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rCH M U ELLER <br />GROUP <br />July 29, 2025 <br />City of South Bend <br />Board of Public Works <br />227 West Jefferson Boulevard <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />RE: Riverfront West Urban Neighborhood Development <br />Project No. 121-067 <br />Bid Recommendation <br />Dear Members of the Board: <br />This letter constitutes our review and recommendation on the bids received and opened on July <br />22, 2025 for the Riverfront West Neighborhood Development Project. Four bids were received <br />for this project. The base bid amount and total amount, including all mandatory alternates, are <br />summarized below. <br />Base Bid <br />Alternate A <br />Total Bid <br />C & E Excavating, Inc. <br />$ 5,951,055.00 <br />$ 28,480.00 <br />$ 5,979,535.00 <br />HRP Construction, Inc. <br />$ 7,706,726.54 <br />$ 12,432.00 <br />$ 7,719,158.54 <br />Selge Construction Co., Inc. <br />$ 7,994,878.30 <br />$ 12,432.00 <br />$ 8,007,310.30 <br />Indiana Earth, Inc. <br />$ 8,830,544.30 <br />$ 65,250.00 <br />$ 8,895,794.30 <br />Engineer's Opinion of Probable <br />Construction Cost <br />$ 9,504,115.00 <br />$ 36,250.00 <br />$ 9,540,365.00 <br />The apparent low bidder was C & E Excavating, Inc. Attached please find the Certified Bid <br />Tabulation. Arithmetic errors in the submitted bids have been corrected in the Bid Tab and are <br />indicated with yellow highlighting. Several unit prices were not included on the bid form from <br />Indiana Earth and are highlighted in blue. <br />Lochmueller has reviewed the bids and supporting documentation for compliance with the <br />contract documents. All bids were accompanied by the required bid security, MWBE forms, <br />signed affidavit, and acknowledgement of addenda. The bid from Indiana Earth was missing the <br />checklist for bidders, Responsible Bidder Checklist, and Part I of the City's Bid for Public Works. <br />City staff performed the review for responsible bidder requirements and MWBE requirements. <br />112 West Jefferson Blvd, Suite 500 <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />PHONE: 574.334.5460 <br />