Site work for a water / sewer project in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

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 FORT DOD GE RIVER ENHANCEMENT PROJECT is located at Volunteer Park on 9 th Street SW. The project consists of placing the following approximate boulder tonnages (Boulders to be acquire by the City) 3,597 TONS of 3'-5' Diameter Boulders, 258 TONS of 6' Diameter Boulders, and 6 EACH - 7'-8' Diameter Boulders. In addition to the placement of the boulders above, approximately 3,013 TONS of Erosion Stone, 1,610 TONS of Class B Revetment, and 107 CY of Grout will need to be acquired by the Contractor and placed. Upland work includes but is not limited to 1,290 SY of 8" Thick PCC Paved Parking Lot, 3,145 SF of Reinforced Turf Grid Parking Lot, 225 SY of 6" Thick PCC Sidewalk, 16 Limestone Benches, 70 Limestone Parking Deterrents, Seeding, and Tree Installation. See Special Provisions section of the Specifications and Plans for additional information. 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. The CITY OF FORT DOD GE 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. 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 CITY OF FORT DOD GE 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 FORT DOD GE 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 CITY OF FORT DOD GE, 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. Work on the improvement shall be commenced any time after a written Notice to Proceed is issued, as early as December 5, 2022 and no later than December 19, 2022, and shall be completed as stated below. The contractor is required to complete all work waterward of the Ordinary High Water Mark prior to April 30, 2023. If this work cannot be completed prior to this time for unforeseen circumstances or weather/water level related issues, the contractor may request an extension in writing to the City and Engineer. The extended completion date, if approved, shall be moved to no later than April 30, 2024 without being responsible for liquidated damages. No additional mobilization, demobilization, or related expenses will be incurred or invoiced if the contractor chooses not to complete this work during the initial mobilization and prior to April 30, 2023. If the work waterward of the Ordinary High Water Mark is completed prior to April 30, 2023, all work upland of the Ordinary High Water Mark shall be completed prior to September 30, 2023 and if the work waterward of the Ordinary High Water Mark is delayed past April 30, 2023, all work upland of the Ordinary High Water Mark shall be completed prior to September 30, 2024 Contractor shall fully complete the project by September 30, 2023. Engineer may consider suspending working days for work that has commenced prior to the late start date. Should the contractor fail to complete the work in this timeframe, liquidated damages of One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per calendar day will be assessed for work not completed within the designated contract term. The CITY OF FORT DOD GE 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. Site Directions: Volunteer Park, Fort Dodge, Iowa