Invitation to Bid
Electronic bids will be accepted by the State Engineer on behalf of the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources at https://www.sd.gov/cs?id=sc_cat_item&sys_id=5fe94a441b3e7e50464487f5604bcb73 until March 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM CT for the Campus Wide, LED Lighting PH2, South Dakota State Fair, Huron, South Dakota, OSE# M2326--04X.
There will be an On-Site Pre-Bid Meeting on February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM CT. All Bidders can meet at Nordby Exhibit Hall Conference Room. This Pre-Bid Meeting is optional but is the Bidders only opportunity to review the site. Campus Contact is Peggy Besch, 605-353-7340, peggy.besch@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 designArc Group LLC, 2301 West Russell Street, Suite 5, Sioux Falls, SD 57104-1136. A/E Contact: Logan Fuller, 605-592-8867, logan@designarcgroup.com. 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 Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the State of South Dakota. The DANR 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
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