Ross Townships Hidden Lake Park Pedestrian Bridge Project

This Project is an Indiana Public Work Project governed by Ind. Code 36-1-12 et seq. The project entails installing a 135 ft. x 10 ft. pre-fabricated CONTECH pedestrian truss structure (Continental Connector Truss), over Hidden Lake Pond, with vertical picket bicycle height safety railing and pipe hand rails on new abutments, minor HMA trail construction and landscape restoration. Ross Township will supply the structure; Contractor is responsible to coordinate with CONTECH once the structure is fabricated and ready for delivery.All Contractor's Bid Proposals received will be publicly opened and read aloud at a public meeting beginning at the above stated time and place. Contract Document Holders of Record are entities or individuals who obtain from Ross Township a complete Contractor's Bid Proposal Package, including the Plans and Specifications prepared by the Project Engineer.cash, check, cashier's check or money order to obtain a hard copy of the Contractor's Bid Proposal Package and the Project Engineer's Plans and Specifications. Ross Township will provide all Contract Document Holders with a compact disc containing a pdf copy of the Contractor's Bid Proposal Package, including the Plans and Specifications. Ross Township will only consider Bid Proposals for the Project that are submitted by Contract Document Holders of Record. A bid security in the form of a cashier's check, money order, certified check or bid bond issued by a corporate surety payable without conditions to "Ross Township", in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Total Bid Price shall be submitted with each Contractor's Bid Proposal. This bid security will serve as a guarantee that if a Contractor's Bid Proposal is accepted by Ross Township, a contractual Agreement will be entered into by Ross Township and Contractor and the performance of the contractual Agreement will be properly secured. The bid securities of all bidders, except the security submitted with the lowest acceptable bid, will be returned within thirty (30) days following the time of receipt of the bids. The bid security of the lowest acceptable Contractor's Bid Proposal will be returned on request after Ross Township has made an award to the successful bidder, after the successful bidder and Ross Township enter a formal "Agreement" providing for construction of the Project, and after the successful bidder delivers a satisfactory Payment Bond and Performance Bond to Ross Township. The Payment Bond and Performance Bond provided shall be equal to the total contract amount. All Contractor Bid Proposals shall include a fully prepared and executed "Contractor's Bid for Public Work - Form No. 96" and other documents required by the Contract Documents. Ross Township reserves the right to reject all Contractor Bid Proposals, to waive any minor informalities or irregularities in the Bid Proposals received, or to accept any Contractor's Bid Proposal which is deemed most favorable to Ross Township at the time and under the conditions stated in the Contract Documents for Ross Township's Project.

Division 11 -	Equipment, Play Field Equipment and Structures, Playground Equipment, Play Structures.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Selective Clearing, Grading, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways, Athletic and Recreational Surfacing, Site Improvements, Fences and Gates, Planting.
Division 33 -	Utilities.