ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The Trustees of Purdue University will receive sealed bids for the following project until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on the 30th day of October 2025 in the offices of Capital Asset Management, 2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, West Lafayette, IN 47906.
1. West Lafayette Campus – Wade Utility Plant Boiler Stack 2 Remediation and Painting - 2025
Bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud in the offices of Capital Asset Management, 2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, West Lafayette, IN 47906.
Bids received after such time will be returned unopened. Bids may be withdrawn prior to such time, but no bids shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days thereafter.
The Principal Subcontractor Questionnaire listing the names of the bidder's principal subcontractors shall be submitted with the bid. The remainder of the Questionnaires and Material Lists shall be submitted prior to 3:00 p.m. (EST) on the 6th day of November 2025, to Capital Asset Management, 2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Phone (765) 494-0580.
Bids shall be for complete construction only, properly executed and submitted on Form 96, accompanied by executed Form 96A (as prescribed by the State Board of Accounts) giving financial data as recent as possible, and a Non-Collusion Affidavit together with other documents as required by the Instructions to Bidders and addressed to The Trustees of Purdue University, clearly marked with the project and the bid opening date.
Each bid must be accompanied by the Contractor's written plan for a program to test the contractor's employees for drugs in accordance with IC 4-13-18.
Each bid must be accompanied by a Contractor's Combination Bid Bond and Bond for Construction in the form included in the specifications made payable to The Trustees of Purdue University in an amount equal to the maximum total of the base bid and any alternate bids, guaranteeing the execution and faithful performance of the contract for the work if awarded.
The Instructions to Bidders contained in the specifications for the projects are by this reference made a part hereof, and all bidders shall be deemed advised of the provisions thereof, and of the General Conditions of the contract, specifications, plans and drawings for the project.
A voluntary pre-bid meeting for Project No. 1 will be held on October 7, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The meeting will be held in Room 102 of the Utility Plant Office Facility (UPOF), located at 419 South Grant St., West Lafayette, IN. No Parking is available around the Wade Facility. Therefore, 2-hour public parking on Grant Street is recommended. Site access will be with the Project Manager following the pre-bid meeting. Please bring /wear appropriate PPE (Hard hats, eye protection, ear protection, safety shoes, slacks).
The architectural/engineering firm for this project is:
Project No. 1 - Orbital Engineering, Inc.
3800 179th St.
Hammond, IN 46323
Phone (219) 989-3300
To view or obtain bid documents online Repro Graphix Inc., 437 N. Illinois St., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Web: PurduePlanroom.com, Phone: 1-800-718-0035, Email: Plans@Reprographix.com
A $300 deposit will be required for each hardcopy set of bidding documents. One compact disk or download is available at no charge. Postage and handling fees may apply.
All orders must be placed online but bidders may choose to pick up orders at Purdue Print & Digital Services delivered by Xerox, 698 Ahlers Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, Phone: 765-494-2006
Bidding Documents are on file in the office of Senior Vice President for Administrative Operations, 2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, West Lafayette, IN 47906, Phone (765) 494-0580.
The Board of Trustees of The Trustees of Purdue University reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive, to the extent permitted by law, any of the terms, conditions and provisions contained in this Advertisement for Bids or the Instructions to Bidders or any informality, irregularity or omission in any bid, provided that such waiver shall, in the discretion of the Board of Trustees, be to the advantage of The Trustees of Purdue University.
THE TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY
By James K. Keefe, Senior Director for Capital Asset Management
Date: 09/12/25
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September 26, October 3 2025
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