-bid Conference site visit to

familiarize themselves with the project.

G. All pre-bid questions shall be submitted to Nate Piscitelli, CPL, at npiscitelli@cplteam.com using the Request for Information (RFI) form found in

specification section 006000, until December 3, 2025

H. A Bidder whose bid is accompanied by a certified check or other security in accordance with the bidding requirements and public advertisement, and who returns a complete set of Bidding Documents in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the Contract covered by such Bidding Documents or the rejection of such bid, shall receive a refund of the full amount of the deposit for (1) copy of the Bidding Documents. Partial reimbursement in an amount equal to the deposit for (1) set of the Bidding Documents, less the actual cost of reproduction of the Bidding Documents, shall be made for the return of all other copies of the Bidding Documents in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the Contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such

Bidding Documents.

I. 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 for this project 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.

J. 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. Each Bidder shall deposit with its bid, security 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.” No Bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual bid

opening.

K. The Owner reserves the right to waive any and all informalities in or to reject any or all bids. The Owner further reserves its right to disqualify Bidders for any material failure to comply with the “Instructions to

Bidders”.