Site work and renovation of a fitness / recreation center in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Working plans call for the renovation of a fitness / recreation center; and for site work for a fitness / recreation center.

1 bid received by city, not approved Construct Lester Buresh Center Generator including all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for excavation, backfill, PCC concrete equipment pads, furnishing and installing 150kW generator and automatic transfer switch, electrical work including conduit, cables, power wiring, and miscellaneous associated work including cleanup. Each proposal shall be made out on a blank form furnished by the municipality and must be accompanied by bid security, as follows: a certified or cashier's check, drawn on a solvent Iowa 51365 00050-2 bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States or a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the bid, or a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa in a penal sum of five percent (5%) of the bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a 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 Council and shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract and the terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee the prompt payment for all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the City from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operations of the Contractor, and shall guarantee the work against faulty workmanship and materials for a period of four (4) years after its completion and acceptance by the City Council. Liquidated damages in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per calendar day shall be assessed for each calendar day that work on the contract remains uncompleted after the end of the contract period, with due allowance for extensions of the contract period due to conditions beyond the control of the Contractor. The work under the contract shall commence within ten (10) days after date set forth in written Notice to Proceed. All work under the contract shall be completed by June 1, 2025, subject to any extensions of time which may be granted by the City Council. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and technicalities and to enter into such contract as it shall deem for the best interest of the City.