Site work for a civil project in Newark, Delaware. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

The City of Newark's Information Technology Division is planning to extend its existing fiber optic network through a portion of the City to connect remote networked assets. The City had single-mode fiber installed in 2016, and has spare strands reserved for future use. The Division plans to utilize professional services for the design and installation of the expansion to the existing fiber-optic network throughout Newark. All questions/requests for information regarding this Invitation to Bid must be submitted via email to contracts@newark.de.us by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024 to allow staff sufficient time to develop answers to questions deemed appropriate. Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the proposed bid price, payable to the City of Newark. Failure to provide the required bid security may be grounds for rejection of the bid. The successful bidder shall provide the City with a Performance Bond and Payment Bond in the full amount of the contract guaranteeing faithful performance of the contract. Such bonds shall be provided to the City with the executed contract within twenty (20) calendar days after receiving notice of award of the contract. Upon receipt of the contract surety bond, the City will return any certified check or cashier's check submitted as bid security by the successful bidder. Question Deadline 08/23/2024 at 5:00 PM ET All questions/requests for information regarding this Invitation to Bid must be submitted via email to contracts@newark.de.us. Contractor shall commence work on a date to be specified by the City in a written "Notice to Proceed" and to fully complete all work under this contract on or before the noted completion date. Liquidated damages of Two-hundred dollars ($200) per day may be assessed to the Contractor by the City for each day the contract is extended beyond the completion date. Such damages shall be payable to the City immediately upon notice of a breach of contract completion timelines. The City Manager or designee will review each of the bids submitted and make a recommendation to the City Council on the disposition of the bids. The City Council reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids or parts of bids as they may determine and to waive any irregularities or defects where the best interest of the City would be served.