Invitation to Bidders   BOARD OF EDUCATION Eastchester Union Free School District   PUBLIC NOTICE: is hereby given for separate and single prime contract sealed bids for: 2022 Capital Bond Improvements, Phase 5c at Eastchester UFSD. Bids will be received by the School District, on May 20, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. in the Administration Building, 580 White Plains Road, Eastchester, New York, 10709, and at said time and place publicly opened and read aloud.   Beginning April 27, 2026, the Contract Documents may be examined at the Office of the Architect, BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers, P.C., 244 East Main Street, Patchogue New York, (631-475-0349). Complete digital sets of Contract Documents may be obtained online as a download for a non-refundable fee of One-Hundred ($100.00) Dollars at the following website: bbs.biddyhq.com. Optionally, in lieu of digital copies, hard copies may be obtained through Biddy c/o Lohrius Blueprint, 226 Newtown Road, Plainview, NY 11803 (516-465-2880) upon a deposit of One-Hundred ($100.00) Dollars for each complete set. Checks for deposits shall be made payable to the EASTCHESTER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT and may be uncertified. All bid addenda will be transmitted to registered plan holders via email and will be available at the above referenced websites. Any bidder requiring documents to be shipped shall make arrangements with the printer and pay for all packaging and shipping costs. Plan holders who have obtained hard copies of the bid documents will need to make the determination if hard copies of the addenda are required for their use, and coordinate directly with the printer for hard copies of addenda to be issued. There will be no charge for registered plan holders to obtain hard copies of the bid addenda. The bid deposit for hard copies will be returned upon receipt of plans and specifications, in good condition, within thirty days after bid date, except for the lowest responsible bidder, whose check will be forfeited upon the award of the contract.    A non-mandatory pre-bid site walk through is scheduled for May 6, 2026, starting at the Eastchester Middle School at 3:00 p.m.   The Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or the proposals will be rejected within 45 days of the date of opening proposals. Bids shall be subject, however, to the discretionary right reserved by the School District to waive any informalities, accept or reject any alternatives, reject any proposals and to advertise for new proposals, if in its opinion the best interest of the School District will thereby be promoted.   Each bidder may not withdraw his bid within 45 days after the formal opening thereof. A bidder may withdraw his bid only in writing and prior to the bid opening date.’    By Order of: The Board of Education Eastchester Union Free School District  Dated: April 27, 2026                                              12272009