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

construction of the 14 th & Koestner 4.0 MG Standpipe Recoating & Mixing System, as described in the plans and specifications therefor, now on file in the office of the office of the Secretary. Proposals received will be opened and tabulated immediately thereafter. Proposals will be acted upon by said Waterworks at a special meeting of the Board of Trustees on March 9 th or at such later time and place as then may be fixed. Work on the improvements shall commence within ten days of the issuance of a written Notice to Proceed. The Notice to Proceed will be issued upon approval of the contract by the Council, and be completed as stated below. The work will include but is not limited to the following improvements: Each proposal shall be made out on a blank form furnished by the Waterworks and must be accompanied in a sealed envelope by either (1) a certified or cashier's check drawn on a solvent Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States or a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid, or (2) a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa, in the penal sum of five percent (5%) of the bid Each successful bidder will be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to 100% of its contract price. Said bond shall be issued by a responsible surety approved by the Burlington Municipal Waterworks 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 Burlington Municipal Waterworks from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the contract and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement caused by failures in materials and construction for a period of two years from and after acceptance of the contract. All Contractor(s) and subcontractor(s) are required to obtain tax exemption certificates from the Burlington Municipal Waterworks for this project. These tax exemption certificates are only for use on this specific project as covered under the Contract. The work under the contract shall commence within ten (10) days after date set forth in written Notice to Proceed. All work shall be completed by October 15, 2021, subject to any extensions of time which may be granted by the Board of Trustees. Liquidated damages in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per consecutive calendar day will be assessed for each day that work shall remain uncompleted after the end of the contract period, with due allowance for extensions of the contract period due to conditions beyond the control of the Contractor. In accordance with the requirements of the Iowa Department of Labor all bidders must submit a fully completed Bidder Status Form. The Bidder Status Form must be included with and is considered an essential attachment to the Proposal. Any Proposal that does not include a fully completed Bidder Status Form may result in the Proposal being determined non-responsive and rejected. If it is determined that adherence to these Iowa statutory requirements may cause denial of federal funds which would otherwise be available for a public improvement, or would otherwise be inconsistent with requirements of any federal law or regulation, the application of Iowa Code Chapters 73 and 73A shall be suspended to the extent necessary to prevent denial of the funds or to eliminate the inconsistency with federal requirements. The Burlington Municipal Waterworks reserves 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 Waterworks