Renovation of a laboratory facility in Great Bend, Kansas. Completed plans call for the renovation of a 1,800-square-foot laboratory facility.

Renovation of an 1,800-square-foot portion of the first floor of the KBI Forensic Laboratory in Great Bend, Kansas. This includes renovation of 1 laboratory, associated support and storage spaces, 4 offices, above-ceiling/ceiling corridor improvements, and other Work indicated in the Contract Documents. Project will be constructed under a single prime contract NOTE: All contractors bidding as the prime bidder on this project must be pre-qualified with Office of Facilities and Property Management to bid this project. Value: $250,000 to $500,000 Budget: $494,517 An annual bid bond on file with the Director, Procurement and Contracts, may be acceptable for this transaction providing it is equal to or greater than five percent (5%) of the base bid and is payable without condition to the State of Kansas. This bond must be accompanied by a Power of Attorney showing the authority of the person executing the bond on behalf of the Surety Company. Use of an annual bid bond must be approved by the Director, Procurement and Contracts a minimum of five (5) days prior to the opening of bids. The Director of Procurement and Contracts may disapprove the use of an annual bid bond if said bond is being used as a bid guaranty on more than one (1) project at the same time. Bidders will be solely responsible for the cost of printing the bid documents. OFPM will not issue any printed bid documents for bidding. Only parties registered on the IDT website for a project will receive issued Addendums. All tiers of bidders are responsible for understanding the full scope of work covered by the bid documents. Upon award of a contract, the Contractor will be provided up to ten (10) sets of printed bid documents. The contractor is responsible for picking up the bid documents or paying for them to be shipped. Before submitting a bid, each bidder shall carefully examine all Construction Contract Documents pertaining to the work and visit the location of the work to verify conditions under which the work will be performed. Submission of a bid will be considered presumptive evidence the bidder is conversant with local facilities and difficulties, requirements of the Construction Contract Documents and pertinent State and/or local codes and the labor and material markets and that he has made due allowances in his bid for all contingencies. Failure to visit the location of the work may be grounds to reject a bid. Each bid submitted in connection with this Project shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the base bid, payable without condition to the State of Kansas. In the event of an award, the responsible bidder offering the lowest bid price meeting Specifications will be required to enter into a Contract and provide proof of insurance in the amount required for the project. Said bidder shall also provide a Performance Bond for the full amount of the Contract. In addition, the bidder will be required to furnish a Public Works Bond for a project of $100,000 or greater, for the full amount of the contract. A Certificate of Deposit, in an amount of 100% of the Contract amount, may be substituted for a Performance and Public Works Bond. All the above documents must be completed and returned within fifteen (15) calendar days after their receipt. Failure to return these documents within the required time period may cause a cancellation of the award and a forfeiture of the full amount of the bid guaranty. Procurement and Contracts may also suspend a bidder from bidding State construction work for six (6) months for failure to comply with this section. Include in bid all costs for labor, materials, equipment, fees, taxes, insurances and other contingencies, with overhead and profit, as necessary to produce a complete installation of the work specified under headings covered by the bid (including all trades specified) without further cost to the Owner. A Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder meeting conditions and specifications imposed in the call for bids, but the Director, Procurement and Contracts reserves the right to accept any or all bids or to reject any or all bids for sufficient reason(s) and to waive all technicalities if deemed to be in the best interest of the State of Kansas. Prior to the complete execution of a construction contract this project may be canceled at any time by the State. Neither the State of Kansas nor any of its agencies, employees or agents shall be responsible for any bid preparation costs, or any costs or charges of any type, should all bids be rejected or the project canceled for any reason prior to the complete execution of a construction contract. Construction progress meetings will be held at the project site at a minimum, every 30 days, (monthly) while construction is on-going unless otherwise directed by the project architect/engineer. Coordinate dates of meetings with preparation of the payment request. These meetings are mandatory. On-Site Work Hours: Limit work to between 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, unless otherwise indicated. Work hours may be modified to meet Project requirements if approved by Owner and authorities having jurisdiction. The Director, Procurement and Contracts reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive all technicalities should such action be deemed to be in the best interest of the State of Kansas. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any or all alternate bids and unit prices. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A.75-6901 et seq. this bid may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) calendar days following the receipt, opening and public reading thereof. Questions concerning the Instructions to Bidders, Form of Contract, Insurances and Bonds shall be addressed to Procurement and Contracts, Department of Administration, Suite 451S, 900 S.W. Jackson Street, Topeka, Kansas 66612, telephone (785) 296-0408, fax (785) 296-7240. If there is a disclaimer of any responsibility by the Project Architect/Engineer for construction documents other than those specifically authenticated by their seal, it in no way waives their contractual obligation to coordinate all the construction documents on the project. A Certificate of Deposit, in an amount of 100% of the Contract amount, may be substituted for a Performance and Public Works Bond Questions concerning the Construction Contract Documents (Drawings and Specifications) shall be addressed to the Design Team at: PAUL J. MICHELL, MANAGING VICE PRESIDENT GLMV ARCHITECTURE, INC. 1525 EAST DOUGLAS WICHITA, KANSAS 67211 PHONE: 316-265-9367 E-MAIL ADDRESS: paul.michell@glmv.com