The windows are coming

The windows are coming.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS MORRISVILLE BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Public Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the Window Replacement at
Morrisville Middle/Senior High School, located at 550 West Palmer Street,
Morrisville, Pennsylvania 19067, will be received by the Morrisville School District Business Office located at 550 West Palmer Street,Morrisville, Pennsylvania 19067 until 1:00 PM on Monday, March 23, 2009 at which time the bids will be publicly opened, read aloud and recorded for presentation to the Board of Education. Bids will be received and contracts awarded on the basis of separate proposals, which shall include all the work required in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and all other laws and regulations pertaining to public contracts. The bid opening will be held in Conference Room F-10 of the Middle/Senior High School.

Sealed bids will be received for the following: CONTRACT NO. 1 - GENERAL CONSTRUCTION

The Bidding Documents may be examined at the Office of the Architect, VITETTA, 4747 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19112; Telephone (215) 218-4747. Copies of the bid documents may be obtained at the office of the Architect upon receipt of a non-refundable document charge of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) in the form of a CHECK OR MONEY ORDER made payable to VIETTA. NO CASH will accepted. A $25.00 shipping charge is required if a mailing of the documents is desired. Express mail charges will be additional. Only prime bidders will be issued bidding documents. No partial sets will be issued to Subcontractors, Suppliers, or Manufacturers. Bidders are advised to telephone the Architect's Office in advance to confirm the availability of documents.

Documents are also available for examination at the, Northeastern Pennsylvania Contractors' Association (NEPCA), Reed Construction Data, F. W. Dodge Corporation and Harrisburg Builders Exchange.

A pre-bid tour of the existing facility is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 3:00 pm. Contact Tim Lastichen, Director of Buildings and Grounds (267) 228-5663 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 2:30 PM to schedule visits to the site at times other than the pre-bid tour. Bidder, afforded the opportunity to visit the Project site, shall be held responsible for cognizance and knowledge of existing features and conditions ascertainable by such site visit, and costs of the Work associated therewith.

Bids shall be submitted to the Owner as identified above and shall be mailed or delivered to Owner to be received not later than time as stated above. Oral, telephonic (facsimile or telex), or telegraphic bids are invalid and will not receive consideration.

All proposals shall be irrevocable for sixty (60) days after bid opening date, unless delayed due to required approvals of another governmental agency, sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, in which case bids shall be irrevocable for one hundred twenty (120) days in compliance with Pennsylvania Act #317 of 1978, approved November 26, 1978, and as amended December 12, 1994. Bids shall be accompanied by a bid guarantee, in the form of a Bid Bond, Cashier's Check or Certified Check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bid Sum, payable to the Owner.

Notice is given that the project for which construction bids are being solicited hereby is a project constituting a public works project and is subject to applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, the Act of August 15, 1961, P.L. 987, as amended and supplemented, and appropriate prevailing minimum rate as promulgated under provisions of said Act must be paid by contractors in connection with performance of the necessary work.. Notice is also given that the project for which construction bids are being received is subject to the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, the Act of October 27, 1955, P.L. 744, as amended and supplemented.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive, at his discretion, any or all irregularities, mistakes, omissions, or informalities relative thereto.

Marlys Mihok
School Board Secretary