PUBLIC NOTICES 03.06.2025
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF HEARING
ON PROPOSED FIRE PROTECTION TERRITORY EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND FOR THE ADAMS AND ASHLAND (A&A) FIRE PROTECTION TERRITORY
Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Adams Township and Ashland Township both of Morgan County, Indiana, that the Adams Township Board and Ashland Township Board will consider at the Eminence Junior & Senior High School located at 6760 State Road 42 North, Eminence, Indiana, 46125 on March 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. the establishment of a Fire Protection Territory Equipment Replacement Fund on behalf of the Adams and Ashland (A&A) Fire Protection Territory under the provisions of Indiana Code IC 36-8-19-8.5 for the purposes as follows: For all uses as set out in IC 36-8-19-8.5.
The establishment of an Equipment Replacement Fund is occurring in connection with the creation of the Adams and Ashland (A&A) Fire Protection Territory. The Provider Unit in the Territory shall be Ashland Township. The Participating Units in the Territory shall be Adams Township and Ashland Township.
The tax will be levied on all taxable real and personal property within the taxing district and will not exceed $0.0333 per $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed fund will be levied beginning with taxes due and payable in the year 2026. Taxpayers appearing at such hearing shall have the right to be heard thereon. The proposed tax rate for the Equipment Replacement Fund is subject to certification by the Department of Local Government Finance. Within 30 days after the date of adoption of the Equipment Replacement Fund by the Adams Township Board and the Ashland Township Board, Adams Township and Ashland Township will publish a Notice of Adoption.
Twenty-five (25) or more taxpayers with taxable property located in Adams Township or Ashland Township in Morgan County, Indiana may file a petition with the Morgan County Auditor no later than noon 30 days after the publication of this Notice setting forth their objections to the proposed fire protection territory equipment replacement fund. Upon the filing of the petition, the County Auditor shall immediately certify the same to the Department of Local Government Finance, at which point the Department will fix a date for and conduct a public hearing on the proposed fire protection territory equipment replacement fund before issuing its approval, disapproval, or modification thereof.
Dated: February 14, 2025
Adams Township Board
Ashland Township Board
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
MADISON TOWNSHIP OF MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
FIRE STATION 31 REMODEL PROJECT
Notice is hereby given that Madison Township of Morgan County, Indiana, a political subdivision (the “Township”) will receive sealed bids for the MADISON TOWNSHIP OF MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA FIRE STATION 31 REMODEL PROJECT. Bids will be received at the Madison Township Trustee’s Office, 7047 E. Landersdale Rd., Camby, IN 46113, until 4:00 p.m. EST on or before, March 20, 2025 and as soon as practicable thereafter on the same date, the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Conference Room of the Township Offices. Any Bid received after the designated time will be returned to the Bidder unopened. The Bid should be clearly marked “BID ENCLOSED: FIRE STATION 31 REMODEL PROJECT” on the outside of the envelope, and as otherwise set forth in the Bid Documents.
In general, the work for the Project (the “Work”) Will consist of Modifying existing wall between vehicle bays and the living area per state requirements Electrical work shall consist of rewiring the living areas with new wiring and outlets, switches and necessary lighting to include but not limited to exit signs emergency lighting etc.. All walls shall be patched and painted. The living quarters shall be renovated to provide 4 bunk rooms. Please bid this project all as set forth in the Bid Documents for the Project which are available at Madison Township Trustee’s Office, 7047 E. Landersdale Rd., Camby, IN 46113, or may be obtained digitally from Trustee Larry Ellis at lellis@mtfd.us.
Bidders shall assure that they have obtained complete sets of Bid Documents and shall assume the risk of any errors or omissions in bids prepared in reliance on incomplete sets of drawings and Bid Documents.
Bids must be submitted on the forms found in the Bid Documents, must contain the names of every person or company interested therein, and shall be accompanied by:
(1) Revised Form No. 96 as prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Accounts and as required in the Instruction to Bidders, including a financial statement, a statement of experience, a proposed plan or plans for performing the Work and the equipment the Bidder has available for the performance of the Work;
(2) Bid Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total Bid amount, including alternates with a satisfactory corporate surety or by a certified check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the total Bid. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be evidence of good faith that the successful Bidder will execute within fifteen (15) calendar days from the acceptance of the Bid, the Agreement as included in the Bid Documents. The Bid Bond or certified check shall be made payable to the Township.
(3) A Non-Collusion Affidavit complying with the requirements of Ind. Code § 36-1-2-4.
Township reserves the right to hold any or all Bids for a period of not more than sixty (60) days after the date on which the Bids are opened and, for such sixty (60) day period, all such Bids shall be in full force and effect. Any Bid may be withdrawn prior to the scheduled closing time for the receipt of Bids but no Bidder shall withdraw a Bid within the sixty (60) day period after the opening of the Bids. All bid security of unsuccessful bidders will be returned by the Township upon selection of the successful Bidder and execution of the Agreement, and provision of the required Performance Bond and Payment Bond.
In the event that the total amount of the contract awarded to the successful Contractor is $300,000 or more, the successful Contractor must be qualified under either Ind. Code § 4-13.6-4 or Ind. Code § 8-23-10 before doing any work on the Project.
Pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-17-6, Township reserves the right to specify in the contract with the successful
bidder one or both of the following:
- Early performance of the contract will result in increased compensation;
- Completion of the contract after the termination or designated completion date(s) will result in a deduction from the compensation.
A Performance Bond and Payment Bond with good and sufficient surety, acceptable to the Township, shall be required in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the Agreement. The surety of the Bonds may not be released until one (1) year after the Township’s final settlement with the Contractor. Retainage will be as required by Ind. Code
- 36-1-12 et seq.
All out-of-state entities must have a certificate of authority to do business in the State. Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Secretary of State, State of Indiana, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
Township reserves the right to (1) cancel this solicitation pursuant to Ind. Code § 5-22-18-2 and/or (2) reject any offers, in whole or in part as specified in the solicitation when Township determines in accordance with applicable Indiana laws including but not limited to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4, that such action is in the best interests of the Township. Township reserves the right to delay the opening of the Bids pursuant to Ind. Code § 36-1-12-4. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Township reserves the right to waive any of the terms, conditions or provisions contained in this Notice to Bidders or the Bid Documents or any informality, irregularity or omission in the bid process or in any Bid which waiver is deemed in the Township’s discretion to be to the advantage of the Township and which does not afford any Bidder a material competitive advantage over other Bidders. Except as specifically otherwise provided herein and as allowed by applicable Indiana law, a contract for the Project shall be awarded in accordance with this Notice to Bidders, Ind. Code § 5-16-13 et seq. and Ind. Code § 36-1-12 et seq., to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder whose bid does not exceed the funds available for the Project. The Township shall have the right to accept any Alternates in any order or combination or accept on the basis of the Base Bid alone, unless otherwise specifically provided in the Bidding Documents and to determine the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder on the basis of the sum of the Base Bid and Alternates accepted.
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Notice of Public Hearing
City of Martinsville Board of Zoning Appeals
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City of Martinsville BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS at City Hall, 59 South Jefferson St., Martinsville, Indiana on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. local time upon the application of US Mobariz Trucking LLC for a use variance to allow the retail sale of household appliances on property zoned I-1 (light industrial) on property located at 1007 Blue Bluff Road, Martinsville, Indiana. The legal description of the property is:
A part of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 33, Township 12 North, Range 1 East, Morgan County, Indiana, more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
From the northeast corner of the aforesaid quarter-quarter section, traverse on and along the east line of the quarter-quarter section (with an assumed bearing of South 00 degrees 00 minutes East), 535.22 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING for this description; thence continue on said East line, 345.52 feet; thence traverse South 88 degrees 04 minutes West, 216.76 feet to the center of Blue Bluff Road; thence traverse on and along said center line North 05 degrees 38 minutes East, 366.96 feet; thence traverse South 86 degrees 05 minutes East, 181.06 feet back to the point of beginning. Containing in all 1.62 acres, more or less.
The complete application and file for this application is available for public inspection fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing date, during regular working hours, at the Martinsville City Hall, 59 South Jefferson St., Martinsville, Indiana.
Interested persons appearing in favor of or in opposition to the application will be heard thereon by the Board.
This notice has been prepared by US Mobariz Trucking LLC.
Dated this: March 10, 2025
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Notice of Public Hearing
City of Martinsville Board of Zoning Appeals
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City of Martinsville BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS at City Hall, 59 South Jefferson St., Martinsville, Indiana on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. local time upon the application of development standard variance for a reduced side yard setback from 10 feet to 6 feet, 2 inches on the property located at 1580 Josephine Street, Martinsville, IN 46151, being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Lot 28 John E. Miles Subdivision.
The complete application and file for this application is available for public inspection fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing date, during regular working hours, at the Martinsville City Hall, 59 South Jefferson St., Martinsville, Indiana.
Interested persons appearing in favor of or in opposition to the application will be heard thereon by the Board.
This notice has been prepared by Robert Rollins.
Dated this: February 17, 2025
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Notice To Taxpayers of Hearing
on Proposed Cumulative Special Fire Cumulative Fund
Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Monroe Township Fire District, Morgan County Indiana, that the Monroe Township Fire District Board will consider at 450 S. Chestnut St., Monrovia at 7:30 o’clock pm on March 19, 2025, the establishment of a Cumulative Firefighting Fund under the provisions of Indiana Code 36-8-14 for the purpose of all uses set out in and provision of the Indiana Code.
The tax will be levied on all taxable real and personal property within the taxing district and will not exceed $0.0333 per $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed fund will be levied beginning with taxes due and payable in the year 2026. Taxpayers appearing at such hearing shall have the right to be heard thereon. The proposed tax rate for the Cumulative Firefighting Fund is subject to certification by the Department of Local Government Finance.
Within 30 days after the date of the adoption of the cumulative fund by the Monroe Township Fire District Board, the Monroe Township Fire District will publish a Notice of Adoption.
Upon publication of the Notice of Adoption, 25 or more taxpayers in the taxing district may file a petition with the County Auditor not later than noon 30 days after the publication of the Notice of Adoption setting forth their objections to the proposed fund.
Dated this 6th and 13th day of March, 2025.
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Notice of Intent
Watson Gravel, Inc. dba Gosport Stone LLC (with corporate offices at P.O. Box 277 in Ross, OH 45061) is submitting an NOI letter for our facility (located at 4000 State Road 67 South in Gosport, Indiana 47433) to notify the Indiana Department of Environmental Management of our intent to comply with the requirements under 327 IAC 15-6 to discharge storm water exposed to industrial activities. Run-off from the facility will discharge to an unnamed tributary of Limestone Creek. Questions or comments should be directed to Mr. Ron Watson at the above-mentioned Watson Gravel, Inc. corporate address.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that the City of Martinsville herein referred to as the Owner, will receive sealed bids for, a new parking lot located in the City of Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana.
Sealed bids are invited and may be forwarded by mail, other courier services or in person to the City of Martinsville, Attn: Gary Oakes, 59 S. Jefferson Street, Martinsville, IN 46151 until 4:00 pm on March 24, 2025. Bids received after such hour will be returned unopened. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud at Martinsville City Hall, 59 S. Jefferson Street, Martinsville, IN 46151 on March 24, 2025, at 6:30 pm. Bids will then be taken under advisement for review by the owner and engineer.
The contract will consist of the following:
Construction of a new City parking lot on the SE corner of Morgan St. & Wayne Street
Complete sets of bidding documents may be viewed at City Hall, 59 S. Jefferson Street, Martinsville, IN 46151. Electronic bidding documents are available per request at goakes@martinsville.in.gov or hard copies can be picked up at City Hall, 59 S. Jefferson Street, Martinsville, IN 46151.
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.
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 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 company, will be required of the Contractor at the time he executes his contract. The bond will be in the amount of 100% of the Contract Price and must be in full force and effect throughout the term of the Construction Contract plus a period of twelve (12) months from the date of substantial completion.
The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid, or all bids, or to accept any bid or bids, or to make such combination of bids as may seem desirable, and to waive any and all informalities in bidding. Any bid may be withdrawn prior to the above scheduled time for the opening of bids or authorized postponement thereof. Any bid received after the time and date specified shall not be considered. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least sixty (60) days.
The Owner 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 Owner all such information and data for this purpose as the Owner may request. The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such Bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such Bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the Agreement and to complete the work contemplated therein.
Bids shall be properly and completely executed on bid forms included in the Contract Documents. Bids shall include all information requested by Indiana Form 96 (Revised 2013) included in the Contract Documents.
If project is $150,000 or more – State of Indiana requirement as of 7/2018, Bidder is required to submit with bid a written plan for an employee drug testing program that complies with IC 4-13-18-5 and IC 4-13-18-6.
Each Bidder is responsible for inspecting the Project site(s) and for reading and being thoroughly familiar with the Contract Documents and Specifications. The failure or omission of any Bidder to do any of the foregoing shall in no way relieve any Bidder from any obligation with respect to its Bid.
