NORWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL

ADDITION & RENOVATIONS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Northern Wells Community Schools (the “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for the NORWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL – ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS.

This project is being delivered via the CMc (Construction Manager as Constructor) method in accordance with Indiana Code 5-32. The Construction Manager for this project will be Weigand Construction Co., Inc., 7808 Honeywell Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825.

Trade contractor bids will be accepted at the Northern Wells Community Schools, Administration Building – Board Room, 312 Jefferson St., OSSIAN, IN 46777, until 2:00 PM (local time), on February 1, 2022. Bids received prior to 2:00 PM on February 1, 2022, must be mailed and/or delivered to Northern Wells Community Schools, Administration Building, 312 Jefferson St., Ossian, IN 46777. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 2:00 PM at the Northern Wells Community Schools, Administration Building, 312 Jefferson St., Ossian, IN 46777. A listing of the trade contractor bid packages is provided below.

A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 9:00 AM. The meeting will take place at the Existing Norwell Middle School – Cafeteria, OSSIAN, IN 46777 – check-in at the Lobby of the Existing Middle School which is East end of the building – door is on the South. Site walk and building investigation will occur immediately following the Pre-Bid Meeting. Weigand and Owner will also conduct MEP site tours from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM on 1/20/22 and 1/21/22. Those wanting to attend should meet in the existing Maintenance Building – South of the existing Middle School no later than 7:30 AM on those dates.

All bidding and construction shall be in accordance with construction documents prepared by Schmidt Associates. Bidders desiring digital access to documents shall email Ryan Lough of Weigand Construction at rlough@weigandconstruction.com to receive digital access to the bidding documents at no cost. Bidders desiring printed documents shall pay for the cost of printing, shipping, and handling.

Any bid package estimated to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be required to include with their bids, a Certified Check or Bid Bond made payable to the Northern Wells Community Schools for an amount not less than five percent (5%) of their maximum bid. Should a successful bidder withdraw its bid or fail to execute a satisfactory Sub-Contract with CMc, Northern Wells Community Schools may then declare the bid deposit or bid bond to be forfeited as liquidated damages.

Successful bidders shall enter into a sub-contract with Weigand Construction Co., Inc. as the Construction Manger as Constructor for the Owner.

Each successful bidder may be required to furnish an approved Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Payment Bond (if Alternate Bid regarding Bonds is accepted) which cover faithful performance of the contract and the payment of all obligations arising thereunder. Said bonds shall remain in full force and effect for one year from the substantial completion of the Work. Bidders’ ability to provide said bonds is a condition precedent to bidding this project. Bids received without an alternate cost for providing a bond will be rejected.

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 bidder in accordance with Indiana Code 36-1-12.

Bids may be hand delivered and/or delivered by delivery service at the locations listed above. Bids not reaching said location by 2:00 PM on February 1, 2022 will be returned unopened to the original bidder.

NORWELL MIDDLE SCHOOL- ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS

OSSIAN, INDIANA

BID PACKAGES INDEX

Bid Package          Description

1 Structure Demolition

2 Earthwork / Site Utilities / Landscaping

3 Asphalt Paving

4 Building Concrete

5 Site Concrete

6 Hollow Core Precast Planks

7 Masonry

8 Structural Steel & Ornamental Railing

9 General Trades

10 Metal Wall Panels

11 Roofing

12 Doors / Frames / Hardware – Supply Only

13 Glass & Glazing

14 Metals Studs / Drywall / Ceiling / Insulation / EIFS

15 Flooring

16 Painting

17 Operable Wall

18 Visual Display

19 Food Service Equipment

20 Casework – Furnish & Install

21 Elevator

22 Fire Protection

23 Mechanical

24 Electrical

NORTHERN WELLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

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