HMA Overlay, Preventive Maintenance on I-65

Indiana Department of Transportation is inviting sealed bids for HMA overlay and preventive maintenance on I-65 from 0.44 mile north of US 31 to 0.54 mile north of SR 252 in Bartholomew County, with bids due November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and letting at 11:00 a.m. the same day. Electronic bidding through Bid Express is mandatory; contractors must register in advance by emailing INDOTbidders@indot.in.gov no later than 9:00 a.m. on the bid opening date, including call number(s) and FEIN.

Only contractors holding a current Certificate of Qualification issued by INDOT may submit bids. The scope encompasses labor, materials, tools, and equipment for the HMA overlay and preventive maintenance work. DBE goals apply to this contract; specific percentages are in the downloadable contract documents available from the INDOT Documents Download webpage at no cost.

Contractors submitting proposals of $150,000 or more must include a written employee drug testing plan compliant with Indiana Code 4-13-18, submitted to the Construction Letting email inbox or the INDOT Prequalification Engineer by bid receipt time. All bids require an executed bid bond through either Surety2000 or Tinubu Surety Solution submitted electronically. Performance bonds are required for all bids except on roadside mowing, vegetation control, demolition, landscaping, fencing, seeding and sodding, bridge painting, and guardrail installations valued at $100,000 or less; performance bonds cannot be submitted through Bid Express and must reach the Construction Letting inbox or be delivered in paper form by the bid receipt deadline.

Project completion is within the range of March 2027 through November 2028. In-person attendance at bid opening is available upon 24-hour advance notice to Contract Administration. INDOT assures compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and Title 49 CFR Part 21 regarding nondiscrimination on grounds of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or income status.