Sarah Starkweather Elementary School – Additions & Renovations Project

Project Description: The West Chester Area School District, Chester County, Pennsylvania, solicits sealed bids for the Sarah Starkweather Elementary School in West Chester, PA for the following contracts:
Contract No. GC-1 – General Construction
Contract No. PC-1 – Plumbing Construction
Contract No. MC-1 – Mechanical Construction
Contract No. EC-1 – Electrical Construction
Contract No. RC-1 – Roofing Construction
Contract No. SPC-1 – Sprinkler Construction
Sealed bids for West Chester Area School District, Sarah Starkweather Elementary School – Additions & Renovations Project within the West Chester Area School District, Chester County, Pennsylvania, will be received online via the PennBid Program (www.pennbid.net) by West Chester School District until 11:00 AM prevailing time on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Facilities and Operations Building, located at 1181 McDermott Dr, West Chester, PA 19380.
Sealed bids shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the West Chester Area School District. Checks or bonds will be returned to unsuccessful bidders after the contract has been awarded, or the bids rejected. The successful bidder’s check or bond will be returned when his contract has been properly completed. In case the successful bidder fails to enter into contract within ten (10) days after notification of acceptance of bid, said check or bond shall be forfeited to the School District. All bids must be accompanied by Non-Collusion Affidavit, Contractor’s Qualification Statement, and Bid Security in accordance with the Bid Documents. Bids must remain in force for sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening and may be rejected any time prior to the expiration of said date.
The general Pennsylvania prevailing minimum wage rates, (Act 442 of 1961, P.L. 987, amended), as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Industry, which shall be paid for each craft or classification of all workers needed to perform the Contract during the anticipated term therefore in the locality in which public work is performed, are made part of this Specification.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bonds in amounts equal to 100% of the contract price. Surety shall be satisfactory to the School District and shall be included in the contractor’s bid amount.
All Bidding documents are available online at no cost at PennBid (www.pennbid.net) and will become available starting Friday, September 26, 2025, via PennBid.
All questions will be received through the PennBid solicitation until Friday, October 17, 2025, at 12:00 Noon.
There will be a Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting held on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 4:30 PM at the Sarah Starkweather Elementary School, 1050 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382. Contractors should not enter the building prior to scheduled meeting time.
Recommendation for Award of Bids will be made to the School Directors at a School Board Meeting. The School Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, and to make or not make awards in the best interest of the West Chester Area School District.