INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PAGE 1
NOTICE TO HIGHWAY CONTRACTORS
DATE OF LETTING: October 06, 2010
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 will be available for downloading via the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Extranet at no cost.
The internet address of the INDOT Extranet is: http://netservices.indot.in.gov/
Bids will be considered as provided for in the Prequalification and Bidding Regulations on file. Copies are available in Room
N855, Government Center North.
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. 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 BIDDER 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 - Contractors website at
http://www.in.gov/dot/div/contracts/letting/index.html
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS -- October 06, 2010 LETTING
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SPECIAL LETTING OPTIONS
In order to promote competition, secure the best pricing with the highest quality work and achieve the best advantage for the State
of Indiana in building the I-69 Section 2, Segments 1 & 1A (from � mile north of SR 64 to Patoka River) project (the Project),
INDOT is letting the Project according to the Options and process described below, as permitted by 105 IAC 11-3-9, which provides
that:
"If the department elects, proposal forms may be issued for projects in combination or separately, so that bids may be submitted
either on the combination or on separate units of the combination. The commissioner may make awards on combination bids or separate
bids to the best advantage of the state. No combination bids, other than those specifically set up in the proposal forms by the
department, will be considered."
Option #1 - A single project with the following contract number: IR-33264-A. All bids under Option #1 will be regular bids.
Option #2 - Two separate and individual projects with the following contract numbers: IR-33038, and IB-33039. All bids under
Option #2 will be regular bids.
SPECIAL BID PROPOSAL CONSIDERATION PROCESS
In the interest of achieving the best advantage for the State of Indiana and pursuant to the Commissioner�s authority under IC 8-23-9-3
and 8-23-9-2 (�The commissioner may reject any and all proposals for cause.�) the Commissioner will award or not award the contracts
described above according to the following process:
A. If INDOT does not make awards according to Section B (below), the Commissioner shall award the contract to the lowest and best
bid under Option #1.
B. If the sum of the lowest and best bid for each contract in Option #2 is lower than the lowest and best bid in
Option #1, the Commissioner shall award contracts to each of the lowest and best bidders of the two contracts in Option #2.
C. If the Commissioner does not award any contract according to Section A or Section B, the Commissioner, in his discretion, may
award contracts to any or all of the lowest and best bids received under Option #2.
D. The Commissioner may reject any bid proposal for cause. Non-competitive or unrealistic terms or pricing, or inadequate
competition in bidding may be considered �cause� to reject any proposal under IC 8-23-9-2.
PRE-BID MEETINGS AND FIELD CHECKS
MANDATORY pre-bid meetings and field checks will be held for these contracts at the places and times described in the Scope Of
Services sections of the individual Contract Information Books. Attendance at these meetings will be requisite for submitting bids.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS -- October 06, 2010 LETTING
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CALL 130 CONTRACT IB-33039-A DESIGN BUILD NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION VINCENNES DISTRICT PG. 1
PROJECT CONTROL NUMBER | FED/STATE NUMBER LOCATION
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0902102 | 0902102 DESIGN BUILD NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION STR NO I69-26-09462
CONTINUOUS COMPOSITE BEAM, 31 SPANS, TOTAL LENGTH 4403 LFT
GIBSON AND PIKE COUNTIES - ON PR 69 OVER PATOKA RIVER
FLOODPLAIN (RP 037+0080 TO 038+0063)
COMPLETION DATE: May 31, 2013 DBE GOAL: 3.00 QUALIFICATIONS: D(B)
THE CONTRACT INFORMATION BOOK IS AVAILABLE ONLINE
PLANS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
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CALL 140 CONTRACT IR-33038-A DESIGN BUILD, NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION VINCENNES DISTRICT PG. 2
PROJECT CONTROL NUMBER | FED/STATE NUMBER LOCATION
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0500440 | 0500440 DESIGN BUILD NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
GIBSON COUNTY - ON PR 69, 0.5 MILE NORTH OF SR 64
TO PATOKA RIVER (RP 033+0051 TO 037+0080)
COMPLETION DATE: May 31, 2013 DBE GOAL: 5.00 QUALIFICATIONS: C(A) D(C)
THE CONTRACT INFORMATION BOOK IS AVAILABLE ONLINE
PLANS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE
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CALL 150 CONTRACT IR-33264-A DESIGN BUILD, NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION VINCENNES DISTRICT PG. 3
PROJECT CONTROL NUMBER | FED/STATE NUMBER LOCATION
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1005677 | 1005677 DESIGN BUILD NEW ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION
GIBSON AND PIKE COUNTIES - ON PR 69, 0.5 MILE NORTH OF SR 64
TO NORTH OF PATOKA RIVER FLOODPLAIN(RP 033+0051 TO 038+0063)
COMPLETION DATE: May 31, 2013 DBE GOAL: 3.00 QUALIFICATIONS: C(A) D(C)
THE CONTRACT INFORMATION BOOK IS AVAILABLE ONLINE
PLANS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE