Renovation of a municipal facility in Crown Point, Indiana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a municipal facility.

Prime bids will be received for the following: HVAC Assuming the bids are acceptable to the Owner, the Owner intends to award the project to the successful bidder at their meeting of the Board of Commissioners on October 15, 2025. All bids shall be sealed and submitted on the Bid Proposal Form in the Project Manual. All Bids must be submitted on Indiana State Form No. 96, a satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and surety company or a certified check or bank draft, payable to the Board of Commissioners of Lake County Government, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of their maximum bid, as provided by law. Any person, firm, or corporation who submits a Bid and DOES NOT have a principal place of business in the State of Indiana MUST file with their bid a CERTIFIED CHECK, BANK DRAFT, CASHIER'S CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER issued by a financial institution insured by an agency of the United States, made payable to the Treasurer of Lake County, Indiana. The bidders will submit their Employer Identification Number to the Owner on the bid form. In the absence of an E.I.N. they must submit their Social Security Number. If any person contemplating submitting a bid for the proposed contract is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of these proposed Bid Documents, he may submit to the Architect a written request for an interpretation thereof. The person submitting the request will be responsible for its prompt and actual delivery. Any interpretation of such documents will be made only by written addendum duly issued by the office of the architect and a copy of such addendum will be provided to each bidder on record at the Architect's office as a plan holder. The Owner will not be responsible for any other explanation or interpretations of such documents which anyone presumes to make on behalf of the Owner before expiration of the ultimate time set for the receipt of the bids. Question Deadline 09/12/2025 Contractors must submit written requests for information and clarifications to the Architect no later than five (5) days prior to Bid Date The successful Bidder, within ten (10) days of acceptance of bids, will be required to execute a performance bond requiring one hundred percent (100%) performance and one hundred percent (100%) labor and material payment, and a two (2) year Maintenance Bond in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the contract amount prior to completion and final payment of the contract. Bonds shall be maintained in accordance with IC 36-1-12-13.1 and 36-1-12-14. Bonds shall be in full force and effect for a period of at least 12 months after the date of final completion of the Contract. Should the contractor's bonding company give notice of cancellation; the contractor will be responsible for securing new bonds prior to termination. In the event of failure of the successful bidder to execute said bond as stated above, he shall forfeit his bid guaranty as liquidated damages. Bid guaranties of unsuccessful bidders shall be returned upon award of contracts. The Lake County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities in bidding, or to return unopened any proposal received after the time fixed herein. No Base Bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days, subsequent to the opening of bids.