SECTION 00 11 00 INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation (herein referred to as the "School Corporation") at the Superintendent’s Office, located at 1600 St. Charles Street, Jasper, IN 47546 at 1:00 PM EDT, local time, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, for the Jasper Middle School – HVAC Improvements Project. The Work for the Project shall be Bid as one Unified Prime Contract. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the board room at the above time and place. Bids received later than such hour will be returned unopened. Complete and detailed Drawings and Specifications for this work, including but not limited to the Instructions to Bidders, General Conditions, and General Requirements, are on file and may be examined at the following places: Heinz Associates 3252 West 500 N Jasper, Indiana 47546 By appointment only: Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation Superintendent’s Office 1520 St. Charles Street Jasper, Indiana 47546 Copies of Plans and Specifications may be obtained by contacting Repro Graphix, 14 N.W. 6th Street, Evansville, Indiana 47708, (812) 422-2400. Digital files will be made available for purchase for the non-refundable amount listed on the e-planroom website. If paying by check, please make checks payable to Repro Graphix, Inc. The deposit will be refunded in full to the prime contract bidder when the Plans and Specifications have been returned to Repro Graphix within ten (10) days after the time set for receiving bids, in good re-usable condition. If Plans and Specifications are returned after this ten (10) day limit, or in an unusable condition, the deposit shall be forfeited to cover the cost of reproduction. All mailing costs shall be paid by bidder. The successful bidder shall, upon acceptance of his bid, be required to procure and pay for a Contractor's Bond for Construction (Form 86A or AIA Form A312) in an amount equal to his contract price. Such bonds shall comply with all laws of the State of Indiana governing public contracts let by governmental units. Construction Bids should be enclosed in a sealed envelope, addressed to the School Corporation, with the name and place of business of the bidder and the project name to which the bid relates on the envelope, all as more particularly set forth in the Instructions to Bidders. Bids submitted by mail should be addressed to Superintendent, Dr. Tracy Lorey, Greater Jasper Consolidated School Corporation, 1520 Saint Charles Street, Jasper, IN 47546. No Bids received by fax or email will be accepted. Bids should be made on the form included in the Project Manual which is based on the Indiana State Board of Accounts Form 96 (Revised 2013), and shall be accompanied by an acceptable certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond, executed by the bidder and an acceptable surety company, payable to the order of the School Corporation, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid. In the event any bidder withdraws his bid or fails to execute a satisfactory contract or contracts and furnish a satisfactory performance bond or bonds within ten (10) days after a contract or contracts has been awarded to such bidder by the School Corporation, said School Corporation may declare his certified check or cashier's check or bid bond forfeited to said School Corporation as liquidated damages. The School Corporation shall have the right: to accept any Bid within sixty (60) days after the time of opening of the Bids, during which time no Bids shall be withdrawn; at any time to reject any and all Bids; and to waive all formalities or irregularities in the bidding. Contractors will be required to complete their work within a certain specified period as provided in Section 01 11 00 and Section 01 32 00 of the specifications. A Pre-Bid meeting will be conducted at Jasper Middle School located at 3600 N Portersville Road, Jasper, IN 47546 on Friday, June 5, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. EST (local time). Dated: May 18, 2026 GREATER JASPER CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL CORPORATION By: School Board of Education (Courier & Press, May 26 & June 2, 2026)