Invitation to Bid Electronic bids will be accepted by the State Engineer on behalf of the South Dakota Department of Human Services at https://www.sd.gov/cs?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=ea7425c81b36fe50f744edb5604bcb00 until March 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM CT for the Cottages Cooling System, Upgrade Chilled Water, South Dakota Developmental Center, Redfield, South Dakota, OSE# H1126—02X/SWMR. There will be an On-Site Pre-Bid Meeting on February 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM CT. All Bidders can meet at SDDC Physical Plant Conference Room. This Pre-Bid Meeting is optional but is the bidders only opportunity to review the site. Campus Contact is Shay Malsom, 605-472-4452, shay.malsom@state.sd.us.OSE Contact is Brandon Carda, 605-295-1570, brandon.carda@state.sd.us. Copies of the Plans and Specifications may be obtained by bidders at the Office of Roby, Quintal & Everson Consulting Engineers LTD., 2000 North Kimball Street P.O. Box 368 Mitchell, SD 57301. A/E Contact: Bob Everson, 605-996-7543, rqe@mitchelltelecom.net. Anyone requesting, reviewing, or copying Plans and Specifications for this project agrees that they are doing so for the sole purpose of submitting a bid on the project. Bidder further agrees the Plans and Specifications are the sole property of the State; Each bid in excess of $100,000.00 must either pre-mail a certified check, cashier's check, or draft in the amount of 5% of the base bid and all add alternates and drawn on a State or National Bank to the Office of the State Engineer, Joe Foss Building, 523 East Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD 57501-3182, or upload a copy of their 10% bid bond to their electronic bid issued by a surety authorized to do business in the State of South Dakota and made payable to the Bureau of Human Resources and Administration of the State of South Dakota. The BHRA reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities therein. All active bids can be found here: https://www.sd.gov/bhra?id=cs_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0044739 Office of the State Engineer Published twice at the total approximate cost of $70.22 and may be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotices.com.