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

Tank site is located on the south side of Frank Ott Road approximately 1,750 feet west of the intersection of Edwardsville - Galena Road and Frank Ott Road. This intersection is north of S.R. 64 near Interstate Highway 64. Proposed tank site is to be in a mowed lawn near Edwardsville Water Corporation's maintenance facility on Frank Ott Road. The Project consists of, but is not necessarily limited to, the construction of a 1,000,000-gallon composite elevated water storage tank, site piping, site work, demolition of the existing tank and other miscellaneous items necessary and as specified to make this project complete. All work must be completed within 425 calendar days of issuance of the Notice to Proceed. All interested citizens are invited to attend and should any citizens require special provisions, such as handicapped modifications or non-English translation personnel, the Board will provide such provisions as long as the request is made by March 14, 2022. For special accommodations needed to attend the public bid opening meeting, please call the Office of the Edwardsville Water Corporation, Phone (812) 948-0900. All prime contractors, subcontractors, small, minority or women owned enterprises and other interested parties are invited to attend. Upon request and receipt of the document deposit indicated above, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents via delivery service. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder's date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither the Edwardsville Water Corporation nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete set of specifications and Contract Documents and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets of specifications and Contract Documents. The work to be performed and the bid to be submitted shall include sufficient and proper sums for all general construction, mechanical installation, labor, materials, permits, licenses, insurance, and so forth incidental to and required for the construction of the facilities. All Contractors or Sub-Contractors awarded work in excess of $300,000 must be on the Indiana Department of Administration Indiana Public Works Certification Board pre-qualified list, as noted in Information for Bidders Part 1.12.C. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the Project, the name and address of Bidder and the Division of work. All bids must be submitted on the bid forms as identified in the Contract Documents and Specifications. A bid bond or certified check in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid must be submitted with each bid. Bid security shall be forfeited if a bid is withdrawn after the time and date set for receiving bids. Upon award of a contract but prior to the execution of a contract between the Edwardsville Water Corporation and the Contractor, the Contractor shall provide one hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bonds guaranteeing faithful and proper performance of the work and materials, to be executed by an acceptable surety company. Any performance bond or labor and materials bond must remain in force for at least one (1) year beyond issuance of the Certificate of Substantial Completion. It is intended that actual construction of this work shall be started as soon as practicable, and each bidder shall be prepared to enter promptly into a construction contract, furnish a performance and payment bond, and begin work without delay in the event the award is made to that bidder. Any bond submitted must be from a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Indiana. No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of ninety (90) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Edwardsville Water Corporation reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to reject bids that do not meet the qualifications outlined in this Notice or in the bidding documents and to waive any formalities or irregularities in the bidding process or in any bid. The Edwardsville Water Corporation further reserves the right to reject all bids, should the Edwardsville Water Corporation determine, in the opinion of the Board of Directors based on the bids received, that the contemplated cost of construction is not economically feasible. The Edwardsville Water Corporation reserves the right to hold any or all bids or proposals for a period of not more than ninety (90) days and said bids or proposal shall remain in full force and effect during said period. The Edwardsville Water Corporation reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitations. A conditional or qualified Bid will not be accepted. If a contract is awarded it will be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder. The lowest, responsive, responsible bidder must not be debarred, suspended, or otherwise be excluded from or ineligible for participation in federally assisted programs under Executive Order 12549. The low, responsive, responsible bidder must be approved by the Indiana State Revolving Fund Loan/Indiana Finance Authority. All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the projects shall apply to the Projects throughout. Bids shall be properly and completely executed on bid forms included in the Specifications. Bids shall include all information requested by Indiana Form 96 (Revised 2013) included with the Specifications. Under Section III of Form 96, the Bidder shall submit a financial statement. A copy of the proposed Financial Statement to be submitted with the bid is included in the bid documents section to these specifications. The Owner may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the work and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement and to complete the work contemplated therein. Each Bidder is responsible for inspecting the Project site(s) and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents and Specifications. The failure or omission of any Bidder to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation with respect to its Bid. This Project will be funded by the Indiana Finance Authority, State Revolving Fund Loan Program. The Project shall comply with the requirements of the Federal Davis-Bacon Act. The Davis-Bacon Wage Scale shall be included in the contract documents.