HomeMy WebLinkAboutAward Bid - Marion Rd Trail Proj No 125-070 - Reith-Riley Construction
September 22, 2026
Jacob Kwilasz
Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
25200 State Road 23
South Bend, IN 46614
hgritton@rieth-riley.com
RE: Award Bid – Marion St. Trail – Project No. 125-070
Dear Jacob:
At its September 22, 2026 meeting, the Board of Public Works awarded the above
referenced bid to you in the amount of $313,852. Enclosed please find a signed
Bid/Proposal form.
Please forward the following documents in one submittal by October 13, 2026 to
my attention for Board of Public Works approval at hhorvath@southbendin.gov:
1. One (1) signed 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 22nd Day of September 2026, by and between
Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.., (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. 125-070
DESCRIPTION: MARION ST. TRAIL
COMPLETION DATE: SEE SPECIFICATIONS
AMOUNT: $313,852
FUNDING: PR-00049413
The unit prices for this improvement were those prices as received and accepted by the
Board on the 22nd Day of September 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 RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION
CO., INC.
President Member Printed Name
Member Member Signature
Member Attest: Clerk
September 22, 2026
Bryan Slott
C&E Excavating, Inc.
2831 Dexter Drive
Elkhart, IN 46530
bslott@candeexcavating.com
RE: Bid Award – Marion St. Trail – Project No. 125-070
Dear Bryan:
At its September 22, 2026, meeting, the Board of Public Works awarded the above
referenced bid to Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. in the amount of $313,852.
Thank you for bidding, and we hope you bid with us in the future.
Sincerely,
/s/Hillary Horvath
Hillary Horvath, Clerk
September 22, 2026
Mark Osler
Indiana Earth, Inc.
10343 McKinley Hwy.
Osceola, IN 46561
estimatorindianaearth@yahoo.com
RE: Bid Award – Marion St. Trail – Project No. 125-070
Dear Mark:
At its September 22, 2026, meeting, the Board of Public Works awarded the above
referenced bid to Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. in the amount of $313,852.
Thank you for bidding, and we hope you bid with us in the future.
Sincerely,
/s/Hillary Horvath
Hillary Horvath, Clerk
September 22, 2026
Lynn Bauer
Milestone Contractors, L.P.
24358 State Road 23
South Bend, IN 46614
cmitcham@milestonelp.com
RE: Bid Award – Marion St. Trail – Project No. 125-070
Dear Lynn:
At its September 22, 2026, meeting, the Board of Public Works awarded the above
referenced bid to Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. in the amount of $313,852.
Thank you for bidding, and we hope you bid with us in the future.
Sincerely,
/s/Hillary Horvath
Hillary Horvath, Clerk
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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
DIVISION OF ENGINEERING
TO: Hillary Horvath, Clerk
Board of Public Works
FROM: Caitlin Wyant, Project Engineer
SUBJECT: Award Project No. 125-070
Marion Street Trail
DATE: September 22, 2026
On September 8, 2026, the Board of Public Works opened and read bids for the above project,
which consisted of a base bid.
The bidders ranked as follows:
Bidder Amount
1. Rieth-Riley Construction $313,852.00
2. C&E Excavating $347,705.00
3. Milestone Contractors LP $348,035.70
4. Indiana Earth $399,327.00
I recommend award of a contract to the lowest responsive / responsible bidder, Rieth-Riley
Construction in the amount of $313,852.00. They have expressed their intent to meet MBE and
WBE goals for this project.
Sufficient funds have been appropriated from River West TIF.
Please email with your questions.
Enc. Bid Tabulation
BID TABULATIONMARION ST TRAILProject No: 125-070
MARION STREET TRAIL
BASE BID
Item No. Line Item Quantity Unit Unit Price Cost Unit Price Cost Unit Price Cost Unit Price Cost Unit Price Cost
1 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING 1.00 LS 22,920.00$ 22,920.00$ 11,315.00$ 11,315.00$ 33,000.00$ 33,000.00$ 6,500.00$ 6,500.00$ 6,350.00$ 6,350.00$
2 MOBILIZATION AND DEMOBILIZATION 1.00 LS 22,920.00$ 22,920.00$ 15,888.00$ 15,888.00$ 21,000.00$ 21,000.00$ 17,000.00$ 17,000.00$ 9,410.00$ 9,410.00$
3 TREE, 36 IN, REMOVE 1.00 EA 3,000.00$ 3,000.00$ 4,834.00$ 4,834.00$ 4,200.00$ 4,200.00$ 4,000.00$ 4,000.00$ 4,000.00$ 4,000.00$ 4 CLEARING RIGHT OF WAY 1.00 LS 13,752.00$ 13,752.00$ 12,052.50$ 12,052.50$ 15,000.00$ 15,000.00$ 14,000.00$ 14,000.00$ 5,521.00$ 5,521.00$ 5 PAVEMENT REMOVAL 83.00 SYS 100.00$ 8,300.00$ 31.50$ 2,614.50$ 40.00$ 3,320.00$ 34.50$ 2,863.50$ 20.80$ 1,726.40$
6 CURB, CONCRETE, REMOVE 480.00 LFT 30.00$ 14,400.00$ 8.50$ 4,080.00$ 17.00$ 8,160.00$ 10.00$ 4,800.00$ 18.00$ 8,640.00$
7 CURB AND GUTTER, REMOVE 19.00 LFT 50.00$ 950.00$ 21.00$ 399.00$ 55.00$ 1,045.00$ 26.00$ 494.00$ 45.45$ 863.55$
8 SIDEWALK CONCRETE, REMOVE 95.00 SYS 50.00$ 4,750.00$ 25.00$ 2,375.00$ 50.00$ 4,750.00$ 22.50$ 2,137.50$ 36.35$ 3,453.25$
9 FIRE HYDRANT ASSEMBLY, REMOVE 1.00 EA 1,200.00$ 1,200.00$ 1,421.50$ 1,421.50$ 4,900.00$ 4,900.00$ 3,500.00$ 3,500.00$ 3,050.00$ 3,050.00$
10 EXCAVATION, COMMON 260.00 CYS 90.00$ 23,400.00$ 59.00$ 15,340.00$ 52.00$ 13,520.00$ 98.00$ 25,480.00$ 108.80$ 28,288.00$
11 BORROW 335.00 CYS 45.00$ 15,075.00$ 79.50$ 26,632.50$ 58.00$ 19,430.00$ 118.00$ 39,530.00$ 72.30$ 24,220.50$
12 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BUDGET 2500.00 DOL 1.00$ 2,500.00$ 1.00$ 2,500.00$ 1.00$ 2,500.00$ 1.00$ 2,500.00$ 1.00$ 2,500.00$ 13 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION 1.00 LS 6,120.00$ 6,120.00$ 1,362.50$ 1,362.50$ 3,100.00$ 3,100.00$ 2,400.00$ 2,400.00$ 2,400.00$ 2,400.00$
14 COMPACTED AGGREGATE, NO. 53 109.00 CYS 150.00$ 16,350.00$ 104.50$ 11,390.50$ 95.00$ 10,355.00$ 135.00$ 14,715.00$ 181.40$ 19,772.60$
15 MILLING, ASPHALT, 1 1/2 IN 11.00 SYS 50.00$ 550.00$ 100.00$ 1,100.00$ 100.00$ 1,100.00$ 87.00$ 957.00$ 94.55$ 1,040.05$
16 MILLING, PROFILE 1660.00 SYS 50.00$ 83,000.00$ 7.50$ 12,450.00$ 11.50$ 19,090.00$ 10.10$ 16,766.00$ 7.15$ 11,869.00$
17 HMA SURFACE, TYPE C 138.00 TON 150.00$ 20,700.00$ 155.00$ 21,390.00$ 175.50$ 24,219.00$ 158.00$ 21,804.00$ 146.65$ 20,237.70$
18 HMA INTERMEDIATE, TYPE C 183.00 TON 150.00$ 27,450.00$ 135.00$ 24,705.00$ 151.00$ 27,633.00$ 135.00$ 24,705.00$ 128.25$ 23,469.75$
19 ASPHALT FOR TACK COAT 0.60 TON 1,000.00$ 600.00$ 1.67$ 1.00$ 1,900.00$ 1,140.00$ 1,500.00$ 900.00$ 1.00$ 0.60$
20 SIDEWALK, CONCRETE, 4 IN 8.00 SYS 100.00$ 800.00$ 181.00$ 1,448.00$ 415.00$ 3,320.00$ 350.00$ 2,800.00$ 340.75$ 2,726.00$ 21 SIDEWALK, CONCRETE, 6 IN 489.00 SYS 125.00$ 61,125.00$ 146.00$ 71,394.00$ 106.00$ 51,834.00$ 80.00$ 39,120.00$ 75.05$ 36,699.45$ 22 CURB RAMP, CONCRETE 22.00 SYS 250.00$ 5,500.00$ 188.50$ 4,147.00$ 280.00$ 6,160.00$ 244.00$ 5,368.00$ 210.20$ 4,624.40$
23 DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACES 4.00 SYS 400.00$ 1,600.00$ 116.00$ 464.00$ 225.00$ 900.00$ 200.00$ 800.00$ 214.75$ 859.00$
24 CURB, CONCRETE 39.00 LFT 90.00$ 3,510.00$ 72.50$ 2,827.50$ 95.00$ 3,705.00$ 58.00$ 2,262.00$ 71.70$ 2,796.30$
25 CURB AND GUTTER, CONCRETE 500.00 LFT 100.00$ 50,000.00$ 38.00$ 19,000.00$ 50.00$ 25,000.00$ 33.00$ 16,500.00$ 48.45$ 24,225.00$
26 PCCP FOR APPROACHES, 6 IN 165.00 SYS 180.00$ 29,700.00$ 93.00$ 15,345.00$ 130.00$ 21,450.00$ 100.00$ 16,500.00$ 82.50$ 13,612.50$
27 TOPSOIL 88.00 CYS 150.00$ 13,200.00$ 110.50$ 9,724.00$ 150.00$ 13,200.00$ 115.00$ 10,120.00$ 75.00$ 6,600.00$
28 SODDING, NURSERY 786.00 SYS 50.00$ 39,300.00$ 18.50$ 14,541.00$ 23.50$ 18,471.00$ 17.60$ 13,833.60$ 14.85$ 11,672.10$ 29 PLANT, DECIDUOUS TREE, SINGLE STEM, OVER 2 IN TO 2.5 IN 6.00 EA 750.00$ 4,500.00$ 972.00$ 5,832.00$ 1,100.00$ 6,600.00$ 915.00$ 5,490.00$ 915.00$ 5,490.00$ 30 CASTING, MANHOLE, ADJUST TO GRADE 6.00 EA 800.00$ 4,800.00$ 1,902.50$ 11,415.00$ 820.00$ 4,920.00$ 1,500.00$ 9,000.00$ 980.00$ 5,880.00$
31 FIRE HYDRANT ASSEMBLY, INSTALL 1.00 EA 13,000.00$ 13,000.00$ 1,202.50$ 1,202.50$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 7,500.00$ 7,500.00$ 4,604.85$ 4,604.85$
32 MAINTAINING TRAFFIC 1.00 LS 25,000.00$ 25,000.00$ 13,753.00$ 13,753.00$ 14,000.00$ 14,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 10,000.00$ 13,164.60$ 13,164.60$
33 SIGN POST, SQUARE TYPE 1 REINFORCED ANCHOR BASE 46.00 LFT 20.00$ 920.00$ 32.00$ 1,472.00$ 30.00$ 1,380.00$ 18.90$ 869.40$ 22.40$ 1,030.40$
34 SIGN, SHEET, AND SUPPORTS, REMOVE 5.00 EA 100.00$ 500.00$ 150.00$ 750.00$ 240.00$ 1,200.00$ 200.00$ 1,000.00$ 200.00$ 1,000.00$
35 SIGN, SHEET, WITH LEGEND, 0.080 IN 33.00 SFT 20.00$ 660.00$ 36.00$ 1,188.00$ 45.00$ 1,485.00$ 29.60$ 976.80$ 36.70$ 1,211.10$
36 SIGN GROUND MOUNTED RESET 1.00 EA 300.00$ 300.00$ 259.00$ 259.00$ 400.00$ 400.00$ 300.00$ 300.00$ 300.00$ 300.00$
37 TRANSVERSE MARKING, THERMOPLASTIC, CROSSWALK LINE, WHITE, 24 IN 42.00 LFT 15.00$ 630.00$ 26.00$ 1,092.00$ 20.00$ 840.00$ 12.95$ 543.90$ 12.95$ 543.90$ TOTAL 542,982.00$ 347,705.00$ 397,327.00$ 348,035.70$ 313,852.00$
I hereby certify that the above truly and accurately represents bids received for this project on SEPTEMBER 8, 2026
CAITLIN WYANT, PROJECT ENGINEER
* CELLS HIGHLIGHTED YELLOW INDICATE ERRORS IN BID BY THE CONTRACTOR
MILESTONE RIETH-RILEYEngineer's Estimate INDIANA EARTHC&E EXCAVATING
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
AGENDA ITEM REVIEW REQUEST FORM
Date: 09/08/2026
Name: Caitlin Wyant, EI Department of Public Works – Engineering Division
BPW Date: 09/22/2026 Phone Extension: 7483
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Company or Vendor Name Rieth-Riley Construction
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MBE/WBE Contractor MBE
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Project Name Marion St Trail
Project Number 125-070
Funding Source River West TIF
Account No. PR #49413
Amount $313,852.00
Terms of Contract
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Purpose/Description Award bid for a construction of a new trail connector from Michigan/Marion
RAB to new Marion Pedestrian Bridge to Rieth-Riley
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