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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Monroe County Commission Additions and Renovations to the Monroe County Courthouse Union, WV NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT The Monroe County Commission will accept sealed bids for Additions and Renovations to the Monroe County Courthouse located at 350 Main Street, Union, WV. The project’s main objective is getting the courtroom and ancillary support spaces open and operational. The courtroom floor has been closed for a few years due to remediation efforts to eliminate mold issues. This work has been completed by the county. The project scope includes the construction of three small additions to the existing courthouse and the renovation and build-out of the circuit courtroom and ancillary support spaces for the jury chambers on the second floor of the existing courthouse. This space has been partially demolished and cleaned out from the previous remediation effort. The project scope includes three separate additions to the existing courthouse. The front addition will be 2-story and will mainly house a new public elevator, public toilet, and access to tie into the existing courthouse. The rear addition of the courthouse will be 3-story, masonry and steel structure, housing a second elevator (court use), stairwell, holding cells and circulation corridors. The third addition will be built over the existing records room and will be on the same floor as the courtroom, housing the Judge’s Chamber, clerk and other administrative areas to support the Circuit Court. Materials and construction methods include foundation piles (caissons), concrete grade beams, reinforced footings and floor slab areas. Metal stud wall framing, unit masonry, steel structure (columns, beams, joists) and some concrete plank floor structure make up the main building structure. The building envelope includes insulation arriers, glass curtain wall and aluminum storefront systems with low E, insulated, tinted glass and spandrel panels, a metal wall panel system, and brick veneer. New roof areas will be a fully adhered membrane system with tapered insulation to drains. There will be some selective demolition involved to accommodate the work, including some existing membrane roof areas that will be replaced in the scope. Finishes include painted gypsum board, carpet tile, porcelain tile, epoxy floor areas, wood veneer panels and wood trim, acoustical ceilings and wall panels. Solid core wood doors, steel ollow metal doors, hollow metal frames, and wood frames are all used on the project. Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Systems (MEP) will be provided per the documentation including a new HVAC system for the existing courthouse space, all floors, and electrical service upgrades required, including provisions for a future generator. Sealed bids will be received by the Monroe County Commission, Union, West Virginia, at the Monroe County Commission Office, 350 Main Street, Union, WV 24983 until 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, September 7th, 2023. Bids received after that time will be returned to the bidder unopened. All sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Monroe County Commission Office immediately following the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids. Interested parties are invited to attend. The Work includes additions and renovations to the Monroe County Courthouse as documented in the drawings and specifications prepared by E.T. Boggess Architect, Inc. All bids must be enclosed in sealed envelope bearing the name “Additions and Renovations to the Monroe County Courthouse.” Faxed bids will not be accepted. Bids may be mailed or delivered to the Monroe County Commission Office, 350 Main Street, Union, WV 24983 if received prior to bid date. A pre-bid meeting will be held at the site located at 350 Main Street on Thursday, August 17th at 11:00 a.m. All general contractors bidding the project are strongly encouraged to attend the meeting to familiarize themselves with the project location, site conditions and other relevant information. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the WV Legislature which prohibits discrimination in employment with regards to race, religion, color, national original, ancestry, sex, age, blindness, or disability. Bidders must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and West Virginia Code 21-1D-5 requiring a Drug Free Workplace. Any and all construction must be in conformance with all applicable state and county regulations. Each bidder will be required to furnish a certified check or bank draft payable to the Monroe County Commission or a Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and a grantee Bidder and a Bidder surety company approved by the Monroe County Commission, West Virginia, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total projected cost of the work, materials and labor, plus proposed fee, which shall be submitted with each Bid to guarantee the Bidder’s entrance into a Contract, if given the award. No Bid shall be waived or returned because the Bidder failed to or cannot comply with any requirements as set forth in the Plans, Specifications, or any applicable statutes of the United States, the State of West Virginia and r local ordinances. Bidding instructions-ocuments are on file for inspection at the following offices during normal working hours: Monroe County Commission Office, 350 Main Street, Union, WV 24983 Office of the Architect E.T. Boggess Architect, Inc., 101 Rockledge Avenue, Princeton, WV 24740 All bids must be submitted in accordance with the Bidding Documents issued by the Architect and the Form of Proposal. To obtain Construction Documents, please contact E.T. Boggess Architect, Inc., 101 Rockledge Avenue, Princeton, WV 24740 (304-425-4491). The cost for full-scale printed bid documents is $400 (non-refundable), cost for half-scale (11×17) set is $150 (non-refundable), and the cost for a CD or download is $75 (non-refundable). The Monroe County Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities therein. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after the time of opening of the bids. All bidders will be required to certify, indicate and acknowledge that he he has all appropriate licenses and meets all qualifications required by the laws, regulations, and ordinances of the State of West Virginia and the Monroe County Commission. LC-157439 08-09-16;2023