Upgrades to Haas Performing Arts Center
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- CWU-44-B
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- Point of contact
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- Wesley Light wlight@passhe.edu (717) 517-6304
Opportunity details come from emarketplace.state.pa.us. Updated .
About this opportunity
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Bloomsburg Campus is seeking bids for comprehensive upgrades to the Haas Performing Arts Center through a competitive bidding process. The project involves extensive exterior and interior renovations, including installation of aluminum curtain wall assemblies, accent lighting, pin-mount signage, concrete column repairs, and significant interior modifications. Specific scope elements include constructing a sound booth, adding a lobby performance platform, installing a platform lift, replacing acoustical treatments, and modifying existing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and telecommunications systems. Two alternate bid options are available: Alternate No. 1 involves replacing acoustical wall treatments in the auditorium, while Alternate No. 2 includes installing cladding assemblies on five exterior columns. A mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit are scheduled for December 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Haas Mitrani Lobby, with electronic bids due no later than 1:00 PM EDT on January 21, 2026, through the PennBid platform. The procurement will be accomplished using separate prime contractors, with the General Contractor serving as the lead prime contractor.
The solicitation appears to be open to general, mechanical, and electrical contractors without specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. Bidders must download contract documents via the PennBid platform at no cost and adhere to Pennsylvania statutory requirements for project coordination and contractor responsibilities. While specific budget ranges are not explicitly stated, the comprehensive nature of renovations suggests a substantial project investment covering multiple systems and structural improvements. The project requires contractors with expertise in performing arts facility upgrades, capable of managing complex renovations involving architectural, mechanical, electrical, and structural modifications. Interested contractors must demonstrate technical capabilities to execute intricate renovation work in a higher education performing arts center environment, with particular attention to acoustic, accessibility, and infrastructure integration requirements.
Opportunity text
INVITATION TO BID COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY of PENNSYLVANIA - BLOOMSBURG CAMPUSCWU-44-B: Upgrades to Haas Performing Arts CenterCWU - Bloomsburg campus invites General Contractors, Mechanical and Electrical Contractors to download documents for this project.Work included under this Project consists of exterior renovations such as installation of aluminum curtain wall assemblies, accent lighting, and pin-mount aluminum signage, and repair of existing concrete columns. It also includes interior renovations such as addition of sound booth, lobby area performance platform, platform lift for access to main stage, replacement of acoustical treatments, installation of interior partitions, doors, millwork, hanging display systems, ceilings, and other finishes, installation of steel lintels and miscellaneous support framing, and associated modification of existing mechanical, plumbing, electrical, telecommunications, and lighting systems. Work identified under Alternate No. 1 includes replacement of acoustical walltreatments at the rear wall of the Auditorium. Work identified under Alternate No. 2 includes installing cladding assemblies at (5) existing exterior columns.Work for the Project shall be accomplished by Separate Prime Contractors according to Pennsylvania statute. The Lead Prime Contractor shall be the General 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 ContractDocuments. A mandatory Pre-bid conference, with site visit to follow, will be held on December 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM in the Haas Mitrani Lobby in the Haas Performing Arts Center on the campus of Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg PA 17815. Electronic Bids are due no later than 1:00 PM, EDT on January 21, 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 onlineQuestions 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.commonwealthu.edu/admissions/visit-and-connect/visit-bloomsburg
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