This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Kadoka, South Dakota. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Jackson County Commissioners are accepting sealed bids to crush and stockpile gravel at the following site: 25,000 ton of gravel at Kennedy Pit S2SW4, Section 2, T 1 S, R 19 E Additional 7,000 ton of gravel to be stockpiled in a separate pile at Kennedy Pit S2SW4, Section 2, T 1 S, R 19 E for Scott Kennedy A contract will be executed between the successful bidder and Jackson County. Gravel to be crushed to meet DOT surface gravel specifications. Gravel stockpile to be neatly piled within the pit site. Gravel to be weighed on either a belt scale or on a truck scale before being put in stockpile. A comparison shall be made against a scale reading from a certified scale by measuring a minimum of Ten (10) tons with the scale used and loading it into a truck. The truck shall be weighed loaded and empty. A conversion factor from belt scale weight to truck scale weight will be calculated by the County and applied to the payments. Contractor must perform this comparison during the first One Thousand (1,000) tons of production and during the final One Thousand (1,000) tons of production. County will calculate the average conversion factor and the final payment will be determined. County is to pay all royalties to the pit owner. Contractor may be required to do such other incidental work including, but not limited to, minimal stripping, at the pit. County will backfill pit at the landowner and Countys discretion upon completion of the project. Contractor is to be responsible for any damage to land, fences or cattle guards. Contractor shall clean the pit site of all garbage, oil filters, metal or plastic containers, equipment, equipment parts, etc. to the satisfaction of the landowner and county. Contractor is to complete work within Sixty (60) calendar days after the notice to proceed has been issued by the County Highway Superintendent. No work shall begin until such notice has been presented to Contractor. Any extension of time to complete work must be agreed to by County, in writing, in advance of the expiration of the Sixty (60) calendar days. Certified Check or Bid Bond: A certified check or a cashiers check drawn on a South Dakota bank in the amount of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to Jackson County, shall accompany the bid. In lieu of a bid check the bidder may submit a surety bond for ten percent (10%) of the amount bid. The surety is to be payable to Jackson County as a guarantee that such bidder will enter into a contract with Jackson County. Bid bond is waived as per SDCL 5-18B-3 if the bid does not exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). Performance Bond: The successful bidder must provide either a performance bond with property surety or a certified check in the amount of the contract price, delivered and accepted by Jackson County prior to signing of a contract guaranteeing the faithful performance and the payment for labor and materials by the successful bidder. Successful bidder is to enter into a contract with Jackson County within ten (10) days after the date of bid letting. Performance Bond is waived as per SDCL 5-21-1.1 if the bid does not exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00). The successful bidder will be required to provide a certificate of insurance in the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) to Jackson County, South Dakota. The Board of Jackson County Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularities or technicalities therein, to advertise for new proposals, and to accept the bid that is to the best advantage of and is in the best interest of Jackson County. For further information you may contact Dennis Lottman, Jackson County Highway Department at 605-488-0100.