All labor, material and equipment necessary for the completion of the following work: Douglas County Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Improvements at the 19th Street Public Services Building Question Deadline 01/05/2024 Questions received less than 4 days (96 hours) before time set for bid opening will not be answered. Questions regarding Drawings and Specifications should be addressed to the Architect and will be answered by addenda addressed to all bidders. Due to the ongoing nature of the Owners operations, access to the building will be restricted and opportunities to inspect the building will be limited to two scheduled site visits. Access to the non-public areas of this site, other than the guided walkthroughs on the two dates identified below, is prohibited. Attendance to at least one of the scheduled walkthroughs is mandatory for any prime bidder and any mechanical contractor listed as a sub-bidder on the prime bidders Subcontractor Listing. Bidding Documents, including Instructions to Bidders, Form of Agreement, General Requirements, Drawings and Specifications entitled, Public Services Building Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Improvements may be requested from the Architect in Portable Document Format (PDF) and may also be examined at various construction councils and builder association , a list of which is available from the office of the Architect. Other sub-bidders and suppliers may purchase sets or parts of sets, and Prime bidders may purchase additional sets by paying for the cost of reproduction. Prime Bidders, Mechanical and Electrical sub-bidders who are bidding without procuring plans from the Architect are required to send a written request to be included on the bidders list and shall identify the source of their bid documents. Douglas County, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4) and Title 49 CFR, Subtitle A, Part 21 Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Transportation), hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids without cause.