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

The North Four Mile Creek Trunk Sewer - Phase 2 Project will extend a 30-inch sanitary sewer north along NW Ankeny Boulevard approximately 1250 LF, and then continue extension north with an 18-inch sanitary sewer for approximately 700 LF to the end of the project. The North Four Mile Creek Trunk Sewer - Phase 2 project includes installation of approximately 700 LF of 18-inch sanitary sewer with trenched and trenchless methods, 1250 LF of 30-inch sanitary sewer with trenched and trenchless methods, 3 EA of 48-inch sanitary sewer manholes, 2 EA of 60- inch sanitary sewer manholes, clearing and grubbing, erosion control, final surface restoration, and miscellaneous work necessary to complete the project. The City of Ankeny 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 City. The Contractor shall fully complete the overall project in one hundred ten (110) working days. Full completion for the overall project shall be defined as all work including utility construction, surface restoration, punch list items completed, and all improvements ready for final acceptance. Should the Contractor fail to fully complete the work in this timeframe, liquidated damages of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per calendar day will be assessed for work not fully completed within the designated Contract term(s). Each successful Bidder will be required to furnish a corporate Surety Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of its Contract price. Said Bond shall be issued by a responsible Surety approved by the City of Ankeny 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 the City of Ankeny 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 four (4) years from and after acceptance of the Contract. The City of Ankeny reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period of thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of bids and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. 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 City of Ankeny, 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 fixed in the Instructions 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 City of Ankeny. The bid shall contain no condition except as provided in the specifications Work on the improvement shall be commenced any time after a written Notice to Proceed is issued, no earlier than December 11 th , 2023 and no later than April 15 th , 2024, and shall be completed as stated below. The Notice to Proceed will be issued after the preconstruction conference, which is expected to occur in December 2023.