Site work and paving for a civil project in Ames, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; and water / sewer project.

The general nature of the work on which bids are requested is: 1574.8 SY of pavement removal, 1574.8 SY of new 7" PCC pavement, 2 new storm sewer intakes, 2 storm sewer casting replacements, filling of underground vault spaces and other miscellaneous related work and appurtenances in accordance with the contract documents. 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to defer acceptance of any bid for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days after receipt of bids, and no bid may be withdrawn during this period.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 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. 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 after Alliant Energy has completed all, or a significant portion of, a gas main and service upgrade project scheduled to begin on July 8, 2019. This project shall be completed no later than Friday, November 1, 2019. Should the contractor fail to complete the work by this date, liquidated damages of $1,000 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 localoption 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 informalities, and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the City.