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Sealed proposals shall be addressed to and deposited with Robert Ulmer, Business Manager, Wellsboro Area School District, at the Administrative Offices, 2 Charles Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901, until 2:00 p.m., local prevailing time, Tuesday, April 24, 2001, Tuesday, May 1, 2001 (amended by addendum), Thursday, June 14, 2001 (re-bid), for the following project:

Separate bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the time and place stated above. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, a cashier's check or the bid bond of an approved Surety Company, in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the proposal. Check or bond shall be drawn in favor of the Wellsboro Area School District.

In compliance with Act #317 of 1978, approved November 26, 1978, and as amended November 23, 1982, no bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for the opening of bids, except if delayed by a required approval of another government agency, the sale of bonds, or the award of a grant or grants, in which case contract award would occur within 120 days of the date of bid opening, unless extended by the mutual written consent of the contracting body and the bidder. Thirty (30) day extensions of the date for the award of the contract may be made by the mutual written consent of the Owner and the bidder.

A non-mandatory Prebid Conference will be held at 11 a.m., (Thursday), April 12, 2001, 11 a.m., (Thursday), June 5, 2001, at the Charlotte Lappla Elementary School Cafeteria. Additional site visitations (after 3:00 pm daily) may be arranged by contacting Mr. Jerry Borden, Director of Buildings and Grounds, at 570.724.0330.

The Project Manual and Drawings for bidding purposes may be obtained by the contractors at the office of McKissick Associates PC, 223 North Front Street, Post Office Box 986, Harrisburg, PA 17108-0986; Phone 717.238.6810; Fax 717.238.6830; Email info@mckissickassociates.com on or after Tuesday, March 27, 2001, upon deposit of $300 for one set of General Construction, Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Construction, Plumbing Construction and/or Electrical Construction Drawings and Project Manuals, which amount (less $35 for expense of postage and handling if documents are mailed to bidder), will be refunded to the bidder only upon submission of a bona fide bid and the return of the Drawings and Project Manuals, including addenda, to the Architect in reusable condition within ten (10) days after the date of the opening of bids; otherwise, the deposit will be forfeited. A second set of construction Drawings and Project Manuals may be obtained upon an additional refundable deposit of $300. Additional sets of Drawings and Project Manuals may be purchased.

Notice is given that the project for which construction bids are being solicited hereby is a project constituting public works and is subject to applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, Act of August 15, 1961, P.L. 987, as amended and supplemented, and appropriate prevailing minimum wage rates as promulgated under provisions of said Act must be paid by contractors in connection with performance of the necessary work.

Work shall be started on the project no later than ten (10) days after the Notice to Proceed is issued by the Owner or on the date specified in the Notice to Proceed. The entire work shall be completed, ready for use, on or before August 1, 2002.

The Wellsboro Area School District reserves the right to waive any informalities in bids, or to reject any or all bids.

BY:	__________________________________
	Robert Ulmer, Business Manager Wellsboro Area School District