IN-1271 Panera Bread Bakery & Café Renovations
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- Indiana University of PA, Indiana County, PA
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
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About this opportunity
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, is soliciting separate prime bids for the complete renovation of the Panera Bread Bakery-Café on its Indiana, Pennsylvania campus, with electronic bids due November 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. EST through PennBid. No set-asides for small or diverse businesses are indicated in this solicitation. The mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit on October 20, 2026, and the October 27, 2026 question cutoff have already passed.
The project comprises four separate prime contracts: General Construction, which serves as the Lead Prime Contractor responsible for coordination, plus Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical construction. Each trade has its own bid form requiring a base price in written and numerical format for all work shown on the drawings and in the specifications. Bidders must certify their business type, provide residency information, and declare whether they maintained a Pennsylvania street address when the Notice to Contractors was issued. Bidders must register with PennBid, which is free, to obtain documents and submit bids.
Estimated cost ranges are General Construction at $200,000 to $250,000, Mechanical at $70,000 to $90,000, Plumbing at $70,000 to $90,000, and Electrical at $50,000 to $60,000. On-site work must begin no later than December 14, 2026, with substantial completion by March 15, 2027. Liquidated damages are $1,000 per calendar day for missing substantial completion. No bid security is required at submission. Upon award, the contractor must furnish a performance bond and a payment bond, each at 100 percent of the contract price, plus a maintenance bond at 10 percent. The project is subject to the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, with prevailing wage Serial Number 26-08985 dated October 9, 2026.
Award is lowest price from responsible bidders submitting responsive bids, using a firm fixed-price evaluation method, with multiple awards possible if administratively beneficial. Award is anticipated within 60 days of bid opening, and bids must remain valid for at least 60 days. A seven-calendar-day protest period follows bid opening. Contracting inquiries go to Tim Evans, Construction Contracts Manager, at 724-840-2956 or tevans@passhe.edu, and project questions go to Mitch Peffer, Project Manager, at 724-357-4758 or mpeffer@iup.edu.
Opportunity text
Indiana University of PA, of the PA State System of Higher Education invites Contractors to download bid documents for this project. Work for the Project shall be accomplished by Separate Prime Contractor according to Pennsylvania statute and shall include, but not be limited to, the following: The complete Renovation of the Panera Bread Bakery - Café on the campus of Indiana University of PA Work for the Project shall be accomplished by Separate Prime Contractors according to Pennsylvania statute. The Lead Prime Contractor shall be the General Construction Contractor. Specific instructions for coordination and responsibilities of the Lead Prime Contractor are contained in Section 0131000, Project Management and Coordination, and elsewhere throughout the Contract Documents. Work shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, the furnishing of all labor, superintendence, materials, tools and equipment and performing all work necessary to complete all General Construction to the satisfaction of, and subject to approval of the Professional and State System of Higher Education. A Pre-bid conference, with site visit to follow, will be held on October 20, 2026, at 10am, at the IUP Engineering and Construction Office Robertshaw Building, 650 South 13th Street, Indiana, PA 15705. THIS IS A MANDITORY PRE BID MEETING. Electronic Bids are due no later than 10am, EST on November 12, 2026, through PennBid located at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com. The Bid package is available at no cost via PennBid at https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com/ In order to submit a proposal, interested bidders need to register with PennBid. Registration is a free process that takes only a few minutes. Once registered, bidders may obtain all solicitation documents, receive notification of solicitation updates, and submit and update their confidential bids online. Questions regarding this project shall be submitted via the "Ask a Question" feature in PennBid. Responses to questions which require changes to the Bidding Documents will be posted on PennBid. Bidders who have registered with and downloaded documents for this project from PennBid will be notified by email when a change or addenda has been posted. PennBid provides bid privacy, security and supplier confidentiality, while streamlining the overall procurement process. Although all solicitations are available for public viewing, interested suppliers need to register to be able to submit a bid. Directions: https://www.iup.edu/about/mapanddirections/index.html
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