Schweinfurth Art Center, herein known as “Owner,” will receive sealed bids for West End Arts Campus - Schweinfurth Art Center, herein known as “Project,” until 1:00 pm local time on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Sealed bids (Attn: Donna Lamb, Executive Director) will be received at the Reception Desk of the Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn, NY 13021. Bids received after this time will not be accepted. Fax’ed or emailed bids are not allowed. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Architect and Owner in the Second Floor Workshop (Schweinfurth Art Center) at 1:15pm.

Bidders must be properly licensed under the laws governing their respective trades and be able to obtain insurance and bonds required for the Work. Project is to be publicly bid and will be constructed under a single prime contract for construction for the scopes of work indicated at both the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History.

Each bid must be prepared and submitted on the prescribed forms in accordance with the Bidding and Contract Documents; each bidder must submit a complete Form of Proposal.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of a Certified Check, Bid Bond or Bank Check in the amount of (10%) ten percent of the bid amount.

Bidders must have a minimum of 5 years successful experience in completion of similar projects for State, National or locally registered landmarks. Each bid must be accompanied by project / contact references of similar work.

On-site work may commence no earlier than Monday, April 29, 2024. The substantial completion date for this project is Friday, January 31, 2025.

This project is being partially funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) that has been awarded to, and disbursed by, the City of Auburn, NY. The Bidder certifies it shall comply with the applicable ARPA funds requirements in addition to the City of Auburn’s standard policies and procedures. The Bidder and selected Contractor are not required to have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number.

This project is being partially funded by a New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) grant (DRI # 20190286) from the Housing Trust Fund Corporation.