PROJECT: Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon - Main Rail Replacement and Rehabilitation, 2009 Contract 4901-C

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for Main Rail Replacement and Rehabilitation, 2009, Contract 4901-C, at the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon, will be received at the office of the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon, 2751 Bluff Road, Mount Vernon, IN, 47620, from bidders until 1:30 p.m., Central Daylight Time on July 28, 2009, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the conference room of the port administration building.

Bids shall be submitted on the proper bid form and delivered in sealed envelopes bearing the name and address of the bidders as described in the Instructions to Bidders, which accompanies the specifications. A Bidder's Bond, made payable to the "PORTS OF INDIANA" must be enclosed with the bid. Said bond shall be in the minimum amount of five percent (5%) of the maximum bid.

The contract for this work shall be awarded or rejected as soon as possible, but in no case later than sixty (60) calendar days from the date of opening bids, unless the 60th day shall fall on Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday in which event said time shall be extended to the next working day. The Ports of Indiana reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Project Specifications will be available to contractors on and after July 8, 2009, at the office of the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon. A payment of $25.00 (non-refundable) is required to obtain these documents. CHECKS OR MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO "PORTS OF INDIANA."

For more information, contact the Ports of Indiana Engineering Department at (219) 787-8636.