Site work for a road / highway in Bloomington, Indiana. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

*As of 10/03/2025, all bids were rejected. A timeline for rebid has not been established.* Questions regarding the RFP must be submitted via the project link on the city's e-Procurement Portal. The city assumes no liability for assuring accurate, complete, and on-time transmission and receipt. Inquiries must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. local time on September 19, 2025. 1. The city will respond to all inquiries within two (2) business days of submittal. 2. Submit inquiries to: The Project link on the e-Procurement Portal Question Response Deadline: September 26, 2025, 5:00pm Contractor Selection Date: October 3, 2025 General work description: The City of Bloomington's Economic and Sustainable Development (ESD) department is implementing projects to increase resilience to climate change. ESD is installing five (5) bus stop shelters and associated concrete slabs and sidewalks to protect residents from extreme heat and weather events while waiting for the Bloomington Transit buses. The City of Bloomington invites proposals from companies specializing in construction and concrete slab installation. The Contractor will collaborate with the City of Bloomington to ensure the installations are completed according to the scope of work; engineering drawings, structural calculations, shelter assembly instructions and solar panel and lights assembly instructions from Tolar Manufacturing; and the Americans with Disability Act requirements. SCOPE OF WORK: Through this Request for Proposal (RFP), the City of Bloomington (hereinafter the "City") wishes to establish a bus stop shelter installation service agreement with a qualified service provider for bus stop shelter and concrete slabs and sidewalk installations located throughout Bloomington. The Contractor will install concrete pads and sidewalks and assemble and install the packaged bus stop shelters according to the manufacturer's engineering drawings, structural calculations, shelter assembly instructions and solar panel and lights assembly instructions and the site plans provided in Attachment A "Scope of Work". Three (3) unique art designs were created by local artists for the bus stop shelters. In order to evenly distribute the art designs across the city, the Contractor will ensure the art designs printed and adhered to the bus stop shelters by the manufacturer will be installed at the correct location as described in the Scope of Work. 1.3 GENERAL SPECIFICATION INFORMATION: 1.3.1 The five (5) bus stop shelters, solar panels, and solar lights are stored in a secure outdoor storage area at the Dillman Road Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 100 W Dillman Rd, Bloomington, IN 47403. Each time the contractor needs access to the storage area, the contractor is required to sign in at the Dillman Road Wastewater Treatment Plant main office and staff will direct the Contractor to the storage location. 1.3.2 Similar parts of each shelter are shrink wrapped together in multiple large crates. Contractor is required to open the crates and ensure each part of each shelter is present. If any part is missing, the contractor will notify Shawn Miya, Assistant Director of Sustainability, at shawn.miya@bloomington.in.gov as soon as possible.Contractor is responsible for determining the logistics of transporting and assembling each bus stop shelter according to this scope of work; asphalt street cut repair instructions; and attached assembly instructions, solar panel and light instructions, engineering drawings, structural calculations from Tolar Manufacturing. 1.3.4 The preferred location for shelters #1, #2, #3, #4, & #5 is in the Right of Way (ROW). The contractor is required to apply for a Right of Way Use permit from the Engineering Department prior to starting any work. The Engineering Department will review the planned road/sidewalk closures (if any) and facilitate any Board of Public Works approvals (if they are needed). 1.3.5 All shelter installations must be wheelchair accessible. A minimum (five} 5' foot wide path is required to exit the existing sidewalk, travel around one side of the shelter, and exit the shelter to travel to the curb where the bus will pick up passengers. 1.3.6 Concrete slabs and new sidewalks must be level with existing sidewalks, curbs, or streets as indicated in the site plans.Use 4000 PSI concrete mix. 1.3.8 Shelters, benches, solar panels, and solar lights must be installed according to manufacturer's specifications and must be level upon completion. 1.3.9 The shelters must be placed with a minimum of 6 inches of concrete slab on all sides 1.3.10 Contractor is responsible for utility locates prior to excavation. If utility lines prevent an installation of a bus shelter where indicated, contractor must notify Shawn Miya by email at shawn.miya@bloomington.in.gov to request that the proposed installation be adjusted to avoid the utilities or to obtain permission for alternate location. 1.3.11 The Contractor shall conduct its operations as to offer the least possible obstruction and inconvenience or disruption to the area within which the services are performed. 1.3.12 The responder shall note in their proposal any special site preparation requirements i.e. environmental considerations, and or storage requirements of equipment and supplies. Responder is responsible for removal of all packaging material and debris at the end of each workday as well as at the end of the project. No dumpsters will be provided by the City or property owners. 1.3.13 Contractor shall supply all required miscellaneous and incidental equipment, including wire, nuts, bolts, connectors, power transformers (if required). 1.3.14 Each shelter has artwork around the interior walls along the top twelve inches (12"). Contractor is responsible to ensure that the correct artwork is placed at each designated shelter site. Refer to the pictures of the artwork under each shelter's scope of work. Deadline for Questions/Clarifications 11:00 AM Local Time Wednesday October 15, 2025