2022 North Center / Dewey Street Storm Improvements

Sealed bids shall be delivered or forwarded by USPS registered mail to: Town Clerk-Treasurer Bremen Town Hall 111 S. Center Street Bremen, IN Sealed bids are invited and shall be received in possession by Town of Bremen; Attn: 2022 North Center/Dewey Street Storm Improvements, c/o Janet Anglemyer, Clerk-Treasurer at 111 S. Center Street, Bremen, IN 46506 during local government business hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm After bid opening, the Town Council will take all bids under advisement and refer them to the Town Engineer for review & tabulation. Following request for the contract documents by the potential bidder, the Engineer will provide appropriate fi le sharing permissions to view and download these documents. Submit requests to Claire Eltzroth, PE at JPR via email at celtzroth@jpr1source.com. Neither the Town of Bremen nor its Engineer will be responsible for partial sets of documents so obtained from any other source. Work to be performed and the bid to be submitted shall include suffi cient and proper sums for all general construction, mechanical installation, labor, materials, permits, licenses, insurance, and so forth incidental to and required for the construction of the Project. The Contractor shall submit an itemized bid for approximate quantities and components of labor and materials to complete the contract. Bid shall be upon standard bid sheet used by the Owner, and said sheet must contain an authorized signature of the Contractor, or the bid of the Contractor may, at the discretion of the Owner, be rejected and declared invalid. Bid shall be accompanied by a non-collusion affi davit per the statutes of Indiana. Bids shall be included in a sealed envelope, bearing the title of the Project, name, and address of bidder. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certifi ed check or acceptable bid bond made payable to the Owner in a sum of not less than of the total amount of the bid, which check or bond will be held by the Owner as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into the same with the Owner upon notifi cation for him to do so within ten (10) days of said notifi cation. Approved performance and payment bonds guaranteeing faithful and proper performance of the work and materials, executed by an acceptable surety company, will be required of the Contractor at the execution of contract. Bond to be in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price and must be in full force, effective throughout the term of the Construction Contract plus a period of twelve (12) months from date of substantial completion. Liquidated damages in the amount of fi ve hundred dollars ($500.00) per day of delayed or unsatisfactory completion of the Contract, beyond the agreed upon completion date, 2 shall be paid by the Contractor to the Owner pursuant to terms and conditions of the written contract ultimately entered into by the successful bidder and Owner. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid, or all bids, or to accept any bid or bids, or make such combination of bids as may seem desirable, and to waive any and all informalities in bidding. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specifi ed may be rejected. No bids may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least ninety (90) days. The Owner reserves the right to reduce project scope to meet any budget limitations if any were to arise. A conditional or qualifi ed Bid will not be accepted. The Town will award to the lowest "responsive" and "responsible" bidder. The Town reserves the right to waive informalities or irregularities, and to reject any and all bids or portions thereof. All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction ove construction shall apply to the Project throughout. Bids shall be properly and completely executed on bid forms included in the Specifi cations. Bids shall include all information requested by current Indiana Form 96. Under Section III of Form 96, the Bidder shall submit a fi nancial statement. Bidder shall also submit a statement of experience, proposed plan or plans for performing the public work, equipment the Bidder has available for the performance of the public work on forms prescribed by the State Board of Accounts. Owner may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine ability of Bidder to perform the work and Bidder shall furnish to Owner all such information and data for this purpose as Owner may request. Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Town that such Bidder is properly qualifi ed to carry out the obligations of the Agreement and to complete the work contemplated therein. Each Bidder is responsible for inspecting the Project corridor and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents and Specifi cations. 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 its Bid. The Owner is exempt from all federal, state, and local taxes, and will not be responsible for any taxes levied on the Bidders as a result of any contract award. A bid, proposal or quotation submitted by a trust (as defi ned in IC 30-4-1-1(a) must identify each Benefi ciary of the trust and each Settler empowered to revoke or modify the trust. The successful Contractor shall be required to provide information as to the owners of the Contractor and certify required information to comply with State law and Town policy on anti-nepotism requirements.

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Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.