LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the

LEGAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that the School Town of Munster, Lake County, Indiana (hereinafter referred to as the “School Town of Munster” or “STM”), by and through the Board of School Trustees of School Town of Munster, will receive sealed bids until 1:00PM (applicable Central Time) on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Service Center Conference Room (the “ Conference Room”), located at 9770 Indiana Parkway, Munster, Indiana 46321, for (a) the supply, and installation of Promethean ACTIVpanel Titanium 86″” LED-backlit LCD display – 4K (AP7E-B86-NA-1) at Elliott Elementary School and Eads Elementary School, and (b) the supply of all related materials and labor for installation of any of the foregoing, all as described in more detail in the Request for Bids for Acquisition and Installation of Promethean Panels, dated February 3, 2022 (the “RFB”)(clauses (a) and (b), collectively, the “Project 20220202 – Promethean Panels for STM Elementary Schools”).

All bids will be opened and read aloud at 1:00PM (applicable Central Time) on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the STM Service Center Conference Room.

Bids shall be plainly marked “Project 20220202 – Promethean Panels for STM Elementary Schools – Do not Open until Friday, April 8, 2022, at 1:00PM CST” on the outer envelope. Any bids received after this date and time, as determined in the sole and complete discretion of STM, will be returned unopened and not be considered.

Each bid shall include all labor, services, supplies, materials, tools, equipment, and transportation necessary to complete the Project 20220202 – Promethean Panels for STM Elementary Schools project in strict accordance with the RFB, all of which RFB is incorporated in this notice by reference. All contractors and subcontractors shall comply with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, the requirements of Indiana Code 5-16-13, as amended, and as detailed in the RFB. Prime bidders and their subcontractors must also be able to meet all requirements found in applicable public works and contract statutes.

Each bona fide bid shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid bond or certified check pursuant to Indiana Code §36-1-12-4.5, as amended, payable to STM. Bid security shall be in the amount of no less than 5% of the bidder’s total contract price including all additive alternate bids.

STM expects to award the contract for the work to the lowest, responsible and responsive bidder. STM reserves the right to hold bids, including any alternate bids, for 180 days from the date of opening. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids for 180 days without consent of STM. STM reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities, discrepancies, omissions, variances, defects or irregularities in any of the bids or any of the bidding procedure.

The successful bidder shall, upon acceptance of its bid, be required to procure and pay for a 100% performance bond/labor and material payment bond in the amount equal to the contract price, and such bonds shall comply with all laws of the State of Indiana governing public contracts let by governmental units.

All questions concerning bidding this Project 20220202 – Promethean Panels for STM Elementary Schools shall be directed to Mr. Sean P. Begley, Director of Operations (spbegley@munster.us). Interested bidders may obtain the RFB at no cost from Mr. Begley.

Sean P. Begley

Director of Operations

School Town of Munster

9770 Indiana Parkway

Munster, IN 46321

Office – (219) 513-2414

Fax – (219) 513-2470

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