Regional Development Authority Issues Notice to Bidders for Second Round of Gary Blight Elimination Projects

Regional Development Authority issues Notice to Bidders for the demolition of the Genesis Center and former Gordon’s department store properties in Gary.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority (RDA) today issued a Notice to Bidders for the For the Demolition of Commercial Structures Located at 810-50 Massachusetts Street (the former Gordon’s Department Store Annex), 813-59 Broadway (the former Gordon’s Department Store), and 401 Adams Street (the Genesis Convention Center and parking garage) in Gary.

The Notice and all supporting materials are now available for download at https://www.in.gov/rda/rfprfq/.

A mandatory pre-bid site meeting will be held on May 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM (Central Time), beginning at 810 Massachusetts Street, Gary, IN 46402. The meeting will include visits to each of the sites included in this contract. Attendees will have full access to the sites to make visual assessments, obtain measurements, and otherwise inform the bidding process. Prospective bidders are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the sites and surrounding areas to the extent possible prior to the pre-bid meeting.

Prospective bidders are required to attend the pre-bid meeting to be considered for the contract award.

These projects are funded through the Gary Blight Elimination Program, which was authorized by the State Legislature in 2023 and is managed jointly by the RDA and the City of Gary. The original $12 million dedicated to the program – half from the RDA, half from the City – has since been bolstered by an additional $15 million from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s READI 2.0 program that will fund additional demolition work, renovations to the Hudson & Campbell Center, and incentives for new development.