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William Penn High School athletic field improvements and building construction

Colonial School District is seeking bids for athletic-field improvements and associated building work at William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware. - Government buyer: Colonial School District; the notice identifies the project at William Penn High School. One project-manual excerpt labels the district as Capital School District (CSD), so bidders should confirm the governing project information in the bid documents. - Scope: Bid Package B is divided into 15 trade contracts, covering concrete and reinforcing; structural steel and miscellaneous metals; masonry; general trades; metal and EPDM roofing; soft and fluid-applied flooring; painting; bleachers and grandstands; fire protection; plumbing, HVAC and controls; electrical, lighting, fire alarms and stadium lighting; special systems; testing, adjusting and balancing; and general labor and cleanup. Site work includes athletic fields and courts, buildings, lighting, parking, utilities and stormwater systems. - Specified OEMs and product brands: ALUCOBOND PLUS, Rieder, Carlisle, Patcraft, Tarkett, Armstrong, Arktura, Cornell, Clopay, Vitro, SAFTIFIRST, and Forbo are identified as basis-of-design manufacturers or products in the project manual. The named design firms are Becker Morgan Group, Baker Ingram & Associates, and Gipe Associates; they are identified as project professionals, not product suppliers or bidders. - Notable specified products: Cardinal Red aluminum standing-seam roof and soffit panels; ACM-1 ALUCOBOND PLUS Dry Reveal composite panels; CWP-1 Rieder fiber-cement siding; Carlisle Sure-Tough EPDM roofing; Patcraft Earthen II vinyl tile; Tarkett Color Splash and Color Match/Dura-Cove resilient flooring and base; Tarkett Sports Replay athletic flooring; Armstrong Kitchen Zone 673 ceiling panels; and Arktura SoftGrid Switch ceiling modules with three integrated lights. The manual also specifies doors, glazing, signage, display cases and related building materials. Material quantities and product part numbers are generally not provided; the listed designations are specification identifiers where applicable. - Key requirements: Bid security is 10% of the bid, with consent of surety. Applicable requirements include Delaware prevailing wages, accessibility standards, and contractor drug-testing and craft-training compliance. Bidders must provide a calendar-day period for substantial completion; the documents summarized here do not establish a project duration. - Bid access and schedule: Project documents are distributed through an acknowledgement process. Specific calendar dates are omitted here.

Description

The solicitation seeks bids for construction and renovations at William Penn High School in New Castle, Delaware, under Bid Pack B for athletic field improvements and buildings. The work is divided into 15 prime contracts, covering items such as concrete, steel, masonry, roofing, flooring, fire protection, plumbing, HVAC, electrical systems, and cleanup. Bids are due November 12, 2026, at 2:30 PM local time, and a 10% bid security and consent of surety must accompany each bid. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for October 22, 2026; attendance is highly suggested but not mandatory.

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