Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Knoxville, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; sidewalk / parking lot; sidewalk / parking lot; and water / sewer project.

The work includes all materials, equipment, transportation, and labor necessary to complete the improvements. The project includes, pavement removal, grading, excavation, nine (9) sanitary sewer manholes, 34 storm sewer structures, 2,545 linear feet of 8" PVC sanitary sewer pipe, 2,852 linear feet of RCP storm sewer pipe between 15" and 36", 2,719 linear feet of 8" C900 PVC water main pipe with associated appurtenances, 3,005 linear feet of subdrain between 4" and 8", 14,266 SY of modified subbase, 5,488 SY of 7" PC concrete pavement, 3,472 SY of 8" PC concrete pavement, 3,501 SY of PC concrete sidewalk and driveway, traffic control, surface restoration, erosion control, and other miscellaneous work. Time for Commencement and Completion of Work. Work on the improvements shall commence any time after a written Notice to Proceed is issued and shall be completed as stated below. The Notice to Proceed will be issued after the preconstruction conference and following approval of contracts and bonds, which is expected to occur on November 8, 2022. The Contractor shall substantially complete the overall project by August 15, 2023. For this project, substantial completion for the overall project shall be defined as all utility, grading, backfill, topsoil, finish grading, pavement, and traffic control work completed with the new streets, driveways, and sidewalks fully open to traffic. Should the Contractor fail to substantially complete the work within this timeframe, liquidated damages of Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00) per calendar day will be assessed for the work not completed within the designated Contract term(s). The Contractor shall fully complete the overall project within thirty (30) working days after substantial completion is met. For this project, fully completion shall be defined as completion and approval by City and Engineer of all punchlist items, surface restoration, and submittal of final payment application. Should the Contractor fail to fully complete the work within this timeframe, liquidated damages of Two Hundred Fifty ($250.00) per calendar day will be assessed for the work not completed within the designated Contract term(s). Bid Security. 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 fixed in the Instruction to Bidders 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. Iowa Preference. 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. Each successful bidder will be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to 100% of its contract price. Said bond shall be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City of Knoxville and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all material and labor, and protect and save harmless City of Knoxville from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the contract and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement caused by failures in materials and construction for a period of two years from and after acceptance of the contract. The guaranteed maintenance period for new paving shall be fouryears. The City of Knoxville reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The City of Knoxville 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.