ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
WELLS COUNTY BRIDGE NO. 65
WELLS COUNTY, INDIANA
Sealed proposals will be received by the Wells County Board of Commissioners, Owner, at the Wells County Highway Garage, 828 East County Road 200 South Blufton, IN 46714, until 12:00 pm (Noon) local time, on Wednesday February 19, 2025. The bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud immediately following the deadline. Any bids received later than the above time will be returned unopened.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Work for which proposals are to be received is for the replacement of Bridge No. 65 carrying Jeff Road over Branch of Salamonie River. The work will consist of replacing the existing structure with a 54’-6” single span composite prestressed concrete box beam bridge. Along with the bridge work, new reinforced concrete approach slabs will be constructed and approximately 370 feet of approach paving is included in the immediate vicinity of the bridge.
BID DOCUMENTS: Copies of the Specifications and Contract Documents may be obtained electronically from the office of the Engineer, Butler, Fairman, and Seufert, Inc., by contacting 317-713-4615 or via email at lhalloran@bfsengr.com. Butler, Fairman, and Seufert will distribute electronic copies of the Contract Documents and place potential bidders on a Plan Holders List. Paper copies may be obtained at the office of Butler, Fairman, and Seufert for a fee of $100.00. This remittance is not refundable. Payment shall be by money order or check and shall be made payable to Butler, Fairman and Seufert Inc. Addendums will only be sent to, and Bids will only be accepted by, prospective Bidders that appear on the Plan Holders List. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing office.
Bids shall be properly and completely executed on Bid Forms and in the order as identified and contained in the Contract Documents obtainable from the offices as stated above. Each bid shall be accompanied by a completely filled out Form No. 96 (latest revision) and acceptable Bid Security. Any bid not accompanied by the above-required items shall be deemed to be a non-responsive bid.
No Bidder may withdraw his proposal within a period of 60 days following the date set for the receiving of bids. The Owner reserves the right to retain any and all bids for a period of not more than 60 days and said bid shall remain in full force and effect during said time. The Owner further reserves the right to waive informalities and to award the Contract to any Bidder all to the advantage of Wells County or to reject all bids.
BID SECURITY: Each bid shall be accompanied by an acceptable certified check made payable to the Wells County Board of Commissioners or an acceptable bid bond in the amount equal to 10% of the total bid price executed by an incorporated surety company in good standing and qualified to do business in the State of Indiana and whose name appears on the current Treasury Department Circular 570.
BONDS: A Performance Bond and Payment Bond each in the amount of 100% of the Contract price will be required from the Contractor to whom the work is awarded.
INDIANA REQUIREMENTS: Standard Questionnaire Form 96 (latest revision), completely filled out and signed, including attachment of Contractor’s Financial Statement as stipulated in Section III.
COUNTY REQUIREMENTS: A prevailing wage scale will not be required for this project.
PRE-BID CONFERENCE: No pre-bid conference is scheduled for the project.
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