Sealed bids will be received for the Appalachian Expo (Apex) Center in the County Administrator’s Office at the Wythe County Administration Building, 340 South Sixth Street, Wytheville, VA 24382 on or before Monday, May 15, 2023, at 3:00 PM.

The work generally consists of locker rooms, concession upgrades, play surfaces for hockey and soccer, refrigeration, fire protection, plumbing, HVAC and electrical work. It is the intent of the Wythe County Board of Supervisors that the work will be awarded under a single prime General Construction Contract. The county has already ordered the necessary refrigeration, cooling, dehumidification and air components specified by the consulting engineers. This locally-funded project has no Davis-Bacon requirements.

Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 3:30 PM in the Wythe County Board of Supervisor’s Conference Room.

Bids will be accepted by Matthew C. Hankins, Assistant County Administrator (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Bids must be received by the time and date above with an electronic copy of contractor’s bid emailed to CJL Engineering’s Mr. James M. Vizzini PE (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Emailed bids will not be accepted. All Bids must be plainly marked “Additions and Alterations to the Appalachian Expo (Apex) Center”. (Note: “Additions and Alterations to the Appalachian Expo (Apex) Center” indicated on the subject line for bids emailed to CJL Engineering.)

Bidding Contractors must fill out the Acknowledgement of Receipt form and email it to Matthew C. Hankins (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) no later than Monday, May 8, 2023 at 4:00 PM.

A Pre-bid Conference will not be held for the project. Interested bidding contractors are encouraged to visit the site located at 200 Apex Drive, Wytheville, VA 24382 to familiarize themselves with existing site and building conditions. Contact the office of Mr. Matthew Hankins (276-223-4500) to schedule a site visit. Note that the tenants of the property are not authorized to answer questions from bidders.

All questions must be submitted via emailed to CJL Engineering Architectural Designer Chris Polacek (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with “Appalachian Expo (Apex) Center” clearly indicated in subject. No questions will be received or responded by phone. All questions must be submitted on or before Monday, May 9, 2023 4:00 PM. No questions will be addressed after that date and time.

An electronic copy of the Bid Documents will be available to interested bidders for this Request for Proposal by contacting CJL Engineering, Betty Jo Kapcsos (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The Wythe County Boards of Supervisors reserves the right to accept or reject any or all Bids, or any part of a Bid, and to waive informalities, and to award the Bid in the best interests of Wythe County. The County is an equal opportunity offeror. SWAM and DBE are encouraged to bid this project.