Cost estimate is over $100,000. Question Deadline 09/13/2024 All disputes concerning questions of fact arising under this Contract shall be decided by the Engineer and subject to written appeal by the Contractor within ten (10) days to the Owner whose decision shall be final and conclusive upon the parties hereto. In the meantime, the Contractor shall diligently proceed with the work as directed. o Bids shall be submitted on the Itemized Proposal Form included in the contract documents and on Indiana Form 96, revised in 2013, provided separately. The bid documents shall also include a non-collusion affidavit, a certification of non-segregated facilities, and an equal employment opportunity form, all properly executed, signed, sealed and notarized (if indicated). o Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check, cashier's check, bank treasurer's check or bank money order in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid submitted. Each bidder shall provide evidence of a Drug Testing Policy as stated in the General Instructions to Bidders. o No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the bids without the expressed consent of the Vanderburgh County Commission for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of the bid opening. o The Contractor receiving the award will be required to furnish a performance bond, Indiana Form 86A revised in 1947, in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the award amount, which is to remain in effect for twelve (12) months from the date of acceptance of the completed work. The Contractor will also be required to furnish a payment bond on this project. o The Contractor shall list any subcontractors and the percentage of the contract to be performed by each subcontractor in the bid submittal. o Construction and installation shall be in full accordance with the contract drawings, specifications, special provisions, and applicable sections of the current edition of the Indiana Department of Transportation Standard Specifications and any current Supplemental Specifications to the current edition Standard Specifications. Vanderburgh County, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Non discrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title VI Program and Related Statutes, issued pursuant to such Acts, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of religion, race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability/handicap and low income in consideration for an award. Event bid note: Bids shall be delivered in a sealed envelope bearing the ''Concrete Street Repairs '' ''VC24-08-04''and address of the bidder indicating identification of the project and the branch of the work on which is being bid. The Vanderburgh County Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and/or all Bids and waive any informality in the bidding.