188-17 - Notice to Bidders
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that Pulaski County, by and through its Board of County Commissioners, will receive sealed bids for the construction of:
Rehabilitation of Bridge No. 154,
CR 700N over Bogus Run
Rich Grove Township
Pulaski County, Indiana
Sealed proposals will be received at the Auditor’s Office, Pulaski County Courthouse, Winamac, IN, until 7:30 a.m. on November 20, 2017. Bids received after the 7:30 a.m. deadline will not be considered but will be returned to the bidder unopened. All proposals will then be publicly opened and read aloud at the County Commissioner’s Meeting at 8:00 a.m. on November 20, 2017. Only proposals from those CONTRACTORS who are registered on the Indiana Department of Transportation’s current listing of Prequalified Contractors for item D(A) “Highway or Railroad Bridge over Water” will be considered. Any bids submitted by CONTRACTORS not approved for this item on the list will be returned to the bidder unopened.
The work to be performed and the proposals to be submitted shall include a bid for all general construction, labor, material, tools, equipment, taxes, permits, licenses, insurance, service costs, etc. incidental to and required for this project.
All materials furnished and labor performed incidental to and required by the proper and satisfactory execution of the contracts to be made, shall be furnished and performed in accordance with requirements from the drawings and specifications included in these documents. Plans, Specifications and bidding documents may be obtained from Eastern Engineering per the options and prices listed on the Orders page. These sets may include full-size drawings. All payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable. Plans and specifications may be acquired at the following website or by contacting Eastern Engineering directly on or after October 18, 2017:
http://distribution.easternengineering.com
or
Eastern Engineering
9901 Allisonville Road
Fishers, IN 46038
Phone 317-598-0661
Fax 317-598-0630
Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the supplied sealed bid notice, bearing the title of the project, bid opening date and the name and address of the bidder firmly attached. The proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable Bidder’s Bond, made payable to Pulaski County, in a sum of not less than ten percent of the total amount of the proposal, which check or bond will be held by the said Pulaski County as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded a contract, enter into the same with the OWNER upon notification from him to do so within ten days of said notification. Failure to execute the contract and to furnish performance bond to Pulaski County, will be cause for forfeiture of the amount of money represented by the certified check, or bidder’s bond, as and for liquidated damages. Form 96, as prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts, shall be properly completed, and submitted with bid proposals.
Proposals may be held by the Board of Commissioners for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the opening date.
The successful Contractor will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price within ten (10) days after award of contract and a two (2) year Maintenance Bond in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the contract price prior to completion and final payment of the contract.
No Contractor may withdraw his proposal within sixty (60) days after the opening date.
The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities or irregularities therein, to delete any item or items and to award a contract on the proposal that in their judgment is the most advantageous to Pulaski County.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PULASKI COUNTY, INDIANA
188-17 G 10/18, 10/25