NOTICE TO BIDDERS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that electronic bids will be received: By: The Trustees of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana For: BL000A Site – Bradford Woods Water Line Replacement, Indiana University Bradford Woods, IU 20230538 At: Office of the Vice President for Capital Planning and Facilities In accordance with Indiana Code 4-13-18 Drug Testing of Employees of public Works Contractors and IC 5-16 Public Works Via electronic bid submission on www.iuplanroom.com. Bidders must be registered on the plan room and signed into the plan room to submit a bid. Bids will be electronically opened via Zoom: https://iu.zoom.us/j/82623978895 - Meeting ID: 826 2397 8895 - Join By Telephone: 312-626-6799 Until: 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time on September 24, 2025. Bids received after that time will not be accepted. Bid results will be published on www.iuplanroom.com. A Unified Bid is requested for all work in this project, including General, Mechanical, and Electrical Construction work. See project specifications for electronic bid submission instructions. All bid proposals shall be in full accord with the Bidding Documents, which are on file with the Owner and may be examined by prospective Bidders: VPCPF Support Resources – Construction Procurement - Indiana University - bidtab@iu.edu - 812-855-5294 Bidding documents will be available August 29, 2025. Please contact the Eastern Engineering Distribution Department, 9901 Allisonville Road, Fishers, Indiana 46038, Ph. 317-598-0661, www.iuplanroom.com for deposit and purchase information. Each bid must be accompanied by: 1. A completed Minority, Women's and Veteran's Business Enterprise Participation Plan, detailing the good faith efforts of the contractor to include minority, women and veteran-owned enterprises as subcontractors or material suppliers on the Project; 2. A bid security for 5% of the total bid; and 3. The contractor's written drug testing program, which must be in full compliance with IC 4-13-18. The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to waive any irregularities in bidding. The Owner may consider a bid to be incomplete if it does not provide the required documentation as described in this Notice, including but not limited to the Minority, Women's and Veteran's Business Enterprise Participation Plan. The Base Bid may be held for a period not to exceed sixty days before awarding Contracts. All Alternate Bids may be held for a period not to exceed ninety days before award and incorporation into the contract by proper Change Directive. Should a successful Bidder withdraw his bid or fail to execute a satisfactory Contract within ten days after notice of acceptance of bid, the Owner may declare the Bid Security forfeited as liquidated damages, not as penalty. A Pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 2:00 pm, Eastern Time, on September 11, 2025. All interested parties should assemble at the Main Gate at 5040 SR-67 N, Martinsville, IN 46151 on the Indiana University Bradford Woods campus. HSPAXLP August 29, September 5 2025 LSBN0361358