Site work for a water / sewer project in Mason City, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The extent of the work involved is the furnishing of labor and new materials for the construction of mitigation measures for the existing low head dam located on the Winnebago River near East Park. The work will generally involve the construction of a rock weir in the river, encasement of a sanitary sewer pipe, and related work. The Proposal shall be made out on the form furnished by the City of Mason City and obtained from WHKS & Co., Engineers, Planners, and Surveyors, and must be accompanied in a sealed envelope by either: (1) a certified check, or a cashier's check drawn on an Iowa bank, or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount of 5% of bid amount; or (2) a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount of 5% of bid amount; or (3) a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa, in the penal sum of 5% of bid amount. The bid security shall be made payable to the City Clerk of the City of Mason City, Iowa. The bid security must not contain any conditions either in body or as an endorsement thereon. The bid security shall be forfeited to the City as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into contract within ten (10) days after the award of contract and post bond satisfactory to the City insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and the maintenance of said work, if required, pursuant to the provisions of this notice and the other contract documents. The City will accept bid bond forms that meet the Requirements of Iowa Code, Section 26.8. The established DBE goal for this project is 0% of the total project amount. The goals are subject to waiver by the commission. The right is reserved, as the interest of the City may require, to reject all bids, any unresponsive bid and to waive technicalities in bids received. The Contractor shall commence work after Notice to Proceed is issued and shall be completed on or before July 1 st , 2023. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in an amount equal to one hundred (100) percent of the contract price, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the Owner and which shall guarantee a faithful performance of the Contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the Owner from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the Contractor and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvements constructed for a period of one (1) year after completion and acceptance by the Owner.