Hancock County Civicplus #41

Hancock County annual highway materials, fuel, equipment rental, and labor procurement

Hancock County, Indiana is seeking annual bids for highway materials, fuel, drainage supplies, equipment rentals, and related labor for county operations. - Government buyer: Hancock County Board of Commissioners; the Hancock County Highway Department is the primary office, with needs also identified for the Sheriff’s Department, Community Corrections, Surveyor’s Office, Maintenance Department, E911, and Assessor’s Office. - Requested materials: INDOT-grade aggregates (up to 20,000 tons of crushed stone and 15,000 tons of gravel and sand); liquid asphalt (up to 400,000 gallons); patching mix (up to 10,000 tons); HMA pavement materials (up to 40,000 tons); HMA delivered to the county paver (up to 20,000 tons); and tack coat (up to 5,000 gallons). Concrete, pipe, culverts, geotextile, geogrid, and erosion-control products are also requested, with no quantities stated for most of these items. - Fuel: Gasoline (up to 120,000 gallons for the Sheriff’s Department and Community Corrections, plus up to 26,000 gallons for other departments); on-road diesel (up to 54,000 gallons plus 13,000 gallons of winter blend); and off-road diesel (up to 15,000 gallons plus 5,000 gallons of winter blend). - Services: HMA paving and placement, tack-coat application, large- and small-equipment rental with labor, tri-axle-or-larger dump-truck rental, and tree and brush removal. Tree-removal crews must include at least one operator and three laborers. - OEMs and named brands: PermaCoat, AWP, UPM, Contech (A-2000), North American Green (S75 and S150), Pettibone, Bomag, Raygo, Galion, Blaw Knox, Kubota, John Deere, Caterpillar/Cat, Case, Lima, Vulcan, Ingersoll Rand, Miller, Homelite, Yreger, Morrison, Bobcat, and Metal Culverts Inc. Specifications allow approved equivalents for several products. - Notable requirements: Materials must meet applicable INDOT specifications. HMA bids call for written mix designs and a certified producer; patching mix must have at least 100 tons available at all times. Paver deliveries require at least 20 tons per truck, and placement work specifies a minimum 1,000-ton job within a two-mile radius. Equipment rental rates generally include fuel and maintenance; gasoline must be available around the clock at a suitably located facility.

Description

Hancock County is soliciting sealed bids for supplies, materials, labor, and equipment to be furnished as required during calendar year 2027. Categories include maintenance materials, supplies and equipment, and pipe materials, with items such as aggregates, asphalt, fuel, rentals, tree removal, concrete, and drainage materials. Bids are due December 15, 2026, and will be evaluated based on factors including quality, delivery, suitability, and responsiveness. Bids must be itemized on Indiana State Board of Accounts Form #96 and include an affidavit of non-collusion; no bid bond is required.

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