Renovation of an educational facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Completed plans call for the renovation of a educational facility.

Each bid in excess of $100,000.00 must either pre-mail a certified check, cashier's check, or draft in the amount of 5% of the base bid and all add alternates and drawn on a State or National Bank to the Office of the State Engineer, Joe Foss Building, 523 East Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD 57501-3182, or upload a copy of their 10% bid bond to their electronic bid issued by a surety authorized to do business in the State of South Dakota and made payable to the Board of Regents of the State of South Dakota. The BOR reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities therein. All active bids can be found online. Question Deadline 11/24/2024 Any person who plans to bid on the project may submit to the Owner a written request for an interpretation of any part of the Plans and Specifications or Contract Documents. Requests for interpretations shall be made not less than ten (10) days prior to the opening of bids. Any interpretation will be in writing and furnished to each person receiving Plans and Specifications for bidding. The Owner will not be responsible for any other explanation or interpretation. Rejection of Bids. Bids may be rejected if they show any alteration of form, additions not called for, conditional bids, incomplete bids, unexplained erasures, or irregularities of any kind. The State may waive any informality in the bids received. When bids are signed by an agent other than an authorized corporate officer or member of a partnership, a power of attorney must be filed with the bid. Otherwise, the bid will be rejected as irregular and unauthorized. If there is reason to believe that collusion among the bidders exists, any or all bids may be rejected. The State reserves the right to reject all bids if in the judgment of the State Engineer it is in the best interest of the State. Award of Contract. If the contract is awarded, it will be awarded to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest bid, subject to paragraph 18 below, which complies with the Invitation to Bid and with these instructions. The successful bidder will be notified within thirty (30) calendar days of the date bids are opened. Subsequent to notice of award, the successful bidder will be presented with a contract agreement. The contract will require the completion of work according to the Plans and Specifications and the Contract Documents. Conditional bids will not be accepted. Substantial Completion Date: August 1, 2025 w/ Liquidated Damages: $400 per calendar day Final Completion Date: August 10, 2025 w/ Liquidated Damages: $200 per calendar day