Renovation of a water / sewer project in Valentine, Nebraska. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

If auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations are needed for attendance at the bid opening, please call (402) 471-5571, or for persons with hearing impairments please call the Nebraska Relay System, (800) 833-7352 TDD or (800) 833-0920 VOICE. Advance notice of seven days is needed when requesting an interpreter. In accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. 72-803 (4), bidder's proposal shall be submitted on a form supplied with the Bidding Documents and must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the total Bid, made payable to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission as Bid security. Bid security shall be considered as liquidated damages and forfeited to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission if the Bidder's proposal is accepted and the Bidder fails to execute the contract and provide the required bond(s) and insurance specified. No Bid Bond will be required if the total project cost is less than $50,000.00. In accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. 52-118, a contractor is required to furnish a Labor and Material Payment Bond in the full amount of the contract price if at the time of the contract award the total project cost exceeds $15,000. In accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. 72-803 (3), the successful Bidder is required to furnish a Performance Bond in the full amount of the contract sum at the time of contract award if the total project cost exceeds $50,000. No Performance Bond will be required if the Independent Contractor is willing to take a single lump-sum payment once all work has been completed and accepted by the Engineering Division of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission unless the total project cost exceeds $100,000 at the time of contract award. Bid proposals shall be marked "Sealed Bid for Valentine State Fish Hatchery 2019 Flood Damage Repairs". The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reserve the right to accept or reject any or all Bids and to waive any or all informalities or irregularities. No Bidder may withdraw his Bid Proposal for a period of thirty (30) days after the date set for opening of Bids. SCOPE OF WORK: A. The work in this Section includes site dewatering necessary to lower and control groundwater level and hydrostatic pressure, and controlling the site drainage and surface water flows, to allow construction to be performed. 1. It is required that the groundwater level be lowered and maintained at the level necessary to provide a substantially dry and stable grade to allow subsequent operations to be performed. 2. The Contractor shall install all such dewatering equipment as may be necessary, throughout the duration of the project, to maintain the groundwater level, as required. 3. Contractor is responsible for controlling discharge rate and the dewatering system's effect on the groundwater level. 4. The Contractor shall intercept and divert site drainage and surface water flows away from excavations and trenches; using dikes, ditches, pipes, sumps, pumps or other means. 5. The Contractor shall remove standing water from trench or excavation with sumps, pumps and piping or other means. B. It shall be Contractor's responsibility to select materials, methods, and equipment, and design a dewatering system which will 1. Provide a substantially dry and stable grade to allow subsequent operations to be performed. 2. Effectively reduce the hydrostatic pressure and lower the groundwater level, as required. 3. Not result in damage to adjacent properties, buildings, structures, utilities,private and public water wells, or other work, as a result of settlement, standing water or other groundwater-related effects. C. Dewatering operations shall be adequate to assure the integrity of the finished project. D. The responsibility for conducting the dewatering operation in a manner, which will protect adjacent structures and facilities, rests solely with Contractor. 1. The cost of repairing any damage and/or the restoration or replacement of adjacent structures and facilities that are damaged as a result of the dewatering operations shall be the sole responsibility of Contractor. E. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for the design, installation, operation, maintenance, monitoring, and removal of the dewatering system