INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given, that the City of Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana, by and through its Board of Works, herein referred to as the Owner, will receive sealed bids for the WWTP SCADA System Improvements Project. Sealed bids are invited and may be delivered or forwarded by mail or other courier services addressed to the City of Batesville, Batesville Memorial Building, 132 South Main Street, Batesville, Indiana 47006 by 1:00 PM on Friday September 27th, 2019. All bids shall be opened and publicly read at that time. Bids received after such hour will be returned unopened. All interested citizens are invited to attend and should any citizens require special provisions, such as handicapped modifications or non-English translation personnel, the City will provide such provisions as long as the request is made by September 20th, 2019. No pre-bid meeting will be held. The contract will consist of the following: In general, the WWTP SCADA System Improvements project consists of upgrading the wastewater plant SCADA system which currently includes 10 PLC/RTU panels that require varying degrees of work. Included is a new HMI/SCADA platform to monitor and control the overall system along with needed programming and graphics by qualified system integrators. The work is as described herein, as shown on the plans, and as specified in the bid/specifications documents. Construction shall be performed in a workmanlike manner and to the satisfaction of the Engineer. Bidder shall submit a lump sum bid to install the new equipment and complete the needed programming. Plans and Specifications for the Projects are on file and may be examined at the following locations: Batesville Wastewater Plant 25019 Underpass Rd. Batesville, IN 47006 HWC ENGINEERING 135 N Pennsylvania Street, Suite 2800 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 317-347-3663 HWC Planroom www.hwcplanroom.com Complete sets of bidding documents may be viewed at www.hwcplanroom.com. Electronic copies of the bidding documents are available for download at this location for a non-refundable fee of $20.00. A completed printed set of bidding documents may be ordered at at printing cost to the bidder plus shipping fees. The work to be performed and the bid to be submitted shall include sufficient and proper sums for all general construction, mechanical installation, labor, materials, permits, licenses, insurance, and so forth incidental to and required for the construction of the facilities. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the Project, the name and address of Bidder and the Division of work. All bids must be submitted on the bid forms as identified in the Contract Documents and Specifications. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable bidder's bond made payable to the Owner, in a sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the highest aggregate bid, which check or bond will be held by the Owner as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into the same with the Owner upon notification from him to do so within ten (10) days of said notification. Performance and Payment Bonds shall be required if the Contractor's bid is over $200,000. In such case, approved performance and payment bonds guaranteeing faithful and proper performance of the work and materials, to be executed by an acceptable surety company, will be required of the Contractor at the time he executes his contract. The bonds shall be in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price and must be in full force and effect throughout the term of the Construction Contract plus a period of twelve (12) months from the date of substantial completion. If the Contractor's bid is under $200,000, no Payment Bond is required but a Performance Bond is required. The bond will have the same requirements as if over $200,000, or instead the Contractor may provide an irrevocable letter of credit from an Indiana financial institution as outlined in IC 36-1-12-14. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid, or all bids, or to accept any bid or bids, or to make such combination of bids as may seem desirable, and to waive any and all informalities in bidding. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least sixty (60) days. A conditional or qualified Bid will not be accepted. Award will be made to the low, responsive, responsible bidder. All applicable laws, ordinances, and the rules and regulations of all authorities having jurisdiction over construction of the projects shall apply to the Projects throughout. Bids shall be properly and completely executed on bid forms included in the Specifications. Bids shall include all information requested by Indiana Form 96 (Revised 2013) included with the Specifications. Under Section III of Form 96, the Bidder shall submit a financial statement. A copy of the proposed Financial Statement to be submitted with the bid is included in the bid documents section to these specifications. The Owner may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the Bidder to perform the work and the Bidder shall furnish to the Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement and to complete the work contemplated therein. Each Bidder is responsible for inspecting the Project site(s) and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents and Specifications. The failure or omission of any Bidder to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation with respect to its Bid. Board of Public Works City of Batesville, Indiana B-99 8/30 9/6 hspaxlp 1579268
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