INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PAGE 1 NOTICE TO HIGHWAY CONTRACTORS DATE OF LETTING: April 02, 2008 TIME OF LETTING: 10:00 AM EASTERN DST DESIGN BUILD Sealed proposals for certain highway improvements as described below will be received from contractors holding a valid Certificate of Qualification issued by the Indiana Department of Transportation. ================================================================================================================================== LOCATION OF DEPOSIT: Indiana Department of Transportation, Mr. Michael R. Beuchel, Bid Review & Estimate Manager, Room N855, Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2217 LOCATION OF OPENING: All proposals will immediately thereafter be taken to the N855 Conf. Room, Government Center North, 100 N. Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana where they will be publicly opened and read. ================================================================================================================================== Contract documents may be purchased at the office of the Indiana Department of Transportation, Room N855, Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2217, telephone 317-232-5070, fax 317-232-0676. Checks should be made payable to the Indiana Department of Transportation. No refunds will be made for material returned except in cases of error in filling orders. Sample proposals may be purchased for twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) each. Bids will be considered as provided for in the Prequalification and Bidding Regulations on file. Copies are available in Room N855, Government Center North. Contract documents may be examined in Room N855, Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana. IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC BIDDING All contracts within this notice are designated for electronic bidding via Bid Express. Only electronic bids submitted via Bid Express will be accepted on contracts designated for electronic bidding; the paper Proposal Book (blue cover) will not be issued for these contracts. MANDATORY PLANHOLDER REGISTRATION Contractors desiring to submit electronic bids via Bid Express must register with INDOT as a valid bidder by submitting the form provided by INDOT Customer Service at the website below. Failure to register will cause failure of the Bid Express bid submission process. NOTICE: A bidder may request valid bidder status, by submitting the bidder registration form, until 9:00 AM eastern dst, on the bid opening date. BONDS An executed bid bond and an executed performance bond shall be included with the bid, except on contracts for roadside mowing, vegetation control, demolition, landscaping, fencing, seeding and sodding, bridge painting, and guardrail installations of $100,000 or less, the bidder may elect not to furnish a performance bond. NOTICE: Effective March 1, 2008, paper bid bonds will no longer be accepted. Only electronic bid bonds submitted through the designated electronic medium, either Surety 2000 or SurePathNetwork, will be accepted with the bid. Bid Express does not support submittal of the performance bond. The performance bond must be submitted to the construction letting email box or be delivered in paper. INTERNET ADDRESS For additional information, visit the Doing Business with INDOT - Contractors website at http://www.in.gov/dot/div/contracts/letting/index.html PAGE 2 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS -- April 02, 2008 LETTING ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CALL 121 CONTRACT IR-29023-A DESIGN BUILD VINCENNES DISTRICT PROJECT CONTROL NUMBER | FED/STATE NUMBER LOCATION ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------- 0500436 | 0690004 DESIGN BUILD GIBSON COUNTY - ON PR 69 FROM I-64(SR 57 CORRIDOR) TO 1.77 MILES NORTH OF I-64(RP 020+0036 TO 022+0009) 0600794 | 0600794 NEW BRIDGE - STR NO I-69-26-8862, COMPOSITE BEAM, 2 SPANS, 251.00 LFT. TOTAL LENGTH GIBSON COUNTY - ON NOBLES RD OVER I-69 0600795 | 0600795 NEW BRIDGE - STR NO I-69-26-8863, PRECAST REINFORCED CONC. THREE-SIDED, 1 SPAN, 290 LFT. TOTAL LENGTH GIBSON COUNTY - ON PR 69 OVER BARN BRANCH CREEK 0600796 | 0600796 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT - STR NO I-69-26-8864, COMPOSITE CONC BULB-TBEAM, 3 SPANS, 337.5 LFT. TOTAL LENGTH GIBSON COUNTY - ON SR 68 OVER BARN BRANCH CREEK (RP 014+0031) 0600797 | 0600797 NEW BRIDGE - STR NO I-69-26-8865, PRECAST REINFORCED CONCRETE THREE-SIDED CULVERT 1 SPAN, 76.00 LFT. TOTAL LENGTH GIBSON COUNTY - ON PR 69 0VER BARN BRANCH CREEK(RAMP B) 0600798 | 0600798 NEW BRIDGE - STR NO I-69-26-8866, PRECAST REINFORCED CONC THREE-SIDED, 1 SPAN, 191.00 LFT. TOTAL LENGTH GIBSON COUNTY - ON SR 68 OVER BARN BRANCH CREEK 0710405 | 0710405 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION GIBSON COUNTY - ON PR 69 SW QUADRANT INTERSECTION OF CR 900S AND CR 450E COMPLETION DATE: July 02, 2010 DBE GOAL: 4.00 QUALIFICATIONS: A(A) C(A) D(B) PROPOSAL PRICE: $ 12.50 ROAD ITEMS: PLANS: $ 98.50 X-SECT: $ 114.00 BRIDGE ITEMS: PLANS: $ 6.50 X-SECT: $ 0.00 TRAFFIC ITEMS: PLANS: $ 19.00 X-SECT: $ 0.00 MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING TIME: 10:00 AM Eastern time, February 13, 2008 (Design/Builders are required to attend) LOCATION: INDOT Evansville Sub-District 16601 Boyle Lane, Evansville, IN 47725 MANDATORY FIELD CHECK TIMES: February 13, 2008 (PM) and February 14, 2008 (AM) (Design/Builders are required to attend) The field check will last 2 hours. The Design/Builder may call in advance or schedule the day of the Pre-Bid Meeting. To schedule in advance, contact Kevin Jasinski or Wong Lau @ American Structure Point 317-547-5580. PAGE 3 1) First Field Check (13th) 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time 2) Second Field Check (13th) 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 3) Third Field Check (14th) 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time 4) Fourth Field Check (14th) 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time 5) Fifth Field Check (14th) 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time The field check for Design/Builders shall be held with the Department and representatives of the Design/Builders. The purpose of this field check is to acquaint the Design/Builders with the project.