Invitation to bidders/Server Room Renovation (

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for renovation at the Polk County Law Enforcement Center Server Room will be received by the Owner, Polk County, at the office of the Director of Property Records, Michelle Cote, Polk County Courthouse, 612 North Broadway, Suite 213, Crookston, MN 56716, until

BID DATE: July 27, 2016
BID TIME: 10:00 am Local Time

At which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after this date and hour will be returned unopened.  
All bids must be prepared on the form provided by the Architect and submitted in accordance with the Instructions To Bidders (Section 00 21 13).  Bids are to be addressed to Michelle Cote at the aforesaid address and are to be in a sealed opaque envelope conspicuously marked on the outside identifying the project name.
Plans, Specifications and Proposal Forms as prepared by Architectural Resources, Inc., 704 East Howard Street, Hibbing, MN  55746, (218) 263-6868, are available from the Architect’s office either in electronic form at no cost or in hard copy form for a non-refundable fee for the cost of reproduction. Plans and Specifications may be reviewed at the offices of the Architect; the Owner; and at the Builders Exchanges in Duluth, Hibbing, Minneapolis, St. Paul, MN, and Grand Forks and Fargo, ND; MEDA Minority Contractors Plan Room in Brooklyn Center, MN; McGraw Hill Plan Room in Minneapolis, MN; and REED Construction Data.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or bidder’s bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid, payable to the Polk County.; as provided in the specifications, said check and the amount thereof or the amount of the bidder’s bond to be forfeited as liquidated damages if the bidder furnishing the same neglects or refuses to promptly carry out said bid or enter into contract with Polk County.
No bids may be withdrawn within thirty (30) days from the scheduled closing time for receiving bids.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids or parts of bids and to waive informalities therein, and to award the contract to other than the lowest bid¬der if in their discretion the interests of the Owner will be best served thereby.

Polk County
612 North Broadway
Crookston, MN  56716
(July 13 & 20, 2016)