Site work, paving and renovation of a mixed-use development in Adel, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; for the renovation of a water / sewer project; for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot; and water / sewer project.

The City Council of Adel, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the proposed Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract, and Estimate of Costs for the construction of said improvements at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, August 23, 2021, in the Council Chambers at City Hall located at 301 South 10 th Street, Adel, Iowa, 50003. At said hearing, any interested person may appear and file objections thereto or to the cost of the improvements. The location of the work to be performed is on Old Portland Road south or Bradfield Street in Adel, Iowa. The extent of work on this project is the furnishing of all labor, equipment, and materials for the construction of the improvements, which consist of: 1. Construction of a precast concrete sanitary sewer lift station, including submersible pumps; 2. Construction of a precast concrete valve vault, including process piping and valves; 3. Construction of a precast flow meter valve vault, including process piping and flow meter; 4. Construction of a masonry controls building and associated electrical and mechanical components; 5. Installation of a standby generator and associated electrical controls; 6. Installation of approximately 15 linear feet of new 24" diameter gravity sanitary sewer andrelated appurtenances; 7. Installation of approximately 75 linear feet of new 8" diameter sanitary force main; 8. Installation of approximately 250 linear feet of new 10" and 12" diameter sanitary force main; 9. Approximately 790 square yards of granular paving, associated subbase, and subgrade preparation; 10. Bid Alternate 1 - Provide a deduct, if any, for a substantial completion date of September 1, 2022 and a final completion date of October 1, 2022. 11. Site dewatering as required for construction; and 12. All other work as required by the contract documents. The Owner will receive and consider bids on the Project and will award a single Contract. Bids shall b e o n a lump sum basis, with additive alternate bid items a s indicated i n the Bid Form. The award of the Contract will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, based on the Bid Proposal Form with the lowest TOTAL BID PRICE adjusted by the sum of the price differences between each Basis of Bid major equipment item or product (Column 1 of Schedule A) and each "Substitute" major equipment item or product (Column 2 of Schedule A) proposed by the Bidder and accepted as or equal by the Engineer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owner reserves the right to award the contract asit deemsto be in the best interests of the City. The apparent lowest responsive, responsible bidder may be asked to provide a list of Proposed Subcontractors, list of Proposed Suppliers and list of Project References prior to the award of the contract. All Work is to be in strict compliance with the Plans and Specifications prepared by McClure Engineering Company, P.C., of Clive, Iowa, which together with the proposed form of contract and estimate of cost are now on file in the office of the City Clerk. By reference, they are made a part hereof as though fully set out and incorporated herein. All bidsshall be made on a form furnished by the City and shall be filed on or before the time herein set, in a sealed envelope addressed to the City Clerk of Adel, Iowa, clearly stating thatthe envelope contains a bid on this project. All Bidders must submit and sign the Bid Proposal Form in the Specifications (Section 00 41 00). All attachments included in Section 00 41 00 - Bid Proposal Form, shall be signed and submitted with the Bid Package. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions and coal produced within the State of Iowa. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security as defined in Iowa Code Section 26.8, in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check, Cashier Check or a Certified Share Draft in a separate sealed envelope in an amount equal to five (5) percent of the total amount bid. A Bid Bond must be on the form provided with the Contract Documents. The Certified Check or Cashier's Check shall be drawn on a state- chartered or federally-chartered bank. A Certified Share Draft shall be drawn on a state-chartered or federally-chartered credit union. Certified Checks, Cashier's Checks or Certified Share Drafts shall be made payable to the CITY OF ADEL, as security that if awarded a contract, the Bidder will enter into a contract at the prices bid and furnish the required Performance and Payment Bonds and Certificate of Insurance. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Certified Share Draft may be cashed, or the Bid Bond forfeited and the proceeds retained as liquidated damagesif the Bidderfailsto execute a contract or file acceptable Performance and Payment Bonds or provide an acceptable Certificate of Insurance within ten (10) days afterthe acceptance of his proposal by resolution of the Owner. No bidder may withdraw a proposal within ninety (90) days after the date set for opening bids. The checks of the unsuccessful bidders will be promptly returned to them after award of the Contract. Payment to Contractor will be made in monthly estimates and one final payment. Monthly estimates will be equivalentto ninety-five (95) percent ofthe Contract value ofthe Work completed during the preceding calendar month. Estimates will be prepared on the first day of each month by the Contractor. Subject to the approval of the Engineer, who will certify each approved estimate to the City for payment on or before the 15th day of the month in question. Such monthly payment will in no way be construed as an act of acceptance for any of the work partially or totally completed. Final payment to the Contractor will be made no earlier than thirty-one (31) days from and after the final acceptance of the work by the Owner, subject to the conditions and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 573 of the Code of Iowa. Payment must also be in accordance with Chapter 26 of the Code of Iowa and will be made "after the completion and final acceptance of the improvement" as provided in Section 573.14 of the Code of Iowa. No such partial or final payment will be due until the Contractor has certified that the materials, labor and services involved in each instance have been paid for in accordance with requirements stated in the Specifications. Before final payment will be made on this project, the Contractor(s) and subcontractor(s) shall provide Iowa Code Chapter 573 claim waivers as required in these Specifications. Owner will issue special exemption certificates to Contractors and subcontractors, allowing them to purchase, or withdraw from inventory, building materials for the contract free from sales tax. Refer to Article 22 of the Instructions to Bidders. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to one- hundred (100) percent of the Contract Price. Said Bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the Owner and authorized to do business in the State of Iowa, and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditionstherein contained and the maintenance ofsaid improvements in good repair for not less than two (2) yearsfrom the date of Substantial Completion. Work on the improvement 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 and bonds by the Council, and the work shall be completed as stated below. The work shall be substantially completed on or before June 1, 2022, and the work shall be finally completed and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 14.07 of the General Conditions on or before July 1, 2022. Failure to meet either the Substantial Completion date or Final Completion date will result in liquidated damages of $1,000.00 per calendar day The Owner hereby reservesthe right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities as it may deem to be for the best interests of the Owner. To the extent required by Iowa law, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference as against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country if that state or foreign country gives or requires any preference to bidders from that state or foreign country, including but not limited to any preference to bidders, the imposition of any type of labor force preference or any other form of preferential treatment to bidders or laborers from that state or foreign country. The preference allowed shall be equal to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. In the instance of a resident labor force preference, a nonresident bidder shall apply the same resident labor force preference to a public improvement in this state as would be required in the construction of a public improvement by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. Failure to submit a fully completed Bidder Status Form with the Proposal may result in the proposal being deemed nonresponsive and rejected.