Site work and outdoor lighting for a civil project in Waterloo, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project; for outdoor lighting for a water / sewer project; bridge / tunnel; and bridge / tunnel.

This project consists of three parts: 1. Bridge Lighting - includes power supply, infrastructure, and control systems to facilitate installation of colored LED lighting within the 4th Street pedestrian bridge canopy. 2. Dam Cascade Lighting - includes power supply, infrastructure (including installation of some aluminum trusses), and control systems to facilitate installation of colored LED lighting fixtures to light up the Cedar River below the 4th Street pedestrian bridge. 3. River Lights Towers - includes power supply, infrastructure, and controls to facilitate installation of colored LED lighting in new light towers adjacent to the 4th Street pedestrian bridge. There will be three new towers on the east side of the Cedar River and 3 new towers on the west side. The towers vary in height and will include concrete footings and new colored concrete for plaza spaces below the towers. There will be some demolition, earthwork, a small retaining wall, and installation of new site furniture as part of the work. All bids must be accompanied in a separate envelope by a certified or cashier's check drawn on an Iowa bank, or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States, a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, or bid bond, (on the form furnished by the City) payable to the City of Waterloo, Iowa, in the sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the bid submitted, which certified check, certified share draft or bid bond will be held as security that the Bidder will enter into a Contract for the construction of the work and will furnish the required bonds, and in case the successful Bidder shall fail or refuse to enter into the Contract and furnish the required bonds, his bid security may be retained by said City as agreed upon liquidated damages. If bid bond is used, it must be signed by both the Bidder and the surety or surety's agent. Signature of surety's agent must be supported by accompanying Power of Attorney. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a "Performance Bond" and a "Payment Bond" within ten (10) days after forms are presented to him in an 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 and 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 of any kind caused by the operations of the contractor. Before the Contractor shall be entitled to receive final payment for work done under this contract, it shall execute and file a bond in the penal sum of not less than 100% of the total amount of the contract, same to be known as "Maintenance Bond," and which bond must be approved by the City Council, and which bond is in addition to the bond given by the Contractor to guarantee the completion of the work. Time is an essential element of this contract. It is important that the work be diligently pursued to completion. If the work is not completed within the specified contract period, plus authorized extensions, the contractor shall pay to the City Liquidated Damages in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day, for each day, as further described herein, in excess of the authorized time. Days beyond the specified completion date for which Liquidated Damages will be charged will be working days that the contractor does, or could have worked, from Monday through Saturday. Sundays will be counted only if work is performed. Partial working days will be considered as a full working day. Days not chargeable for Liquidated Damages will include rain days, Sundays, if no work is done, and legal holidays. After construction is started on the project, meaningful progressive work shall continue each working day that is not affected by adverse weather, concrete curing requirements or delays completely out of the control of the contractor. Liquidated damages in the amount of $1,000.00 per day shall be assessed for non-compliance with this requirement. The City has the right to reject any bids that do not have current bidding documents included in the proposal. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, re-advertise for new bids, and to waive informalities in the bids submitted that might be in the best interest of the City.