CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
FOR
BUCKS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY HVAC REPLACEMENT
PERKASIE BRANCH LIBRARY
PERKASIE BRANCH LIBRARY
491 ARTHUR AVENUE
PERKASIE, PA 18944
SPEC #2026PK-01
JUNE 17, 2026
PREPARED FOR:
Bucks County Free Library
150 S Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
PREPARED BY:
Holstein White Engineers
3800 Horizon Blvd., Suite 503
Trevose, PA 19053
Copyright © 2026 Holstein White Inc. All rights reserved.
Bucks County Free Library Perkasie Branch
HVAC Replacement
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
FOR
BUCKS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY HVAC REPLACEMENT
PERKASIE BRANCH LIBRARY
PERKASIE BRANCH LIBRARY
491 ARTHER AVENUE
PERKASIE, PA 18944
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION
Legal Notice
Bidding Requirements and Instructions
Instructions to Bidders
Bid Bond
Non-Collusion Affidavit
Agreement
Contract Forms
Responsible Contractor Certification Form
Payment Bond
Performance Bond
Maintenance Bond
Contractor’s Affidavit of Payment of Debts and Claims
Consent of Surety Company to Final Payment
Contractor’s Affidavit of Release of Liens
Contractor’s Release of Liens
Certificate of Insurance (Sample)
Weekly Payroll Certification for Public Works Projects (Sample)
Contractor’s Qualification Statement
Conditions of Contract
General Conditions
Prevailing Wage Determination – Perkasie Branch
Technical Specifications
DIV 01
00413
Bid Form
011000
Summary
012500
Contract Modification Procedures
012900
Payment Procedures
013100
Project Management And Coordination
013200
Construction Progress Documentation
013300
Submittal Procedures
014200
References
015000
Temporary Facilities And Controls
016000
Product Requirements
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HVAC Replacement
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017700
017810
017820
018200
Substitution Procedures
Execution Requirements
Selective Demolition
Closeout Procedures
Project Record Documents
Operation And Maintenance Data
Demonstration And Training
DIV 23
230593
233113
237413
Testing Adjusting and Balancing for HVAC
Metal Ducts
Packaged Rooftop Air Conditioning Units
DIV 26
260519
260523
260526
260529
260533
260544
260553
262813
262816
Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables
Control-Voltage Electrical Power Cables
Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems
Hangers and Supports for Electrical Systems
Raceways and Boxes for Electrical Systems
Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for Electrical Raceways and Cabling
Identification for Electrical for Electrical Systems
Fuses
Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers
DIV 28
280528
280544
Pathways for Communications Systems
Sleeves and Sleeve Seals for Communications Pathways and Cabling
Appendices
1.
AIA Document G701 – Change Order (01250.1.4.1)
2.
AIA Document G702 – Application for Payment (01290.1.3.C)
3.
AIA Document G703 – Schedule of Values (01290.1.2.B.2)
4.
AIA Document G710 – Supplemental Instructions (01250.1.2)
5.
AIA Document G714 – Construction Change Directive (01250.1.5.A)
6.
AIA Document G716 – RFI Form (01310.1.6.C)
7.
CSI Form 1.5A – Subcontractor List (01310.1.3.A)
8.
CSI Substitution Request Form 1.5C (00260.1.4)
9.
CSI Form 13.1A – Substitution Request Form (01635.1.3.A.1)
10.
CSI Log Form 13.2B – RFI Log (01310.1.6.E)
11.
CSI Form 13.6A – Change Order Request (01250.1.3.B.7)
12.
CSI Form 13.6C – Proposal Worksheet Detail (01250.1.3.A.2.e)
13.
CSI Form 13.6D – Proposal Worksheet Summary (01250.1.3.A.2.e)
Attachments
DME-1.0 – First Floor Demolition Mechanical and Electrical Plan
ME-1.0 – First Floor Mechanical and Electrical Plan
ME-2.0 – Mechanical and Electrical Schedules and Details
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HVAC Replacement
LEGAL NOTICE
Bucks County Free Library will receive bid responses until 11:00am on July 28, 2026.
Bids are to be mailed or hand delivered to:
Bucks County Free Library
Attn: John J. Doran III, Chief Financial Officer
150 South Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
BUCKS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY
PERKASIE BRANCH HVAC REPLACEMENT
A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 9:00 AM on July 9, 2026 at the Perkasie
Library Branch, 491 Arthur Avenue, Perkasie, PA 18944.
All questions must be emailed to Jamie Boles at jboles@holsteinwhite.com by 12pm on
July 14, 2026. The questions will be answered, via email, by 5pm on July 21, 2026.
A security deposit in the form of a properly executed Bid Bond for 5% of the bid amount
is required. Performance and Payment Bonds are required in the amount of 100% of the
contract amount. A Maintenance Bond is required in the amount of 10% of the contract.
Bidders are advised Prevailing Minimum Wage Rates, determined by the Secretary of
Labor and Industry, must be paid to all workers employed on this project. A Contractor
Responsibility Certification Form must be provided by July 14, 2026.
A link to the solicitation may be found on the Bid page of the library website at
www.buckslib.org/bids
Bids are opened publicly in the second-floor conference room of the Doylestown Library
150 S Pine St, Doylestown PA, 18901 at 11:00am the day they are due, July 28, 2026.
LEGAL NOTICE
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
1. RECEIPT AND OPENING OF BIDS
a. All sections of the Bid, including downloads and Requests for Information (RFI’s) shall be submitted
with the bid and acknowledges the Bidder affirms, understands, and will abide by the requirements of the
Bid. Failure to do so may cause the Bid to be rejected as non-responsive.
b. The submission of a bid will be considered as conclusive evidence of complete examination of specifica-
tions and samples.
c. The Bucks County Free Library (BCFL) reserves the right to accept and award an Agreement to the low-
est responsive, responsible bidder. BCFL reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part thereof.
BCFL reserves the right to award an Agreement based on evaluation of specific criteria found in these
specifications.
d. No verbal instructions or information to bidders will be binding. The specifications will be considered
clear and complete unless written attention is called to any apparent discrepancies or incompleteness
thereof before the opening of bids. Should any written inquiries be received by the BCFL, these inquiries
will be answered in the form of addenda and issued to all providers. These addenda shall then be consid-
ered a part of these specifications.
e. Each bid must be submitted by 11:00am on the day of the bid opening.
f. The bids will be opened and read publicly on the second-floor conference room of the Doylestown Li-
brary located at 150 S Pine St, Doylestown PA, by the BCFL Chief Financial Officer or their Representa-
tive at 11am on the day the bid is due.
g. BCFL reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, as deemed to be in the best interest of
BCFL.
h. If information is not included with your bid, and you receive a request from BCFL to provide it, you
MUST deliver the information to the person making the request within 48 hours (excluding weekends).
Any information not received within 48 hours may result in your bid being excluded from the evaluation
and award process
i. BCFL is the sole authority to provide this bid package to interested companies or individuals. Bidders
who are working from a bid package obtained from any other source may be working from an incomplete
set of documents. BCFL assumes no responsibility for a bid’s errors, omissions, or misinterpretations re-
sulting from a Bidder’s use of an incomplete bid package.
j. Bidders who have received the bid package from a source other than BCFL are not an official vendor of
record for the bid.
2. MODIFICATION AND WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS
A Bid may be modified or withdrawn via e-mail at any time up to the bid due date and time.
3. PREPARATION OF BIDS
Bidders will have been assumed to have carefully examined the Contract Documents for the work, all
attached hereto, and to have carefully investigated physical conditions at the site and character of the work
to be done, and to have inquired fully into the difficulties of construction of the work before preparing their
bid. BCFL will not be responsible for the failure of the successful bidder to properly estimate such diffi-
culties and costs, or for overlooking any of the requirements of the Contract Documents.
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
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This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.