Penn Yan CSD Elementary School Air Conditioning Project

SECTION 001110 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Separate sealed proposals, will be received by the Board of Education, Penn Yan Central School District

(herein referred to as the “Owner”) for the

Penn Yan Central School District Elementary School Air Conditioning Project.

Bids shall be received by the Owner, in the Construction Manager’s job trailer located at 1 School Drive,

Penn Yan, NY 14527, until 12:00 P.M., local time, on April 8, 2025, at which time they will be

publicly opened and read aloud. Bids transmitted electronically or via facsimile will not be accepted.

Separate Bids are requested for the following Prime Contracts:

Contract 301: Mechanical Construction 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.

The Architect for the Project is: SEI Design Group, D.P.C., 2 Court Street, Suite 404, Binghamton, NY

13901.

The Construction Manager for the Project is Watchdog Building Partners, 3445 Winton Place, Suite 102,

Rochester, NY 14623.

The Instructions to Bidders, Form of Proposal, General Conditions, Drawings, and Specifications may be

examined at the offices of the Owner and the following locations:

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

Construction Exchange of Buffalo & WNY, 2660 William Street, Buffalo, NY 14227

Dodge Data & Analytics, 4300 Beltway Place, Suite 180, Arlington, Texas, 76018

A Pre-Bid walk-thru conference shall be available upon request for the purpose of touring the building to

review the existing conditions and considering Bidders’ questions. Please contact Lester Roberts at

Watchdog Building Partners to schedule.

Bidders for Prime Contract Work may obtain Contract Documents on or after March 24, 2025, at Rotolite-

Elliott Corporation, One Grove Street #123, Pittsford, NY, 14534 (585-385-1463). Upon payment of a

deposit of $100 per set, and a separate, non-refundable $45 shipping and handling payment for each set

(deposit checks shall be made payable to Penn Yan School District, shipping check made payable to

Rotolite-Elliott Corporation). Alternatively, bidders can provide their UPS or FedEx account information.

-Or-

In lieu of shipping, Contract Documents may be obtained in person at Rotolite-Elliott Corporation upon

payment of a deposit of $100 per set (deposit checks shall be made payable to Penn Yan Central School

-Or-

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.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 for Penn Yan Central School District.)

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.

END OF SECTION 001110