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

The project involves resurfacing of 13 Avenue North from Mill Creek Parkway to the newly constructed concrete with a surface of three inch (3") hot-mix asphalt on the existing concrete or asphalt surface. The project also involves resurfacing of the section of Harts Mill Road between 16 Avenue South and Windsor Drive with a two inch (2") surface of asphalt, and an approximately two hundred twenty foot (220') section of full depth reconstruction of eight inch (8") asphalt on a twelve inch (12") granular sub-base. In addition to resurfacing of asphalt streets, the project includes removal of existing asphalt and concrete pavement, concrete patching, pipeline construction, pavement markings, excavation, granular road base construction, driveway reconstruction, catch basin and storm sewer construction, traffic control, erosion control, and other associated appurtenances to road rehabilitation and construction. Time and Place Sealed Proposals w Time and Place Sealed Proposals w ime and Place Sealed Proposals will be Opened and C ill be Opened and Considered ill be Opened and Considered considered Sealed proposals will be opened by the City Clerk and bids tabulated in said City Council Chambers. Bids will be considered by the City of Clinton City Council at its' meeting in Council Chambers in City Hall, 611 South 3rd Street, Clinton, Iowa on the 14th day of September, 2021. The City Council may award a Contract at said meeting, or at such other time and place as shall then be announced. Public Hearing on Proposed Contract Documents and Estimated Costs for Improvement stimated Costs for Improvement Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City of Clinton, Iowa on the proposed Contract Documents (plans, specifications, and form of contract) and estimated total cost for the "Asphalt Street Overlay, Project X-2021" at the City Council meeting at 5:00 p.m. on the 14th day of September, 2021, in said City Council Chambers, 611 South 3rd Street, Clinton, Iowa Commencement and Completion of Work Commencement and Completion of Work The above work shall be commenced as soon as possible after the contract and bond have been approved by the City Attorney and have been signed by the Mayor and City Clerk. The Notice to Proceed for this project shall be issued on or before October 1, 2021. The late start date for this project shall be May 10, 2022. The contractor will have thirty five (35) working days for substantial completion of this project, which includes completion of all bid items with the exception of seeding. The final completion date will be fifteen (15) working days after certification of substantial completion. Liquidated damages shall be per Special Conditions. Contract Documents: Please make your check payable to the City of Clinton, Iowa and send to Engineering Department, City Hall, 611 South 3rd Street, Clinton, IA 52732. Please contact us at 563.244.3423 if you have any questions. Preference of Products Preference of Products By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa. In accordance with Iowa statutes, 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 bid may result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive and rejected. Bid Security Bid Security 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 City of Clinton, for the faithful performance of the Contract, in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the Contract. The Bidder's security shall be in the amount fixed in the NB-3 Instructions 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 City of Clinton. The bid shall contain no condition except as provided in the specifications. Bids are to be on a Bid form furnished by the City and must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the name of the bidder endorsed on the outside, and state that it contains a bid on "Asphalt Street Overlay, Project X-2021" and must be accompanied, in a separate envelope, by a bid bond on a form provided by the City, or a cashiers or a certified check, drawn on an Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States, payable to the "City Clerk of the City of Clinton, Iowa", in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid as security that the bidder whose proposal is accepted will enter into a contract for the above, and will provide the required bonds, with sureties to be approved by the City Council, which respective sum will be retained by the said City as agreed liquidated damages in case the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within ten (10) days after award of the contract and post bond satisfactory to the City insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and maintenance. The City of Clinton reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period of thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of bids and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bond Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bond Each successful Bidder will be required to furnish a corporate Surety Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of its Contract price. Said Bond shall be issued by a responsible Surety approved by the City of Clinton 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 Clinton 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 two (2) years from and after acceptance of the Contract. Sales Tax Exemption Sales Tax Exemption The City of Clinton will issue a sales tax exemption certificate to the Contractor for all material purchased for incorporation into the project. Tax exemption certificates are applicable only for the specific project for which the tax exemption certificate is issued. The Contractor also must file appropriate Chapter 573 claim/lien waivers before final payment will be released. The City of Clinton does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the City. This Notice is given by authority of the City Council of the City of Clinton, Iowa.