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WAWASEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION - NOTICE TO BIDDERS

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR
WAWASEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA
    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of School Trustees of the Wawasee Community School Corporation will receive sealed bids for the Kitchen Renovation at Wawasee High School and Renovations at Wawasee Middle School.
    Bids will be accepted at the Wawasee Community School Corporation Administration Office, #1 Warrior Path, Building #2, Syracuse, Indiana, until 2:00 p.m. (local time), on February 9, 2012. Bids will be opened and tabulated at that time in the Board Room. A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for January 25, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Wawasee Community School Corporation Administration Building, Syracuse, IN.
    All bidding and construction shall be in accordance with construction documents prepared by Barton-Coe-Vilamaa. Architects and Engineers, Inc., copies of which can be obtained through the office of Barton-Coe-Vilamaa, 225 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana (corner of Cook and Lima Roads). Phone: 260/489-9079.
    Bidders will be required to file, with their bids, a certified check made payable to the Wawasee Community 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, Wawasee Community 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 Wawasee Community School Corporation Board of Trustees reserves the right to waive formalities in bidding, to reject any or all bids, and to let separate contracts or as a whole, without assigning any reason for its action in the premises, using its discretion to determine what action will be in the best interest of the Wawasee Community School Corporation. The bid will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based upon cost, serviceability, availability of materials and specifications.
    Bids not reaching said office by 2:00 p.m., on February 9, 2012 not be opened and will be returned unopened to the original bidder.
Dated this 3rd day of January 2012.
BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
WAWASEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION
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