Fire Alarm and Fire Protection System Maintenance and Repair Services

Project Description: NOTICE TO BIDDERS – BID EXTENSION AND WALKTHOUGH
CHESTER UPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
Public notice is given that the due date for sealed bids/proposals that are scheduled to be received online via the PennBid Program by Chester Upland School District will be extended. The original due date was April 1, 2026 until 4:00 PM prevailing time and the new due date is April 8, 2026, until 4:00 PM prevailing time.
Fire Alarm and Fire Protection System Maintenance and Repair Services - Scope includes providing all required inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair services for fire alarm and fire protection systems to ensure compliance with applicable codes and regulations at various K-12 school facilities.
There is a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on Tuesday, March 31st, 2026. Interested Proposers will meet at the District Administrative Offices, 1350 Edgmont Avenue, Chester PA 19013, at 9:00 AM. All questions concerning this proposal should be submitted through the Pennbid Program. All questions and answers will be posted on the Pennbid.
Bidders are required to submit a surety in the form of a bond or equivalent meeting 10% of the overall bid price in compliance with the contract documents. Bid bonds will be returned to the non-awarded bidders upon the execution of the contract. The successful Bidder may be required to provide a Performance and Payment Bond in an amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of written notice of acceptance of the Bid.
There is no physical public bid opening for this project, bids will be revealed via the PennBid website.
The Successful Bidder Who Is Awarded The Contract, Will Be Required To Pay “PennBid” A Fee Of 0.0033% (⅓ of 1 percent) up to $5,000 Of The Contract Award Value.
All interested parties must submit questions via PennBid website (https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/login) by the posted deadline. Bidders are not permitted to contact the District Engineer or staff directly.
Chester Upland School District reserves the right to reject any and all RFP’s and the right to waive any technicalities which it deems are in the best interest of the District and to consider the competency and responsibility of the bidder before the award of the contract and to award the bid accordingly. No bidder may withdraw his bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
The Contract Documents contain all pertinent regulations. The Chester Upland School District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept any portion of any bid, and to award Contracts as is deemed best for the Chester Upland School District.
Receiver Nafis Nichols
Chester Upland School District
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