ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
BERKELEY COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION
MOUNTAIN RIDGE TURN LANE
McKINLEY ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
Sealed Bids for the Project listed above will be received by the Owner, the Berkeley County Board of Education, at 1453 Winchester Ave Martinsburg, WV 25405, until 1:00 pm local prevailing time on May 05, 2026, at which time and place all accepted bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. After opening, the bids will be compared as to quality, thoroughness, and cost by the Owner and its Architect, McKinley Architecture and Engineering. In general, the Work of this bid package includes construction of an eastbound left-turn lane on WV Route 51 (Gerrardstown Road) to provide dedicated access to the Berkeley County Schools ingress/egress drive serving the Mountain Ridge Campus. The project includes roadway widening, pavement construction, drainage adjustments are required, installation of a new water line: 12-IN Ductile Iron Pipe with 24-IN steel encasing under driveways, installation of pavement markings and signage, maintenance of traffic in accordance with WVDOH standards, and site restoration. All work shall be completed in accordance with the project plans, WVDOH Standard Specifications, and applicable permits and other Work indicated in the Bidding Documents.
Electronic Copies of the Bidding Documents will be available as early as April 8, 2026, from the office of the Architect, McKinley Architecture and Engineering, The Fort Henry Building, 1324 Chapline St. Suite 400, Wheeling, WV 26003, telephone 304-233-0140. Bidding Documents are being issued in electronic format (PDF) only and will be sent by the Architect to interested parties via file transfer email download only, upon payment of a non-refundable document access fee of $100.00. Only full sets of the Bidding Documents will be issued by the Architect. With payment of the $100.00 document access fee, the interested party will also be listed by the Architect as a registered bidding document holder. All Bidding Document requests for information, substitution requests and correspondence shall be submitted in writing and directed to the Architect’s administrative account, email [email protected].
Addenda will be issued by the Architect to registered bidding document holders only, who will automatically receive all addenda in electronic format (PDF) via file transfer email. Additional reproduced paper copies of the initially issued Bidding Documents and any subsequent addenda are also available from the Architect upon request by registered bidding document holders only, and upon payment of a non-refundable cost; contact the Architect for further information.
A MANDATORY PreBid Meeting will be held at 2691 Gerrardstown Road, Gerrardstown, WV 25420 at 1:00 pm local prevailing time on April 21, 2026, for the purpose of familiarizing Bidders with bidding requirements and to consider questions regarding the Bidding Documents. All potential Bidders are required to attend. Potential sub-bidders and material suppliers are also encouraged to attend.
The Bidding Documents are being provided to the following plan rooms, and depending on access restrictions of each entity, bidders may examine Bidding Documents at these locations. Potential bidders may also review the Bidding Documents at the Offices of the Owner and Architect.
- Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council: Wheeling, WV; 304-242-0520; www.ovcec.com
- Construction Employers Assoc; White Hall, WV 304-367-1290; www.ceawv.com
- Dodge Reports; www.construction.com
- Contractors Assoc. of West Virginia; Charleston, WV; 304-342-1166; www.cawv.org
- Parkersburg-Marietta Contractor’s Association; Parkersburg, WV; 304-485-6485; www.gopmca.com
- Pennsylvania Builders Exchange; Pittsburgh, PA; 412-922-4200; http://home.pbe.org
- iSQFT; Cincinnati, Ohio; 800-364-2059; https://go.isqft.com
A Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and issued by a surety company approved by and in favor of the Owner, in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Bid, shall be submitted with each Bid, to guarantee the Bidder’s entrance into a Contract, if given the award.
No accepted Bid shall be waived or returned because the Bidder failed to, or cannot comply with, all requirements as set forth in Bidding Documents. Further, the successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory 100% Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount of the contract price.
Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days without the consent of the Owner.
All Bidders and sub-bidder(s) as Contractor and Subcontractor(s) are required to utilize “local labor” pursuant to Chapter 21-Article 1C, the “West Virginia Jobs Act.”
Pursuant to Chapter 21-Article 11 of the “West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act” of 1991, all Contractors doing business in West Virginia must be licensed to perform work in the State; the Contractor’s WV License number must be affixed to all submitted construction bids and fully executed and binding construction contracts or agreements.
To the extent permitted by state law, the Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make selections from the bids that are solely in its own best interest.