Rejection of Bids & Request to Advertise - Ignition Park EV Charging Lot Proj No. 120-044

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Version 5/24/2019 Notice to Bidders NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works will receive sealed electronic bids at bpwbids@southbendin.gov until the hour of 9:00 a.m., Local Time, on Tuesday April 13th, 2021 for the following: Ignition Park: EV Charging Park Project No. 120-044 The Title of the Bid and Project Number (where applicable) as described above must be included in the subject line of the email to which you have attached your bid. The name of the company/vendor, address, contact email address and phone number must be included in the body of the email. Detailed instructions and information, including the link to the Reserved Mailbox for electronic bid submittals, is available at southbendin.gov/bids. Work includes construction of a parking lot including Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and a small plaza with food truck parking at Ignition Park at the corner of Franklin Street and Garst Street in South Bend, all more particularly described in plans and specifications prepared by Jones Petrie Rafinski (JPR), phone 574-232-4388. The Contract Documents are on file and available for public inspection commencing on the first advertise date during regular working hours at the Department of Public Works (1316 County-City Building, South Bend, Indiana), and at MACIAF 3215-A Sugar Maple Court, South Bend, IN 46628. Additionally, the Contract Documents will be available that same day for inspection or purchase at American Reprographics Company (“ARC”, located at 1303 Northside Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, 46615), www.e-arc.com/location/south.bend/ (574) 287-2944, toll free at (800) 783-7231. There will be a non-refundable charge for reproduction as set by ARC for every set of documents for all bidders. Bids must be on the City of South Bend Contractor’s Bid for Public Work Form, accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the base bid plus any alternates, in a sealed envelope noting the project name, number and your company’s information on the front. Each bidder or contractor (hereinafter the contractor) must comply with “City of South Bend EEO Contracting Provision Diversity Utilization” included in the specifications as to each construction trade it intends to use on this construction contract and all other construction work (both federal and non-federal) in the St. Joseph County area during the performance of this contract or subcontract. The contractor commits itself to the goals for minority manpower and all other requirements, terms and conditions of these bid conditions by submitting a properly sealed bid. Woman and Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (W/MBE) are encouraged to respond to this notification. It is the sole responsibility of the potential bidder to comply with all submission requirements applicable to the bidder in Section 6-63 of the Responsible Bidder Ordinance no later than the date of the public bid opening. Please note: The City reserves the right to request supplemental information provided by the bidder, and may also conduct random inquiries of the bidder’s current and previous customers regardless of pre-qualified status. A Virtual Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Monday April 5, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. Local Time at shorturl.at/mFPZ2. Any questions about bidding conditions must be addressed to the Owner in writing no later than Thursday April 8, 2021. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept a full or partial award of the bid or bids which, in its judgment, will be to the best interests of the City of South Bend. If the Board elects to award the base bid plus an alternate(s), the Board will look at the totality of the cost when determining the lowest, responsive and responsible bid. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Anne Fuchs, Clerk Publish two (2) times: Friday, March 26, 2021 Friday, April 2, 2021