ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

DUNELAND SCHOOL CORPORATION

Town of Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana

OWNER - The Duneland School Corporation acting through its Board, hereby gives notice that sealed bids will be received at the Duneland School Corporation Administration Center for the following described project.

PROJECT - The work shall consist of construction of water distribution construction and sanitary sewer piping replacement.

Bids will be received on the following contract(s):

Contract D0528-58-0151 – A

Sanitary Sewer Replacement

Contract D0528-58-0151 – B

12-inch Watermain - County Road 900 N

Contract D0528-58-0151 – C

8-inch Watermain – Liberty School

TIME - Sealed bids will be received until 12:00 pm local time, on March 23, 2010 in the Duneland School Corporation Administration Center, 601 West Morgan Ave., Chesterton, IN 46604. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 pm at the same location.

BIDS - All bids shall be addressed to Duneland School Corporation C/O Mr. Mark McKibben, Director of Special Services, 601 West Morgan Ave., Chesterton, IN 46604.

Bids shall be sealed and shall have the name and address of the bidder and the contract for which the bid is being submitted on the outside of the envelope. All bidders shall bid in accord-ance with and upon the Bid Forms included in the contract documents.

EXAMINATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS - The contract documents are on file for inspection at the Administration Offices of Duneland School Corporation; 601 West Morgan Ave., Chesterton, IN 46304, and offices of McMAHON, 952 S. State Road 2, Valparaiso, IN 46385.

PROCUREMENT OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS - Copies of the contract documents may be obtained from McMAHON, 952 S. State Road 2, Valparaiso, Indiana 46385.

A non-refundable processing charge of $ 75.00 will be required for each set of contract documents. The processing charge is required whether plans and specifications are picked-up or delivered.

BID SECURITY - No bid shall be received unless accompanied by a certified check or satisfactory bid bond payable to Duneland School Corporation in the in an amount not less than 5 % of the maximum bid as a guaran-tee that, if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the contract, performance/payment bonds and insurance certifica-tion, as required by the contract documents, within ten (10) days after the Notice of Award.

BID REJECTION - The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any informalities in bidding or to accept the bid or bids which best serves the interests of the Duneland School Corporation.

WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS - No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 120-days after the scheduled opening without the consent of the OWNER.

GOVERNING LAWS & REGULATIONS - The contract letting shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the State of Indiana.

WAGE RATE DETERMINATIONS - The CONTRACTOR shall be required to pay not less than the wage rates established for the project by the General Assembly of Indiana and Federal Davis-Bacon labor wage provisions. Copies of these wage rates are on file with the OWNER and incorporated in the contract documents.

Published by the authority of the Duneland School Corporation acting through its Board.

Mark McKibben

Director of Special Services

Duneland School Corporation

(March 2, 9, 2010)