NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE is hereby given that sealed bids will be received as follows:

By: BROWN COUNTY SCHOOLS, 357 East Main Street, Nashville, IN  47448

FOR:

HELMSBURG ELEMENTARY-SCIENCE LAB RENOVATION

VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY-SCIENCE LAB RENOVATION

Bids will be opened an publicly read aloud at:

The Administration Building, BROWN COUNTY SCHOOLS, 357 East Main Street, Nashville, IN  47448

At the following day and time:

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM local time.

Bids may be delivered to the following location until the time as indicated:

The Administration Building, BROWN COUNTY SCHOOLS, 357 East Main Street, Nashville, IN  47448

Bids received after the date and time set for receipt and opening of bids as herein indicated will be returned unopened.

Bids will be received for a single prime contract for each project.

Bids shall be in full accordance with the Construction Documents which are now on file with the Owner or with the Architect and may be examined by prospective Bidders at the following locations:

The Administration Building, BROWN COUNTY SCHOOLS, 357 East Main Street, Nashville, IN  47448

McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge

4300 Beltway Place, Arlington, TX

Phone: 317-817-9100

dodge_document_mw@mcgraw-hill.com

ISQFT

Construction Software Technology, 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN  46038

Phone: 317-248-1293

Reed Construction Data, Inc., 30 Technology Parkway, Norcross, GA  30098

Phone: 800-699-8640

Fax: 800-508-5370

Bidders may obtain complete sets of Construction Documents from Reprographix, 437 N. Illinois Street, Indianapolis, IN  46204, phone: 317-637-3377; www.reprographix.com, upon receipt of a deposit of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each complete set of Construction Documents requested.  Deposits shall be made payable to Lancer + Beebe, LLC.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: Documents will be available on a deposit basis while supplies last. After the supply is gone, documents will be available on a non-refundable basis only.

DEPOSIT will be refunded in full upon return of Construction Documents to Architect/Engineer in good condition within ten (10) days after date of Bid Opening

FORFEIT OF DEPOSIT: When documents are not returned under the conditions specified, none of the deposit will be refunded.

Bids shall include BID SECURITY in the form of a Bid Bond or certified check in the amount of a sum no less than 5 percent of the Bid Sum including all alternates.

BIDDERS are urged to attend a pre-bid conference with representatives of the Owner and Architect to discuss the projects and related requirements.  Prebid conference will convene at 10:00 AM local time, May 17, 2012 in the Brown County Schools Administration Building located at 357 E. Main Street, Nashville, IN  47448.

The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in bidding.  Base bids may be held for the following period before award of Contract: Ninety (90) Days.

Should a successful Bidder withdraw his bid or fail to satisfactorily execute all of the requirements and enter into a written Contract within ten (10) days after Notice of Acceptance of his bid, the owner may declare the Bid Security forfeited, not as a penalty, but as liquidated damages.

The successful Bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond from an approved surety company, which will remain in full force and effect for a period of one (1) years after date of final acceptance of work. Performance Bond and Payment Bond shall be in an amount equal to the following percentage of the Contract sum: One hundred percent (100%)

R-5/16 & 5/23/2012  315860326