IDNR Solicits Bids for Ferdinand State Forest Culvert Replacement, Pre-bid Feb. 17

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources published a Notice to Bidders for the Ferdinand State Forest Culvert Replacement, Owner Solicitation Number ENG2609631099, Report 14661879, and held the pre-bid meeting and site visit February 17, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) at Ferdinand State Forest Office, 6583 E State Road 264, Ferdinand, IN 47532 (38.255170°, -86.769148°).

The solicitation describes the work succinctly: "This project consists of the replacement of four culverts with added scour protection to a fifth culvert along the primary access road at the Ferdinand State Forest." The notice lists culvert-by-culvert items: replacement of Culvert No. CV Ferdinand 0A with an 18” circular pipe; adding scour protection to Culvert No. CV Ferdinand 1A; replacement of Culvert No. CV Ferdinand 2 with a 5’ span by 4’ rise reinforced concrete box plus scour protection; replacement of Culvert No. CV Ferdinand 3 with a 9’ span by 5’ rise reinforced concrete box plus guardrail and scour protection; and replacement of Culvert No. CV Ferdinand 4 with a 9’ span by 5’ rise reinforced concrete box plus guardrail and scour protection.

The procurement listing on Indianabids gives an estimated project value of $150,000 (Est. Low Value: $150,000; Est. High Value: $150,000) and shows a bid deadline of 03/05/26 at 1:31 PM. The Indianabids record also contains an anomalous raw field reading "Prebid: 12/31/69" that appears to be a data error; the confirmed pre-bid meeting was February 17 at 11:00 a.m. The IN procurement extract supplied with the solicitation includes multiple ENG project numbers and dates for other projects; those entries should not be conflated with ENG2609631099 without IDNR confirmation.

Contract terms and participation goals are explicit in the NTB excerpt. "This project has a 'prevailing wage' requirement." The solicitation notes "This solicitation has some or all State funding, additional requirements may apply." The Indianabids posting sets a "Project goal of 7% MBE, 5% WBE and 3% IVOSB." Documents may be downloaded from the Department of Natural Resources Division of Engineering Website for a nonrefundable fee of $0.00.

Project administration is listed under Project Manager John D. Spears, PE, PG; contact as published is jspears@dnr.in.gov. The notice gives the project location as 0.56 Miles South East of Sr 264 and identifies the primary access road where the culverts are located.

Bidders and contractors should confirm the official Notice to Bidders, any addenda, submission format and the March 5 bid deadline directly with the IDNR Division of Engineering website or with Project Manager John D. Spears. The published scope, prevailing wage requirement, state funding language, and MBE/WBE/IVOSB goals define the solicitation as advertised under ENG2609631099; prospective bidders must rely on the full contract documents and any addenda for final requirements.