Project Information

Bid Title

Request For Proposal, Vehicle, Equipment & Miscellaneous Bids

Issuing Agency

City of South Bend

Location

Indiana

Published Date

Feb 27, 2026

Closing Date

Mar 10, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Request For Proposal, Vehicle, Equipment & Miscellaneous Bids

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Specification sets available:​​​​​​

Request for Proposals – Morris Performing Arts Center Parking Garage Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) Services

BID DUE DATE

March 10, 2026

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BID DUE DATE

March 24, 2026

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DUE DATE

March 17, 2026

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Request for Proposals

Morris Performing Arts Center Parking Garage

Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc) Services

City of South Bend, Indiana

Table of Contents

A. Instructions to Respondents.................................................................................................................. 3

B. Project Details ....................................................................................................................................... 4

1. Purpose of Request for Proposals ..................................................................................................... 4

2. Background........................................................................................................................................ 4

3. Project Summary ............................................................................................................................... 5

4. Services Requested............................................................................................................................ 5

C. City/Owner Project Specific Goals......................................................................................................... 6

D. Proposal Format for Submittal .............................................................................................................. 7

1. Cover Page......................................................................................................................................... 7

2. Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................. 7

3. Firm Background/Team/Experience .................................................................................................. 7

4. Project Approach............................................................................................................................... 7

5. MBE and WBE Participation .............................................................................................................. 8

6. Project Costs...................................................................................................................................... 8

7. Non-Collusion Non-Debarment Affidavit Non-Iran Form .................................................................. 8

8. Certificate of Insurance and Bonding ................................................................................................ 8

E. Selection Process................................................................................................................................... 9

1. Request for Proposal Issued by Owner ............................................................................................. 9

2. Pre-proposal Conference................................................................................................................. 10

3. City review of proposals .................................................................................................................. 10

4. Evaluation Criteria ........................................................................................................................... 10

5. Interviews with Short-listed firms ................................................................................................... 10

6. Selection of Winning Proposal ........................................................................................................ 11

CONTRACTOR’S NON-COLLUSION AND NON-DEBARMENT AFFIDAVIT....................................................... 12

Appendix A: Scope Documents ................................................................................................................... 15

A. Instructions to Respondents

• Interested respondents MUST complete registration form

at https://www.southbendin.gov/RFP to receive updates or addenda.

• Review the required Non-collusion form also at https://www.southbendin.gov/RFP. Do

not submit qualifications if these terms are not acceptable.

• A required pre-proposal conference will be held on February 26 at 1:00 PM EST at the

Common Council room at City Hal at 217 S Dr. Martin Luther King Drive on the 4th

floor. You can also attend virtually at https://tinyurl.com/MainStGarageRFP.

• Questions are welcome and appreciated. Questions should be asked at the pre-

proposal meeting or by email jrmolnar@southbendin.gov and

psherman@southbendin.gov. Questions are due by 5:00 PM on March 3,

2026.

• Answers to all questions will be provided in writing to all registered respondents.

• If the City determines any new information, question, or concern alters the RFP, an

addendum will be issued to revise the RFP.

• Sealed responses must be submitted via email to the Office of the Board of Public

Works: BPWbids@southbendin.gov by 9 AM on March 10, 2026. Response package

should be labeled “Proposal For Construction Manager As Constructor (CMc)

Services: Morris Parking Garage., Project Number 125-065.”

• All proposals received will be opened at the Board of Public Works meeting following

submission. Review and evaluation will occur after March 10, 2026. Selection by the

Evaluation Committee will occur following the evaluation and interview process.

• Provide five (5) hard copies of response as well as an electronic copy on a thumb

drive.

• Late responses will not be accepted and will be returned to the submitting company

unopened.

• The City is not liable for any cost incurred by any person or firm responding to this RFP.

• The City reserves the right to reject as nonresponsive any responses that do not contain

the information requested in this RFP and in the form outlined in this RFP.

B. Project Details

1. Purpose of Request for Proposals

The City of South Bend is requesting proposals for the services of a Construction Manager as

Constructor (CMc) as allowed under Indiana Code 5-32 for construction of a 474-space parking garage

and an attached first floor concrete podium for a residential apartment building. The parking garage will

be immediately west and connected to the Raclin Murphy Encore Center in downtown South Bend and

serve as attached parking for the Morris Performing Arts Center. The garage will henceforth be

described as the “Morris Parking Garage”. A summary of the project is included herein.

2. Background

The City of South Bend’s mission is to deliver services that empower everyone to thrive. This delivery

is in line with the City’s values of excellence, accountability, innovation, inclusion, and empowerment.

The City has over 1,100 employees and an annual budget of over $350 million. The City maintains a

high credit rating of “AA.”

The Morris Parking Garage is a planned 474 parking space garage which will be the third and final phase in

The Neverending Encore which was the culmination of the 100th anniversary of the Morris Performing

Arts Center. Phase I were direct improvements made to the Morris Performing Arts Center, Phase II was

the construction and opening of the Raclin Murphy Encore Center which is a 20,000 square foot

expansion of the Morris. The Morris Parking Garage will be built on a current surface parking lot accessed

from Main Street.

The City of South Bend also plans to partner with a housing developer to attach to the Morris Parking

Garage an apartment building that can bring additional vitality downtown. The housing development will

also be along Main Street and be directly connected to the Morris Parking Garage. The CMc will be

responsible for the construction of the Parking Garage as well as the first floor concrete podium of the

apartment building.

A proposed site plan of the Morris Parking Garage and apartment building are below for illustrative

purposes:

3. Project Summary

The overall Morris Parking Garage project is a large, multi-year and multi-phase project. This specific

proposal seeks a CMc to manage (i) site infrastructure work, (ii) the construction of a ~474 space

structured garage and podium that will facilitate the construction of wood-frame housing and

commercial space that directly connects to the parking structure.

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