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

The Public Improvement, upon which bids are requested, generally consists of removing the existing driveway/parking lot, grading, and construction of approximately 175-feet of a new frontage road to Signal Ridge Rd NE located at South of Glass Road NE from Edgewood Rd NE to Signal Ridge Road NE. Bids shall be on a Unit Price basis. Late Start Date: 05/15/2023 Milestones: None Final Completion: Working Days - 35 Items included in the Project are exempt from State of Iowa and Local Option Sales and Use Taxes. Contractor is responsible for obtaining the exemption. Sales and Use taxes shall not be included in the Bid. A pre-Bid conference has not been scheduled for this Project. 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 one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the contract. The bidder's security shall be in the amount of five percent (5 %) of the bid 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 executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa. Bid security, other than said bid bond, shall be made payable to the City of Cedar Rapids. The bid shall contain no condition except as provided in the specifications. The City of Cedar Rapids seeks to enhance worker safety by creating workplaces that are free of drugs and substance abuse. All contractors and subcontractors shall be responsible for pre-employment drug screening of prospective employees. All contractors and subcontractors shall have in place a drug and alcohol testing policy that conforms to the requirements of Iowa Code, and will be required to submit with their bid an acknowledgement attesting to this practice. The City of Cedar Rapids, 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. Cash shall be derived from special assessments not pledged to the payment of special assessment bonds, from the sale of special assessment bonds to be issued in accordance with Chapter 384 of the Code of Iowa, as amended, and in anticipation of the collection of said special assessments. An estimate of special assessments is on file with the City Clerk. Special Assessment bonds to be sold by the City shall not be less than the par value thereof plus accrued interest. If no bids are received for the special assessment bonds at public sale, the bonds may bear interest at the highest rate of interest permitted by law to be paid on the special assessments on the date of levy. If construction warrants or City cash funds are used during construction in making progress payments, such warrants or cash payments shall be exchanged for the bonds. If no legal bids are received at public sale of special assessment bonds for the Project, the City may rely on this provision of the Code and reserves the right to do so. The City Council of the City of Cedar Rapids reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and technicalities, and to enter into such contracts as it deems to be in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to defer acceptance of any proposal for 60 calendar days after the bids have been received and opened.