COL027004-LEACHBIDC_specsv1.pdf

This is a Bid Package specification document for the Colonial School District's John G. Leach School construction project in New Castle, Delaware. The project encompasses a comprehensive 64,500 square-foot educational facility requiring work across multiple construction disciplines including site work, structural systems, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire suppression, and specialized features such as a swimming pool. Bids for Contract C-02 (Landscaping) are due by 3:00 PM on September 26, 2026, with a mandatory pre-bid meeting scheduled for August 26, 2026, at 3:00 PM at William Penn High School. The project manual includes detailed specifications organized into 33 divisions covering concrete, masonry, metals, wood, thermal and moisture protection, openings, finishes, specialties, equipment, furnishings, special construction, fire suppression, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, communications, electronic safety systems, earthwork, utilities, and site improvements. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder within 60 days of bid opening, per Delaware public school district requirements. The contract will be executed on AIA Document A101 (Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor where basis of payment is a stipulated sum), with work performance bonded for 100 percent of the total contract award.

Bid security equal to 10 percent of the bid plus all add alternates must accompany each submission in the form of a bond, certified check, or other approved secured deposit. The project requires compliance with prevailing wage rates as determined by the Delaware Department of Labor, Division of Industrial Affairs, with weekly sworn payroll reporting mandatory. All contractors and subcontractors must implement a mandatory drug testing program per OMB Regulation 4104 for large public works projects, and contractors employing 10 or more people must provide craft training at journeyman and apprentice levels unless exempt. Bidders must submit a completed subcontractor list identifying one subcontractor per trade category, along with an Affidavit of Contractor Qualifications and Affidavit of Craft Training Compliance prior to contract execution. The project site at 2460 Bear Corbitt Road includes geotechnical data indicating suitable soil conditions for spread foundation design with a maximum allowable bearing pressure of 3,000 psf, groundwater encountered at 21.6 to 23.5 feet below grade, and recommendations for 95 percent compaction of structural fill within the structural building area. A finished floor elevation of 57.5 feet is proposed with net cuts and fills up to 6 feet required for site preparation.