Demolition, site work, renovation and addition to a mixed-use development in Platteville, Wisconsin. Completed plans call for the addition of a three-story above grade educational facility; for the demolition of a educational facility; for the renovation of a educational facility; and for site work for a educational facility.

Effective January 1, 2014, all potential bidders must be certified by DOA prior to submitting 18 bids on state construction projects over $50,000. All bids received from contractors who are not certified 19 will be rejected. Contractor certification applications and instructions for completing the form may be 20 obtained from the DOA Website DFD Contractor Certification page This project is being let using a new single prime bidding and contracting process. DFD will publicly bid the applicable mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEP) divisions of work first. Within 5 days of the MEP bid opening, DFD will identify a lowest, qualified, responsible, certified bidder in each applicable MEP division of work. These successful MEP bids must be included in all general prime contractor bids received. No later than 5 days after DFD identifies the successful MEP bids, DFD will publicly open general prime contractor bids. General prime contractor bids that do not include the successful MEP bids will be rejected. The state will enter into a single contract with the lowest, qualified, responsible, certified general prime contractor and this general prime contractor will enter into subcontracts with the successful MEP bidders. In general the work consists of a new three-story Engineering Building addition housing classrooms, lab spaces, and faculty offices. New addition will be known as Sesquicentennial Hall. Exterior of building will be brick masonry, zinc metal wall cladding, and curtain wall, including sunshade devices. Roof will have a mechanical equipment penthouse and a small vegetated roof. See documents for interior finishes, MEP, Fire Alarm, Fire Suppression, A/V equipment and systems, Civil, Structural, Landscaping, and other systems. Base Bid will be received for: A single lump sum bid for All Work. Bid Guarantee in the amount of 10% of the Bid must accompany each bid submitted. Contract offer and construction phase records will be processed electronically on the WisBuild(TM) DFD Information System. The 2017-2019 Wisconsin State Budget (2017 Wisconsin Act 59) repealed Wisconsin's prevailing wage laws. Effective September 23, 2017, state prevailing wage requirements on state building projects no longer apply. These changes take effect for projects advertised for bid after September 23, 2017. This change does not affect the Federal Davis Bacon Act requirements.