Site work and paving for a road / highway in Grinnell, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

The extent of the work involved is the furnishing of the supervision, equipment, labor, necessary services and material for the street improvements and related work located on the streets located in the City of Grinnell as shown on the 2022 Seal Coat Project map. Each proposal shall be submitted on a blank proposal form as provided by the City and must be accompanied in a separate sealed envelope by a cashier's or certified check drawn on a bank in Iowa or a bank chartered under the Laws of the United States of America, or a certified share draft drawn on a Credit Union in Iowa or chartered under the Laws of the United States of America, or a bid bond, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the proposal. The bid security shall be made payable to the Treasurer of the City of Grinnell, Iowa. Such bid security shall be forfeited to the City as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract within ten (10) days after the award of contract or to post bond satisfactory to the City insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and maintenance of said work. Bid security of the lowest two or more bidders may be retained until a contract is awarded or rejection is made. Other bid security will be returned after the canvas and tabulation of bids is completed and reported to the City Council. By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa and preference will be given to Iowa domestic labor in the said construction. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in the amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City Council, and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract in the terms and conditions therein contained, and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the City from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operation of the Contractor, and shall guarantee the maintenance of the construction for a period of ONE (1) year from and after its completion and acceptance by the City. All work under the proposed contract shall not be started before July 1, 2022 and shall be completed no later than August 31, 2022. Said proposals will be acted upon by the City Council at the hearing, which is to be held at 7:00 P.M., on June 20, 2022. The plans, specifications, and proposed contract documents may be examined at the office of the City Clerk. Copies of said plans and specifications and Form of Proposal blanks may be secured at the office of the City Clerk, Grinnell, Iowa. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, waive technicalities and irregularities and to accept any proposal, which, in the opinion of the City Council, is deemed to be in the best interest of the City.