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

Southmoor Park Sanitary Sewer Extension Project ( Project ). The Project is an Indiana Public Work Project governed by Ind. Code 36-1-12-1 et seq. The Project will consist of all work and materials associated with extending sanitary sewers to a portion of the Southmoor Park Subdivision in the vicinity of West 78th Avenue and West 79 th Avenue in Merrillville, Indiana. A bid security in the form of a cashier s check, money order, certified check, or Bid Bond issued by a corporate surety payable without conditions to the Merrillville Conservancy District in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the Total Bid Price shall be submitted with each Contractor s Bid Proposal. This bid security will serve as a guarantee that if a Contractor s Bid Proposal is accepted by the Project Owner a contractual Agreement will be entered into by the Project Owner and Contractor and the performance of the contractual Agreement and other bid requirements will be properly secured. The bid securities of all bidders, except the security submitted with the lowest acceptable bid, will be returned within thirty (30) days following the time of receipt of the bids. The bid security of the lowest acceptable Contractor s Bid Proposal will be returned on request after the Project Owner has made an award to the successful bidder, after the successful bidder and Project Owner enter a formal Agreement providing for construction of Owner s Project, and after the successful bidder delivers to the Project Owner a satisfactory Payment Bond, Performance Bond, Certificate of Insurance, and other items required by the Instructions to Bidders. The Payment Bond and Performance Bond provided shall be equal to the total contract amount. All Contractor Bid Proposals shall include a fully prepared and executed Contractor s Bid for Public Work Form No. 96 and other documents required by the Contract Documents. The Project Owner reserves the right to reject all Contractor Bid Proposals and to waive any minor informalities or irregularities in the Bid Proposals received. The Project Owner will approve the lowest responsive Bid Proposal from a responsible Contractor.