RFP #20260804 - Chilled Water Plant Upgrades

Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) will accept separate sealed proposals from Prime Contractors for the Mechanical (Lead Contractor) Trades, until 2:00 P.M. local time on Thursday, September 3 rd , 2026. Bids will be received at the Campus Operations Office (Door #21 at southwest corner of campus), NEOMED, 4209 State Route 44, Rootstown, Ohio 44272. Proposals will not be accepted afterwards under any circumstances. The bids will be opened at NEOMED, C Building, Room C-150, for furnishing the material and labor for the execution and construction of: Chilled Water Plant Upgrades Estimated Probable Cost of Construction Base Bid: $5,500,000 Bid Alternates: $0 Total: $5,500,000 A Pre-bid Meeting will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, August 12 th , 2026 at NEOMED, C Building, Room C-150. (Please arrive at Campus Operations, Door #21) The Bidder must include a Bid Guarantee and Contract Bond for 100% of the amount of his bid or a certified check in the amount of 10% of the total bid. See Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code (ORC). Prevailing Wages and Equal Opportunity requirements are applicable to this project. Bidders are required to be enrolled in, prior to submitting a bid, and be in good standing in a Drug-Free Workplace Program (DFWP) approved by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (OWBC), and are required to provide on the Bid form certain information relative to their enrollment in such a program; and, if awarded a Contract, shall comply with other DFWP criteria described in the General Conditions Paragraph 20.7 – Drug Free Workplace Program Participation. Domestic Steel use requirements as specified in Section 153.011, ORC applies to this project. Copies may be obtained from the Department of Administrative Services. This project is subject to the State of Ohio Encouraging Diversity, Growth, and Equity (EDGE) business Development Program. Bidders are required to submit with its Bid and with its Responsible Bidder Information Form, certain information about the certified EDGE Business Enterprise(s) participation on the project with the Bidder. The EDGE participation goal is 5%. The percentage is determined by the contracted value of goods, services, materials, and labor that are provided by certified EDGE business(es). The participation is calculated on the total amount of each awarded contract. For more information about EDGE, contact the State of Ohio EDGE Certification Office at www.EDGE.ohio.gov , or visit 30 E. Broad Street, 18 th Floor, Columbus, Ohio43215-3414; or call (614) 466-8380. Contractors must comply with Equal Opportunity Employment Requirements as specified in Executive Order 11246 and 11375. Prior to award of Contract, Contractors must complete and submit to the Contracting Authority the Declaration Regarding Material Assistance/Non-Assistance to a Terrorist Organization (DMA) form(s) published by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. All DMA forms and reference information, including a list of licenses subject to DMA and the Terrorist Exclusion List, can be found on the Ohio Homeland Security Website at www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/dma.asp . Technical questions should be sent to Wright Engineering, (330)-559-0309; or nboring@wright-engineering.com . NEOMED Project Coordinator: Dale Hluch; Director of Campus Operations at (330)-325-6191; Fax (330) 325-5922; or www.neomed.edu . Contract documents may be purchased by Bidders at their expense from ARC (formerly eBlueprint) 1915 W. Market Street, Akron, Ohio44313 (multiple locations), (330) 865-4800. For set cost information, click on the Public Projects link at the following website: www.arc.eblueprint.com . Contractors will be required to purchase the entire set: no partial sets will be issued prior to the receipt of bids and the award of contracts. NEOMED reserves the right to reject any bid and/or all bids. Advertisement Dates: August 4, 2026