Demolition and site work for a municipal facility in Marshalltown, Iowa. Completed plans call for the demolition of a municipal facility; and for site work for a municipal facility.

The extent of the work involved is demolition of the building located at 101 W Main St, Marshalltown, IA and related work. The work includes building demolition and related disposal of asbestos and hazardous/regulated materials, repair of the newly exposed face of the wall-in-common with 105 W Main St, construction of a concrete retaining wall, sanitary sewer service disconnection, site restoration, and miscellaneous work to complete the project in accordance with the contract documents. Responsive Proposals are required to include references from three successful prior demolitions that protected adjacent property with a wall in common. The successful bidder shall be required to provide a demolition plan for City review and approval prior to the Notice to Proceed is issued. The Proposal shall be made out on the form furnished by the City of Marshalltown and obtained from WHKS & Co., Engineers, Planners, and Surveyors. No bid security is required. Sales Tax Exemption. Contractors and subcontractors shall not include sales tax for material purchases. At the time of the contract acceptance by the City Council, the prime contractor and all subcontractors will be issued a certificate of exemption. Bidders shall not be permitted to withdraw their bids for a period of thirty (30) days after the same are opened. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and produced within the State of Iowa and to Iowa domestic labor. 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 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. Bidders will be required to complete a Bidder Status Form from the Iowa Department of Labor regarding the Contractor s resident status within the State of Iowa. Failure to submit a fully completed Bidder Status Form with the bid may result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive and rejected. Bidders will be required to provide three Reference Forms from prior similar party wall demolition work. Reference Forms are included in the project specifications. Failure to submit fully completed Reference Forms with the bid may result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive and rejected. The Contractor shall commence work after the Notice to Proceed is issued. Final Completion date for all work is July 29th, 2022. The Contractor will be paid each month ninety five (95) percent of the Engineer's estimate of the value of acceptable work completed at the end of the preceding month. Final payment will be made in accordance with Iowa Code chapters 26 and 573, as amended. No partial or final payment will be due until the Contractor has certified to the City that the materials, labor and services involved in each estimate have been paid for in accordance with the requirements stated in the specifications. The successful bidder shall be required to provide proof of insurance and a demolition plan for City review and approval prior to the Notice to Proceed is issued. Plans and specifications governing the project have been prepared by WHKS & Co., Engineers, Planners, and Surveyors, which plans and specifications and the proceedings of the Owner referring to and defining said proposed improvements are hereby made a part of the Notice by reference, and the proposed contract shall be executed in compliance therewith. Copies of said plans and specifications are now on file with the City Clerk and at the offices of WHKS & Co., and may be examined by the bidders.