ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners
OWNER
100 W. Center Street
Warsaw, Indiana 46580
ADDRESS
Separate sealed bids for the construction of the Chinworth Trail Extension - Phase I located along the north side of Old US 30 from C.R. 350W near the city of Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, will be received by Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners at the County Auditor’s Office at 100 W. Center Street, Rm 220, Warsaw, Indiana, 46580 on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, until 2:00 p.m. (local time), and then publicly opened and read aloud the following day Thursday, November 21, 2024 at a regular Kosciusko County Parks and Recreation Board meeting, 1 pm, 3rd Floor of Court House. Proposals received after said time may be returned unopened.
The Chinworth Trail Extension - Phase I generally consists of construction of a ten-foot-wide asphalt path along the north side of Old US 30 from C.R. 350W westerly approximately 3,425 LF. The project involves utility relocations (by others), clearing & grubbing, tree removal, erosion & sediment control measures, grading, storm sewer installation, swale reconstruction, and a pedestrian crossing at the intersection of Old US 30 and C. R. 350W that will be equipped with a pedestrian crossing warning system.
Plans and Specifications for the Project may be examined at the following locations: Kosciusko County Auditor’s Office
www.kosciusko.in.gov
Triad Associates, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana www.triadassoc.net
QUESTCDN
www.QuestCDN.com
Plans and Specifications will be available on Wednesday November 6, 2024 and may be examined prior to purchase and download at the Kosciusko County Auditor’s Office at 100 W. Center Street, Rm 220, Warsaw, Indiana, 46580 and at Triad Associates, Inc., 5835 Lawton Loop East Drive, Bldg. 664, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46216. Complete digital Chinworth Trail Extension - Phase I bidding documents are available through a link at www.kosciusko.in.gov, www.triadassoc.net, or www.questcdn.com. QUESTCDN is a web-based platform for construction project advertisements, bid documents distribution and plan holder lists. Prospective bidders will need the seven-digit QUESTCDN project number (9399334) to locate the job on the QUESTCDN website search page.
You may download the digital bid documents (plans and specifications) for a non-refundable fee of $50 by inputting Quest project #9399334 on the website’s Projects tab search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or [email protected] for assistance in membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information.
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT IN ORDER TO BID ON THE PROJECT AND BE CONSIDERED A PLAN HOLDER OF RECORD you MUST download the digital project bidding documents from QuestCDN and pay the download delivery fee. Bids from contractors who are not Plan Holders of Record will be rejected as non-responsive.
Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope marked:
BID FOR:
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CHINWORTH TRAIL EXTENSION - PHASE I KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, WARSAW, INDIANA
No bid will be considered unless submitted on the printed Proposal Form found in the project manual. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least
90 days to allow review of proposals before announcing award of contract.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by a bid guaranty conforming to the Indiana Revised code. Said bid guaranty shall be a certified check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the BID; or a bond for five percent (5%) of the BID as surety for the execution of the contract. The bid bond or certified check should be made out to the OWNER. The bid bond form is included in the bidding documents. Should any BID be rejected, such certified check or bond shall be forthwith returned to the BIDDER, and should any BID be accepted, such certified check or bond will be returned upon the proper execution and securing of the contract. When the contract is executed, the certified check or bid bond of all unsuccessful BIDDERS will be returned.
Proposals shall be properly and completely executed on proposal forms included in the specifications. Proposals shall include all information requested by Indiana Form 96 (Revised 2010) included with the Specifications. Under Section III of Form 96, the Bidder shall submit a financial statement. A copy of the proposed Financial Statement to be submitted with the bid is included in the bid proposal documents section to these specifications. The Owner may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the work and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement and to complete the work contemplated therein.
The contractor to whom the work is awarded will be required to furnish, before commencing work, a performance, maintenance and payment bond in an amount equal to the bid price of the contract awarded to said contractor, and certificates of all insurance required in the specifications. All bonds and liability insurance shall remain in effect for a period of twelve (12) months following completion and acceptance of construction. The award of the contract is subject to all approvals required by local and federal agencies. Upon securing of all approvals, the successful bidder shall receive a "Notice to Proceed" with construction and said contractor shall begin construction within ten (10) days of receipt of such notice and shall complete the project pursuant to the contract documents.
Each bidder is responsible for inspecting the Project Site(s) and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents and Specifications. The failure or omission of any Bidder to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation with respect to the Bid.
A conditional or qualified Bid will not be accepted. All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the project shall apply to the project throughout. Award will be made to the low, responsive, responsible bidder.
Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any proposal or all proposals, or to accept any proposal or proposals, or to make such combination of proposal as may seem desirable, and to waive all informalities in the bidding.
By the order of the Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners on behalf of the Kosciusko County Parks and Recreation Board, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
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