Demolition for a water / sewer project in Bloomington, Indiana. Completed plans call for the demolition of a water / sewer project.

The Contractor shall provide all materials, labor, and equipment necessary to complete the following: This project shall include but is not limited to the demolition and clearing of several existing structures, utility capping, UST removal, grading, and site preparation for future construction efforts. Each Bidder must ensure that to the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment should be given to lower income residents of the project area and purchases and/or contract for work in connection with the project should be awarded to small business concerns which are located in, or owned in substantial part, by persons residing in the area of the project. The City of Bloomington is an equal opportunity employer, and Bidder shall meet all requirements for equal employment under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as amended and under the Bloomington Human Rights Ordinance, as amended. Each Bidder for proposals over $10,000.00 shall submit SEPARATELY from their bid, an Affirmative Action Plan to be approved by the City of Bloomington Contract Compliance Officer, Audrey Brittingham, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the deadline for submission of bid. Bidders who fail to submit acceptable plans by the deadline are subject to disqualification. Each Bidder must insure that all employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or housing status. All the protected classes must be included in your Affirmative Action Plan for it to be acceptable. In addition to other requirements, your plan MUST include a workforce breakdown, an internal grievance procedure, a non-retaliation statement, designation of a person by name or position who is responsible for implementation of the Plan, applicability to both applicants and employees, recruitment of minorities, equal access to training programs, and an explanation of your method of communicating the operations of your affirmative action plan to employees and prospective applicants. Audrey Brittingham, Contract Compliance Officer, may be contacted at (812) 349-3426 , 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Each Bidder required to submit an affirmative action plan now must also submit a harassment plan. The harassment plan must, at minimum, include a definition of harassment, the name or title of the individual designated to receive and investigate complaints and a statement that the contractor will not retaliate against an employee for complaining about harassment. A model harassment policy is included for your convenience, which you may amend and adapt as your own. Please note that this harassment policy requirement is new, adopted by the Bloomington Common Council in June 2019. In accordance with Indiana Code 36-1-12-24, each Contractor that submits a bid for a public works project that is estimated to cost $150,000 or more shall submit with his/her bid a written plan for an employee drug testing program that complies with Indiana Code 4-13-18 et seq. For Bids in excess of $300,000 on public works projects that are not for the construction, alteration or repair of a highway, street or alley, the Contractor must be pre-qualified with the Indiana Public Works Certification Board in accordance with Indiana Code 4-13.6-4-2.5. If the project may require creation of a trench of at least five (5) feet in depth, the low bidder shall be required to submit a trench safety plan to the project engineer at least ten (10) days prior to beginning work on the project. The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission reserves the right to waive any informality and to accept or reject any or all bids submitted. Bids may be held by the Bloomington Redevelopment Commission for a period not-to-exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigating the qualifications of the Bidders prior to awarding the contract.