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

Bids were rejected. The work for which bids are asked includes the following: Installation of a 30 inch steel casing for 120 LF underneath the railroad Right-Of-Way by means of jack and bore to install a 12 inch ductile iron pipe water main inside casing. Install 319 LF of 12 inch C 900 PVC water main to connect water main from railroad crossing to existing 6 inch water main along Young St and Douglas St. Install 34 LF of 12 inch bell and gasket RCP along with 52 LF of 24 inch bell and gasket RCP. Existing sanitary sewer and storm sewer pipe will be replace as required to meet specifications for water main crossing with the respective pipes above or below the water main. Complete pavement surface restoration and soil stabilization after completion of water main Each BIDDER shall accompany its bid with a bid security as security that the successful BIDDER will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of CONTRACT a corporate surety bond, acceptable to the OWNER, for the faithful performance of the CONTRACT. The bid security shall be in an amount of five percent (5%) of the amount of the contract and must be in the form of a cashier's check or certified check drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered credit union, or the Bidder may provide a Bid Bond with Corporate surety satisfactory to the governmental entity. The Bid Bond shall contain no exceptions. By virtue of Statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa and to Iowa Domestic Labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes. OWNER is designated a Tax Exempt Entity. As such, CONTRACTOR, and any subcontractors, under this contract, shall be provided a Tax Exempt Certificate and authorization letter from the OWNER. Tax Exempt certificate and authorization letter shall be used by CONTRACTOR to secure building materials or equipment intended for completion of this project without payment of sales tax. CONTRACTOR is not mandated to complete Iowa Department of Revenue Form 35002 - Iowa Contractor's Statement upon execution of agreement. CONTRACTOR agrees to this method of sales tax exemption and it shall not be modified during the course of construction. BIDDER shall satisfy themselves of the accuracy of the estimated quantities in the BID schedule by examination of the site and review of the contract documents; including ADDENDA. After BIDS have been submitted, the BIDDER shall not assert that there was a misunderstanding concerning the quantities of WORK or nature of the WORK to be done. The successful BIDDER shall be required to furnish a performance BOND and a payment BOND, each in the amount of 100 percent of the CONTRACT PRICE, with a corporate surety approved by the OWNER, within ten (10) calendar days of the date when the NOTICE OF AWARD is delivered to the BIDDER. The NOTICE OF AWARD shall be accompanied by the necessary AGREEMENT and BOND forms. In case of failure of the BIDDER to execute the AGREEMENT, the OWNER may at his option consider the BIDDER in default, in which case the BID BOND shall become property of the OWNER. BIDDERS must indicate on the BID form the proposed equipment and subcontractors who will be performing the major portions of the work. No BID submitted by any BIDDER which contains a condition or qualification shall be recognized or accepted by the OWNER and any letter or communication accompanying the BID which contains a condition or qualification upon the BID which has the effect of qualifying or modifying any provision of the contract documents in any manner will be construed as a qualifying BID and will be rejected by the OWNER as non responsive. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof All work will commence following the issuance of a written notice to proceed. The work will be substantially completed on or before May 1st 2021 and will be completed and ready for final payment in accordance with Paragraph 14.07 of the General Conditions on or before May 28th, 2021. OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.