NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by the Town of Beverly Shores, Porter County, Indiana at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer at the Town Administration Building, 500 Broadway, P.O. Box 38, Beverly Shores, IN 46301-0038 until 1:00 P.M. CST on October 25, 2010 for the weekly collection and DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, rubbish and recyclables in the Town of Beverly Shores for the calendar years 2011, 2012, 2013. Said pick-up shall be on Mondays from approximately 500 residential customers (some of which are seasonal homes.)

SPECIFICATIONS are on file and may be obtained at the Clerk-Treasurer’s office. All bids must be submitted in compliance with Indiana law and include a financial statement, a statement of experience, the bidder’s proposed plan or plans for performing the contract, and the equipment that the bidder has available for the performance of the contract and on the forms prescribed by the State Board of Accounts (Indiana Bid Form #96).

No bidder may withdraw a bid within a period of 60 days following the date set for receiving bids. The Town Council reserves the right to retain any and all bids for a period of not more than 60 days and said bids shall remain in full force and effect during said time. The Council further reserves the right to waive defects in bids; to waive informalities and to award the Contract to any Bidder, all to the advantage of the Town, or to reject all bids.

BID SECURITY shall be submitted with bid proposal and be in the form of a bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check payable to the Town of Beverly Shores in an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the bid amount.

A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE shall be required of the successful contractor and must contain the minimum acceptable insurance limits of $250,000.00 property damage, $300,000.00 per person for personal injury with a combined single limit of $1,000,000.00 per occurrence.

Town Council

Town of Beverly Shores, Indiana

(October 4, 11, 2010)