Renovation of an educational facility in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Completed plans call for the renovation of a 16,000-square-foot, three-story above grade educational facility.

In general the work consists of interior renovation of university athletic lab rooms and educational facilities in a single existing building. The total square footage of renovated areas is approximately 16,000 square feet at select areas of the building on three different floors. The work includes demolition of partition walls, finishes including flooring and ceilings, locker room equipment, concrete slabs on grade, plumbing, HVAC, electric and lighting. The work includes installation of steel stud gypsum assemblies, ceilings, flooring, and casework. The work includes installation of plumbing, mechanical systems, and electrical systems, including lighting, audio/video systems, and electronic security systems. 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. Base Bid will be received for: A single lump sum bid for All Work. No deposit is required to obtain documents for bidding purposes. 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 WisBuildTM DFD Information System. The MEP Subcontractor scope of work is identical to the General Prime Contractor scope of work included in these bidding and contract documents. By submitting and signing a bid, all bidders have examined all of the Bidding Documents listed in the Table of Contents of the project specifications. The successful bidders will be required to do all work which is shown on the drawings, mentioned in the specifications, or reasonably implied as necessary to complete the division of work bid for this project.