WESTERN PRIMARY/INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL – BOILER AND CHILLER UPGRADES

NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR

WESTERN SCHOOL CORPORATION

HOWARD COUNTY, INDIANA

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of School Trustees of the Western School

Corporation (the “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for the Western Primary/Intermediate School

Boiler and Chiller Upgrades.

Bids will be accepted at the Western School Corporation Administration Office, 2600 South 600

West, Russiaville, Indiana, until 10:00 a.m. (local time), on Tuesday June 11, 2024. Bids will be

opened and tabulated at that time in the Board Room. A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for

Thursday May 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at Western Intermediate School.

All bidding and construction shall be in accordance with construction documents prepared by

Barton-Coe-Vilamaa, Architect and Engineers, Inc., which can be obtained from the office of

Barton-Coe-Vilamaa. Call 260/489-9079 (office of Barton-Coe-Vilamaa) to request an

invitation to receive digital access to the bidding documents.

Bidders will be required to file, with their bids, a certified check made payable to the Western

School Corporation or a Bid Bond for an amount not less than five percent (5%) of their

maximum bid or bids. Should a successful bidder withdraw its bid, or fail to execute a

satisfactory Contract, Western School Corporation may then declare the bid deposit or bid bond

to be forfeited as liquidated damages.

Each successful bidder shall be required to furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor

and Materials Payment Bond which cover faithful performance of the contract and the payment

of all obligations arising thereunder. A Maintenance Bond shall also be required. Said bonds

shall remain in full force and effect for twelve months from the substantial completion of the

Work.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder complying with the

conditions for bidding, provided the bid is reasonable and it is to the best interest of the Owner to

accept it. The Owner reserves the right to reject the bid of any or all bidders in accordance with

Indiana Code 36-1-12.

Bids not reaching said office by 10:00 a.m., on June 11, 2024, will not be opened and will be

returned unopened to the original bidder.

Dated this 14th day of May 2024

 

BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES

WESTERN SCHOOL CORPORATION

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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