Legal Advertisement NOTICE TO BIDDERS DPW #26-05 2027

Legal Advertisement
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
DPW #26-05
2027 Knuckleboom
Loader Truck and Dump
Body

Notice is hereby given that
bids for a 2027 Knuckle-
boom Loader Truck and
Dump Bod) will be publicly
unsealed and read aloud,
on August 11, 2026, at the
meeting of the Board of
Public Works and Safety
in the Council Chambers
of Columbus City Hall.
The described equipment
shall be billed to and deliv-
ered to said City according
to specifications provided
in the bid package. Bids
will be accepted only
through the electronic bid-
ding system, Ion Wave
Technologies. All re-
sponses are due prior to
the published closing date
and time No mailed,
emailed, faxed, hand de-
livered or late responses
will be accepted. To regis-
ter with Ion Wave, view
current City of Columbus
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 re-
quired 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 often
percent (10%) of the bid
amount, and made paya-
ble to the City of Colum-
bus. Indiana, is required
with each Bid Response
as guaranty that the terms
of the bid will be carried
out. Bid Security should
be submitted by uploading
a clean digital copy to the
Bid Response. The ap-
parent low bidder will be
required to furnish the
original bid bond to the Fi-
nance Department in City
Hall, within 72 hours of bid
opening. All bonds must
be secured from a bond-
ing company as listed in
the current edition of the
U.S. Treasury Depart-
ment. Circular #570, and
authorized to transact
business in the State of In-
diana. The bid bond must
include a power of attor-
ney for the agent signing
the bid bond. The Board
of Public Works and
Safety reserves 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 Affirma-
tive Action, Disqualifica-
tion of Contracts Dealing
with the Government of
Iran, a Drug Free
Workplace, OSHA and
IOSHA Regulations, and
Employment Eligibility
Verification. The Compre-
hensive Compliance Form
encompassing all of the
provisions stated above
will be available in the Bid
Event and be required
with each Bid Response.
If awarded the contract,
said provisions in the CCF
will be incorporated into
the final contract. Failure
to submit the CCF will
constitute a material de-
fect 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 propos-
als. The Board of Public
Works and Safety re-
serves the right to waive
informalities and reserves
the right to reject and or
cancel any and all bids,
solicitations and/or offers
in whole or in part as
specified in the solic-
itations when it is not in
the best interests of the
governmental body as de-
termined by the purchas-
ing agency in accordance
with l.C. 5-22-18-2.
The City of Columbus ex-
clusively uses Ion Wave
for the notification and dis-
semination of all solic-
itations. The receipt of so-
licitations through any
other means may result in
the receipt of incomplete
specifications and/or ad-
dendums. which could ulti-
mately 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 physically
challenged individuals
planning to attend the bid
opening. please call
376-2570 or TDD
375-2720 at least
forty-eight (48) hours prior
to the meeting.
Dated July 21, 2026
Eric A. Frey, II, Member
Brenda Sullivan, Member
John C. PIckett, Member
Attest:
Luann Welmer, Clerk
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