Site work, paving and outdoor lighting for a mixed-use development in Iowa City, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; sidewalk / parking lot; sidewalk / parking lot; for outdoor lighting for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The Project will involve the following: Reconstruction of the 1st Avenue and Scott Boulevard intersection converting the existing four way stop into a single lane roundabout. Construction will include approximately 825 linear feet of storm sewer, 150 linear feet of water main, 5,500 square yards of concrete pavement, sidewalk improvements, street lighting, and restoration. Sealed proposals will be opened immediately thereafter. Bids submitted by fax machine shall not be deemed a "sealed bid" for purposes of this Project. Proposals received after this deadline will be returned to the bidder unopened. If the bid opening is not conducted in person due to the health and safety concerns from COVID-19, the bid opening will be an electronic meeting using the Zoom Meetings. Information for this meeting will be distributed by the City Engineering Division to prospective bidders on the Project Plan Holders List. For information on how to participate in the electronic meeting, please contact the City Engineering Division at (319) 356-5140. Proposals will be acted upon by the City Council at a meeting to be held in the Assembly Room at The Center, 28 S. Linn Street at 6 P.M. on the 18th day of January 2022, or at special meeting called for that purpose. If City Hall is closed to the public due to the health and safety concerns from COVID-19, the council meeting will be an electronic meeting using the Zoom Meetings. For information on how to participate in the electronic meeting, see www.icgov.org/councildocs or telephone the City Clerk at (319) 356-5043. All work is to be done in strict compliance with the Project Manual prepared by Strand Associates, Inc., of Madison, Wisconsin, which has heretofore been approved by the City Council, and are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk. If City Hall is closed to the public due to the health and safety concerns from COVID-19, copies are available by telephoning the City Clerk at (319) 356-5043 or emailing kellie-fruehling@iowa-city.orq.Each proposal shall be completed on a form furnished by the City and must be submitted in a sealed envelope. In addition, a separate sealed envelope shall be submitted containing a completed Bidder Status Form and a bid security executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa, in the sum of 10% of the bid. The bid security shall be made payable to the TREASURER OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, and shall be forfeited to the City of Iowa City in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within ten (10) calendar days of the City Council's award of the contract and post bond satisfactory to the City (in the form shown in Section 0510) ensuring the faithful performance of the contract and maintenance of said Project, if required, pursuant to the provisions of this notice and the other contract documents. The City shall retain the bid security furnished by the successful bidder until the approved contract has been executed, the required Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bond (as shown in Section 0510) has been filed by the bidder guaranteeing the performance of the contract, and the contract and security have been approved by the City. The City shall promptly return the checks or bidder's bonds of unsuccessful bidders to the bidders as soon as the successful bidder is determined or within thirty days, whichever is sooner. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and in the form shown in Section 0510, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City, and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all materials and labor, and also protect and save harmless the City from all claims and damages of any kind caused directly or indirectly by the operation of the contract, and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement for a period of five years (5) from and after its completion and formal acceptance by the City Council. The following limitations shall apply to this Project: Specified Start Date: Substantial Completion: Final Completion: Liquidated Damages: April 4, 2022 July 8, 2022 September 30, 2022 $1,000 per day All of the bid items listed in Section 0400-Proposal shall be completed by the Substantial Completion Date except Item 39-Hydroseeding, Fertilizing, Mulching, including Watering and Warranty, Type 1. The fee shall be in the form of a check, made payable to The City of Iowa City. The fee is refundable if returned within 14 days of award of the project by City Council in re-usable condition. Prospective bidders are advised that the City of Iowa City desires to employ minority contractors and subcontractors on City projects. A listing of minority contractors can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals at (515) 281-5796 and the Iowa Department of Transportation Contracts Office at (515) 239-1422. Bidders shall list on the Proposal the names of persons, firms, companies or other parties with whom the bidder intends to subcontract. This list shall include the type of work and approximate subcontract amount(s). The Contractor awarded the contract shall list on the Contract its subcontractors, together with quantities, unit prices and extended dollar amounts. By virtue of statutory authority, preference must be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa Statutes. The Iowa reciprocal resident bidder preference law applies to this Project. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and also reserves the right to waive technicalities and irregularities.