(A) Contractors proposing to submit bids on any city project estimated to be at least $150,000 or more must, in order to be considered a responsible bidder, prior to the opening of bids, submit a statement made under oath and subject to perjury laws, on a form designated by the city and must include:
(1) A copy of a print-out of the State Secretary of State’s on-line records for the bidder dated within 60 days of the submission of said document showing that the bidder is in existence, current with the State Secretary of State’s Business Entity Reports, and eligible for a certificate of good standing. If the bidder is an individual, sole proprietor, or partnership, this subsection shall not apply;
(2) A list identifying all former business names;
(3) Any determinations by a court or governmental agency for violations of federal, state, or local laws including, but not limited to violations of contracting or antitrust laws, tax, or licensing laws, environmental laws, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), being 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq., or federal Davis-Bacon, being Pub. L. No. 71-798, 40 U.S.C. §§ 3141 et seq., and related Acts;
(4) A statement on staffing capabilities, including labor sources;
(5) Evidence of participation in apprenticeship training programs applicable to the work to be performed on the project, which are approved by and registered with the United States Department of Labor’s Office of Apprenticeship, or its successor organization; and evidence that any applicable apprenticeship program has graduated at least five apprentices in each of the past five years for each of the construction crafts the bidder will perform on the project. Evidence of graduation rates are not required for apprenticeable crafts dedicated exclusively to the transportation of material arid equipment to and from the public works project. The required evidence includes but is not limited to a copy of all applicable apprenticeship standards and Apprenticeship Agreement(s) for any apprentice(s) who will perform work on the public works project; and documentation from each applicable apprenticeship program certifying that it has graduated at least five apprentices in each of the past five years for each construction craft the bidder will perform on the project. Additional evidence of participation and graduation requirements may be requested by the city at its discretion.
(6) A copy of a written plan for employee drug testing that: covers all employees of the bidder who will perform work on the public works project; and meets or exceeds the requirements set forth in I.C. 4-13-18-5 or I.C. 4-13-18-6;
(7) The name and description of the management experience of each of the bidder’s project managers and superintendents that bidder intends to assign to work on the project;
(8) Proof of any professional or trade license required by law for any trade or specialty area in which bidder is seeking a contract award; and disclosure of any suspension or revocation within the previous five years of any professional or trade license held by the company, or of any director, office, or manager employed by the bidder;
(9) Evidence that the bidder is utilizing a surety company on the United States Department of Treasury’s Listing of Approved Sureties;
(10) A written statement of any federal, state, or local tax liens or tax delinquencies owed to any federal, state, or local taxing body in the last five years;
(11) A statement that individuals who will perform work on the public works project on behalf of the bidder will be properly classified as either an employee or an independent contractor, under all applicable state and federal laws and local ordinances;
(12) A list of projects of similar size and scope of work that the bidder has performed in the state within three years prior to the date on which the bid is due; and
(13) For contracts estimated to cost at least $300,000, certification that the bidder and all subcontractors are qualified under I.C. 4-13.6-4 or I.C. 8-23-10; and
(14) A written list that discloses the name, address, and type of work for each subcontractor the bidder intends to employ on any part of the public works project, including individuals performing work as independent contractors.
(B) The city reserves the right to demand supplemental information from the bidder, additional verification of any of the information provided by the bidder, and may conduct random inquiries of the bidder’s current and prior customers.
(Ord. 22-0005, passed 2-23-2022)