Legal Advertisement NOTICE TO BIDDERS DPW #26-06 2027

Legal Advertisement
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
DPW #26-06
2027 Single Axle Chipper
Truck with Snow Plow
Option

Notice is hereby g i v e n
that bids for a 2027 Sin-
gle Axle Chipper Truck
with Snow Plow Option
will be publicly unsealed
and read aloud, on Octo-
ber 6, 2026. at the meet-
ing of the Board of Pub-
lic Works and Safety in
the Council Chambers of
Columbus City Hall. The
described equipment
shall be billed to and de-
livered to said City ac-
cording to specifications
provided in the bid pack-
age. Bids will be ac-
cepted only through the
electronic bidding sys-
tem, Ion Wave Technol-
ogies. All responses are
due prior to the pub-
lished closing date and
time. No mailed,
emailed, faxed, hand de-
livered or late responses
will be accepted. To reg-
ister with Ion Wave, view
current City ofColumbus
bid events, submit a bid,
view bid tabulations or
view plan holders,
please visit
https://columbusin.ionwave.net .
All Bid Responses shall
be properly and com-
pletely executed on the
forms provided by the
City in the Bid Event. As
required by Indiana
State Board of Accounts,
each bidder must submit
with his bid the
Non-Collusion Affidavit.
A bid bond or certified
check in the amount of-
ten percent (10%) of the
bid amount, and made
payable to the City of
Columbus. Indiana, is re-
quired with each Bid Re-
sponse as guaranty that
the terms of the bid will
be carried out. Bid Secu-
rity should be submitted
by uploading a clean dig-
ital copy to the Bid Re-
sponse. The apparent
low bidder will be re-
quired to furnish the orig-
inal bid bond to the Fi-
nance Department in
Citv Hall, within 72 hours
of bid opening. All bonds
must be secured from a
bonding company as
listed in the current edi-
tion of the U.S. Treasury
Department, Circular
#570, and authorized to
transact business in the
State of Indiana. The bid
bond must include a
power of attorney for the
agent signing the bid
bond. The Board of Pub-
lic Works and Safety re-
serves the right to reject
any and all bids.
All contractors, subcon-
tractors, and bidders for
contracts with the City of
Columbus shall be re-
quired to complete and
submit a notarized Com-
prehensive Compliance
form (CCF) regarding re-
quirements as to Affirm-
ative Action. Disqualifi-
cation of Contracts Deal-
ing w i t h the Govern-
ment of Iran, a Drug
Free Workplace. OSHA
and IOSHA. Regula-
tions, and Employment
Eligibility Verification.
The Comprehensive
Compliance Form en-
compassing all of the
provisions stated above
will be available in the
Bid Event and be re-
quired with each Bid Re-
sponse. If awarded the
contract, said provisions
in the CCF will be incor-
porated into the final
contract. Failure to sub-
mit the CCF will con-
stitute a material defect
in the bid. In addition, a
breach of a covenant in
the CCF may be consid-
ered a material breach of
any final contract.
No bidder may withdraw
any bid or proposal
within a period of thirty
(30) days following the
date set for receiving
bids or proposals. The
Board of Public Works
and Safety reserves the
right to waive informali-
ties and reserves the
right to reject and/or can-
cel any and all bids, so-
licitations and/or offers in
whole or in part as speci-
fied in the solicitations
when it is not in the best
interests of the govern-
mental body as deter-
mined by the purchasing
agency in accordance
with I.C. 5-22-18-2.
The City of Columbus ex-
clusively uses Ion Wave
for the notification and
dissemination of all so-
licitations. The receipt of
solicitations through any
other means may result
in the receipt of incom-
plete specifications
and/or addendums,
which could ultimately
render the bid/proposal
non-compliant. The City
of Columbus accepts no
responsibility for the re-
ceipt and/or notification
of solicitations through
any other means.
For special accommoda-
tions needed by physi-
cally challenged individu-
als planning to attend
the bid opening, pleas-
ecall 376-2570 or TDD
375-2720 at least
forty-eight (48) hours
prior to the meeting.
Mary K. Ferdon, Mayor
Eric A. Frey, II Member
Brenda Sullivan, Member
John S. Pickett, Member
Melanie V. Henderson,
Member
Attest: Luann Welmer,
Clerk
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