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NOTICE TO BIDDERS <br /> <br />Notice is hereby given that the City of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Public Works will receive sealed <br />electronic bids at bpwbids@southbendin.gov until 9:00 a.m., Local Time, on June 11, 2024 for the <br />following: <br /> <br />DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND TO NOTRE DAME TRAIL <br />WAY FINDING SIGNS FABRICATION & INSTALLATION <br /> <br />Project No. 122-040C <br /> <br />The Title of the Bid and Project Number (where applicable) as described above must be included in the <br />subject line of the email to which you have attached your bid. The name of the company/vendor, address, <br />contact email address and phone number must be included in the body of the email. Detailed instructions <br />and information, including the link to the Reserved Mailbox for electronic bid submittals, is available at <br />southbendin.gov/bids. <br /> <br />Work includes the fabrication and installation of wayfinding signs on foundations installed by others at <br />locations on Notre Dame Avenue, South Bend Avenue, Hill Street and LaSalle Street in South Bend, all <br />more particularly described in plans and specifications prepared by Abonmarche Consultants, Inc., phone <br />574-232-8700. <br /> <br />The Contract Documents are on file and available for public inspection or purchase commencing on the <br />first advertise date during regular working hours at American Reprographics Company (“ARC”, located at <br />1303 Northside Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, 46615), w ww.e-arc.com/location/south.bend/ (574) 287-2944, <br />toll free at (800) 783-7231. There will be a non-refundable charge for reproduction as set by ARC for every <br />set of documents for all bidders. Additionally, the Contract Documents will be available that same day for <br />inspection at MACIAF, 212 W. Colfax Ave. South Bend, IN 46601. <br /> <br />Electronic bids must be on the City of South Bend Contractor’s Bid for Public Work Form, accompanied by <br />an electronic copy of a Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the <br />base bid plus any alternates. The awarded bidder will be required to send the original check or bid bond <br />via USPS. <br /> <br />Each bidder or contractor (hereinafter the contractor) must comply with “City of South Bend EEO <br />Contracting Provision Diversity Utilization” included in the specifications as to each construction trade it <br />intends to use on this construction contract and al l other construction work (both federal and non-federal) <br />in the St. Joseph County area during the performance of this contract or subcontract. The contractor <br />commits itself to the goals for minority manpower and all other requirements, terms and conditions of these <br />bid conditions by submitting a properly sealed bid. Woman and Minority -Owned Business Enterprises <br />(W/MBE) are encouraged to respond to this notification. It is the sole responsibility of the potential bidder <br />to comply with all submission requirements applicable to the bidder in Section 6-63 of the Responsible <br />Bidder Ordinance no later than the date of the public bid opening. Please note: The City reserves the <br />right to request supplemental information provided by the bidder, and may also conduct r andom <br />inquiries of the bidder’s current and previous customers regardless of pre-qualified status. <br /> <br />A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on May 30, 2024 at 3:30 pm Local Time at Microsoft Teams <br />Meeting https://tinyurl.com/3rtpfjrb or at BPW Conference Room, 13th floor Couty-City Building. Any <br />questions about bidding conditions must be addressed to the Owner in writing no later than 5:00 P.M., June <br />4, 2024. <br /> <br />The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept a full or partial award of the bid or bids <br />which, in its judgment, will be to the best interests of the City of South Bend. If the Board elects to award <br />the base bid plus any alternate(s), the Board will look at the totality of the cost when determining the <br />lowest, responsive and responsible bid.