General Notice
Town of Syracuse (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Lakeside Drive Water Main Loop
Project #W22037

Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Town Hall located at 310 N. Huntington Street, Syracuse, IN 46567, until Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. local time. At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.
The Project includes the following Work:

The project includes but is not limited to the installation of approximately 1,500 LF of new 8-inch water main along Lakeside Drive with connections to the existing distribution system at Palm Drive and Pickwick Road, inclusive of all valves, fittings, service taps, and other work required for the complete construction of the new water main to serve the Town of Syracuse.

Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be as shown in the Bid Form.

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

The Issuing Offices for the Bidding Documents are: Commonwealth Engineers, Inc., 7256 Company Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46237 and Commonwealth Engineers, Inc., 9604 Coldwater Road, Suite 203, Fort Wayne, IN 46825. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office as described below. Prospective Bidders may also examine the drawings via the Web-based service of Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at www.commonwealthengineers.com.

Bidding Documents also may be examined at the office of the Town Hall, 310 N. Huntington Street, Syracuse, IN 46567, on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings will be provided via the web-based service of Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at www.commonwealthengineers.com. The plan holder will receive an email link to the PDF downloadable documents upon payment of a non-refundable fee of One Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($150.00) plus 7% sales tax, per project division desired.

One set of printed Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings may be obtained upon payment of an additional non-refundable fee of Two Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($200.00) plus 7% sales tax, per project division desired, via the web-based service of Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at www.commonwealthengineers.com. Requests for Contract Documents and Specifications and Drawings must also include a return street address; post office box numbers are not acceptable.
Contract Documents will not be sold separate from the web-based service (i.e. All plan holders will be required to purchase through the web-based service). Partial sets of Contract Documents, Specifications and Drawings are not available. Questions pertaining to this project shall be submitted directly to Jeremy Hardy, P.E. at Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. via https://login.procore.com. Additional questions concerning access to the website may be directed to Commonwealth Engineers, Inc. at (317) 888-1177 or email to jchipman@contactcei.com.

All addenda, which may be issued for this Project, will be issued to each plan holder via email. For those whom also purchase printed Contract Documents, printed addenda will be provided as well. All plan holders shall note, the printed documents are provided as a courtesy and do not preclude the plan holder from relying upon the web/email-based materials (i.e. delays in mail delivery will not be considered relevant due to all contract document holders access to materials via web/email).
No refunds will be issued for this project.

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 60 days.
Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

Instructions to Bidders

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by:
Owner: Town of Syracuse
By: Bill Musser
Title: President
Date: June 20, 2022 & June 27, 2022