Site work for a water / sewer project in Bennet, Nebraska. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

No Bidder may withdraw his Bid Proposal for a period of thirty (30) days after the date set for opening of Bids. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reserve the right to accept or reject any or all Bids and to waive any or all informalities or irregularities. In accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. 72-803 (4), bidder's proposal shall be submitted on a form supplied with the Bidding Documents and must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the total Bid, made payable to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission as Bid security. Bid security shall be considered as liquidated damages and forfeited to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission if the Bidder's proposal is accepted and the Bidder fails to execute the contract and provide the required bond(s) and insurance specified. No Bid Bond will be required if the total project cost is less than $50,000.00. In accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. 52-118, a contractor is required to furnish a Labor and Material Payment Bond in the full amount of the contract price if at the time of the contract award the total project cost exceeds $15,000. In accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. 72-803 (3), the successful Bidder is required to furnish a Performance Bond in the full amount of the contract sum at the time of contract award if the total project cost exceeds $50,000. No Performance Bond will be required if the Independent Contractor is willing to take a single lump-sum payment once all work has been completed and accepted by the Engineering Division of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission unless the total project cost exceeds $100,000 at the time of contract award. General Description of proposed Work: 1. Wagon Train Lake is a reservoir originally constructed in 1962 and is located approximately 2 miles east of Hickman, Nebraska. The lake was renovated in 2001, with improvements including construction of the North Lake Sediment Dike and Martell Road Sediment Dike, overflow weirs, and excavation within sediment Basin 1 and Basin 2 at the north end of Wagon Train Lake. The site is on U.S. Government property which is maintained by NGPC. 2. The objective of this project is to provide maintenance to the existing sediment basins to restore functionality. 3. The sediment basins will be dewatered prior to sediment removal. Dewatering will include the following general steps: a. Lower the water elevation in the lake b. Isolate the basins utilizing temporary cofferdams c. Divert Wagon Train Creek to flow directly into Wagon Train Lake d. Use sump pumps and temporary drainage channels to remove surface water from basins