Demolition of McKinley and Weimer Elementary Schools

The Kanawha County Board of Education will receive separate sealed bids on a general contract for the McKinley/Weimer Demolition Project located in St. Albans, West Virginia.

Base Bid: The Work includes demolition of Weimer Elementary School, including its portable classroom buildings, demolition of a portion of the McKinley Middle School Building and portions of the site around both buildings including utilities, sidewalks, a parking lot, playgrounds, etc.

The Work also includes site preparation after demolition is complete, the construction of a new exterior wall for the portion of the McKinley building to remain and other incidental construction/demolition in accordance with the Contract Documents.

All work, along with other incidental construction, shall be in accordance with the drawings and specifications prepared by Chapman Technical Group, Ltd.

Bidder hereby agrees to commence work under this contract on or before a date to be specified in a written "Notice to Proceed" from the Owner and to achieve Final Completion of the project within 210 consecutive calendar days thereafter. The bidder will be allowed 180 days to achieve Substantial Completion, plus an additional 30 days to achieve Final Completion.

Bids will be received at the Kanawha County Schools Crede Operations Facility, 3300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Charleston, WV 25302, until **2:00 pm, local time on November 19, 2026**. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud at that time.

All bidding documents shall be submitted in a single envelope addressed to the Owner. If forwarded by mail, the sealed envelope containing the BID must be enclosed in another envelope addressed to Josh Lewis, Purchasing Director, 3300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Charleston, WV, 25302.

Bidding documents may be obtained from the offices of Chapman Technical Group, 200 Sixth Avenue, St. Albans, West Virginia 25177 for a non-refundable fee of **$100.00** per set. All prime bidders must purchase at least one hard copy of the construction documents, and a PDF copy of the Construction Documents will be included.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, made payable to the owner, in the amount of **five percent (5%)** of the base bid. A PERFORMANCE BOND and PAYMENT BOND, each in the amount of 100 percent of the CONTRACT PRICE, will be required.

A current and valid **WV Contractor's License** Number shall accompany their bid proposal in order for their bid to be considered. The signed **Drug-Free Workplace Affidavit** must be submitted with the Bid; failure to do so shall result in disqualification of such Bid.

The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, the right to waive minor informalities and procedures in bidding, and the right to withhold final award of contract for 60 days after opening bids.