Sealed bid proposals for the Project submitted by the time and date stated above will be opened and read at the Linn County Board of Supervisors meeting in the Formal Board Room of the Jean Oxley Linn County Public Service Center at 11:00 am on Monday, March 28, 2022, for consideration by the Board at its meeting at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The scope of work for the public improvement project consists of, and is limited to, repairs to documented Derecho damage at the following Linn County facilities: Secondary Roads Main Shop - 1944 County Home Road, Marion, Iowa Main Shop, Cold Storage, Sign Building, Davis Building Secondary Roads District #4 Alice Shop - 3375 Central City Road, Center Point, Iowa Conservation Service Area #4 - 1890 County Home Road, Marion, Iowa Storage - Former CR Lumber - 902 2 nd Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn County Lifts - 5815 4 th Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Work associated with this project shall commence upon notice of award and shall achieve substantial completion no later than August 31, 2022. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check, cashier's check or credit union certified share draft, in a separate sealed envelope in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. This form of the bid security shall be as prescribed by Chapter 26.8, Code of Iowa. The certified check or cashier's check shall be drawn on a bank in Iowa or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States of America; certified share draft shall be drawn on a credit union chartered under the laws of the United States. Bid security should be made payable to the Owner as security that if awarded a contract the bidder will enter into a contract at the prices bid and furnish the required Contractor's Bonds, Certificate of Insurance, and other materials as may be required in the contract documents. The certified check, cashier's check, or certified share draft may be cashed, or the Bid Bond forfeited, and the proceeds retained as liquidated damages if the Bidder fails to execute a contract and file acceptable Certificate of Insurance within ten (10) days after the acceptance of the proposal by the Owner. No bidder may withdraw a proposal within thirty (30) days after the date set for opening bids. Bids shall be made as lump sum bids for the entire work. Prices quoted shall be guaranteed for a period of thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of bids, and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. Linn County intends to award a contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. However Linn County does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive minor informalities in any bid, or to make award in the best interest of the County. All addenda issued prior to the bid submission deadline are to be covered in the bid and in closing a contract they are to become a part thereof
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