NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed proposals for City of Lafayette Utility Emergency Repairs for 2026 (including all labor,
materials and equipment) will be received by the City of Lafayette, Indiana, at the office of the City
Clerk, City Hall, 20 North 6th Street, Lafayette, Indiana, 47901, until 9:00 A.M. (EST), on December
9, 2025. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at that time. Any bids received later than the
above time will be returned to the Bidder unopened. No oral, telephoned, telegraphed, faxed, or
emailed bids, or changes to bids will be considered.
The work for which proposals are to be received consists of the following items for use by the
Renew and Water Works Departments of the City of Lafayette, Indiana, for the period from January
1, 2026, through December 31, 2026: specified pieces of equipment, specified labor groups, and
percent mark-up on contractor furnished materials. The aforementioned work includes, but is not
limited to, the following:
EXCAVATION EQUIPMENT
HAULING EQUIPMENT
MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT/TOOLS
LABORERS
OPERATING ENGINEERS
MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION
FIXED PERCENT MARK-UP ON CONTRACTOR FURNISHED MATERIALS
All work shall be in accordance with the Bid Documents.
Bids shall be properly and completely executed on the project Bid Proposal form and accompanied
with Bidder’s financial statement to reflect conditions not more than four (4) months prior to date of
bids. Bids shall be accompanied by an acceptable Cashier’s Check or satisfactory bond by an
incorporated surety company in good standing and qualified to do business in the State of Indiana,
in an amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). The deposit is for the purpose of ensuring
the execution of the contract for which said bid is made.
The Contractor(s) to whom the work is awarded will be required to furnish Performance Bond and a
Labor & Materials Payment Bond, acceptable by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of
Lafayette, Indiana, in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000).
All bids must be delivered to the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 20 North 6th Street,
Lafayette, Indiana 47901. All bid prices shall be firm for the duration of the Contract.
No Bidder may withdraw his proposal within a period of sixty (60) days following the date set for
receiving bids. The City of Lafayette, Indiana, reserves the right to retain any and all bids for a
period of not more than sixty (60) days and said bids shall be and remain valid and in full force and
effect during said time. The City of Lafayette, Indiana, further reserves the right to waive
informalities and to award the contract to any Bidder or Bidders, all to the advantage of the City of
Lafayette, Indiana, or to reject all bids.
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