INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                   PAGE 1
                                                   NOTICE TO HIGHWAY CONTRACTORS

                                             DATE OF LETTING: September 24, 2009
                                             TIME OF LETTING: 10:00 AM EASTERN DST


Sealed proposals for certain highway improvements as described below will be received from contractors holding a valid Certificate
of Qualification issued by the Indiana Department of Transportation.

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          LOCATION OF DEPOSIT: Indiana Department of Transportation, Mr. John P. Wooden, Bid Review & Estimate Manager,
                               Room N855, Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2217

          LOCATION OF OPENING: All proposals will immediately thereafter be taken to the N855 Conf. Room, Government Center North,
                               100 N. Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana where they will be publicly opened and read.
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Contract documents may be purchased at the office of the Indiana Department of Transportation, Room N855, Government Center North,
100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN  46204-2217, telephone 317-232-5070, fax 317-232-0676.  Checks should be made
payable to the Indiana Department of Transportation.  No refunds will be made for material returned except in cases of error in
filling orders.  Sample proposals may be purchased for twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) each.

Bids will be considered as provided for in the Prequalification and Bidding Regulations on file.  Copies are available in Room
N855, Government Center North.

Contract documents may be examined in Room N855, Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana.

                                               IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC BIDDING

All contracts within this notice are designated for electronic bidding via Bid Express.  Only electronic bids submitted via
Bid Express will be accepted on contracts designated for electronic bidding; the paper Proposal Book (blue cover) will not be
issued for these contracts.  NOTICE: It is the bidder�s responsibility to check the Bid Express website for all amendment files
prior to the deadline for bid submittal.  This includes amendment files that may be generated as a result of administrative
changes to the bidding form, which may not be communicated in a revision letter.

                                                 MANDATORY PLANHOLDER REGISTRATION

Contractors desiring to submit electronic bids via Bid Express must register with INDOT as a valid bidder by submitting the form
provided by INDOT Customer Service at the website below.  Failure to register will cause failure of the Bid Express bid submission
process.  NOTICE:  A bidder may request valid bidder status, by submitting the bidder registration form, until 9:00 AM eastern
dst, on the bid opening date.

                                                              BONDS

An executed bid bond and an executed performance bond shall be included with the bid, except on contracts for roadside mowing,
vegetation control, demolition, landscaping, fencing, seeding and sodding, bridge painting, and guardrail installations of
$100,000 or less, the bidder may elect not to furnish a performance bond.  NOTICE:  Effective March 1, 2008, paper bid bonds will
no longer be accepted.  Only electronic bid bonds submitted through the designated electronic medium, either Surety 2000 or
SurePathNetwork, will be accepted with the bid.  Bid Express does not support submittal of the performance bond.  The performance
bond must be submitted to the construction letting email box or be delivered in paper.

                                                          INTERNET ADDRESS

                      For additional information, visit the Doing Business with INDOT - Lettings website at
                                           http://www.in.gov/dot/div/contracts/letting/index.html
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CALL 170     CONTRACT IR-30704-A       DESIGN-BUILD                                          CRAWFORDSVILLE DISTRICT       PG.   1

       PROJECT CONTROL NUMBER |  FED/STATE NUMBER                                          LOCATION
       ------------------------------------------                -----------------------------------------------------------

           0200903            |  0200903                         DESIGN/BUILD
                                                                 BOONE COUNTY - ON I-65 FROM 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF CR 100E
                                                                 TO 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF SR 267 (RP 137+0019 TO 132+0054)

           0800425            |  0800425                         BRIDGE REPLACEMENT - STR NO 267-06-4294-9291, CONTINUOUS
                                                                 COMPOS PRESTRES CONC I BEAM, 2 SPANS, 177.0 LFT.
                                                                 BOONE COUNTY - ON SR 267 OVER I-65 (RP 133+0008)


           0800483            |  0800484                         BRIDGE REPLACEMENT - STR NO I65-136-9310, PRECAST THREE
                                                                 SIDED STRUCTURE, 1 SPAN, 24.0 LFT. TOTAL LENGTH
                                                                 BOONE COUNTY - ON I-65 OVER PRAIRIE CREEK (RP 137+0014)


           0900828            |  0900828                         SIGN MODERNIZATION
                                                                 BOONE COUNTY - ON I-65 FROM 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF CO RD 100E
                                                                 TO 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF SR 267(RP 137+0019 TO 132+0054)

       COMPLETION DATE:  March 10, 2011                DBE GOAL:  3.00                   QUALIFICATIONS: B(A)  C(A)

       PROPOSAL PRICE:           $    12.50
       ROAD ITEMS:        PLANS: $    44.50         X-SECT: $   185.50
       BRIDGE ITEMS:      PLANS: $    11.50         X-SECT: $     0.00
       TRAFFIC ITEMS:     PLANS: $    41.00         X-SECT: $     0.00

                                                    MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING

A pre-bid meeting will be held to present details of this contract and allow prospective Design/Builders to ask related 
questions.  This is a mandatory conference for interested bidders; at least one (1) representative from each design-build team 
must be in attendance. The meeting will be held on Tuesday August 4, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at the Indiana Government Center
South, Conference Room C, 302 W Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana.  Field Checks will be held after the pre-bid meeting 
departing from the Robert D. Orr plaza (between the North and South buildings of the Government Center).  Two hours will be reserved
for each team�s visits; the anticipated departure times for the field checks are as follows:  11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.