Unsignalized Intersection Sign and Marking Visibility on Various Roads

The Indiana Department of Transportation is inviting sealed bids for labor, materials, tools, and equipment to improve unsignalized intersection sign and marking visibility on various roads throughout the Fort Wayne District in Allen County, with bids due September 2, 2026. The specific project (Call 541 T-45968-A) carries an E(D) qualification requirement and a zero percent DBE goal.

Bidders must hold valid INDOT Certificates of Qualification. All bids are submitted electronically through Bid Express Online Bidding Exchange; bidders must register in advance by emailing INDOTbidders@indot.in.gov with call numbers and FEIN numbers by 9:00 AM on the bid opening date. Proposal bid readings commence at 11:30 AM on the INDOT webpage following the 10:00 AM letting on September 2, 2026.

All bids must include executed bid bonds submitted through either Surety2000 or Tinubu Surety Solution. Performance bonds are required unless the contract falls within specified exemptions (roadside mowing, vegetation control, demolition, landscaping, fencing, seeding and sodding, bridge painting, or guardrail installations of $100,000 or less). Contractors submitting proposals of $150,000 or more must include a written drug testing plan complying with Indiana Code 4-13-18, submitted to the Construction Letting email inbox or INDOT Prequalification Engineer by bid receipt.

The unsignalized intersection project completion date is September 18, 2027. Detailed construction contract documents are available for download at no cost from the INDOT Documents Download webpage. Minority business enterprises are assured full opportunity to submit bids without discrimination in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title 49 CFR. Contact INDOT Contract Administration at (317) 232-5300 for additional information.