Various Items of Construction and Maintenance Work Proposals Containing Any Reservations Not Provided For In The Forms Furnished Will Be Rejected. The Iowa Dot Reserves The Right To Waive Technicalities And Reject Any Or All Bids. Unless Otherwise Specified, A Bidder Must Submit A Proposal Guaranty/bid Bond With Each Bid As Per Article 1102.11 Of The Standard Specifications. Per Iowa Code Section 423.3 (80), The Contracting Authority Will Issue An Exemption Certificate For The Purchase Or Use Of Building Materials, Supplies And Equipment Used In The Performance Of The Construction Contract. Failure To Execute A Contract And Fi Le An Acceptable Performance Bond And Certificate Of Insurance Within 30 Days Of The Approval Date For Awarding The Contract Will Be Just And Sufficient Cause For The Denial Of The Award And Forfeiture Of The Proposal Guaranty. The Iowa Dot (Or Other Approved Contracting Authority) Hereby Notifies All Bidders That It Will Affirmatively Ensure That In Any Contract Entered Into Pursuant To This Advertisement, Disadvantaged 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. On Federal-aid Projects, Where Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (Dbe) Goals Have Been Established, The Bidder Is Required To Complete And Submit Form 102115 With The Bid Documents. On All Projects Without Dbe Goals, The Contractor Must Show That
Affirmative Action Has Been Made To Seek Out And Consider Dbes As Potential Subcontractors. Some Projects May Be Listed In Multiple Proposals (As An Individual Project Or Part Of A Combined Package Of Projects). The Contracting Authority Will Determine Which Combination Of Proposals Produce The Lowest Bid For These Projects. Minimum Wage Rates For All Federal-aid Projects Have Been Predetermined By The U.s. Secretary Of Labor And Are Set Forth In The Specifi Cations. However, This Does Not Apply To Projects Off The Federal-aid Highway System. All Federal-aid Projects Are Subject To The Contract Work Hours Standards Act, As Amended (Title I Of Pub. L. 87-581, Aug. 13, 1962, 75 Stat.357) And Implementing Regulations
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