PUBLIC NOTICES 03.13.2025
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 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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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the Town of Mooresville and Unincorporated Areas of Morgan County, Indiana, Case No. 24-05-1099P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp , or call the FEMA Mapping and Insurance eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).
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NOTICE OF DECISION
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) issued a decision regarding a renewal for the NuGenesis, Inc. Processing Facility (SW Program ID 55-04) at 1611 Hancel Parkway in Morgan County. This solid waste processing facility permit allows the permittee, James Parker, to renew a permit for their existing facility. The final decision is available online via IDEM’s Virtual File Cabinet (VFC). Please go to: http://vfc.idem.in.gov/. You can search there for approval documents using a variety of criteria. A copy of the permit decision has also been mailed to the following library:
Mooresville Public Library, 220 W. Harrison St., Mooresville, 46158
If you need assistance accessing the permit, please contact the Solid Waste Permits Section at (317) 232-4473 or toll free within Indiana at (800) 451-6027, or send an e-mail to OLQ@idem.IN.gov with the permit information in the subject line.
APPEAL PROCEDURES
If you wish to challenge this decision, IC 13-15-6-1 and IC 4-21.5-3-7 require that you file a Petition for Administrative Review. If you seek to have the effectiveness of the permit stayed during the Administrative Review, you must also file a Petition for Stay. The Petition(s) must be submitted to the Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings (OALP) at the address below within 15 days of this Notice (18 days if you received this notice by U.S. Mail):
Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings Indiana Government Center North, Room N802 100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
The Petition(s) must include facts demonstrating that you are either the applicant, a person aggrieved or adversely affected by the decision, or otherwise entitled to review by law. Identifying the permit, decision, or other order for which you seek review by permit number, name of the applicant, location, or date of this notice will expedite review of the petition. Additionally, IC 13-15-6-2 and 315 IAC 1-3-2 require that your Petition include:
- the name, address, and telephone number of the person making the request;
- the interest of the person making the request;
- identification of any persons represented by the person making the request;
- the reasons, with particularity, for the request;
- the issues, with particularity, for the request;
- identification of the terms and conditions which, in the judgment of the person making the request, would be appropriate in the case in question to satisfy the requirements of the law governing documents of the type granted or denied by the Commissioner’s action; and
- a copy of the pertinent portions of the permit, decision, or other order for which you seek review, at a minimum, the portion of the Commissioner’s action that identifies the person to whom the action is directed and the identification number of the action.
Pursuant to IC 4-21.5-3-1(f), any document serving as a petition for review or review and stay must be filed with the OALP within the deadline above. Filing of such a document is complete on the date that the petition is:
- delivered in-person to the OALP;
- postmarked on the envelope containing the petition, if the petition is mailed to the OALP by United States mail; or
- deposited with a private carrier, as shown by a receipt issued by the carrier, if the petition is sent to the OALP by private carrier.
- submitted using OALP’s online petition form, available at IN.gov/oalp .
In order to assist permit staff in tracking any appeals of the decision, please provide a copy of your petition to Juliana Fracetti , IDEM, Solid Waste Permits, IGCN 1154, 100 North Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204-2251.
The OALP will provide you with notice of any pre-hearing conferences, preliminary hearings, hearings, stays, or orders regarding this decision if you submit a written request to the OALP. If you do not provide a written request to the OALP, you will no longer be notified of any proceedings pertaining to this decision.
For additional information on filing a petition with OALP, visit their website at IN.gov/oalp.
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STATE OF INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC NOTICE NO 20250227 – IN0044474– D DATE OF NOTICE: February 27, 2025
DATE RESPONSE DUE: March 31, 2025
The Office of Water Quality proposes the following DRAFT NPDES PERMIT: Minor Renewal:
Eminence Community School Corporation WWTP, Permit IN0044474, MORGAN COUNTY, 6760 North State Road 42, Eminence, IN. This minor semipublic wastewater treatment plant has an average design flow of 0.0175 million gallons daily of treated sanitary wastewater into an unnamed tributary to Lake Ditch to Mill Creek via Outfall 001. Outfall 001 is located at Latitude: 39° 31′ 26″ N, Longitude: 86° 38′ 42″ W. Solids at the facility are hauled offsite. Permit Manager Sierra Ehlinger at 463-261-6979 or sehlinge@idem.in.gov. Posted online at https://www.in.gov/idem/public-notices/.
PROCEDURES TO FILE A RESPONSE
You are hereby notified of the availability of a 30-day public comment period regarding the referenced draft permit, in accordance with IC 13-15-5-1. The application and draft permit documents are available for inspection at IDEM, Office of Water Quality, Indiana Government Center North – Room 1255, 100 N. Senate Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, (copies 10¢ per page). The Draft Permit is posted online on the above-referenced IDEM public notice web page. A courtesy copy has also been sent via email to the local County Health Department. Please tell others whom you think would be interested in this matter. For more information about public participation including your rights & responsibilities, please see https://www.in.gov/idem/public-notices/. You may want to consult our online Citizens’ Guide to IDEM: https://www.in.gov/idem/resources/citizens-guide-to-idem/.
Comments: The proposed decision to issue a permit is tentative. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the draft permit. All comments must be delivered to IDEM or postmarked no later than the Response Due Date noted to be considered in the decision to issue a final permit. Deliver or mail all requests or comments to the attention of the Permit Manager at the above address. To Request a Public Hearing: Any person may request a public hearing. A written request must be submitted to the above address on or before the Response Due Date. The written request shall include: the name and address of the person making the request, the interest of the person making the request, persons represented by the person making the request, the reason for the request and the issues proposed for consideration at the hearing. The Department will determine whether to hold a public hearing based upon the comments and therationale for the request. Public Notice of such a hearing will be circulated in at least one newspaper in the geographical area of the discharge and to those persons submitting comments and/or on the mailing list at least 30 days prior to the hearing.
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STATE OF INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC NOTICE NO 20250305 – IN0030023– D DATE OF NOTICE: March 5, 2025
DATE RESPONSE DUE: April 4, 2025
The Office of Water Quality proposes the following DRAFT NPDES PERMIT: Minor Renewal:
Ashbury Ridge Manufactured Home Community WWTP, Permit IN0030023, MORGAN COUNTY, 47 Ashbury Ridge, Mooresville, IN. This minor semipublic wastewater treatment plant has an average design flow of 0.0379 million gallons daily of treated sanitary wastewater into Orchard Creek via Outfall 001. Outfall 001 is located at Latitude: 39° 35′ 8″ N, Longitude: 86° 20′ 27″ W. Solids at the facility are hauled offsite. Permit Manager: Allie Gates at 317-232-5114 or agates1@idem.in.gov. Posted online at https://www.in.gov/idem/public-notices/.
PROCEDURES TO FILE A RESPONSE
You are hereby notified of the availability of a 30-day public comment period regarding the referenced draft permit, in accordance with IC 13-15-5-1. The application and draft permit documents are available for inspection at IDEM, Office of Water Quality, Indiana Government Center North – Room 1255, 100 N. Senate Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46204 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, (copies 10¢ per page). The Draft Permit is posted online on the above-referenced IDEM public notice web page. A courtesy copy has also been sent via email to the local County Health Department. Please tell others whom you think would be interested in this matter. For more information about public participation including your rights & responsibilities, please see https://www.in.gov/idem/public-notices/. You may want to consult our online Citizens’ Guide to IDEM: https://www.in.gov/idem/resources/citizens-guide-to-idem/.
Comments: The proposed decision to issue a permit is tentative. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the draft permit. All comments must be delivered to IDEM or postmarked no later than the Response Due Date noted to be considered in the decision to issue a final permit. Deliver or mail all requests or comments to the attention of the Permit Manager at the above address. To Request a Public Hearing: Any person may request a public hearing. A written request must be submitted to the above address on or before the Response Due Date. The written request shall include: the name and address of the person making the request, the interest of the person making the request, persons represented by the person making the request, the reason for the request and the issues proposed for consideration at the hearing. The Department will determine whether to hold a public hearing based upon the comments and therationale for the request. Public Notice of such a hearing will be circulated in at least one newspaper in the geographical area of the discharge and to those persons submitting comments and/or on the mailing list at least 30 days prior to the hearing.
