THE CITY OF AMARILLO IS SOLICITING BIDS FOR EQUIPMENT, MATERIAL AND LABOR TO PERFORM THE MAINTENANCE OF RESIDENTIAL AND ARTERIAL ROADWAYS PER BID SPECIFICATIONS. The City of Amarillo reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids/proposals or parts of bids/proposals and to waive any formalities and technicalities and to accept the bid/proposal most advantageous to the City. Certain projects do require longer time periods from bid date to award. These projects will be dutifully noted in their bid books. This project will be governed by the City of Amarillo Prevailing Wage Rates which are included in the bid documents. Licensing of Trades. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable provisions of state law related to license requirements for skilled tradesmen, contractors, suppliers and or laborers, as necessary to accomplish the Work. Liquidated Damages. The Owner may collect Liquidated Damages due from the Contractor directly or indirectly by reducing the Contract Sum in the amount of Liquidated Damages stated in the Contract Documents attached. Should the Contractor fail to complete the work within the time specified any extensions of time, the Contractor agrees and stipulates that the Owner may withhold permanently from the Contractor’s total compensation $1,000.00 as liquidated damages for breach of contract for each and every calendar or working day as stated in each project proposal. Certain projects may have other amounts and conditions for liquidated damages, and they will be stated in the Special Requirements Section or Special Notice to Bidders Subsection of the individual projects The estimated budget for the project is $6,627,000.00. For all contracts above $50,000.00, bidders must submit cashier's or certified check issued by a bank satisfactory to the Owner or an original bid bond from a surety company that is licensed and active in the State of Texas, to act as surety, payable without recourse to the order of the City of Amarillo, Texas in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the bidder's total bid submitted as a guaranty that the bidder will enter into an agreement, execute required bonds and guaranty in the forms provided and provide required Certificate of Insurance within ten (10) calendar days after Notice of Award of Contract For all contracts in excess of $50,000.00, the bidder must furnish a Payment Bond. For all contracts in excess of $100,000.00, the bidder must furnish a Performance Bond. Each bond must be in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of the total contract price from a surety company, that is licensed and active in the State of Texas, to act as surety. All questions and requests for clarification must be submitted to the Purchasing Agent in writing and will be answered by the Purchasing Agent in writing. Deadline for Questions March 18, 2024 Deadline for Response to Questions March 21, 2024
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