Site work for a water / sewer project in Independence, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The general nature of the improvement consists of four individual project locations where conservation practices (wetlands, ponds, and oxbows) in accordance with Iowa NRCS Standard Specifications and the project special specifications. The projects will be constructed on private agricultural lands within the Upper Wapsipinicon River Watershed located in Buchanan County, Iowa as part of the Iowa Watershed Approach. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to: mobilization, site preparation, topsoiling, core trench excavation, embankment construction, water control structure procurement and installation, pipe procurement and installations, rock rip-rap procurement and installation, tile investigation, removal, and installation and seeding, mulching and fertilizing. All four projects will be awarded to a single lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with 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, in a form acceptable to the Jurisdiction, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to 100% of the amount of the contract. The bid security must be in the minimum amount of 5% of the total bid. Bid security shall be in the form of a cashier's check or a certified check, drawn on an FDIC insured bank in Iowa or drawn on an FDIC insured 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; or a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in Iowa or satisfactory to the Jurisdiction. The bid bond must be submitted on the enclosed Bid Bond form as no other bid bond forms are acceptable. All signatures on the bid bond must be original signatures in ink; facsimile (fax) of any signature or use of an electronic signature on the bid bond is not acceptable. Bid security other than said bid bond shall be made payable to Howard County. "Miscellaneous Bank Checks," and personal checks, as well as "Money Orders" and "Traveler's Checks" issued by persons, firms, or corporations licensed under Chapter 533C of the Iowa Code, are not acceptable bid security. Questions regarding the project should be received in writing by 5:00 P.M. on March 5, 2020 and should be emailed to: Dan Jensen, PE Shive-Hattery, Inc. Email: djensen@shive-hattery.com Or in writing to: Shive-Hattery, Inc. Attn: Dan Jensen 4125 Westown Parkway, Suite 100 West Des Moines, IA 50266. A construction schedule shall be submitted to the engineer within 30 days of approval of the contract by Howard County, and work shall be substantially completed by November 31, 2021. Should the contractor fail to complete the work in this timeframe, liquidated damages of $250.00 per calendar day may be assessed for work not completed within the designated contract term.