EC-1 Budget: $35,000 New air conditioning in the multipurpose rooms of Homestead Elementary School, Locust Elementary School, and Hemlock Elementary School. The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or the proposals will be rejected within 45 days of the date of opening proposals. Bids shall be subject, however, to the discretionary right reserved by the School District to waive any informalities, accept or reject any alternatives, reject any proposals and to advertise for new proposals, if in its opinion the best interest of the School District will thereby be promoted. Each bidder may not withdraw his bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof. A bidder may withdraw his bid only in writing and prior to the bid opening date. Checks for deposits shall be made payable to the DISTRICT, GARDEN CITY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT and may be uncertified. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at the above referenced websites. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Plan holders who have obtained hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. The bid deposit for hard copies will be returned upon receipt of plans and specifications, in good condition, within thirty days after bid date, except for the lowest responsible bidder, whose check will be forfeited upon the award of the contract Project Start Date: October 23, 2024 Project Completion: February 26, 2025 Separate and single prime contract sealed bids for: Multipurpose Room Air Conditioning at Homestead, Locust & Hemlock Elementary Schools S.E.D. No. 28-02-18-03-0-001-014 S.E.D. No. 28-02-18-03-0-003-013 S.E.D. No. 28-02-18-03-0-018-012 23-247A, 23-247B & 23-247C, 23-56134 HOMESTEAD E.S 2 HOMESTEAD AVE. GARDEN CITY, NY11530 LOCUST E.S 220 BOYLSTON ST. , GARDEN CITY, NY 11530 HEMLOCK E.S 78 BAYBERRY AVE, GARDEN CITY, NY 11530 23-247B, 23-56134 28-02-18-03-0-001-014 (HEM) 23-247A,B,C A. No oral interpretations, instructions, or explanation of the bid documents will be given prior to the opening of the bids. Discrepancies, ambiguities, or doubts as to the intent of the bidding document should be communicated to the Architect in writing for interpretation. B. Interpretations, clarifications, or corrections will be made in the form of addenda forwarded to each bidder at the address furnished by each bidder and receipt acknowledged on the form of proposal.