This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in East Chicago, Indiana. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The City of East Chicago, Indiana will receive bids for the 2021 Roxanna Neighborhood Storm Study - Pipe Lining, East Chicago, Indiana, all in accordance with the Contract Documents, Construction Schedule, and Specifications. The work shall consist of the pipe lining and all other work necessary for a complete project and as included in the Construction Schedule and Specifications for the 2021 Roxanna Neighborhood Storm Study, Pipe Lining Bid. The Proposal must be made on the forms provided in the Contract Documents. Each bid shall be accompanied by a cashier's or certified check, drawn on an acceptable bank, or an acceptable bidder's bond, in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, payable to the City of East Chicago, Indiana. The bidder to whom a contract for work is awarded will be required to furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond executed on the specified forms and acceptable to the City, in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Amount. The Bidder (proposer) must supply all the information required by the bid proposal form. Liquidated damages for delay will be as provided in the Bid Proposal. Work hours will be as provided in the Technical Specifications. Partial payment will be made monthly based on an approved payment requisition. The Contractor and all subcontractors will be required to comply with required Federal and State labor regulations including Equal Employment Opportunity, E-Verify, Non-segregated Facilities, and Affirmative Action requirements as well as East Chicago City Ordinances 05-0019, the Equal Opportunity Ordinance Amendment, and 05-0020, the Local Hiring Ordinance. The City of East Chicago, Indiana, reserves the right to reject any and all proposals or parts there-of and to waive all responsibility for irregularities in bids. Bids may be held by the City of East Chicago, Indiana, for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of the bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and the investigation of the qualifications of bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded at a special meeting of the board of public works soon after December 13th, 2021. Contractors and Sub-Contractors are required to pay not less than the common construction wage as determined by the United States Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon and related acts for work done in Lake County. Contractors submitting a bid for City construction projects must subscribe to the Indiana Plan and a joint apprenticeship and training program for that project if their bid is accepted and provide proof of same before any payments are made. Fifty (50%) percent of the contractor's work force in each initial craft will be comprised of residents of the City of East Chicago participating in the Indiana Plan, whenever possible. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time