HomeMy WebLinkAboutAward Bid - Marion Pedestrian Bridge Proj No123-060 - Milestone Contractors LP
March 10, 2026
Mr. Dustin P. Hilary
Milestone Contractors, L.P.
24358 State Rd. 23
South Bend, IN 46614
dhilary@milestonelp.com; akrueger@milestonelp.com
RE: Award Bid – Marion Pedestrian Bridge – Project No. 123-060
Dear Mr. Hilary:
At its March 10, 2026 meeting, the Board of Public Works awarded the above
referenced bid to you in the amount of $3,965,897, Base bid plus alternate 2. Enclosed
please find a signed Bid/Proposal form.
Please forward the following documents in one submittal by March 24, 2026 to
my attention for Board of Public Works approval at hhorvath@southbendin.gov:
1) One (1) signed original of the Public Works Contract (enclosed)
2) Labor & Material Payment Bond
3) Performance Bond (125% of Bid Amount)
4) Certificate of Insurance naming the City of South Bend as an additional insured
5) Item #4 for all subcontractors that you use
Sincerely,
/s/ Hillary Horvath
Hillary Horvath, Clerk
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT
This Agreement is made and entered into this 10th Day of March, 2026, by and between
Milestone Contractors, L.P., (the “Contractor”), and the Board of Public Works (the
"Board”).
The Contractor covenants and agrees to make the following improvement, as fully set out
in the Request for Quotations, Standard Specifications, Special Provisions, Plans, and Bid
Proposals, all of which are set forth as a part of this Contract, for:
PROJECT NO. 123-060
DESCRIPTION: MARION PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
COMPLETION DATE: SEE SPECIFICATIONS
AMOUNT: $3,965,897; BASE BID PLUS ALTERNATE
FUNDING: PR-00045690
The unit prices for this improvement were those prices as received and accepted by the
Board on the 10th Day of March, 2026.
The Contractor further agrees to notify the assigned Engineer when this improvement is
completed. This notification shall be in the form of a Project Completion Affidavit, signed
by the Contractor. Upon final acceptance of the improvement by the Engineer, the
Contractor’s final estimate will be presented to the Board for final Payment with one (1)
copy of the Project Completion Affidavit and one (1) copy of a Waiver of Lien.
Each of the Parties, by signing below, represents and warrants to the other Party that
he/she/it has the authority to bind the named person or entity to this Agreement.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MILESTONE CONTRACTORS,
L.P.
President Member Printed Name
Member Member Signature
Member Attest: Clerk
March 10, 2026
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
CONTRACTOR'S BID FOR PUBLIC WORK
Project Name Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge
Project No. 123-060 ------------------------------
Date:
Address:
For Bids Due February 24, 2026
PARTI
(Must be completed for all bids. Please type or print)
2/24/2026 Bidder (Firm): Milestone Contractors, L.P.
2432 58 SR 23
City/State/Zip: South Bend, IN 466 14 Telephone Number: _(-'--------=-5-'----7 4---'------_,__=2 8-=--8=------'-4-=--8-'----11-'-_------
Email Address: dhilary@milestonelp.com
Agent of Bidder (if Applicable): --'D=--u=s=-.cti"---'n'--'-P----'.'--'H=ila=ry....__ ____________________ _ Pursuant to notices given, the undersigned offers to furnish labor and/or material necessary to complete the
public works project of:
Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge
the City of South Bend, Indiana, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by:
Lochmueller Group, Inc.
and dated 1/19/2026 for the sum of (enter the Total Bid as shown on the Proposal)
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The undersigned further agrees to furnish a bond or certified check with this bid for an amount specified in
the notice of the letting. If alternative bids apply, the undersigned submits a proposal for each in accordance
with the notice. Any addendums attached will be specifically referenced at the applicable page.
If additional units of material included in the contract are nee , t cost of units must be the same as that
shown in the original contract if accepted by the City outh nd. If the bid is to. be awarded on a unit
basis, the itemization of the units shall be shown a separ att
(Signature) P.Hilary, Director of Estimating, Griffith-South Bend
The above bid is accepted this
(Printed Name of Person Signing)
ACCEPTANCE
_______ day of ----------20
Subject to the following conditions: _________________________ _
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
President
Members
Version 1 {7 /2026 Contractor's Bid for Public Works - 2
March 10, 2026
March 10, 2026
Mr. Ruben Alvarado
Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
25200 State Road 23
South Bend, IN 46614
dsauer@rieth-riley.com
RE: Bid Award – Marion Pedestrian Bridge – Project No. 123-060
Dear Mr. Alvarado:
At its March 10, 2026, meeting, the Board of Public Works awarded the above
referenced bid to Milestone Contractors, L.P. in the amount of $3,965,897, base bid plus
alternate 2.
Thank you for bidding, and we hope you bid with us in the future.
Sincerely,
/s/ Hillary Horvath
Hillary Horvath, Clerk
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
DIVISION OF ENGINEERING
TO: Hillary Horvath, Clerk
Board of Public Works
FROM: Leslie Biek PE, Assistant City Engineer
SUBJECT: Award Project No. 123-060 Marion St Pedestrian Bridge
DATE: 3/2/2026
On February 24, 2026, the Board of Public Works opened and read bids for the above project,
which consisted of a base bid and 2 alternates.
The bidders ranked as follows:
Bidder Bid Amount Alt 1 Alt 2 Base + Alt 1 Base + Alt 2
1. Milestone Contractors $2,900,897.00 $950,000 $1,065,000 $3,850,897.00 $3,965,897.00
2. Rieth-Riley Construction $3,893,370.50 $800,000 $930,000 $4,693,370.50 $4,823,370.50
I recommend award of the Base Bid + Alternate 2 to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder
Milestone Contractors in the amount of $3,965,897.00.
Sufficient funds have been appropriated from River East Residential TIF.
Thank you for your consideration of this request.
Enc. Bid Tabulation
Project Name: Marion Street Pedestrian BridgeNo. Description Qty Unit Unit Cost Total Cost Unit Cost Total Cost Unit Cost Total Cost1 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING 1.00 LS$50,000.00 $50,000.00 $75,000.00 $75,000.00 $94,000.00 $94,000.002 CONSTRUCTION ACCESS 1.00 LS$520,000.00 $520,000.00 $775,000.00 $775,000.00 $114,000.00 $114,000.003 MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION 1.00 LS$220,000.00 $220,000.00 $190,000.00 $190,000.00 $193,000.00 $193,000.004 CLEARING RIGHT-OF-WAY 1.00 LS$30,000.00 $30,000.00 $72,370.00 $72,370.00 $72,000.00 $72,000.005 SIDEWALK REMOVAL 271.00 SYS$30.00 $8,130.00 $39.30 $10,650.30 $10.00 $2,710.006 CURB, CONCRETE, REMOVE 195.00 LFT$8.00 $1,560.00 $32.75 $6,386.25 $10.00 $1,950.007 CONTAMINATED SOIL, REMOVE AND DISPOSE 45.00 CYS$240.00 $10,800.00 $240.00 $10,800.00 $120.00 $5,400.008 FENCE AND POSTS, REMOVE 1.00 LS$15,000.00 $15,000.00 $11,917.45 $11,917.45 $10,000.00 $10,000.009 EXCAVATION, COMMON 1120.00 CYS$56.00 $62,720.00 $91.20 $102,144.00 $50.00 $56,000.0010 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BUDGET 20000.00 DOL$1.00 $20,000.00 $1.45 $29,000.00 $1.00 $20,000.0011 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION 1.00 LS$5,000.00 $5,000.00 $48,000.00 $48,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.0012 EXCAVATION, WET 185.00 CYS$150.00 $27,750.00 $159.00 $29,415.00 $149.79 $27,711.1513 EXCAVATION, FOUNDATION, UNCLASSIFIED 83.00 CYS$71.00 $5,893.00 $168.00 $13,944.00 $103.29 $8,573.0714 COFFERDAM 1.00 LS$150,000.00 $150,000.00 $135,000.00 $135,000.00 $332,000.00 $332,000.0015 SUBGRADE TREATMENT, TYPE III 140.00 SYS$7.00 $980.00 $34.22 $4,790.80 $5.00 $700.0016 B BORROW 867.00 CYS$63.00 $54,621.00 $65.90 $57,135.30 $67.14 $58,210.3817 AGGREGATE FOR END BENT BACKFILL 31.00 CYS$200.00 $6,200.00 $613.45 $19,016.95 $174.86 $5,420.6618 STRUCTURE BACKFILL, TYPE 2 50.00 CYS$110.00 $5,500.00 $97.20 $4,860.00 $80.00 $4,000.0019 STRUCTURE BACKFILL, TYPE 3 676.00 CYS$180.00 $121,680.00 $103.85 $70,202.60 $111.58 $75,428.0820 GEOTEXTILE FOR PAVEMENT, TYPE 2B 44.00 SYS$12.00 $528.00 $113.95 $5,013.80 $16.74 $736.5621 COMPACTED AGGREGATE, NO. 53 171.00 CYS$200.00 $34,200.00 $160.10 $27,377.10 $130.00 $22,230.0022 SUBBASE FOR PCCP 11.00 CYS$260.00 $2,860.00 $685.15 $7,536.65 $286.51 $3,151.6123 HMA PATCHING, FULL DEPTH, TYPE A 47.00 TON$320.00 $15,040.00 $861.25 $40,478.75 $320.00 $15,040.0024 FENCE, BLACK COATED METAL 317.00 LFT$106.00 $33,602.00 $106.00 $33,602.00 $140.00 $44,380.0025 FENCE RAIL, WOOD 309.00 LFT$94.82 $29,299.38 $100.00 $30,900.00 $110.00 $33,990.0026 SIDEWALK, CONCRETE 535.00 SYS$80.00 $42,800.00 $72.40 $38,734.00 $100.00 $53,500.0027 REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE APPROACH, 10 IN. 44.00 SYS$270.00 $11,880.00 $175.20 $7,708.80 $311.07 $13,687.0828 GEOTEXTILE FOR RIPRAP, TYPE 1A 65.00 SYS$3.00 $195.00 $105.90 $6,883.50 $21.01 $1,365.6529 TOPSOIL 2.00 CYS$172.00 $344.00 $1,117.70 $2,235.40 $90.00 $180.0030 SODDING, NURSERY 12.00 SYS$232.00 $2,784.00 $232.00 $2,784.00 $12.00 $144.0031 DYNAMIC PILE LOAD TEST 1.00 EACH$8,100.00 $8,100.00 $10,100.00 $10,100.00 $4,809.38 $4,809.3832 TEST PILE, DYNAMIC, PRODUCTION 62.00 LFT$135.00 $8,370.00 $166.00 $10,292.00 $82.23 $5,098.2633 TEST PILE, INDICATOR, PRODUCTION 98.00 LFT$170.00 $16,660.00 $159.00 $15,582.00 $120.08 $11,767.8434 TEST PILE, DYNAMIC, RESTRIKE 1.00 EACH$5,500.00 $5,500.00 $1,370.00 $1,370.00 $4,906.82 $4,906.8235 TEST PILE, INDICATOR, RESTRIKE 2.00 EACH$2,500.00 $5,000.00 $1,370.00 $2,740.00 $2,719.64 $5,439.2836 CONICAL PILE TIP, 14 IN. 25.00 EACH$605.00 $15,125.00 $590.00 $14,750.00 $544.23 $13,605.7537 PILE, STEEL PIPE, 0.5 IN., DIAMETER 14 IN. 1050.00LFT$180.00 $189,000.00 $166.00 $174,300.00 $120.21 $126,220.5038 CONCRETE, A, SUBSTRUCTURE 72.70 CYS$2,600.00 $189,020.00 $1,875.00 $136,312.50 $1,446.14 $105,134.3839 CONCRETE, B, FOOTINGS 31.20 CYS$800.00 $24,960.00 $790.00 $24,648.00 $1,023.44 $31,931.3340 CONCRETE, FOUNDATION SEAL 50.20 CYS$600.00 $30,120.00 $760.00 $38,152.00 $496.88 $24,943.3841 REINFORCING BARS, EPOXY COATED 29976.00 LBS$2.58 $77,338.08 $2.25 $67,446.00 $1.79 $53,657.0442 THREADED TIE BAR ASSEMBLY, EPOXY COATED 16.00 EACH$51.28 $820.48 $50.00 $800.00 $60.82 $973.1243 SEAL COAT GRAFFITI RESISTANT 4570.00 SFT$4.00 $18,280.00 $4.00 $18,280.00 $4.71 $21,524.7044 PIPE, TYPE 4, CIRCULAR, DIAMETER 6 IN. 311.50 LFT$7.00 $2,180.50 $16.70 $5,202.05 $17.53 $5,460.60Engineer's EstimateFor Bids Due: February 24, 2026Lochgroup Project No: 123-3051-00BMilestone Contractors North, Inc.24358 SR 23South Bend, IN 4661425200 IN 23South Bend, IN 46628Bid Tabulation for Bids Received Project No: 123-060Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.03/02/2026
Project Name: Marion Street Pedestrian BridgeNo. Description Qty Unit Unit Cost Total Cost Unit Cost Total Cost Unit Cost Total CostEngineer's EstimateFor Bids Due: February 24, 2026Lochgroup Project No: 123-3051-00BMilestone Contractors North, Inc.24358 SR 23South Bend, IN 4661425200 IN 23South Bend, IN 46628Bid Tabulation for Bids Received Project No: 123-060Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.45 PIPE, END BENT DRAIN, DIAMETER 6 IN. 84.00 LFT$38.00 $3,192.00 $147.15 $12,360.60 $28.12 $2,362.0846 PIPE, STORMWATER, 12 IN 94.00 LFT$96.00 $9,024.00 $116.80 $10,979.20 $100.00 $9,400.0047 CASTING, MANHOLE, ADJUST TO GRADE 2.00 EACH$870.00 $1,740.00 $994.10 $1,988.20 $1,500.00 $3,000.0048 STRUCTURE, MANHOLE, RECONSTRUCTED 6.00 LFT$2,000.00 $12,000.00 $805.60 $4,833.60 $1,600.00 $9,600.0049 CONNECT TO EXISTING STRUCTURE, STORM 1.00 EA$4,400.64 $4,400.64 $5,548.00 $5,548.00 $8,000.00 $8,000.0050 RETAINING WALL 1.00 LS$315,000.00 $315,000.00 $960,000.00 $960,000.00 $373,000.00 $373,000.0051 AGGREGATE FOR DRAINAGE FILL 37.00 CYS$150.00 $5,550.00 $72.30 $2,675.10 $124.13 $4,592.8152 MODULAR BLOCK WALL ERECTION 978.00 SFT$51.88 $50,738.64 $51.88 $50,738.64 $57.94 $56,665.3253 MODULAR BLOCK WALL WITH GROUND REINFORCEMENT 978.00 SFT$28.22 $27,599.16 $28.22 $27,599.16 $30.75 $30,073.5054 MAINTAINING TRAFFIC 1.00 LS$15,000.00 $15,000.00 $7,956.00 $7,956.00 $35,000.00 $35,000.0055 CONDUIT, HDPE, 2 IN. SCHEDULE 80 50.00 LFT$28.07 $1,403.50 $48.00 $2,400.00 $35.00 $1,750.0056 HANDHOLE, LIGHTING 2.00 EACH$2,317.67 $4,635.34 $1,600.00 $3,200.00 $2,200.00 $4,400.0057 SERVICE POINT, TYPE II, MODIFIED 1.00 EACH$13,795.89 $13,795.89 $12,800.00 $12,800.00 $16,000.00 $16,000.0058 LUMINAIRE, TYPE I RECESSED, POST LIGHT 42.00 EACH$1,133.72 $47,616.24 $1,200.00 $50,400.00 $1,500.00 $63,000.0059 WIRE, NO. 6 COPPER, IN PLASTIC DUCT, 4 1/C 100.00 LFT$15.30 $1,530.00 $17.00 $1,700.00 $30.00 $3,000.0060 WIRE, NO. 6 COPPER, IN PLASTIC DUCT, IN TRENCH, 4 1/C 110.00 LFT$33.37 $3,670.70 $23.00 $2,530.00 $35.00 $3,850.0061 CABLE, POLE CIRCUIT, XHHW, NO. 10 COPPER, STRANDED, 1/C 670.00 LFT$2.27 $1,520.90 $1.35 $904.50 $2.00 $1,340.0062 RAILING ORNAMENTAL (PAINTED STEEL) 600.00 LFT$396.00 $237,600.00 $396.00 $237,600.00 $488.25 $292,950.0063 MULCHED SEEDING 185.00 CYS$14.85 $2,747.25 $158.70 $29,359.50 $25.01 $4,626.8564 CONDUIT, STEEL, GALVANIZED, 2 IN. 640.00 LFT$35.51 $22,726.40 $29.00 $18,560.00 $40.00 $25,600.0065 WIRE, NO. 6 COPPER, 1/C 2930.00 LFT$4.63 $13,565.90 $10.00 $29,300.00 $3.00 $8,790.0065 ALUMINUM BENCHES 4.00 EACH$6,500.00 $26,000.00 $7,769.20 $31,076.80 $1,762.66 $7,050.64Base Bid Total$2,900,897.00 $3,893,370.50 $2,659,031.8166BRIDGE, STEEL TRUSS, PRE-ENGINEERED (WEATHERING STEEL)1.00 LS$950,000.00 $950,000.00 $800,000.00 $800,000.00 $1,374,000.00 $1,374,000.00Alternate No. 1 Total$3,850,897.00 $4,693,370.50 $4,033,031.8166BRIDGE, STEEL TRUSS, PRE-ENGINEERED (PAINTED STEEL)1.00LS$1,065,000.00 $1,065,000.00 $930,000.00 $930,000.00 $1,374,000.00 $1,374,000.00Alternate No. 2 Total$3,965,897.00 $4,823,370.50 $4,033,031.81Bid as ReadBase Bid $0.00 $2,900,897.00 $0.00 $3,893,370.50 $0.00 $2,659,031.81Alternate No. 1 $0.00 $950,000.00 $0.00 $800,000.00 $0.00 $1,374,000.00Total Bid $0.00 $3,850,897.00 $0.00 $4,693,370.50 $0.00 $4,033,031.81Alternate No. 2 $0.00 $1,065,000.00 $0.00 $930,000.00 $0.00 $1,374,000.00Total Bid $0.00 $3,965,897.00 $0.00 $4,823,370.50 $0.00 $4,033,031.81The Bid Tabulation included herein is a true and accurate statement of bids received on February 24, 2026 for Project No. 123-060: Marion Street Pedestrian Bridge
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AGENDA ITEM REVIEW REQUEST FORM
Date 3/2/2026
Name Leslie Biek, PE Department PW
BPW Date 3/10/2026 Phone Extension 9323
Review and Approval Required Prior to Submittal to Board
Diversity Compliance
and Inclusion Officer Officer Name
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Company or Vendor Name Milestone Contractors
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MBE/WBE Contractor MBE
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Project Name Marion Pedestrian Bridge
Project Number PN 123-060, PROJ 450
Funding Source RWDA, REDA
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Purpose/Description Marion St Pedestrian Bridge over the St Joseph River
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