Invitation to Bid Electronic bids will be accepted by the State Engineer on behalf of the South Dakota Board of Regents at https://www.sd.gov/cs?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=df6159d097e432906c7db631f053af51 until November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM CT for the Washington Parking Lot, Resurface Entire Washington Lot, Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota, OSE# R0124--11X. There will be an on-site pre-bid meeting on November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM CT. All bidders can meet at NSU Physical Plant Conference Room. This pre-bid meeting is optional but is the bidders only opportunity to review the site. Campus contact is Doug Leidholt, 605-228-5237, douglas.leidholt@northern.edu. OSE contact is Sara Norstrom, 605-280-6606, Sara.Norstrom@state.sd.us. Copies of the Plans and Specifications may be obtained by bidders at the office of Helms & Associates, 416 Production Street N. Aberdeen, SD 57401. A/E Contact: Lucas Hoover, 605-225-1212, lucash@helmsengineering.com. Anyone requesting, reviewing, or copying Plans and Specifications for this project agrees that they are doing so for the sole purpose of submitting a bid on the project. Bidder further agrees the Plans and Specifications are the sole property of the State; 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 here: https://www.sd.gov/bhra?id=cs_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0044739 Office of the State Engineer Published Oct. 20, Nov. 4, 2025, at the total approximate cost of $59.14 and may be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotice.com