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WARSAW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS - NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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SECTION 00100 - NOTICE TO BIDDERS
    Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals will be received:
BY: Warsaw Community Schools
    1 Administration Drive, Warsaw, IN  46581
FOR: Gymnasium Lighting and Sound System Replacement
    Jefferson Elementary School
    Winona Lake, IN
AT: Central Administration Building
    1 Administration Drive
    Warsaw, Indiana  46581
UNTIL:  2:00 pm (EST), (Warsaw local time)
DATE:  Wednesday, January 4, 2012
    At which time all proposals will be opened and publicly read aloud.  
    Proposals received after the hour and date set for receiving of proposals, will be returned unopened.
    All work will be awarded under a single General Contract.
    Proposals shall be executed on the Contractor’s Bid for Public Works, Form No. 96 (Revised 2005), Parts I and II, in full accordance with the Proposal Documents, which are on file with the Owner and Architect and may be examined by Bidders at the following locations:
Warsaw Community Schools
    1 Administration Drive
    Warsaw, IN  46581
    574-371-5098
    574-371-5095 fax
Kovert Hawkins Architects, Inc.        630 Walnut Street        Jeffersonville, IN  47130    
    812-282-9554    
    812-282-9171 fax
    General Contractors may obtain a maximum of two (2) complete sets of drawings and specs upon receipt of deposit of $25.00 per set.
    All other bidders may obtain a maximum of one (1) complete set of drawings and specs upon receipt of deposit of $25.00 per set.
    Checks for deposit shall be sent directly to Lynn Imaging (the reprographics company), but made payable to
Kovert Hawkins Architects, Inc.
    Deposits will be fully refunded only upon return of all documents in good, usable condition directly to Lynn Imaging (the reprographics company) within ten (10) business days after the bid date.  
    All bidders may purchase additional drawings and/or specs directly from the reprographics company at cost of printing plus any shipping and handling charges.
    Distribution of all bid documents to all bidders will be from a single-source reprographics company.  
Documents may be viewed online and obtained by phone, fax, e-mail or online at the following:
    Lynn Imaging
    11460 Bluegrass Parkway
    Louisville, KY 40299
    502-499-8400
    502-499-0022 fax
    mailto:lynn8@lynnimaging.com
    www.lynnimaging.com
    Go to www.lynnimaging.com, select "Enter the Online Planroom", select "Public Jobs".
    Registered Plan Holders are only those who obtain at least one full set of bid documents from Lynn Imaging, the official bid document distributor.  Partial copies received from the official bid document distributor or bid documents obtained from any other source are not considered Registered Plan Holders and cannot be automatically provided with Addenda or other bidding updates.  Non-Registered Plan Holders assume all responsibility for obtaining all necessary information in a timely manner.
    General Contractors shall certify on the Proposal Form that they have obtained a complete set of construction documents, including all Drawings, Specifications and Addenda, and have reviewed the jobsite to sufficiently familiarize themselves with the existing conditions.
    Documents may also be made available at various plan services, at the discretion of the Owner and Architect.
    Bidders may view a list of Plan Holders and plan services at any time as posted by the reprographics company.
    All questions and requests for substitutions shall be directed in writing via e-mail or fax to:
    James Lake, AIA
    Kovert Hawkins Architects, Inc.
    jamie.lake@koverthawkins.com
    No Bid Security or Bid Bond is required.
    The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to waive any irregularities in bidding.
    The Base Bid may be held for a period not to exceed Forty-Five (45) days before awarding Contracts.  
All additive Alternate Bids may be held for a period not to exceed Thirty (30) days after signing of Contract.
    The successful Bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum with an approved surety company and said bond shall remain in full force and effect for a period of one (1) year after date of final acceptance of the work.
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