ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS GLENVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY RFB GSU 25-003 LBH LOUIS BENNETT HALL PARTIAL DEMOLITION McKINLEY ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING Notice is hereby given that Glenville State University will receive sealed bids for the LOUIS BENNETT HALL PARTIAL DEMOLITION project, located at 200 High Street, Glenville, West Virginia. The project involves the partial demolition of circa 1935 building with exterior improvements to remaining exposed facades and immediate site as a result of demolition. Abatement is included in Work of the Project. Concrete, gypsum board assemblies, steel framing, aluminum and steel railing systems, metal and EPDM roofing, fiber cement panels, CMU, cast stone, and brick masonry systems, electrical power, lighting, access control and fire alarm systems, earthwork, site drainage, concrete and segmental retaining walls and other general construction are included as indicated in the Bidding Documents. The work of this bid package will be awarded as a single prime contract. Sealed bids will be received by Glenville State University on or before 1:00 pm local prevailing time on Tuesday, May 27th, 2025. Sealed bids may be delivered to Glenville State University, Attn: Clay Chesser, 200 High Street, Glenville, West Virginia. 26351. Bidders may also hand-deliver their sealed bids at bid opening prior to submission deadline. All sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the CTE room on the 4th Floor of Louis Bennett Hall located at 200 High Street, Glenville, West Virginia 26351. After opening, the bids will be compared as to quality, thoroughness, and cost by the Owner, and its Architect (McKinley Architecture and Engineering). All interested parties are encouraged to attend the bid opening. Any bids received after the deadline will not be accepted. Electronic Copies of the Bidding Documents will be available as early as, May 8th, 2025, from the office of the Architect, McKinley Architecture and Engineering, 1324 Chapline Street, Suite 400, Wheeling, WV 26003, telephone 304-233-0140; Bidding Documents are being issued in electronic format (PDF) only and will be sent by the Architect to interested parties via file transfer email download only, upon payment of a non-refundable document access fee of $100.00. Only full sets of the Bidding Documents will be issued by the Architect. With payment of the $100.00 document access fee, the interested party will also be listed by the Architect as a registered bidding document holder. All Bidding Document requests for information, substitution requests and correspondence shall be submitted in writing and directed to the Architect’s administrative account, email: projects@ mckinleydelivers.com Addenda will be issued by the Architect to registered bidding document holders only, who will automatically receive all addenda in electronic format (PDF) via file transfer email. Additional reproduced paper copies of the initially issued Bidding Documents and any subsequent addenda are also available from the Architect upon request by registered bidding document holders only, and upon payment of a non-refundable cost; contact the Architect for further information. A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at 9:00 A.M. local prevailing time, May 13th, 2025, for the purpose of familiarizing Bidders with bidding requirements and to consider questions regarding the Bidding Documents. All potential Bidders are required to attend. Potential sub-bidders and material suppliers are also encouraged to attend. The Bidding Documents are being provided to the following plan rooms, and depending on access restrictions of each entity, bidders may examine Bidding Documents at these locations. Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council: Wheeling, WV; 304-242-0520; www.ovcec.com Construction Employers Assoc; White Hall, WV 304-367-1290; www.ceawv.com Contractors Assoc. of West Virginia; Charleston, WV; 304-342-1166; www.cawv.org Parkersburg-Marietta Contractor’s Association; Parkersburg, WV;304-485-6485; www.gopmca.com Potential bidders may also review hard copies of the Bidding Documents at the Offices of the Owner and Architect. Glenville State University 200 High Street Glenville, WV 26351 304-462-6183 McKinley Architecture and Engineering 1324 Chapline Street, Suite 400 Wheeling, WV 26003 304-233-0140 Bids from Bidders debarred by State of WV or Federal Government are not permitted. Successful Bidder must register with the State of WV OASIS system. A satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and issued by a surety company approved by and in favor of the Owner, in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Bid, shall be submitted with each Bid, to guarantee the Bidder’s entrance into a Contract, if given the award. No accepted Bid shall be waived or returned because the Bidder failed to or cannot comply with all requirements as set forth in Bidding Documents. The successful bidder will be required to furnish and pay for a satisfactory 100% Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bond in the amount of the contract price. Bids may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days without the consent of the Owner. All Bidders and sub-bidder(s) as Contractor and Subcontractor(s) are required to utilize “local labor” pursuant to Chapter 21-Article 1C, the “West Virginia Jobs Act.” Any document or information submitted to the Owner is considered a public document or public information and may be subject to disclosure through any Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request including proprietary or confidential information. Pursuant to Chapter 21-Article 11 of the “West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act” of 1991, all Contractors doing business in West Virginia must be licensed to perform work in the State; the Contractor’s WV License number must be affixed to all submitted construction bids and fully executed and binding construction contracts or agreements. To the extent permitted by state law, the Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make selections from the bids that are solely in its own best interest. LC-255500 05-07;2025