Notice to Bidders:  Purchase of 2024 or Newer Medium Duty Dump Truck 

 The City of Goshen, Indiana, is soliciting sealed proposals until December 12, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. (local time) for the above-referenced purchase in accordance with the detailed specifications included in the Specification and Contract Documents. 

Specifications and Contract Documents for this purchase may be obtained from the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, IN 46528 or the City of Goshen’s website at https://goshenindiana.org/bidding-opportunities. The City shall not be responsible for documents obtained from any other source. 

A sealed proposal must be submitted in accordance with the Instructions and all contractual terms and conditions that are included in the Specifications and Contract Documents. 

No bid security is required to be submitted for this solicitation. 

A sealed proposal may be mailed or otherwise delivered to the Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, c/o Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana 46528, provided the proposal is received by 3:45 p.m. on December 12, 2024. After 3:45 p.m. and up until 4:00 p.m. on December 12, 2024, a bidder may personally deliver a sealed proposal to the Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana. All proposals timely received will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety at the 4:00 p.m. meeting on December 12, 2024. Any proposal received after the applicable deadline will be returned. 

In addition to cost, proposals will be evaluated based on whether the bidder is responsible, and if the bidder’s proposal is responsive. The City of Goshen reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals, delete any portions thereof, to waive any informalities or irregularities in any proposal received, and to award a contract, consistent with Indiana law, to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.