IFB: MDI-SAB-21-B-0005 NOTICE TO GENERAL CONTRACTORS

IFB: MDI-SAB-21-B-0005

NOTICE TO GENERAL CONTRACTORS

PROJECT VALUED BY THE STATE ARMORY BOARD, OVER $150,000

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for the CONSTRUCTION OF A BOILER REPLACEMENT AT THE HAMMOND ARMORY, 2530 E. 173RD STREET, HAMMOND, IN 46323 for the Indiana Army National Guard will be received via email to Mary Carrico, State Contracting Officer at ng.in.inarng.mbx.state-contracting-public-bids@mail.mil until 11:00 o’clock AM (Eastern Daylight Savings Time) on Thursday, September 16, 2021. All bids will be read aloud, via conference call 317-247-3300 or 812-526-1499 Conference ID: 11000 at 12:00 o’clock PM (EDT). Any bid received after the designated time, for any reason, will not be read.

Proposals shall be submitted on the proper bid form and delivered via email to include the name and address of the bidder, all as described in the Instruction to Bidders, which accompanies the specification. A Bid Bond made payable to the Adjutant General’s Office, State of Indiana, must be enclosed with the bid. Said bond shall be in the minimum amount of five (5%) percent of the maximum bid including all additive alternate bids.

All bidders must be Certified Contractors, hold a Valid Certificate of Qualification 1712.01 or 1711.02 from the Certificate Board, Room 467, Indiana Government Center, 402 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, at the time of bid opening. Certification with the Department of Transportation does not meet the above mentioned requirement for pre-qualification. The bidder must be qualified in the classification of the prime contract.

The contract for this work shall be awarded or rejected within sixty (60) calendar days from the date of opening bids. Funds are presently available for this acquisition. The State Armory Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Note: Contracts resulting from this solicitation will be required to conform to I.C. 4-13-18 (Contractor’s Employee Drug Testing).

Note: In accordance with I.C. 4-13-16.5-2, the following goals are established for this construction: MBE 7%, WBE 5% and IVBE 3%.

Contractors interested in bidding and/or reviewing this project may obtain complete Contract Documents, in either printed or electronic form, by contacting the Architect/Engineer for this project, Crowley Engineering LLC, 2224 US Highway 41, Schererville, IN 46375, www.crowleyengineering.com.

Contact information for the Contract Documents, Drawings, and Specifications is Rosie Ramirez, 219-322-4422, or plans@crowleyengineering.com. Electronic copies are available for a non-refundable fee of $50.00. Hard Copies are available for non-refundable purchase if preferred. A set may also be reviewed at Stout Field, 2002 S. Holt Road, Bldg. 5, 3rd Floor, Indianapolis, Indiana. Contact information for RFI’s and/or product substitution requests is Greg Crowley, greg@crowleyengineering.com or 219-322-4422. All RFI’s and/or product substitution requests must be submitted in writing no later than September 2, 2021.

A Pre-Bid Meeting for this project will be held at the HAMMOND ARMORY, 2530 E. 173rd STREET, HAMMOND, IN at 10:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Savings Time) on Thursday, August 26, 2021 for all interested bidders. Information on this page can also be found through Access Indiana @ http://www.in.gov/sab/, State Armory Board Indiana National Guard bid posting at agency

Dated this 9th day of August, 2021.

STATE ARMORY BOARD, acting by and

through The Adjutant General,

R. DALE LYLES

Brigadier General, INARNG

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