Renovation of a medical facility in Hawarden, Iowa. Completed plans call for the renovation of a 16,000-square-foot medical facility.

A hearing will be conducted on the proposed plans and specifications, the proposed form of contract and estimated cost for Clinic and Imaging Project, Hawarden Regional Healthcare, (the "Hospital") Hawarden, Iowa at a meeting of the City Council (the "Council") to be held in the Hawarden City Council Chambers, 1150 Central Avenue, Hawarden, Iowa 51023 at which time and place any person may appear and file any opinion and express their view to the proposed plans, specifications and form of contract and estimated costs for the Project, both orally and in writing. If a bid is to be mailed, the bid envelope shall be sealed in a regular mailing envelope. FAX and E-mail Bids will not be accepted. The bidder shall bear sole responsibility for ensuring any bid is received at the correct bid location and by the correct time. The Hospital shall have no responsibility regarding the location or timeliness of the receipt of any bid(s). Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud following the closing of the above bid submission deadline. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check, cashier's check or certified share draft in a separate sealed envelope, clearly marked "Bid Bond" or Bid Security", in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. The certified or cashier's check shall be drawn on a bank in Iowa or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States of America or the certified share draft shall be drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States and payable to Hawarden Regional Healthcare. Said check or share draft may be cashed, or the bid bond forfeited as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract within ten (10) days of issuance of a Notice of Award and post bond satisfactory to the Hospital insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and maintenance of said improvements as required by law. The bid bond should be executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa and must not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. Bids received will be acted upon at such later time and place as may then be established. The successful bidder will be notified after The Council awards the contract. The Council reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, re-advertise for new bids and to waive informalities that may be in the best interest of the Hospital.