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

The project consists of approximately 960 feet of roadway and public utility extensions for Enterprise Drive and Larson Lane including Grading, PCC Paving, Sanitary Sewer, Storm Sewer and Water Main construction and related work. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Iowa Code Section 26.8, 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 bidder's security shall be in an amount equal to Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as fixed in the Instruction to Bidders and shall be in the form of a cashier's check or a certified check drawn on an FDIC insured bank in Iowa or 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 on the form provided in the contract documents with corporate surety satisfactory to the Jurisdiction. The bid shall contain no condition except as provided in the specifications. The City of Independence, Iowa, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,78 Stat. 252, 42U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. 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 City of Independence, Iowa, 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 City of Independence, Iowa, 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 four (4) years from and after acceptance of the improvements. The guaranteed maintenance period for new paving shall be four years. Work on the improvement shall be commenced after approval of the contract by the Council and issuance of a notice to proceed. Contractor shall fully complete the project by (no later than November 1, 2021. Should the contractor fail to complete the work in this time frame, liquidated damages of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per calendar day will be assessed for work not completed within the designated contract term. The City of Independence, Iowa, does hereby reserve the right to reject any or ah bids and to waive informalities.