Site work and new construction of a parking garage in Mason City, Iowa. Completed plans call for the construction of a parking garage; and for site work for a parking garage.

Construction of Mason City Bike Park Building Bid Package 3, as hereinafter described in general and as described in detail in the plans and specifications now on file in the office of the City Clerk, Mason City, Iowa. The extent of the work involved is the furnishing of labor and new materials for Construction of new building consisting of masonry walls and engineered wood roof beams with membrane roof; concrete block, hollow metal doors and frames; toilet room accessories; interior floor, wall, and ceiling finishes; Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Work, and other related Work indicated in the Drawings and Specifications A more detailed description of the kinds of materials and types of construction for which bids will be received are set forth in the Bid Form included in the specifications prepared by I+S Group, Inc. (ISG) of, which, together with the proposed form of contract, have heretofore been approved by the City, and are now on file for public examination in the office of the City Clerk and are by this reference made part hereof as though fully set out and incorporated herein. All proposals shall be made on official proposal forms furnished by the Architect and must be enclosed in a separate sealed envelope and plainly identified and addressed to the City of Mason City, and must be accompanied in a sealed envelope by either: (1) a certified check, or a cashier's check drawn on an Iowa bank, or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount of 10% of bid amount; or (2) a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount of 10% of bid amount; or (3) a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa, in the penal sum of 10% of bid amount. Sales Tax Exemption. Contractors and subcontractors shall not include sales tax for material purchases. At the time of the contract acceptance by the City Council, the prime contractor and all subcontractors will be issued a certificate of exemption. Bidders shall not be permitted to withdraw their bids for a period of sixty (60) days after the same are opened. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and produced within the State of Iowa and to Iowa domestic labor. 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 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. Bidders will be required to complete a Bidder Status Form from the Iowa Department of Labor regarding the Contractor's resident status within the State of Iowa. Failure to submit a fully completed Bidder Status Form with the bid may result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive and rejected. Pursuant to City Ordinance No. 94-3, legally known as Title I, Chapter 10, of the Municipal code, general bidders shall include Form DBE 1. Prospective bidders' or contractors' attention is specifically called to the Mason City Human Rights Commission Specifications which mandates that female and minority business enterprises shall be afforded the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of this project. Prospective bidders' or contractors' attention is also directed to the fact that the Mason City Human Rights Commission may notify firms designated as Minority, Women, and/or Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, of this project and determine if they are interested in participating as subcontractors for this project. Prospective bidders or contractors shall then be notified by the Commission of those interested parties. The established DBE goal for this project is 0% of the total project amount. The goals are subject to waiver by the commission. The right is reserved, as the interest of the City may require, to reject all bids, any unresponsive bid and to waive technicalities in bids received. The Contractor shall commence work after the Notice to Proceed is issued and shall be completed on or before March 1st, 2025. The Contractor will be paid each month ninety-five (95) percent of the Architect's estimate of the value of acceptable work completed at the end of the preceding month. Final payment will be made in accordance with Iowa Code chapters 26 and 573, as amended. No partial or final payment will be due until the Contractor has certified to the City that the materials, labor and services involved in each estimate have been paid for in accordance with the requirements stated in the specifications. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in an amount equal to one hundred (100) percent of the contract price, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the Owner and which shall guarantee a faithful performance of the Contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the Owner from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the Contractor and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvements constructed for a period of two (2) year(s) after completion and acceptance by the Owner.