City of Decatur, IN – 2025 Water Utility Improvements – Contract C (W25116)

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CITY OF DECATUR

DECATUR, INDIANA

2025 WATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS – CONTRACT C

General Notice

City of Decatur (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

2025 Water Utility Improvements – Contract C

Project #W25116

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Decatur City Hall located at 172 N. Second Street, Decatur, IN 46733, until Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work:

The project includes the replacement of existing water mains and lead or galvanized steel water service lines on Adams Street and Elm Street and the installation of new water main on Winchester Road. The work includes the installation of approximately 8,600 LF of water main ranging from 4-inch to 12-inch in diameter, 86 LF of 12-inch diameter water main railroad crossing, the abandonment of existing water mains, the replacement of existing service lines from the City owned water main to premise plumbing within each home and business, reconnection of water service lines, replacement of fire hydrants, and all other work required for the completion of the project as described in the specifications and shown on the drawings. This project has been designed to utilize open cutting for the installation of the new water mains and horizontal directional drilling for the new water service lines.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract.  Bids shall be as shown in the Bid Form.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is: Commonwealth Engineers, Inc., 9604 Coldwater Road, Suite 203, Fort Wayne, IN 46825.  Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below.  Prospective Bidders may also examine the drawings via the Web-based service of Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at www.commonwealthengineers.com.

Bidding Documents also may be examined at the office of the Decatur City Hall, 172 N. Second Street, Decatur, IN 46733, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings will be provided via the web-based service of Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at www.commonwealthengineers.com.  The plan holder will receive an email link to the PDF downloadable documents upon payment of a non-refundable fee of One Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($150.00) plus 7% sales tax, per project division desired. 

One set of printed Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings may be obtained upon payment of an additional non-refundable fee of Three Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($300.00) plus 7% sales tax, per project division desired, via the web-based service of Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at www.commonwealthengineers.com.  Requests for Contract Documents and Specifications and Drawings must also include a return street address; post office box numbers are not acceptable. 

Contract Documents will not be sold separate from the web-based service (i.e. All plan holders will be required to purchase through the web-based service).  Partial sets of Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings are not available.  Questions pertaining to this project shall be submitted directly to Alex Ponx, E.I. and Ben Adams, P.E. at Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. via https://login.procore.com.  Additional questions concerning access to the website may be directed to Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at (317) 888-1177.

All addenda, which may be issued for this Project, will be issued to each plan holder via email.  For those whom also purchase printed Contract Documents, printed addenda will be provided as well.  All plan holders shall note, the printed documents are provided as a courtesy and do not preclude the plan holder from relying upon the web/email-based materials (i.e. delays in mail delivery will not be considered relevant due to all contract document holders access to materials via web/email).

No refunds will be issued for this project.

The OWNER reserves the right to reject any bid, or all bids, or to accept any bid or bids, or to make such combination of bids as may seem desirable, and to waive any and all informalities in bidding.  Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof.  Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered.  NO bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least 90 days. 

Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Pre-bid Conference

A pre-bid conference for the Project will be held on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at Decatur City Hall, 172 N. 2nd Street, Decatur, IN 46733. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is encouraged but not required.

Instructions to Bidders

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: City of Decatur

By:         Dan Rickord

Title:      Mayor

Date:     April 15, 2026 & April 22, 2026

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