Site work for a water / sewer project in Marion, Indiana. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The engineering estimate is $480,000. The work consists of construction of approximately 3,000-feet of Storm Sewer Pipe, 10-Manholes, 30-Inlets, 665 Tons of Asphalt overlay, and all appurtenances necessary to complete the storm separation work as shown on the drawings and as specified. Proposals shall be properly and completely executed on the standard Proposal Form obtainable from the office of the Engineer, with fully executed Non-collusion Affidavit required by the statutes of the State of Indiana. Form 96, Contractors Bid for Public Works, shall accompany all bids as prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts. Each Proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check made payable to the Marion Utility Service Board, or an acceptable bidder's bond by an incorporated surety company in good standing and qualified to do business in the State of Indiana, in an amount of not less than 5% of said bid, said deposit being for the purpose of ensuring the execution of the contract for which said bid is made. Any proposal not accompanied by the above required items may be deemed to be a non-responsive bid by the Owner. No consideration for escalation of prices can be considered, and therefore contractors are advised not to include any such escalation clauses in their proposals for this project. The Contractor to whom work is awarded shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, acceptable to the Marion Utility Service Board in the amount of 100% of the contract price. No bidder may withdraw his Proposal within a period of 60 days following the date set for receiving Proposals. The Utility Service Board reserves the right to retain any and all Proposals for a period of not more than 90 days, and said Proposals shall remain in full force and effect during said time. The Marion Utility Service Board further reserves the right to waive informalities and to award the contract to the lowest and most responsible bidder or bidders, all to the advantage of the Marion Utility Service Board, or to reject all Proposals. The Marion Utility Service Board has a goal for this project of 10% participation by Minority Business Enterprise/Women's Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) firms. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to meet this goal.