FOUST ELEMENTARY KITCHEN ELECTRICAL UPGRADES

The Owensboro Public Schools will receive lump sum sealed bids on a general contract Foust Elementary Kitchen Electrical Upgrades.

Project Description: The Work consists of: the replacement of three electrical panels, new electrical circuits for the freezer/cooler as a result of the freezer/cooler upgrade, and the replacement of the receptacles (devices only) throughout the kitchen. One of the electrical panels to be replaced is located in a storage room and serves power to the kitchen panels. A new feeder shall be extended from this panel to the kitchen to separate the kitchen panels into two separate feeders to allow more ampacity. The remaining two electrical panels are located in the kitchen managers office. All three panels are to be replaced in the same location with new equipment and all existing to remain circuits are to be refed.

The Work includes, but is not limited to selective demolition, concrete sidewalk, concrete, curb and gutter site work, firestopping, acoustical panel ceilings, and clean-up and removal of construction debris.

Proposals will be received on March 21, 2024, until 2:00 PM prevailing time, at the Owensboro Board of Education office at 450 Griffith Avenue, Owensboro, KY 42301, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud.

A prebid conference will be held on March 12, 2024, at 10:00 AM, prevailing time, at the Owensboro Board of Education office at 450 Griffith Avenue, Owensboro, KY 42301. All bidders should plan on attending this meeting.

Two sets of the Bidding Documents may be obtained by contractors from Maco-Evansville Blue, 600 Court Street, Evansville, Indiana 47708 (812-464-8108), upon deposit of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars for each set of Documents. Additional sets may be purchased at a cost of Two Hundred Dollars per set, non-refundable. Checks covering deposit shall be made payable to the order of the Owensboro Public Schools. All mailing charges (non-refundable), if required, are to be arranged in advance with and paid directly to Maco-Evansville Blue with a separate check.

Electronic copies of the documents are available from Maco-Evansville Blue, 600 Court Street, Evansville, IN. (812-464-8108). Charges to obtain electronic copies are non-refundable and are to be arranged with, and paid directly to, Maco-Evansville Blue.

Deposits will be refunded to contractors who submit a bona fide proposal to the Owner (directly or through a prime contractor) and return the documents, in an acceptable and reusable condition within ten days of the opening of the bids.