Opening of Applications - 2024 Sewer Insurance Lateral Repair Program - Bob Frame

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? pplications must meet the minimum specifications as provided herein. There is no scoring matrix as all qualified vendors whose applications meet the minimum specifications and who meet and accept the following required conditions will be accepted into the program: • Plumber Contractor License in Indiana; and • Worker's Compensation Insurance; and • Performance bond in the amount of $25,000 or cash bond in the amount of $25,000; and • Proof of Commercial General Liability Insurance per Person in the amount of $50,000; and • Proof of Commercial General Liability Insurance per Occurrence in the amount of $1,000, 000 Three (3) year warranty on all work performed through this program. • Must follow City of South Bend Department of Public Works Design & Construction Standards. • ; Availability for on -call emergency response scheduled on a weekly rotation which includes before/after normal business hours, weekends and holidays. Emergency repairs require completion within 24 hours. Regular repairs require completion within five working days. • Ability to work in year-round adverse weather conditions. • Must follow IUPPS 811 compliance prior to and throughout all excavation work performed. • Responsible for the planning, set-up and removal or subcontracting of all necessary traffic control according to INDOT requirements found in the Indiana Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the ability to work safely on heavily trafficked streets. Must be fully equipped to work safely in underground excavations five feet deep or greater in compliance with OSHA trenching and excavation safety requirements. Company safety manual must be followed and a. minimum requirement of two qualified persons for all excavations. • Responsible for repairing all grass/sod property damage caused by excavation work by spreading topsoil and grass seed within two calendar weeks of leak repair. A list of all repairs completed in grass during the winter season must be kept for returning to complete the topsoil and grass seed work at the start of the spring season.