50012-664-27-2.pdf

This is an Addendum #2 to the bid documents for a chiller replacement project at Lomax Hall, Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, issued by the university's Purchasing Office in coordination with the design firm Aillet, Fenner, Jolly & McClelland, Inc. The addendum provides mechanical modifications and clarifications to the project drawings and specifications. Key modifications include GFCI protection requirements for heat trace circuiting in the mechanical room electrical renovation plan, and changes to the chilled water piping system specifications. The chilled water piping modifications require reduction of the cold water makeup, backflow preventer, and boiler makeup branch line sizes to 1 inch, with the addition of shutoff valves and check valves in each 1-inch makeup line to both the chilled water and heating water systems, positioned downstream of the backflow preventer. The bid opening deadline is October 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., with a mandatory pre-bid conference scheduled for September 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Lomax Hall.

Contractors must be licensed under Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2150-2192 for mechanical work classification. All bids require bid security equal to five percent of the base bid and all alternates, with the successful bidder obligated to furnish performance and payment bonds as specified in the bid documents. The bidding documents are available electronically without charge from the design firm. Bids may not be withdrawn for forty-five days after receipt except as provided by statute. Louisiana Tech University reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. Contract award is contingent upon availability of financing through state bonds or federal and other funds, with no obligation incurred by the state until the contract is fully executed. Bidders requiring special accommodations must notify Louisiana Tech University at least seven days before the bid opening.