KOSCIUSKO CO HIGHWAY - NOTICE TO BIDDERS

September 28, 2017 at 2:35 p.m.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

    Notice  is hereby given that Kosciusko County, by and through its Board of County Commissioners, will receive sealed bids for the construction of:

    KOSCIUSKO COUNTY BRIDGE NUMBER 18, REHABILITATION CARRYING COUNTY ROAD 300 NORTH OVER TIPPECANOE RIVER KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA

    Sealed proposals will  be received  at  the  Kosciusko County  Auditor's  office, 100 West Center Street, Warsaw, Indiana 46580 until 9:00 A.M. (local time) on the 31st day of October, 2017.  All proposals will then be publicly opened and read aloud at approximately 9:15 A.M. during the County Commissioner's meeting, which begins at 9:00 A.M. (local time) on the 31st day of October, 2017. Any proposals received after the above-designated time will be returned unopened.

    The proposed construction will include replacing the superstructure with new prestressed concrete box beams  and  asphalt  overlay,   installing   bridge  rail  and  approach  guardrail;   installing   riprap;   road reconstruction; and all incidental work required, as more  fully specified in the Contract Document and Plans.

    All proposals  must  be submitted on State Board of  Accounts Form No. 96 together with the proper forms included in the Contract Documents, the entire set of which shall be filed intact as a bid.

    The Contract  Documents, including  Plans and Specifications, are on file  in the office of the Kosciusko County  Highway Department, 2936 E. Old Road 30, Warsaw, Indiana, 46582 for review  only. Plans & Specifications are also on file and may be examined at:

    Dodge construction.com

    Indiana Square Foot isqft.com

    LeadManager+ http://www.cdcnews.com/bidtool-lmp

    Plans and Specifications may be obtained  at the office  of the  design engineer: USI Consultants, Inc., 8415 E. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46216.  A non-returnable fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) will be charged for each set desired and will be shipped via UPS, if so requested, for no additional fee. Plans and Contract  Documents  can also be provided  on CD or  by e-mail in PDF format  for twenty-five  dollars ($25.00). Checks shall be made payable to USI Consultants, Inc. Prospective Bidders can email Martin Teufel or call (317) 544-4996  to request plans. Plans and Contract Documents must be purchased to be eligible to bid on this contract.

    SECURITY: Any person, firm or corporation who submits a proposal MUST file with  their bid a CERTIFIED CHECK, BANK DRAFT, CASHIER'S CHECK OR MONEY  ORDER issued by a financial institution insured by an agency of  the United  States in the  amount  of  ten  percent  (10%), made payable to  the  Treasurer of Kosciusko County. In lieu of the above,any person, firm  or corporation who submits a proposal and has a principal  place of business in  the State of Indiana  MAY file  with their  proposal a BID BOND in the

amount of ten percent (10%), made payable to the Board of Commissioners of Kosciusko County.

    Proposals may be held by the  Board of Commissioners for  a period  not to exceed sixty (60) calendar days from the public opening.

    The successful Contractor  will  be required  to  furnish  a Performance  Bond and Payment Bond in the amount  of one hundred  percent  (100%) of the contract  price, each, within ten (10) days after award of the contract  and a two (2) year Maintenance Bond in the amount of thirty  percent (30%) 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 actual date of the opening thereof.

    The Kosciusko County  Board of Commissioners  reserves the  right  to ask for  clarification for  any bid submitted. In comparing bids, consideration will not be confined to price only. The successful bid will be the one that is judged to best serve the interests of Kosciusko County when price, product, safety, quality  and delivery are considered. The Board of  Commissioners  reserves the  right  to  reject  any proposal, to waive technicalities or irregularities therein, to delete any bid item or items and to award a contract  on the proposal that in their judgment  is most advantageous to Kosciusko County.

Michelle Puckett

Kosciusko County Auditor

10-4,11 hspaxlp

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

    Notice  is hereby given that Kosciusko County, by and through its Board of County Commissioners, will receive sealed bids for the construction of:

    KOSCIUSKO COUNTY BRIDGE NUMBER 18, REHABILITATION CARRYING COUNTY ROAD 300 NORTH OVER TIPPECANOE RIVER KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA

    Sealed proposals will  be received  at  the  Kosciusko County  Auditor's  office, 100 West Center Street, Warsaw, Indiana 46580 until 9:00 A.M. (local time) on the 31st day of October, 2017.  All proposals will then be publicly opened and read aloud at approximately 9:15 A.M. during the County Commissioner's meeting, which begins at 9:00 A.M. (local time) on the 31st day of October, 2017. Any proposals received after the above-designated time will be returned unopened.

    The proposed construction will include replacing the superstructure with new prestressed concrete box beams  and  asphalt  overlay,   installing   bridge  rail  and  approach  guardrail;   installing   riprap;   road reconstruction; and all incidental work required, as more  fully specified in the Contract Document and Plans.

    All proposals  must  be submitted on State Board of  Accounts Form No. 96 together with the proper forms included in the Contract Documents, the entire set of which shall be filed intact as a bid.

    The Contract  Documents, including  Plans and Specifications, are on file  in the office of the Kosciusko County  Highway Department, 2936 E. Old Road 30, Warsaw, Indiana, 46582 for review  only. Plans & Specifications are also on file and may be examined at:

    Dodge construction.com

    Indiana Square Foot isqft.com

    LeadManager+ http://www.cdcnews.com/bidtool-lmp

    Plans and Specifications may be obtained  at the office  of the  design engineer: USI Consultants, Inc., 8415 E. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46216.  A non-returnable fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) will be charged for each set desired and will be shipped via UPS, if so requested, for no additional fee. Plans and Contract  Documents  can also be provided  on CD or  by e-mail in PDF format  for twenty-five  dollars ($25.00). Checks shall be made payable to USI Consultants, Inc. Prospective Bidders can email Martin Teufel or call (317) 544-4996  to request plans. Plans and Contract Documents must be purchased to be eligible to bid on this contract.

    SECURITY: Any person, firm or corporation who submits a proposal MUST file with  their bid a CERTIFIED CHECK, BANK DRAFT, CASHIER'S CHECK OR MONEY  ORDER issued by a financial institution insured by an agency of  the United  States in the  amount  of  ten  percent  (10%), made payable to  the  Treasurer of Kosciusko County. In lieu of the above,any person, firm  or corporation who submits a proposal and has a principal  place of business in  the State of Indiana  MAY file  with their  proposal a BID BOND in the

amount of ten percent (10%), made payable to the Board of Commissioners of Kosciusko County.

    Proposals may be held by the  Board of Commissioners for  a period  not to exceed sixty (60) calendar days from the public opening.

    The successful Contractor  will  be required  to  furnish  a Performance  Bond and Payment Bond in the amount  of one hundred  percent  (100%) of the contract  price, each, within ten (10) days after award of the contract  and a two (2) year Maintenance Bond in the amount of thirty  percent (30%) 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 actual date of the opening thereof.

    The Kosciusko County  Board of Commissioners  reserves the  right  to ask for  clarification for  any bid submitted. In comparing bids, consideration will not be confined to price only. The successful bid will be the one that is judged to best serve the interests of Kosciusko County when price, product, safety, quality  and delivery are considered. The Board of  Commissioners  reserves the  right  to  reject  any proposal, to waive technicalities or irregularities therein, to delete any bid item or items and to award a contract  on the proposal that in their judgment  is most advantageous to Kosciusko County.

Michelle Puckett

Kosciusko County Auditor

10-4,11 hspaxlp

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