Intersection Improvements and Small Structure Replacement

Project Control No. 1592223, 1592224, 1802827 Federal/State No. 159222300ST5, 159222400ST5, 180282700ST5 Intersection Improvement With Added Turn Lanes Jennings County - on Sr 7 From 500 Ft S of Cr 275w to 300 Ft N of Cr 300w (Rp 026+0083 to 027+0040) Auxiliary Lanes, Passing Jennings County - on Sr 7 at Cr 900n From 8.27 Mi N to 8.44 Mi N of Sr 750 (Rp 034+0020 to 034+0038) Small Structure Replacement Cv 007-040-26.88 Culvert Jennings County - on Sr 7, 2.0 Miles North of Sr 3 (Rp 026+0089) Contractors desiring to submit electronic bids via electronically must register with INDOT as a valid bidder by submitting the form provided on the INDOT Letting Information internet page. Failure to register will cause failure of the electronically bid submission process. A bidder may request valid bidder status by submitting the bidder registration form until 9:00 AM on the bid opening date. An executed bid bond shall be included with all bids. Only electronic bid bonds submitted through the designated electronic medium, either Surety2000 or Tinubu Surety Solution, will be accepted with the bid. A fully executed performance bond shall be included with all bids, except on contracts for roadside mowing, vegetation control, demolition, landscaping, fencing, seeding and sodding, bridge painting, and guardrail installations of $100,000 or less, when the bidder may elect not to furnish a performance bond. Electronically does not support submittal of the performance bond. The performance bond must be submitted to the Construction Letting email inbox or be delivered on paper by the time set for receipt of proposal bids. Each contractor that submits a proposal bid in the amount of $150,000 or more for highway improvements described in this notice is required to submit with that bid a written plan for a program to test the contractor's employees for drugs. The plan shall be in compliance with Indiana Code 4-13-18. The plan must be submitted to the Construction Letting email inbox or deposited with the INDOT Prequalification Engineer by the time set for receipt of proposal bids. INDOT - Call 231 - Intersect Improve With Added Turn Lanes and Str Replacement Project Description: Des. Nos. 1592223 and 1802827: This proposed project is located at SR 7 and begins approximately 500 feet south of County Road (CR) 275 West and extends north 0.57 mile terminating approximately 300 feet north of CR 300 W. The project area includes the intersections with CR 275 W, Country Squire Boulevard, the commercial entrance to Dollar General, and CR 300 W in Queensville, Jennings County, Indiana. The project area is more specifically located on the North Vernon United States Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5 Topographic Quadrangle Map in Sections 19 and 20 of Township 7 North, Range 8 East. The current proposed project will adjust the vertical alignment of SR 7 to meet stopping sight distance standards for a 50 mph design speed. Drives along the corridor will have their approaches adjusted to accommodate the change in vertical alignment and to meet acceptable INDOT Standards. The intersection of SR 7 and CR 300 W will be reconstructed to tie into the proposed vertical profile of SR 7. Pavement will be replaced or rehabilitated as feasible within project limits. The intersection of SR 7 with CR 275 W will be closed. It is anticipated that a cul-de-sac will be constructed on CR 275 W. A left turn lane will be installed on northbound SR 7 for a designated left turn lane to Country Squire Boulevard and to the Dollar General and the current substandard passing blister at Country Squire Boulevard will be removed. Additionally, the existing 60-foot long, five-foot tall, and five-foot wide reinforced concrete box culvert that is located on SR 7 just north of the intersection of CR 275 W (CV 007-040-26.88) will be replaced, lengthened, and upsized. A review of the USFWS database on May 7, 2019 did not indicate the presence of endangered bat species in or within a half mile of the project area. Some suitable bat summer habitat is within and adjacent to the project area. It is anticipated that approximately 0.42 acre of trees may be cleared as part of this project. Construction is anticipated to occur between February 2022 and November 2022. Temporary lighting may be used during construction, but all lighting will be directed away from potential bat roosts. No permanent lighting will be added or changed

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Ponds and Reservoirs.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction, Shoreline Protection, Waterway Construction and Equipment.