Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

The work under the proposed contract shall commence within ten (10) calendar days after the date set forth in the written Notice to Proceed and shall be performed regularly and diligently throughout the duration of the project. All work shall be completed within twenty-five (25) working days. Working days will be accumulated concurrently from the date set forth in the written Notice to Proceed. Each Form of Proposal shall be accompanied in a separate envelope by a bid security as defined in the Instructions to Bidders- Division 1 Section 05. The successful Bidder shall furnish to the City a performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract and guaranteeing the completed project against defective workmanship and materials for a period of two (2) years from and after completion and acceptance by the City. The successful Bidder shall also provide a payment bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price guaranteeing payment of all persons supplying labor and materials, or both, in the execution of the work provided for in the contract. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa. In accordance with Iowa statutes, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference as against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country if that state or foreign country gives or requires any preference to bidders from that state or foreign country, including but not limited to any preference to bidders, the imposition of any type of labor force preference, or any other form of preferential treatment to bidders or laborers from that state or foreign country. The preference allowed shall be equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. In the instance of a resident labor force preference, a nonresident bidder shall apply the same resident labor force preference to a public improvement in this state as would be required in the construction of a public improvement by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. Failure to submit a fully completed Bidder Status Form with the bid may result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive and rejected. Contractors and approved subcontractors will be provided a Sales Tax Exemption Certification to purchase building materials, supplies or equipment to be used in the performance of this project. Products utilized in the construction of this project shall be exempt from tax as provided by Code of Iowa Sections 423.2 and 423.45. This project includes the construction of approximately 500 feet of PCC shoulder along South Main Street from Oregon Road north to the Highway 58 Bridge and the construction of a parking lot across from Oregon Road. This work includes removal of existing granular shoulder, construction of PCC shoulder, construction of a PCC parking lot, and construction of a drainage swale.