NOTICE TO BIDDERS   Notice is hereby given that the Board of School Trustees of Tippecanoe School Corporation will receive sealed bids for the Southwestern Middle School Media Center RTU Replacement until 11:00AM (local time) on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Sealed bids will be received at the Tippecanoe School Corporation Operations Center, 24 Elston Road, Lafayette, IN 47909. Bids received after that time will be returned unopened. Bids will be publicly opened immediately after. Bids shall be delivered in a sealed envelope labeled to indicate the following:   Addressed to: Tippecanoe School Corporation Operations Center ATTN: Mr. Steve Tobias 24 Elston Road Lafayette, IN 47909 Re: Bid for Southwestern Middle School Media Center RTU Replacement   The name and return address of the Bidder The work associated with this project consists of the replacement of an RTU serving the Media Center at Southwestern Middle School in accordance with the Plans and Specifications prepared by R.E. Dimond and Associates, Inc. 732 North Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Copies of the Bid documents may be obtained on or after Thursday, March 5, 2026, from the Repro Graphix plan room at http://eplanroom.reprographix.com per the options and prices listed on the Order page. All charges for bidding documents are non-refundable. A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 9:00 AM local time, at the Tippecanoe School Corporation Operations Center located at 24 Elston Road, Lafayette, IN 47909. Please check in at the front door. This will be a combined Pre-Bid meeting with the East Tipp Middle School Cafeteria RTU Replacement Project. For those interested, following this meeting we will proceed to East Tipp Middle School located at 7501 East 300 North, Lafayette, IN 47905 for a walk through of that facility followed by a walk through of Southwestern Middle School located at 2100 W 800 S, Lafayette, IN 47909. All questions, or requests for equal, shall be directed in writing via email to: Joe Chrapla R.E. Dimond and Associates, Inc. 317-634-4672 joe.chrapla@redimond.com CONTRACT TYPE: Project will be constructed under a Single Prime Contract with bids received on a lump sum basis. Each proposal shall include all labor, material, and services necessary to complete the project in full accordance with the Construction Drawings and Project Manual. Prime bidders and their subcontractors must be certified and in compliance with the Indiana General Assembly’s House Enrollment Act #1019.   A contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, complying with the conditions of the Instructions to Bidders and Advertisements for Public Bids. The Owner, however, reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and waive any informalities, discrepancies, omissions, variances, or irregularities in bids received in its sole discretion. If a contract is awarded, it will be to the “lowest responsible and responsive bidder” in accordance with Indiana’s Public Work Projects Act, Indiana Code 36-1-12. The bidder agrees to hold open its bid for a minimum of sixty (60) days from the date of the bid opening. BID SECURITY: Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security for five percent (5%) of the base bid in the form of a certified check or a bid bond. Bid bonds shall be executed by the bidder and a surety company qualified to do business in the State of Indiana. The check or bid bond shall be made payable to Tippecanoe School Corporation. Should a successful Bidder withdraw the bid, or fail to execute a satisfactory Contract, the Owner may then declare the Bid deposit forfeited as liquidated damages. PERFORMANCE BOND AND LABOR AND MATERIAL PAYMENT BOND: The successful bidder shall, upon acceptance of his bid, be required to procure and pay for a 100% Performance Bond/Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount equal to the contract price, and such bond shall comply with all laws of the State of Indiana governing public contracts let by governmental units. March 5,12,2026 12124463