ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given, that the Town of Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana, by and through its Town Council, hereinafter referred to as the Owner, will receive sealed bid packets for the construction of the 2026 Water Treatment Plant Expansion project. Sealed bids must be received by the Owner no later than 10:00 A.M. (Local Time) on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Bids received after such hour will be returned unopened. Bids received prior to this time shall be opened and publicly read at the public meeting scheduled to take place on February 10, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. at the Owner’s Offices at 101 W. Main St., Thorntown, IN 46071. All interested citizens are invited to attend and should any citizens require special provisions, such as handicapped modifications or non-English translation personnel, the Owner will provide such provisions as long as the request is made within a 24-hour notice. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 A.M. (Local Time) on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 101 W. Main St., Thorntown, IN 46071. All prime contractors, subcontractors, small, minority or women owned enterprises and other interested parties are invited to attend. The Project generally consists of the construction of a new Water Treatment Plant (WTP) adjacent to the existing WTP. The new WTP generally consists of the following items: site preparation, site piping, WTP building, pressure filters, high service pumps, chlorine gas system, chlorine contact tanks, electrical, permanently mounted diesel generator and ATS, site restoration, and all other ancillary and supporting items to make a complete operational WTP system. Plans and Specification for the Project are on file and may be examined at the following locations: • Engineer’s Office CDS Engineers, Inc. 7602 Woodland Drive, Suite 210 Indianapolis, Indiana 46278 Contact: J. Nathan DeLisle, P.E. Email: ndelisle@cdseng.com Plans and Specifications for Bidding purposes will be available for $100.00 and digitally only. Digital copies of the Plans and Contract Documents and Specifications for each division of work may be obtained from CDS Engineers, Inc. by emailing the engineer’s office. Upon receipt of request email, Plans and Contract Documents and Specifications will be digitally transmitted. Payment is not refundable. Bids received from anyone not listed on the Engineer’s plan holder list will not be opened. The work to be performed and the bid to be submitted shall include sufficient and proper sums for all general construction, mechanical installation, labor, materials, permits, licenses, insurance, bonds, and so forth incidental to and required for the construction of the proposed project. Each bid must be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the title of the Project and the name and address of Bidder. All bids must be submitted on the bid forms as identified in the Contract Documents and Specifications. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check or acceptable bidder’s bond made payable to the Owner, in a sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bidder’s aggregate bid, which check or bond will be held by the Owner as evidence that the bidder will, if awarded the contract, enter into the same with the Owner upon notification from him to do so within ten (10) days of said notification. Approved performance and payment bonds guaranteeing faithful and proper performance of the work and materials, to be executed by an acceptable surety com