Site work and renovation of a civil project in Clarinda, Iowa. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

MBE: 5.7% WBE: 6.9% Contract 1: Waterline and Well Buildings Low: Crain $1,748,378 2nd: M-Con $1,923,945 3rd: MB $2,553,395 Contract 2: Groundwater Wells Low: Sargent $138,942 2nd: Rieschick $186,492 3rd: Layne $211,885 Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. All Bids must be filed in said office on or before the time herein set, on forms furnished by the Owner, and must be enclosed in a separate sealed envelope and plainly identified. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond, certified check, cashier's check, or certified credit union share draft in a separate sealed envelope in an amount equal to five per cent (5%) of the total amount of the Bid. If Bid Bond is submitted, it must be on the form provided with the Contract Documents. The certified check, cashier's check, or certified credit union share draft shall be drawn on a bank in the state of the Owner, a bank chartered under the laws of the United States of America, or said certified share draft shall be drawn on a credit union in the state of the Owner, or chartered under the laws of the United States, and payable to the Treasurer of the Owner as security that if awarded a contract, the Bidder will enter into a contract at the prices Bid and furnish the required Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of one hundred per cent (100%) of the Work and Certificate of Insurance. The certified check, cashier's check, or certified share draft may be cashed, or the Bid Bond forfeited, and the proceeds retained as liquidated damages if the Bidder fails to execute a contract or file acceptable Performance and Payment Bonds or provide an acceptable Certificate of Insurance within fifteen (15) days after the acceptance of said Bid by resolution of the Owner. No Bidder may withdraw a Bid within sixty (60) days after the date set for opening Bid. Contractor will be required to comply with the President's Executive Order 11246, as amended, which requires the Contractor to take steps to meet aggregate workforce goals of 5.7% for minority participation and 6.9% for female participation. Requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the Rural Development portion of these specifications. The prospective Bidders must certify by submittal of USDA Form AD-1048 "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions" that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, it and its principals are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible or voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal department or agency. The prospective Bidders must complete RD Instruction 1940-Q, Exhibit A-1, "Certification for Contracts, Grants and Loans". Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term "iron and steel products" means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The deminimis and minor components waiver {add project specific waivers as applicable} apply to this contract. Bids received will be acted upon by the Owner at the time and place above specified or at such later time and place as may then be fixed. The Owner hereby reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive informalities and irregularities and to enter into such contracts as it may deem to be for the best interests of the Owner. A non-refundable deposit of $100.00 will be required for the Drawings and Specifications. There will be no refund for this deposit. Alternatively, digital copies of the bid documents are available electronically. Bidding documents may be downloaded for $20.00 on the project search page.