St David CSS Addition and Renovation

Solicitation RFT 2026-06 is a request for a stipulated price contract issued by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board for the addition and renovation of St. David Catholic Secondary School located at 4 High Street, Waterloo, Ontario. The scope of work is comprehensive, requiring the contractor to provide all labor, materials, plant, and equipment for all trades, including architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, site servicing, and landscape work. Key activities involve demolition, site preparation, and clearing and grubbing. The contract is governed by the CCDC 2-2020 Stipulated Price Contract and the Construction Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30. Award will be based on the lowest compliant bid. The project mandates strict adherence to quality and safety standards, including ADA accessibility, OBC firestop standards, and NFPA-80 for fire-labeled products. Contractors must provide a bid bond of 10 percent of the base bid, and the successful bidder must furnish performance and labor and material payment bonds, each equal to 50 percent of the contract price, within 10 working days of acceptance. Payment is processed via a structured invoicing cycle involving draft applications and pre-invoice meetings, with final payment typically made on the 28th calendar day after receipt of a proper invoice. Post-award requirements include the submission of a CPM Gantt chart construction schedule within 10 working days and a submittals schedule within 15 working days.