As a condition precedent to being furnished a proposal form, a prospective bidder must be on the current Iowa Department of Transportation or local county list of qualified bidders; except that this requirement will not apply when bids are received solely for materials, supplies, or equipment. Black Hawk County shall issue sales tax exemption certificates through the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance to the successful bidder and an subcontractors to enable them to purchase qualifying materials for the project free of sales tax. After the official bid closing time, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud by the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors in Room 201 of the Black Hawk County Courthouse located at 316 E. 5th Street, Waterloo, Iowa at 09:07 AM, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Bid proposals will be acted upon at that time or at such time as the Board of Supervisors deems appropriate. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 30 days after the scheduled opening of the bids without the consent of Black Hawk County. All bidders must meet Black Hawk County minimum insurance requirements as set forth in the attached Attachment A. Failure to submit a fully completed Bidding Proposal with the bid may result in the bid being deemed non-responsive and rejected. For any inquiries, please contact Chad Wurzer, Phone: 319-833-3008 or Email: cwurzer@blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov. Electronic bidding for this project will utilize. As a vendor, you must register and review the project's solicitation before bidding. Plans and specifications for the work will be available as part of the solicitation online. Bid Bonds for electronic bidding will only be accepted electronically. Please ensure your company and your bonding agents company register with one of the Bid Bond agencies online. Proposals containing any reservations not provided for in the forms furnished may be rejected, and the County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all bids. A Certified check, made payable to the County, or a Cashier' check, made payable to either the County or to the contractor, drawn upon a solvent bank or a bid bond, shall be filed with each proposal in an amount as set forth in the proposal form. Cashier' check, made payable to the contractor, shall contain an unqualified endorsement to the County signed by the contractor or his authorized agent. Failure to execute a contract and file an acceptable bond and Certificate of Insurance within 30 days of the date of the approval for awarding of the contract, as herein provided, will be just and sufficient cause for the denial of the award and the forfeiture of the proposal guaranty / bid bond. Contractor shall note the Approximate Start Date of July 1, 2024. No work shall be performed prior to that date. The County Engineer reserves the right to add or remove roadway segments to this project after it has been let and awarded. Any modifications will be discussed with the Contractor prior to beginning the work.
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