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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Notice is hereby given that the Boone County Highway Department, by and through the Board of Commissioners of Boone County, Indiana; hereinafter referred to as the OWNER, will receive sealed bids for the following project:

Project 2026-21

Polymeric Bridge Deck Overlays in Various Locations

Boone County, Indiana

Proposals may be forwarded individually by registered mail, dropped off at the drop box, or delivered in person, addressed to the Boone County Highway Department, 1955 Indianapolis Avenue Lebanon, Indiana 46052, prior to 8:30 a.m., November 2nd, 2026. The drop box is located at the front of the Boone County Highway Department Office Building and is available 24 hours a day. Bids received after the 8:30 a.m. deadline will not be considered but will be returned to the bidder unopened.

All proposals received by the OWNER will be open at a public meeting held in the Boone County Office Building in Lebanon, Indiana, Connie Lamar Meeting Room, #105, and read aloud on or after 9:00 a.m.

local time, November 2nd, 2026.

The work to be performed and the proposals to be submitted shall include a bid for all general construction, labor, material, tools, equipment, taxes, permits, licenses, insurance, service costs, etc. incidental to and required for this project.

Plans and Specification must be obtained through Reprographix Inc. (www.reprographix.com) Payments and costs of Contract Documents are non-refundable. Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets of drawings and Contract Documents and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets of drawings and Contract Documents. Contact Reprographix at 800-718-0035 for the cost of obtaining the contract documents.

Each proposal must be enclosed in a sealed envelope, bearing the title of the project, bid opening date and the name and address of the bidder firmly affixed. The Bid documents to be submitted by each bidder shall consist of all the documents listed in section 5.3 of the Instruction to Bidders. The bidder shall affix identifying tabs to the following sheets of each proposal:

• Bidder’s Itemized Proposal and Declarations

• Bid Bond

• Standard Questionnaire and Financial Statement

Each individual proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable Bidder's Bond, made payable to the Boone County Auditor, in the sum of 5% five, percent of the total amount of the proposal.

Said check or bond will be held by the Boone County Auditor as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded a contract, enter into the same with the OWNER upon notification from them to do so within ten days of said notification. Failure to execute the contract and to furnish a performance bond to Boone County, Indiana, will be cause for forfeiture of the amount of money represented by the certified check, or bidder's bond, as liquidated damages. The Commissioners, at their discretion, reserve the right to waive any and all informalities in the bidding. All bids submitted shall be valid for 90 days from the opening of the bids.

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The Boone County Highway Department reserves the right to ask for clarification for any bid submitted.

The specification herein states the minimum requirements of the Boone County Highway Department. It shall be the Bidder's responsibility to carefully examine each item of the specification. Any bid not in substantial compliance with these specifications will be rejected. It will be the responsibility of the

Bidder to conform to the requirements unless deviations have been specifically cited by the Bidder and acceptance made on the basis of the exception.

The Board of Commissioners for Boone County Indiana acknowledges its responsibility to comply with the American Disabilities Act of 1990. In order to assist individuals with disabilities who require special services (i.e. sign interpretative services, alternate audio/visual devices, and amanuenses) for participation in or access to County sponsored public programs, services and/or meetings, the county requests that individuals make such requests for these services forty-eight (48) hours ahead of the scheduled program, services and/or meeting. To make arrangements, contact Carissa Bowles, Executive Assistant, at

(765) 482-4550.

The Commissioners’ meeting will be open to the public; however, audio/video remote participation is available at the following link:

ZOOM LINK : https://zoom.us/j/4874385613

Please mute your audio while on the call unless you are presenting an agenda item.

To Be Advertised: October 13th, 2026 & October 20th, 2026