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

Description: Topsoil, Off-site - 138 CY; Excavation, Class 10 - 1,663 CY; Subgrade Preparation (12" Thick) - 5,200 SY; Subbase, Modified, 6" Thick - 5,290 SY; Removal of Known Pipe (Less than 30") - 331 LF; Compaction Testing - Lump Sum; Trench Foundation - 50 TON; Trench Compaction Testing - Lump Sum; Sanitary Sewer Service Relocation - 2 EA; Storm Sewer, Trenched, RCP, 15" - 228 LF; Storm Sewer, Trenched, RCP, 18" - 29 LF; Storm Sewer, Trenched, RCP, 24" - 444 LF; Storm Sewer, Trenched, RCP, 30" - 471 LF; Storm Sewer, Trenched, RCP, 36" - 322 LF; Pipe Apron, RCP, 36" - 1 EA; Subdrain, Longitudinal, 4" - 2,372 LF; Subdrain Outlets and Connections, CMP or PVC, 4" or 6" - 12 EA; Spot Repair by Pipe Replacement, PVC, 18" - 24 LF; Water Main Relocation - 1 EA; Water Service Relocation - 5 EA; Manhole, SW-401, 48" - 1 EA; Manhole, SW-401, 60" - 1 EA; Intake, SW-501 - 1 EA; Intake, SW-503 - 2 EA; Intake, SW-504 - 1 EA; Intake, SW-505 - 2 EA; Intake, SW-513 - 6 EA; Manhole Adjustment, Minor - 4 EA; Remove Intake - 11 EA; Pavement, PCC, 8" Thick, C-4 - 4,682 SY; Removal of Sidewalk - 464 SY; Removal of Driveway - 175 SY; Sidewalk, PCC, 4" Thick - 492 SY; Sidewalk, PCC, 6" Thick - 111 SY; Detectable Warnings - 72 SF; Driveway, Paved, PCC, 6" Thick - 449 SY; Driveway, Granular, 6" Thick - 1 TON; Pavement Removal - 5,624 SY; Temporary Traffic Control - Lump Sum; Hydraulic Seeding: Seeding, Fertilizing, & Mulching - Lump Sum; SWPPP Preparation - Lump Sum; SWPPP Management - Lump Sum; Rip Rap, Class D - 35 TON; Silt Fence - 50 LF; and Mobilization - Lump Sum. For the construction of certain improvements and work incidental thereto described in general as "South Milner Street Reconstruction Project - Ottumwa, Iowa" and as described in detail in the Plans and Specifications for said improvements now on file in the office of the City Clerk. Location Details City: Ottumwa County: Wapello State/Province: IA Site Directions: South Milner Street from West Hand Avenue to Portafield Street in Ottumwa, Iowa. Est. Value: $ 1,254,726.00 Project information, Engineer's cost opinion and plan holder information is also available at online. If said plans and specifications are not returned within the time specified and in good usable condition, the deposit shall be forfeited. The said improvements shall include miscellaneous subsidiary and incidental work. All work and materials are to be in strict compliance with the Plans and Specifications prepared by Garden & Associates, Ltd., Oskaloosa, Iowa, which, together with the proposed form of contract and estimate of cost have heretofore been approved by the City and are now on file for public examination in the office of the Clerk, and are by this reference made a part hereof as though fully set out and incorporated herein. All bids must be filed with the Clerk on or before the time herein set. All bids shall be made on forms furnished by the City, and must be enclosed in a separate sealed envelope and plainly identified. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid bond, certified check, cashier's check or a Certified Share Draft in a separate sealed envelope in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid. If Bid Bond is submitted, it must be on the form provided with the Contract Documents. The Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Certified Share Draft shall be drawn on a bank or a Credit Union in Iowa or a bank or Credit Union chartered under the laws of the United States of America, which Certified Checks, Cashier's Checks or Certified Share Drafts shall be made payable to the Treasurer of the City as security that if awarded a contract, the Bidder will enter into a contract at the prices bid and furnish the required Performance and Payment Bonds and Certificate of Insurance. The Certified Check, Cashier's or Certified Share Draft may be cashed, or the Bid Bond forfeited and the proceeds retained as liquidated damages if the Bidder fails to execute a contract or file acceptable Performance and Payment Bonds or provide an acceptable Certificate of Insurance within ten (10) days after the acceptance of his proposal by resolution of the Council. No bidder may withdraw a proposal within thirty (30) days after the date set for opening bids. The checks of the unsuccessful bidders will be promptly returned to them after award of the Contract. The method of construction of all improvements shall be by contract in accordance with the Plans and Specifications and general stipulations for said improvements approved by the City Council. Payment to the contractor will be made in monthly estimates and one final payment. Monthly estimates will be equivalent to ninety-five percent (95%) of the contract value of the work completed during the preceding calendar month. Estimates will be prepared on the first day of each month by the contractor. Such monthly payment will in no way be construed as an act of acceptance for any of the work partially or totally completed. The City will make final payment to the contractor no earlier than thirty-one (31) days from and after the final acceptance of the work, subject to the conditions and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 573 of the Code of Iowa. No such partial or final payment will be due until the Contractor has certified that the materials, labor and services involved in each instance have been paid for in accordance with requirements stated in the Specifications. Preference shall be given to domestic construction materials by the contractor, subcontractors, materialmen, and suppliers in performance of the contract and, further, by virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under Iowa statutes. 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 allowed 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. Building materials, supplies, and equipment incorporated into said improvement are exempt from Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance sales tax and any applicable local option sales tax and school infrastructure local option sales tax pursuant to Iowa Code Sections: 422.42 (15) & (16), and 422.47 (5). Bidder shall not include payment of Iowa sales tax in Bid. Jurisdiction will provide Purchasing Agent Authorization Letter and Designated Exempt Entity Iowa Construction Sales Tax Exemption Certificate. Contractor will coordinate sales tax exempt purchases with subcontractors and material and equipment suppliers. Contractor will maintain records identifying the materials purchased sales tax exempt and will maintain records verifying the use of said materials on said improvement. Liquidated damages in the amount of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) per working day will be assessed for each day that the work shall remain uncompleted after the end of the contract period with due allowance for extension of contract period due to conditions beyond the control of the Contractor. Before final payment will be made, the Contractor shall file, in duplicate, with the City Clerk, an itemized statement showing the amount of Iowa Sales Tax or Use Tax, if any, and to whom paid, on all materials which have become part of this contract. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a corporate surety Performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, said Bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City and authorized to do business in the State of Iowa, and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and the maintenance of said improvements in good repair for not less than four (4) years from the time of acceptance of the improvements by the City. The successful bidder shall also be required to provide Payment Bond as provided in the Specifications. The work under the proposed contracts shall be fully completed and ready for final payment in 90 Working Days. Notice to Proceed will be issued with a Specified Starting Date of May 1, 2024 (see Specifications Section 00700, Section H 2.A.). The City will receive and consider bids on the project. Awards of contract will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible, qualified bidder. The City hereby reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities as it may deem to be for the best interests of the City.