By Watertown Current - February 12, 2026 in NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received by the School Board of the Florence School District No. 14-1 of Codington County, South Dakota for the proposed construction related to the Florence Classroom Addition on the campus of Florence School District until 2:00 p.m., local time on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The bid letting will be held at the Administration Conference Room, 515 Main Ave, Florence, South Dakota. A pre-bid meeting will be held on site at 3:00 p.m., local time on Monday, February 16th, 2026.
Copies of the Plans and Specifications will be made available electronically (pdf format). Technical questions shall be directed to Trevor VanConant, Sioux Falls, South Dakota at 605-271-7853, or trevor@co-oparch.com.
Bidding documents may also be examined at the following locations:
Sioux Falls Builders Exchange, Sioux Falls, SD
Plains Builders Exchange, Sioux Falls, SD
Aberdeen Builders Exchange, Aberdeen, SD
Fargo-Moorhead Builders Exchange, Fargo, ND
Minneapolis Builders Exchange, Minneapolis, MN
Bids shall be submitted to the Florence School District in a sealed envelope with the name and address of the bidder clearly identified on the envelope and the words “Bid for Florence School Addition”. All bidders shall take note of the AIA Document A701 “Instructions to Bidders”, and the AIA Document A201 “General Conditions of the Contract for Construction”. Faxed bids will not be accepted; nor will faxed bid adjustments be accepted. One combined bid will be accepted for complete construction (all general, structural, mechanical, electrical, material and labor) as required to provide a complete project.
No bidder may withdraw a bid for 30 days following the bid opening without a written request explaining the cause of the withdrawal and without written consent of the Owner after reviewing the cause.
Liquidated damages shall be in effect for this project. See Bid Form, Agreement for Construction, and the General Conditions for details.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, a cashier’s check or draft certified or issued by a state or national bank, in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, payable to Florence School District 14-1; or in lieu thereof, bidder may furnish a bid bond in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, such bond to be issued by a surety authorized to do business in the State of South Dakota and payable to Florence School District 14-1 as a guarantee that such bidder will enter into a contract with the Owner for the work described in the bid and as specified.
Florence School District 14-1 reserves the right to reject any part of, or all bids, and to waive any informalities or irregularities therein.
By virtue of statuary authority preference will be given to contracts, labor, materials, products, and supplies found or produced with the State of South Dakota in a manner provided by law.
FLORENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 14-1
of Codington County, South Dakota
By: Sherri Sumner
Business Manager
Published once on February 12, 2026, and February 19, 2026, at the total approximate cost of $67.08 and can be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotices.com and www.watertowncurrent.com.
