By Aberdeen Insider - November 26, 2024 in ABERDEEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received by the Director of Finance on behalf of the Aberdeen School District 06-1, Brown County, South Dakota, at the Finance Office, 1224 South Third Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401, for the Aberdeen School District – Simmons Middle School FACS Remodel Project. The bid letting will be held at 1:00 PM CST on Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 in the Terry O’Keefe Conference Room at the Aberdeen School District Service Center. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 1:00 PM CST on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 in the Terry O’Keefe Conference Room at the Aberdeen School District Service Center.
Copies of the Plans and Specifications will be made available to all prime bidders and major subcontractors. Copies of the Plans and Specifications are also on file in the Operational Services Office, District Service Center, 1224 Third Street, Aberdeen, SD, at the architects’ office, CO-OP Architecture, LLC, 1108 S Main St., Suite 102, Aberdeen, SD 57401 and at the building exchanges listed below.
Technical questions shall be directed to CO-OP Architecture, LLC, Aberdeen, South Dakota at 605-725- 4852 (Attn: Todd Geisler) or [email protected].
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Bids shall be submitted to the Aberdeen School Board in a sealed envelope with the name and address of the bidder clearly identified on the envelope and the words “Bid for Aberdeen School District – Simmons Middle School FACS Remodel”. All bidders shall take note of the “General Conditions of the Contract for Construction”, and the Supplementary Conditions, which are part of the Construction Documents. Faxed bids will not be accepted; however, faxed bid adjustments will be accepted until the time of bid opening. Faxed adjustments must be followed up with a signed hard copy mailed to Aberdeen School’s District Service Center – Attn: Ben Schnell. Fax adjustments to 605-725-7198. Complete bids will be accepted for each bid or alternate (all general, material and labor) as required to provide the complete project.
No bidder may withdraw a bid for 30 days following the bid opening without a written request explaining the cause of the withdrawal and without written consent of the Owner after reviewing the cause.
Liquidated damages shall be in effect for this project. See Bid Form, Agreement for Construction and the General Conditions for details.
If bids exceed $50,000, each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check or draft in the amount of 5% of the base bid plus all add alternates, or a 10% bid bond issued by a surety authorized to do business in the State of South Dakota and made payable to the “Aberdeen School District 06-1, Aberdeen, South Dakota.”
The Aberdeen School Board reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities therein.
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