ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Milwaukee Area Technical College Facilities Planning & Construction 700 West State Street, M70 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233DMC STEM CENTER C270, C278 PROJECT 2023320.01 BID REFERENCE NO. 2023-004 ALL BIDS SHALL BE SUBMITTED (PDF FORMAT ONLY) ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH A/E GRAPHICS ONLINE PLAN ROOM. BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED ELECTRONICALLY UNTIL 2:00 PM, THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2023, FOR THE FOLLOWING SINGLE PRIME CONTRACT INCLUDING:Demolition, General Construction Electrical, PlumbingPlans and Specifications can be viewed and purchased online in the A/E Graphics Public Jobs Plan room at matc.aegraphics.com or follow the Online Plan room link on the home page. Plans and Specifications can be viewed at no cost. Downloads of the digital files can be purchased online with a credit card and orders for hard copy prints may be purchased online with a credit card or A/E Graphics account. Contact Steve Wellman, Project Administrator, at 262-781-7744 or stevew@aegraphics.com if you need assistance. A mandatory tour of the project site will be conducted on Thursday, March 30, 2023, starting at 10:00 a.m . at the Downtown Campus - 700 W. State Street, Room M70. MATC will be on hand to answer any questions you may have regarding the project. See Instructions to Bidders for details. *For the purposes of this Project Manual, the "Board" shall refer to the Milwaukee Area Technical College District Board or designated employees of the District Board pursuant to MATC Policies A0202-1 and A0202-2. Bids and bonds must be on blank forms provided for that purpose within the Bid Documents, and the amount of the bid shall be stated in writing and in figures. Bids and bonds must be uploaded to the A/E Graphics Public Jobs Plan Room for this project. Bid shall include a copy of the Certified or Bank Cashier's Check or Bid Bond. Bidder must be prepared to provide a hard copy of the Certified or Bank Cashier's Check or Bid Bond to MATC within 48 hours of notification that they are the low bidder or as requested by MATC. Bids must be guaranteed and can be withdrawn for a period of ten days following the date of opening. The following forms must accompany each bid: "Disclosure of Ownership" (if applicable), "Affidavit of Noncollusion". Blank forms for that purpose are provided with the bid package. There is a goal of 20% for the participation of Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) in this contract. The successful bidder will be required to provide a list of HUB firms participating in the work as part of the post bid submittal to MATC. See HUB Participation Guidelines and Instructions to Bidders. The apprenticeship requirements for this project are as follows: Apprentices are mandatory from the following seven (7) trades: General Laborer; Electrician; Painter; Acoustic Ceiling Tile Installer; Carpenter; Drywall Taper or Finisher and Cement Finisher. The successful bidder will be required to provide a list of Apprentice Categories from those listed above which will be utilized during this period. This list must be provided as part of the post bid submittal to MATC. See Apprenticeship Participation Requirement Guidelines and Instructions to Bidders. Questions that cannot be answered by reviewing the bid documents should be directed to: MATC Facilities Planning and Construction at matcfpc@matc.edu. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive informalities, or accept any bid which it may deem to be in the best interest of the Board. MATC is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Institution and complies with all requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.Jeffrey Hollow Vice President of Finance Milwaukee Area Technical College2485873/3-22-24-27