Indian Light Government Bids & RFPs

The bid submission deadline is 11:00 a. m. EDT on June 2, 2026, as stated in the notice: bids must be filed in the office of the county commissioners no later than a. m. edt on june 2, 2026.

The bid notice states that the awarded bidder will be required to furnish separate payment, performance, and maintenance bonds before commencing work. The payment and performance bond shall each remain in effect throughout the entire construction period in an amount equal to the awarded contract amount. The required maintenance bond shall remain in effect for a period of up to five years from the date of final acceptance in an amount of 10 percent 10 of the awarded contract amount.

The board of commissioners reserves the right to accept the bid which, in its judgment, will be to the best interest of St. Joseph County, Indiana, as stated: he board of commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the one which, in its judgment will be to the best interest of st. joseph county, indiana.

Responsible bidders may obtain contract documents, special provisions, and plans. A nonrefundable fee of **** must be mailed to the St. Joseph County Auditor to be considered a responsible bidder.

The bid notice does not mention the submission of samples.

The bid notice states that delivery of products should be no later than 90 days from the date of award. delivery of products should be no later than 90 days from date of award

The bid notice states that payment will be made via IPP. gov upon delivery. Payment via ipp. gov upon delivery

The bid notice advises that any organization responding should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the government to determine the organizations qualifications to perform the work.

The bid submittal requirements must be followed, and bids must be received on or before Thursday, May 14, 2026, by 5:00 PM. Any bids received after the designated date and time will be ineligible for award.

The listed criteria will be taken into consideration for award: experience with similar size projects (25 points), references (25 points), staff capabilities (25 points), cost (15 points), and Indian preference (10 points). The lowest most responsive, responsible bid will be the determining factor in awarding this bid, taking Indian preference into consideration.

The Nation may make such investigations as deemed necessary to determine the ability of the bidder to perform the work, and the bidder shall furnish to the Nation all such information and data for this purpose as the Nation may request. The Nation reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such bidder fails to satisfy the Nation such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the work contemplated therein. Conditional bids will not be accepted.

All questions or requests for interpretation of the bid must be submitted in written format to Cherokee Nation Purchasing and must be received no later than Tuesday, May 05, 2026, by 5:00 PM. Due date for interpretations for this bid shall be Friday, May 08, 2026, by 5:00 PM.

The deadline for submitting your capabilities statement is 5 PM CT, May 01, 2026.

The bid notice requires a capabilities statement demonstrating experience in similar construction projects, including company information, business type, bond capacity, and details of at least two to five relevant projects completed within the last seven years.

The anticipated magnitude of this construction project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.