105-24 - Francesville Trash Bids
ADVERTISEMENT FOR TRASH BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Town of Francesville, Indiana, by and through its Town Council, hereinafter referred to as the Town, will receive sealed proposals for the following services:
Collection and disposal of refuse, from locations within the Town limits for the term of five years starting January 1, 2025, in accordance with the Town’s “Specifications for the Collection and Disposal of Refuse approved by the Town Council.
Bid proposals may be forwarded by Certified Mail, addressed to the Town of Francesville, 100 N. Brooks St., PO Box 616, Francesville, IN 47946, or delivered in person to the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 100 N. Brooks St., PO Box 616, Francesville, IN 47946. Bids are to be received by 4 P.M. (EST) on June 27, 2024. Bids will be opened and considered at a meeting of the Town Council to be held at 6:30 pm (EST) on July 3, 2024, at the 122 E Montgomery St. Bids received after 4:00 pm (EST) on June 27, 2024, will be returned unopened.
All services and materials furnished, and labor performed incident to the performance of the contract shall be furnished and performed in accordance with the requirements of the “Specifications”, available from the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 100 N. Brooks St., PO Box 616, Francesville, IN 47946.
Each bid response shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the legend “Refuse Collection” and the name and address of the Bidder.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond made payable to the Town, in a sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), which check or bond will be held by the Town as evidence that the Bidder will, if awarded a contract, enter into the same with the Town upon notification from it to do so, within (15) days of said notification.
Approved performance bond guaranteeing faithful and proper performance of the services, to be executed by an acceptable surety company, will be required of the contractor at the time of contract execution. The bond shall be in the amount of 10% of the one (1) year’s contract bid price, in accordance with the “Specifications”.
Failure to execute a contract and to furnish a performance bond as herein set out will be cause for forfeiture to the Town of the amount of money represented by the certified check or bidder’s bond, as and for liquidated damages.
Proposals shall be properly and completely executed on bid forms provided by the Town and shall include the Non-Collusion Affidavit and Contractors Form 96, executed by the Bidder, all as required by statute.
No bids shall be withdrawn after the opening of the bids without the consent of the Town for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled time of receiving same.
No consideration for conditional escalation on unit prices can be considered, and, therefore, bidders are advised not to include any such escalation clauses in their proposals for these services.
Questions may be addressed to the Clerk-Treasurer, 100 N. Brooks St., PO Box 616, Francesville, IN 47946, 219-567-9521, francesvillect@urhere.net.
TOWN OF FRANCESVILLE, INDIANA
TOWN COUNCIL
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