Site work for a water / sewer project in Ames, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a wastewater treatment plant.

Bidding documents and proposal forms obtained from any other source may have an incomplete set of documents. Bidders using bidding documents and/or proposal forms not obtained from the City of Ames Public Works Department are advised to contact the City of Ames Public Works Department to provide a contact name, mailing address and phone number to enable receipt of necessary addenda.Reproduction of these documents without the express permission of the City of Ames is prohibited. The general nature of the work on which bids are requested is: Storm Sewer, Pond Dewatering, Silt Removal, Clearing and Grubbing, Grading, and Plantings.All bids shall be submitted to said City Clerk on or before the time set herein for the bid opening. Bids shall be made on the Proposal Form furnished by the City of Ames, in a sealed and plainly marked envelope indicating it is a bid in response to this notice. The envelope included with the bid documents may be used to submit your bid. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Code of Iowa Section 26.8 and as specified in the Instructions to Bidders.The City of Ames 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right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period not to exceed sixty(60) days after receipt of bids, and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. Each successful bidder shall be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to on 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. The guaranteed maintenance period shall be four (4) years for new paving.Work shall commence as soon as possible after award, approval of contract and performance bond and shall be substantially completed no later than January 31, 2020 with final completion no later than June 30, 2020. Should the contractor fail to complete the work by this date, liquidated damages of $500 per calendar day will be assessed for work not completed within the designated contract completion date.The contractor shall not include sales or use taxes in the bid. Pursuant to Iowa Code and Iowa Administrative Code, the contractor will be authorized to purchase building materials that will be incorporated into real property on this project tax-free. Iowa Construction Sales Tax Exemption Certificates will be issued by the City which will authorize suppliers of building materials to sell materials exempt from Iowa sales tax and any applicable local option sales tax and school infrastructure local option sales tax to the entity listed on the certificate. Upon award of the contract, the successful contractor will be required to provide project information on the contractor, and each subcontractor and supplier requiring the exemption certificates.The City does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive in formalities, and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of theCity. By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provision grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes. This notice is given by order of the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa