The Rondout Valley Central School District (Owner) invites bids for "Track and Field Storage Building" which involves construction at the Middle School and High School campus, 122 Kyserike Road, Accord, NY 12404. Each Bidder shall deposit with it bid, security in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the base bid in the form and subject to the conditions provided in the "INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS". No Bidder may withdraw his/her bid within forty-five (45) days after the actual bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to waiver and all informalities in, or to reject, any or all bids. The Owner further reserves its right to disqualify Bidders for any material failure to comply with the Instruction to bidders Attention of the Bidder is particularly called to the Owner's sales tax exemption, the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed, and the minimum wage rates to be paid under the Contract. In addition, among other things, rigid bonding and insurance requirements, financial statements, bank references, lists of lawsuits, arbitrations or other proceedings in which the Bidder has been named as party, a statement of surety's intent to issue Performance and Payment Bonds, and a description of other projects of similar size and scope completed by the bidder A Bidder, upon 1) making the deposit required for the Bid Documents, 2) submitting a Proposal accompanied by a certified check or other security in accordance with the requirements contained in the plans and specifications and public advertisement for bids, and 3) returning the plans and specifications used by such Bidder in good condition within thirty (30) days following the award of the Contract, or rejection of the Bid, shall have returned to them the full amount of the deposit for one copy of the plans and specifications. Bidding Documents may be examined on or after October 6, 2023