For questions concerning the Contract Documents, contact Sherri Meisinger, Director, Procurement, (402) 504-7253. For questions concerning engineering details, contact Melissa Polito, Engineering Department, (402) 504-7457 or Kris Thompson, Engineering Department (402) 504-7718. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check payable to the Metropolitan Utilities District in an amount of at least ten percent (10%) of the base bid,including unit price totals, drawn on a bank which is a member of the Federal Reserve System, or by a bid bond in a like amount on the form supplied by the District, and executed by a surety company authorized to engage in such business in the State of Nebraska. The amount of the certified check or bond will be collected and the amount retained by the District as liquidated damages, if the bidder becomes a successful bidder and refuses or neglects to enter into the Contract and to file with the District a satisfactory surety company Performance Bond and Labor and Materials Payment Bond each in a sum equal to the full amount of the contract price within ten (10) days after being notified of the award of the Contract. Retention of liquidated damages shall not limit the District's right to additional damages if the successful bidder fails to perform the contract. Certified checks or bonds will be returned to all except the three lowest bidders within fifteen (15) days after the opening of bids. The bid deposit of the three lowest bidders will be returned within forty-eight (48) hours after the executed Contract and surety company bonds have been delivered to and accepted by the District The District reserves the right to reject any or all the Proposals. Any Proposal which is incomplete, obscure, or irregular may be rejected. Any Proposal having erasures or corrections in the price may be rejected. Any Proposal accompanied by an insufficient or irregular certified check or bond may be rejected.
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