Site work for a mixed-use development in Bondurant, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a playground / park / athletic field; and water / sewer project.

Public hearing will be held by the City of Bondurant, Iowa on the proposed contract documents (plans, specifications, and form of contract and estimated cost for the Ditch 2 Planting and Eagle Park Improvements - Bid Package #2 project at its meeting at 6 P.M. on August 15, 2022, at Bondurant City Hall, 200 2nd Street NE, Bondurant Iowa. Work on the improvement shall be commenced within 10 days of receiving Notice to Proceed, and be completed as stated below. By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes. 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 allowed 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. The project involves construction of a shared use aggregate path and concrete parking lot, installation of solar charging benches and other amenities along with associated erosion control measures in Eagle Park. Restoration activities include native seeding, wetland seeding, tree/shrub planting in Eagle Park and native seeding of Ditch 2 streambanks. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Iowa Code Section 26.8, as security that the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of contract a corporate surety bond, in a form acceptable to the Jurisdiction, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to 100% of the amount of the contract. The bidder's security shall be in the amount of 10% of the total amount of the bid (including base bid and bid alternates) and shall be in the form of a cashier's check or a certified check drawn on an FDIC insured bank in Iowa or on an FDIC insured bank chartered under the laws of the United States; or a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States; or a bid bond on the form provided in the contract documents with corporate surety satisfactory to the Jurisdiction. The bid shall contain no condition except as provided in the specifications. The City of Bondurant reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after receipt of bids and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. The City of Bondurant, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Contractor shall fully complete the project no later than December 31, 2022. Should the contractor fail to complete the work in this timeframe, liquidated damages of $200 per calendar day will be assessed for work not completed within the designated contract term. The City of Bondurant does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the jurisdiction. A preletting conference will not be held, questions regarding the project should be directed to the design engineer (Aaron Gwinnup, PE with Emmons and Olivier Resources at agwinnup@eorinc.com or (319) 988-1255). Questions will be answered and addenda issued, if necessary, up until 7 calendar days before the letting date. Within 7 calendar days of letting detailed questions will not be answered out of fairness to other bidders, should a corresponding addendum be warranted. Engineer’s Estimate: $556,079.00 (Base Bid) $26,880.00 (Bid Alternate