SECTION 001113 - ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Sealed proposals will be received by the South Fayette Township School District, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania for: SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM ALTERATIONS 3700 Old Oakdale Road, McDonald, PA 15057 Separate bids shall be submitted for the following Contracts: Prime Contract No. 1 - General Construction Prime Contract No. 2 - HVAC Construction Prime Contract No. 3 Plumbing Construction Prime Contract No. 4 - Electrical Construction All proposals must be in the hands of Mr. Brian Tony, Director of Finance and Human Resources, South Fayette Township School District, District Administration Office, 3680 Old Oakdale Road, McDonald, PA 15057, no later than 11:00 A.M., prevailing time, Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud promptly thereafter in the Pride Room of the District Administration offices located in the same building listed above. All interested parties are invited to attend. Bids must be submitted in a sealed, non-transparent envelope and clearly marked on the outside with the words, SOUTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM ALTERATIONS", along with contract number, and Bidder's name, address, phone number and contact person. Bidders bidding more than one contract shall provide separate Bids, including all related documents for each Bid in separate envelopes. Bidders may order a set of Bid Documents at the Bidder's expense, beginning after 3:00 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, by completing an online email order request from the printer. The contact information for the printer is: Printscape, 760 Vista Park Drive, Bldg. #7, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, Ph: (412) 788-0640 or Fax: (412) 788-0643 or Web: www.myprintscape.com. Contact: Mr. Thomas Santia. To view the Bid Documents electronically and to place an online order to obtain a full set of documents, Contact Mr. Thomas Santia directly via email at vista@myprintscape.com. Bidders should include all of their contact information along with what contracts they will be bidding. A link will then be provided by Printscape to the Bidder to access the Printscape portal. All Bidders of Prime Contracts must register and must obtain a full set of Bid Documents as a requirement to bid. The Architect for the Project is Hayes Design Group - Architects, located at 100 Ryan Court, Suite 11, Pittsburgh, PA 15205. The Construction Manager for the Project is PJ Dick, located at 225 North Shore Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Questions pertaining to the content of the Bidding Documents must be submitted electronically using the Pre-Bid RFI Form accessed via the custom job portal for this project as indicated above. Notification of Addenda will be issued electronically via email to registered plan holders. The Owner (including Board members of the School District) shall not be directly contacted during the bidding period. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Project Site. The meeting will begin at 3:30 PM, prevailing time, and take place in the High School Theatre. Pre-Bid Conference attendance is recommended for all who intend to submit a Bid, but not mandatory. Sub-contractors bidding to Prime Contractors are encouraged to attend. Questions pertaining the Pre-Bid Conference are to be directed to Mr. Joe Brennan of PJ Dick at joe.brennan@pjdick.com. The Project Site will be made available for viewing immediately after the Pre-Bid Conference. Bidders may also access the Project Site at other times by appointment only. Advanced arrangements must be made by contacting Mr. Steve Timmins, Director of Facilities at sjtimmins@southfayette.org. Performance, Labor and Material Payment, and Maintenance Bonds, Proof of Public Liability and Property Damage Insurance in the amounts specified in the Supplementary Conditions and Proof of Worker's Compensation Insurance are to be filed with the executed Agreement. Prevailing Wage rates must be paid on all of the work of this Contract. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Bidder's Qualification Form and a Non-Collusion Affidavit. The required documents for completing by the Bidder will be made available electronically for download via the custom job portal. Each Bid shall also be accompanied by a Bid Security made payable to the South Fayette Township School District in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid. The Bid Security shall be in the form of a certified check or a Bid Bond issued by a surety company authorized to act as a surety in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and otherwise acceptable to the Owner. The Bid Security pledges that the Bidder will not withdraw his/its Bid for the period of time designated in the Bid Forms; and that if his/its Bid is accepted he/it will enter into a Contract with the Owner on the terms stated in his/its Bid; and that he/it will furnish the required bonds and insurance coverages; and that should he/it fail to enter into such Contract or fail to furnish the required bonds and insurance coverages within the period of time designated in the Bid Form, the Bid Security shall be forfeited to the Owner as liquidated damages, not as a penalty. The South Fayette Township School District reserves the right to hold any or all Bids for a period of Sixty-Five (65) days after the date of the opening thereof. No bidder may withdraw his/its Bid during the Sixty-Five (65) day period except as permitted by law. The South Fayette Township School District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, or any part thereof, for any reason, and also reserves the right to waive any informality or irregularities therein. By order of: Cynthia Geisler, Board Secretary, South Fayette Township School District