Rustin High School Field House - Mechanical Upgrade

Bayard Rustin High School

Field House – Mechanical Upgrade

DIVISION 00 - BIDDING AND CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Section 00 1113 Advertisement for Bids
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The West Chester Area School District, Chester County, Pennsylvania, solicits sealed bids for

the Bayard Rustin High School in West Chester, PA for the following contracts:

Proposal No. 26-G210-R Field House – Mechanical Upgrades

Sealed bids for West Chester Area School District, Bayard Rustin High School, Field House –

Mechanical Upgrades Project within the West Chester Area School District, Chester County,

Pennsylvania, will be received online via the PennBid Program website

( https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/projects ) by West Chester School District until 11:00 AM

prevailing time on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at which time they will be publicly opened via

Penn Bid and read aloud at the Facilities and Operations Center Building, 1181 McDermott Dr,

West Chester, PA 19380.

All bids must be accompanied by a Non-Collusion Affidavit and a Contractor’s Qualification

Statement. Bids must remain valid for sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening and may

be rejected at any time prior to the expiration of said date.

Bids must include a certified check or bid bond, with a corporate surety authorized to do business

in Pennsylvania in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, as posted through

Penn 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 a contract within ten (10) days after

notification of acceptance of bid, said check or bond shall be forfeited to the School District.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish Performance and Payment Bonds in amounts

equal to 100% of the contract price and shall be included in the contractor’s bid amount. Surety

shall be satisfactory to the School District.

All Bidding documents are available online at no cost at PennBid

(https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/projects) and will become available starting Friday, August 21,

2026, after 4:00 PM via PennBid.

There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting held on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 11:00 AM

at Bayard Rustin High School, 1100 Shiloh Rd, West Chester, PA 19380. Potential bidders shall

meet at the field house mechanical room. The meeting will start promptly at 11:00 am.

Attendees must be present at the start of the meeting.

All questions will be received through the PennBid solicitation until Friday, September 11, 2026,

at 1:00 PM.

This project is subject to prevailing wage.

The School Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids for any or no reason, to

waive informalities and irregularities, and to make or not make awards in the best interest of the

West Chester Area School District.
Ms. Karen Avagliano Board Secretary

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End of Section 00 1113 Advertisement for Bids

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