CITY OF NEWARK Delaware   INVITATION TO BID NO. 26-01   OLAN THOMAS WAREHOUSE RENOVATIONS   NOTICE OF LETTING   Sealed bids in response to Invitation to Bid No. 26-01, OLAN THOMAS WAREHOUSE RENOVATIONS, will be received by the Purchasing Division (220 South Main Street; Newark, Delaware 19711) until 2:00 p.m., prevailing time on January 13, 2026, and will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Council Chamber shortly thereafter.   Alternatively, bids may also be emailed in PDF form to the City Purchasing Division at contracts@newark.de.us by the deadline noted above and will be opened after the closing date and time and will be publicly recorded in the Council Chamber shortly thereafter. The City’s preference is a single PDF copy by email in order to keep this process environmentally friendly. Please note that only emails up to 25 MB in size can be accepted.   There will be a MANDATORY pre-bid meeting on December 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at the Olan Thomas Park Warehouse located at 144 E. Clevland Avenue, Newark, DE 19711. Please meet in the parking area outside of the main gate.   All questions/requests for information regarding this Invitation to Bid must be submitted via email to contracts@newark.de.us by 12:00 p.m. on December 31, 2025 to allow staff sufficient time to develop answers to questions deemed appropriate. Please submit all questions/requests for information in bulk (e.g., in a Word document attachment to an email) to limit the total number of emails received.   The Invitation to Bid documents may be obtained from the City website at www.newarkde.gov/bids. 11/21,11/24&11/25-NJ