Site work and new construction of a water / sewer project in Mount Vernon, Indiana. Completed plans call for the construction of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

Contract A: Wastewater Treatment Plant The work shall include: Construction of a headworks screening structure including a fine screen and Parshall flume, a Biolac basin including 20 air diffusers, an integral clarifier, a blower/electrical building including 3 blowers and a chemical room for a polymer injection unit, a WAS lift station including a wet well and valve vault, a sludge dewatering building including 2 geobags, a plant drain lift station including a wet well and a valve vault, a UV Disinfection building including a cascade aeration system, and an outfall structure. The work also includes yard piping, process piping, excavation, dewatering, regrading, paving, landscaping, coatings, electrical, instrumentation and control, clean up, and all other appurtenances necessary to complete the work shown on the project drawings and included in the project manual. Work shall be constructed under a Lump Sum and Unit Price Contract. The Owner will receive an optional deductive bid for the combination of Contract A and Contract B work. Bids shall be properly and completely executed on a State Board of Accounts Form 96 (Revised 2013). The Contract will be awarded in accordance with the provisions of IC 5-16-13 for Public Works projects awarded after June 30, 2015. Pursuant to IC 5-16-13-7, the provisions of the law are incorporated by reference. The construction of the project is expected to be funded in part by a State Revolving Fund (SRF) as administered by the Indiana Finance Authority. The Contractor to whom the work is awarded shall comply with all requirements of said agency. In accordance with the Davis-Bacon requirements, all contractor and subcontractors are required to pay not less than the Federal prevailing wage rates published by the U.S. Department of Labor for each classification of work performed on this project. Bidders are notified that there is a 7% MBE and 5% WBE participation goal on this project. A conditional or qualified bid will not be accepted. Award will be made to the low, responsive, responsible bidder and must be approved by the State Revolving Fund Loan as administered by the Indiana Finance Authority. For contracts over $300,000.00, in accordance with IC 5-16-13-10 and IC 8-23-10-0.5, Contractor must be qualified under either IC 4-13.6-4 or IC 8-23-10 (Indiana Department of Administration or Indiana Department of Transportation) before doing any work on a public works project. In accordance with IC 22-5-1.7-11.1, Contractors entering into a contract with the Owner, and contractors of any tier as defined in IC 5-16-13-4, will be required to enroll in and verify the work eligibility status of all newly hired employees through the E-Verify program (effective July 1, 2011), and comply with the reporting requirements of IC 5-16-13-11. In accordance with IC 5-22-16.5, Contractors entering into a contract with the Owner will be required to provide an Indiana Iran Investment Certification. In accordance with IC 5-16-13-11, Contractor shall submit an Employee Drug Testing Plan with their Bid and contractors of any tier as defined in IC 5-16-13-4 must comply with the drug testing requirements set forth in IC 4-13-18. Contractors shall complete a Drug Testing Plan Certification to be submitted with their Bid. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or minor defects in bids or bidding procedure, or reject any and all bids, or to accept the bid from the lowest most responsible and responsive bidder as exclusively determined by the Owner. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. No Bidder may withdraw a bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Should there be reasons why the contract cannot be awarded within the specified period, the time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the Bidder determined by the Owner to be the lowest most responsible and responsive. Submission of a signed Bid by the Bidder constitutes acknowledgment of and acceptance of all the documents and terms and conditions of the Contractual-Legal Requirements and Technical Sections of the specifications in the Project Manual. The Contractor to whom the work is awarded will be required to purchase and maintain insurance coverage as described in the Contract Documents on an "occurrence basis".