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

The extent ofthe work involved is an approximate 894 foot directionally drilled crossing with approximately 124 feet of conventionally laid 12" dia. ductile iron pipe water main and appurtenances to connect the existing water main to the new water main, along the east side of Kimball Avenue at said Hwy 20 and an approximate 831 foot directionally drilled crossing with approximately 102 feet of conventionally laid 12" dia. ductile iron pipe water main and appurtenances to connect the existing water main to the new water main, along the east side of W. 4th Street at said Hwy 20. The directionally drilled water main will be installed in a casing pipe that is directionally drilled under U.S. Hwy 20. The casing and carrier pipe shall be either a combination of 14-inch dia. HPDE carrier pipe and 24-inch dia. HDPE casing pipe, 12-inch dia. fusible PVC (FPVC) carrier pipe and 18-inch dia. FPVC casing pipe, or a, 12-inch dia. fusible PVC (FPVC) carrier pipe and 20-inch dia. HDPE casing pipe as detailed in the Construction Plans and Technical Specifications. The bidder is required to indicate the carrier and casing pipe combination that He/She will utilize for this project on the Bid Form. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the Waterloo Water Works of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, will meet in the office of the General Manager, 325 Sycamore Street, Waterloo, Iowa, at 8:00 a.m., local time, July 21 , 2021, at which time and place said Board will conduct a public hearing on the proposed adoption of Plans and Specifications and Form of Contract and estimate of cost for the 2021 U.S. Highway 20 Water Main Crossing Relocations at Kimball Avenue and W. 4th Street, as described in detail in the Plans and Specifications prepared by Wayne Claassen Engineering and Surveying, Inc., now available for review and on file in the office of the General Manager of the Waterloo Water Works. The Contractor shall commence construction within ten (10) calendar days of the issuance of a Notice to Proceed by the Engineer. The Contractor shall be substantially complete with the Project with fully functioning water mains by December 1,2021 and shall be entirely complete with all aspects of the project including all seeding and restoration by May 16, 2022. Each proposal shall be accompanied in a separate envelope by either cash, a certified check drawn on a solvent state, or national bank; or a bid bond, in the form set out in the Specifications, executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposal, made payable to the of the Treasurer of the Waterloo Water Works Board of Trustees of Waterloo, Iowa. The bid deposit may be forfeited to the Board of Trustees as liquidated damages in the event the successful Bidder fails to enter into a contract and maintenance of said improvements as required by law within 10 days after the acceptance of the proposal. No Bidder may withdraw a proposal within 30 days after the date set for opening bids. Plans and Specifications are obtainable by a qualified bidder from the Engineer upon payment of $25.00 ($35.00, if mailed) ($45.00, if over-nighted). $25.00 of the payment is refundable. The prime contractor, subcontractors, or suppliers working on the project shall retain their own set of plans and specifications for use on the project. Time is an essential element of this contract. It is important that the work be diligently pursued to completion. If the work is not completed within the specified contract period, plus authorized extensions, the contractor shall pay to the Waterloo Water Works Liquidated The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish corporate surety bonds in an amount equal to 100% of its contract price, said bonds to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the Board of Trustees, and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained, and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the board of Trustees from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operation of the contractor and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvements in good repair for a period of two (2) years from and after the completion and acceptance by the Board of Trustees. Consideration will be given to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a sealed proposal, provided, however, that the Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. In evaluating and awarding the contract, the Board will give consideration and weight to the bid which offers the best basis of construction, quality, probable service life and availability of relocation parts for equipment utilized and shall give due consideration to past experience with the bidder. If a bidder has shown substandard performance on previous Waterloo Water Works projects or projects of similar scope for other entities that has resulted in substandard performance, higher project administration costs or higher project oversight costs for the Waterloo Water Works or for the owners of projects of similar scope contracted by the bidder for other entities, the bid of the bidder may be rejected by the Waterloo Water Works.