Superstructure Replacement of Bridge 196 - Mayflower Road Over Ardmore Trail

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSNOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE is hereby given the Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana will publicly open and read aloud bids on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, hour of ten o’clock [10:00] a.m. [E.D.T.] in the County Commissioner’s Conference Room, Seventh Floor, County-City Building, South Bend, Indiana, as per Specifications on file, beginning November 1, 2024, on the County web-site available at http://www.sjcindiana.com/Bids.aspxin following project: S-196-24 MAYFLOWER ROAD OVER ARDMORE TRAIL BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT The Project consists of the bridge superstructure replacement and rehabilitation of Bridge No. 196, Mayflower Road over Ardmore Trail, including but not limited to replacing the existing superstructure with continuous composite prestressed concrete box beams, removing the existing end bent caps and reconstructing them as semi-integral end bents, substructure patching, removing and reconstructing the top of the interior bent caps to accommodate the new superstructure, repairing erosion at the top of the concrete slope walls with flowable backfill, replacing the reinforced concrete bridge approach slabs (RCBAs), terminal joints, and sleeper slabs, removing the existing guardrail along both Mayflower Road and Ardmore Trail and replacing it with new MGS W-beam guardrail, and providing maintenance of traffic. SAID bids must be accompanied with a Certified Check made payable to St. Joseph County or Bid Bond executed by the bidder and surety company in a sum of not less than ten percent [10%] of the total amount of the bid, together with a non-collusive affidavit as prescribed in Form 96, Revised 2013.  Bids must be filed in the office of the County Commissioners no later than 9:45 a.m. [EDT] on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, Room 722, County-City Building, South Bend, Indiana.  The bidder awarded the contract will be required to furnish separate Payment, Performance, and Maintenance Bonds before commencing work.  The Payment and Performance Bond shall each remain in effect throughout the entire construction period in an amount equal to the awarded Contract Amount.  The required Maintenance Bond shall remain in effect for a period of up to five years from the date of final acceptance in an amount of 10 percent [10%] of the awarded Contract Amount.  The bidder’s attention is directed to the Affirmative Action Requirements, the Prevailing Scale of Wages and the Insurance Provisions of the Project. RESPONSIBLE Bidders may obtain a set of and/or sets of the Contract Documents, Special Provisions, and/or Plans, if applicable, for this Project at http://www.sjcindiana.com/Bids.aspx. Bidders must mail in a check for the non-refundable fee of $35.00 to the St. Joseph County Auditor’s Office, Second Floor, County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, to be considered as a Responsible Bidder.  Make any and all checks payable to the St. Joseph County Auditor’s Office. SPECIFICATIONS and/or Plans, if applicable, are available online or a hardcopy is available viewing in the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth’s Office, Room 732, County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, Indiana, 46601. THE Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the one which, in its judgment will be to the best interest of St. Joseph County, Indiana.  The Board of Commissioners also reserves the right to hold Bids up to 60 calendar days from the receipt of the Bid.