This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Hastings, Nebraska. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

All proposal information, including any unit price fill in sheets or other required information, shall be submitted on the proposal forms hereto attached. Copies of addenda, if any, shall be signed and attached to the proposal. City of Hastings does NOT accept faxed or emailed bid returns. Bidders shall inform themselves of all relevant matters, and, if awarded the contract, shall not be allowed any extra compensation by reason of any matter or thing concerning which such Bidder might not have fully informed himself, prior to the bidding. The Bidder bidding on the Specifications herein, who has exceptions to those called for in the Specifications, must so state in the space provided on the Proposal fill in sheets and/or attach a letter explaining in detail the exceptions taken to those required in the Specifications. This letter of explanation shall become a part of the bid and shall be attached hereto. Failure by the Bidder to outline his exceptions will require the successful Bidder to comply with these Specifications. If any person contemplating submitting a bid for this contract is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the Specifications or other proposed contract documents, he may submit to Purchaser a written request for an interpretation thereof. The person submitting the request will be responsible for its prompt delivery. Any interpretation of the proposed documents will be made only by addendum duly issued or delivered to each person receiving a set of such documents. The Purchaser will not be responsible for any other explanation or interpretation of the proposed documents. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, drawn on a solvent bank in the State of Nebraska, or a bid bond in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid of all contract construction costs, made payable to the City Treasurer of the City of Hastings, Nebraska, as security that the bidder to whom the contract may be awarded will enter into a contract to build all the improvements in accordance with this notice and give bond in the sum hereinafter provided for the construction of improvements. No bid shall be withdrawn after opening of bids without the consent of the City of Hastings, Nebraska, for a period of sixty (60) days after scheduled time of closing bids. Time is of the essence in this contract. In evaluating bid(s) received, the City will consider the timelines of completion of prior construction contracts, existing workload of bidders and available manpower that bidder commits to the project. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Maintenance Bond in the sum of the full amount of the Contract within ten (10) days of the date of award. No additional time will be allowed the Contractor for providing the Maintenance Bond. GENERAL QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS Renae Griess Administrative Assistant - Engineering Dept. City of Hastings Ph# 402-462-3665 Fax# 402-462-3666 Email: bidquestions@cityofhastings.org TECHNICAL QUESTIONS Dale Reinhold. Project Engineer City of Hastings 1228 N. Denver Avenue PO Box 289 (68902) Hastings, NE 68901 Ph# 402-462-3661 Cell# 402-432-4682 Email: bidquestions@cityofhastings.org Lee Vrooman Director of Engineering City of Hastings 1228 N. Denver Avenue PO Box 289 (68902) Hastings, NE 68901 Ph# 402-462-3657 Cell# 402-831-1361 Email: bidquestions@cityofhastings.org All addendums must be signed and attached to bid documents or proposal will not be accepted