Renovation of an educational facility in Gary, Indiana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Office of the Vice President for Capital Planning and Facilities In accordance with Indiana Code 4-13-18 Drug Testing of Employees of Public Works Contractors and IC 5-16 Public Works Bids received after that time will not be accepted. All questions and requests for substitutions should be submitted by 12:00 pm EDST, Wednesday, July 24th, 2024. A Unified Bid is requested for all work in this project, including General, Mechanical, and Electrical Construction work. Each bid must be accompanied by: o a completed Minority, Women's and Veteran's Business Enterprise Participation Plan, detailing the good faith efforts of the contractor to include minority, women and veteran- owned enterprises as subcontractors or material suppliers on the Project; o a bid security for 5% of the total bid; and o the contractor's written drug testing program, which must be in full compliance with IC 4- 13-18. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to waive any irregularities in bidding. The Owner may consider a bid to be incomplete if it does not provide the required documentation as described in this Notice, including but not limited to the Minority, Women's and Veteran's Business Enterprise Participation Plan. The Base Bid may be held for a period not to exceed sixty days before awarding Contracts. All Alternate Bids may be held for a period not to exceed ninety days before award and incorporation into the contract by proper Change Directive. Should a successful Bidder withdraw his bid or fail to execute a satisfactory Contract within 10 days after notice of acceptance of bid, the Owner may declare the Bid Security forfeited as liquidated damages, not as penalty.