The Washington County Treasurer or to the contractor, drawn upon a solvent bank or a bid bond, shall be filed with each proposal in an amount as set forth in the proposal form. Cashier's check, made payable to the contractor, shall contain an unqualified endorsement to the County signed by the contractor or his/her authorized agent. Failure to execute a contract and file an acceptable bond and certificate of insurance within 30 days of the date of the approval for awarding of the contract, as herein provided, will be just and sufficient cause for the denial of the award and the forfeiture of the proposal guarantee. All proposals must be filed on the forms furnished by the County, sealed and plainly marked. Proposals containing any reservations not provided for in the forms furnished may be rejected, and the County Board reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all bids. Attention of bidders is directed to the Special Provisions covering the qualifications of bidders and subletting or assigning of the contract. 6. As a condition precedent to being furnished proposal forms, a prospective bidder must be on the current Iowa Department of Transportation list of qualified bidders; except that this requirement will not apply when bids are received solely for materials, supplies, or equipment. 7. This project is sales tax exempt. Washington County will issue Sales & Use Tax Exemption Certificates. These certificates, when issued to contractors and sub-contractors, allow the purchase of qualifying items to be made exempt from Iowa sales tax, applicable local option sales tax, and school infrastructure local option sales tax. A Bidder Status Form website is required documentation for all contractors. Failure to submit a fully completed Bidder Status Form with the bid may result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive and rejected. Class 10 excavation shall be used to rebuild the road top. Replacement of cross road and driveway pipe as indicated in the plans. Including: Excavation, Class 10, Roadway & Borrow 8,640 CY Excavation, Class 10 Waste 2,960 CY Granular Surfacing on Road, Class A Roadstone 1,603 TON
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