Renovation of a museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Completed plans call for the renovation of a 2,385-square-foot, two-story above grade museum.

All potential bidders must be certified by DOA prior to submitting bids on state construction projects over $50,000. All bids received from contractors who are not certified will be rejected. Contractor certification applications and instructions for completing the form may be obtained from the DOA Website This project is being let using the 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: restoration of the Ringling Brother's Business Office, a listed property on the National Register of Historic Places and a designated National Historic Landmark, back to its historically significant period of use in 1915 by the Ringling Brothers. This project is partially funded by a Save America's Treasures Grant. This project will be conducted utilizing the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Restoration. The existing building is a 2,385 sf, two-story, wood framed structure with a basement and an attached one-story masonry vault that has a slab on grade. Removal of the non-historic elements and restoration of the overall form of the building, including roof reconstruction, porch alignments, masonry vault infills, window replacement, and custom siding replacement. Historic windows and doors will be restored. Interior work includes floor, wood trim, plaster, and paint restoration. Please contact Stacey Z. Keller, AIA, InSite Consulting Architects, 1-608-204-0825, Stacey@icsarc.com for additional information. Bid Result FIRE PROTECTION Automatic Fire Systems, Inc. $79,608. PLUMBING WORK Hooper Corporation $47,639.