ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
The Trustees of Purdue University will receive sealed bids for the following projects until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the 13th day of November 2025 in the offices of Capital Asset Management, 2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, West Lafayette, IN 47906.
1. West Lafayette Campus – Combustion Research Lab Boiler #2 Replacement – 2025
2. West Lafayette Campus – Purdue Memorial Union South Entry Stair Replacement – 2025
3. West Lafayette Campus – Smith Hall Sanitary Sewer Repair – 2025
4. West Lafayette Campus – Vet Pathobiology Research Building Room B003 Lab Renovation - 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 Bids may be withdrawn prior to such time, but no bids shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days thereafter.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 20th 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 28, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The meeting will be held in the Combustion Research Lab (ZL1), located at 512 Allison Road, West Lafayette, IN. Please meet outside Room 117.
A voluntary pre-bid meeting for Project No. 2 will be held on October 21, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The meeting will be held in Room GO77 of Purdue Memorial Union (PMU), located at 201 N. Grant St., West Lafayette, IN.
A voluntary pre-bid meeting for Project No. 3 will be held on October 21, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The meeting will be held at Smith Hall (SMTH), located at 901 Mitch Daniels Blvd., West Lafayette, IN. Please meet at the Southwest Entrance.
A voluntary virtual pre-bid meeting for Project No. 4 will be held on Oct. 30, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. EDT. Please contact Kristi Brown, (brownk@purdue.edu), for an invitation to the virtual pre-bid meeting.
The architectural/engineering firms for these projects are:
Project No. 1 - CMTA
9225 Priority Way West Drive Suite 130
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Phone (317) 703-6226
Project No. 2 - Arsee Engineers, Inc.
9715 Kincaid Drive, Suite 100
Fishers, IN 46037
Phone (317) 594-5152
Project No. 3 - Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
101 Foundry Drive, Suite 4350
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone (317) 376-3277
Project No. 4 - DELV Design Studio LLC
1411 Roosevelt Ave., Suite 302
Indianapolis, IN 46201
Phone (317) 296-7400
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: 09/29/25
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October 10, 17 2025
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