Camp Atterbury – CAIN Water System and Utility Improvements – Phase 4 (IFB No. MDI-SAB-23-B-012)

                                                       IFB: MDI-SAB-23-B-012

                                               NOTICE TO GENERAL CONTRACTORS

PROJECT VALUED BY THE STATE ARMORY BOARD, OVER $150,000

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the CAIN WATER SYSTEM AND UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS PHASE IV, 3008 Hospital Road, Edinburgh, IN 46124 for the Indiana Army National Guard will be received via email to Mary Carrico, State Contracting Officer at contractingpublicbid@ago.in.gov until 1:00 o’clock PM (Eastern Daylight Savings Time) on Thursday, August 17, 2023.  All bids will be read aloud, via conference call 317-247-3300 or 812-526-1499 Conference ID: ­­­­­11000 at 2:00 o’clock PM (EDT).  Any bid received after the designated time, for any reason, will not be read.

Proposals shall be submitted on the proper bid form and delivered via email to include the name and address of the bidder, all as described in the Instruction to Bidders, which accompanies the specification.  A Bid Bond made payable to the Adjutant General’s Office, State of Indiana, must be enclosed with the bid.  Said bond shall be in the minimum amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum bid including all additive alternate bids. 

All bidders must be Certified Contractors, hold a Valid Certificate of Qualification 1623.03 from the Certificate Board, Room 467, Indiana Government Center, 402 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, at the time of bid opening.  Certification with the Department of Transportation does not meet the above-mentioned requirement for pre-qualification.  The bidder must be qualified in the classification of the prime contract.

The contract for this work shall be awarded or rejected within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of opening bids.  Funds are presently available for this acquisition.  The State Armory Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 

Note: Contracts resulting from this solicitation will be required to conform to I.C. 4-13-18 (Contractor’s Employee Drug Testing).

Note: In accordance with I.C. 4-13-16.5-2, the following goals are established for this construction: MBE 7%, WBE 5% and IVBE 3%.

Contractors interested in bidding and/or reviewing this project may obtain complete Contract Documents, in either printed or electronic form, by registering as a plan holder and placing online orders at www.commonwealthengineers.com  Electronic files may be downloaded from www.commonwealthengineers.com. for a non-refundable fee of $150.00. Printed copies are available for an additional non-refundable fee of $250.00 per set plus ground shipping charges, plus sales tax. Partial sets will not be available.  A set may also be reviewed at Stout Field, 2002 S. Holt Road, Bldg 5, 3rd Floor, Indianapolis, Indiana.  The Architect/Engineer for this project is, Commonwealth Engineers, Inc, contact information for RFI's and/or product substitution requests is Quinton Fortier, P.E., Qfortier@contactcei.com or 317-888-1177.  All RFI's and/or product substitution requests must be submitted in writing no later than Thursday, August 03, 2023.

A Pre-Bid Meeting for this project will be held at the CAMP ATTERBURY WELCOME CENTER ON HOSPITAL ROAD, EDINBURGH, IN 46124 at 10:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Savings Time) on Thursday, July 27, 2023 for all interested bidders.  Information on this page can also be found through Access Indiana @ http://www.in.gov/sab/, State Armory Board Indiana National Guard bid posting at agency.

Dated this 12^th day of July, 2023 

STATE ARMORY BOARD, acting by and

                                                                        through The Adjutant General,

R. DALE LYLES

                                                                        Major General, INARNG