REQUEST FOR BIDS

Dump Truck Chassis, tandem Axle Chassis & Knuckle Boom Truck

The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) is seeking sealed bids from qualified manufacturers/suppliers for the purchase of One (1) New Single Axle Chassis for Snow/Plow Dump Truck, One (1) New Tandem Axle Chassis Dump for Body and One (1) New Single Axle Chassis for Knuckle Boom Truck as more fully described in Exhibit 1, Technical Specifications, Plans and Drawings dated February 2010, for its operations in Lake, Porter, LaPorte, St. Joseph Counties, Indiana and Cook County, Illinois. All bids must meet NICTD’s specifications as further described in the Technical Specifications of the Bid Packet.

A copy of the Bid Form Packet, including the specifications is available between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. local time, at the following location:

Northern Indiana Commuter

Transportation District

Attention: Randy L. Welch,

Purchasing Manager

601 North Roeske Ave.

Michigan City, IN 46360-2669

Phone: (219) 874-4221 ext. 267/

Fax: (219) 872-5841

Email address: randy.welch@nictd.com

Bid Packets are to be requested by either fax or email. Your request should include the company name, address, phone/fax numbers, email address, the individual’s name to respond to and either a Federal Express or UPS account number that can be utilized for shipping and billing purposes. Information regarding this bid, including the results, can be found at NICTD.com. (Go to Info, Purchasing)

Bids shall be submitted in a sealed opaque envelope clearly marked: TRUCKS. All bids are to be submitted within an outer envelope. Bids shall be submitted on forms contained in the Bid Package.

Bids shall be received at:

Northern Indiana Commuter

Transportation District

Attention: Purchasing Manager

33 East U.S. Highway 12

Chesterton, IN 46304-3514

Bids will be received not later than 2:30 P.M., local time, Friday, March 19, 2010, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after the above stated time and date will be returned to the sender unopened. Bids must set forth full, accurate and complete information as required by the instructions in the Bid Package. Failure to do so may result in rejection of a bid.

NICTD’s overall Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal is ten percent (10) of the bid price. Bidders are required to make good faith commitments to meet or exceed the District’s goal.

NICTD will award the Contract(s) to the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. NICTD reserves the right to reject any and all bids and waive technical defects if, in its judgment, the interests of NICTD so require. NICTD reserves the right to accept any bid within 90 days after the time of the opening of the bid, during which time no bid shall be withdrawn.

Gerald R. Hanas, General Manager

(February 23, March 2, 2010)