Site work for a water / sewer project in Washington, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

All bids received after the deadline for submission of bids as stated herein shall not be considered and shall be return to the late bidder unopened Contractor assumes all risk associated with delivery of his or her bid to the office of the city clerk prior to the specified time deadline. Work will consist of approximately 500 SY of pavement removal and replacement for work associated with a collection system rehabilitation project. The project consists of cementitious liner of 19 manholes, removal and replacement of one manhole, 16,000 LF of CCTV pre and post construction inspections, internal sanitary sewer main line patching, and nine (9) sanitary sewer main open cut point repairs at various locations throughout the collection System. The project will also consist of CIPP lining approximately 16,000 LF of various size sanitary sewer main. The Engineers opinion of probable construction cost for this work is $1.3M. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alternate bid items as indicated in the Bid Form. Each proposal must be accompanied either by a cashiers check or certified check in the amount of five percent (5%) drawn on an Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States, a Bid Bond or credit union certified share draft in the amount of five percent (5%) of the proposal, drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States and filed in an envelope separate from the one containing the proposal, made payable to the City of Washington, Iowa, and said check or draft may be cashed or the Bid Bond declared forfeited by the City of Washington, Iowa as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within fifteen (15) days of the Notice of Award and post bond satisfactory to the City insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and maintenance of said improvements as required by law and the Specifications. Payment to the Contractor for said construction will be made in cash from the following sources: Cash from any fund of City of Washington, Iowa, which may be legally used for such purposes; proceeds derived from the sale and issuance of Utility Revenue Bonds, or Federal or State grants or loans. The Contractor will be paid each month Ninety-five Percent (95%) of the Engineers Estimate of the value of work completed at the end of the preceding month. Final payment will be made no sooner than 5thirty (30) days after completion of the work and acceptance by the Owner. The City does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the City. The City of Washington reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days after receipt of bids, and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. The work under the proposed contract shall commence within thirty (30) days of the written Notice to Proceed. The work shall be substantially completed by September 13, 2019, and completed and ready for final payment by October 11, 2019, subject to any changes granted by the Owner. Iowa law provides that on public improvements a resident bidder shall be allowed preference as against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country which gives or requires a preference to bidders from that state or foreign country. The preference so allowed shall be equivalent to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Code of Iowa Section 26.8. Each successful bidder shall be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of its contract price. Said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City Council and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all material and labor, and protect and save harmless the City from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the contract and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement in good repair for a period of two (2) years from and after the completion and acceptance by the City Council. Out-of-state bidders shall be prepared to submit an Out-of-State Contractor Bond to the Iowa Division of Labor in accordance with Chapter 91C of the Code of Iowa. Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to FOX Engineering. Upon receipt of the bidding document deposit indicated, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents by hand or via delivery service. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder's date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.