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

Project involves two divisions: Division I - State Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement and Division II - Bulter Avenue and Dearborn Avenue Storm Sewer Disconnects. Division I proposed work involves the replacement of sanitary sewer main, reconnection of sanitary service lines, installation of new storm sewer main and inlets, and other related construction items in the 100, 200, and 300 blocks of State Street. Division II proposed work involves the disconnection of existing storm sewer inlets from sanitary sewer main and the installation of new storm sewer inlets, manholes, and mains, and connection to existing storm sewer facilities, and related construction items, in the 300 block of Butler Avenue and the 100 and 200 blocks of Dearborn Avenue. The work under the proposed contract shall commence within ten (10) working days after receipt of "Notice to Proceed". Division I State Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement sewer work and related road replacement work shall be completed on or before November 27, 2024. The remaining work (i.e. sidewalk, final grading, and seeding) shall be completed on or before June 27, 2025. The Division II Butler Avenue and Dearborn Avenue storm sewer disconnection work shall be completed on or before June 27, 2025. All bids must be accompanied in a separate envelope by a certified or cashier's check drawn on an Iowa bank, or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States, a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, or bid bond, (on the form furnished by the City) payable to the City of Waterloo, Iowa, in the sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the bid submitted, which certified check, certified share draft or bid bond will be held as security that the Bidder will enter into a Contract for the construction of the work and will furnish the required bonds, and in case the successful Bidder shall fail or refuse to enter into the Contract and furnish the required bonds, his bid security may be retained by said City as agreed upon liquidated damages. If a bid bond is used, it must be signed by both the Bidder and the surety or surety's agent. The signature of surety's agent must be supported by accompanying Power of Attorney. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a "Performance Bond" and a "Payment Bond" within ten (10) days after forms are presented to him 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 of all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the City from claims of any kind caused by the operations of the contractor. Before the Contractor shall be entitled to receive final payment for work done under this contract, it shall execute and file a bond in the penal sum of not less than 100% of the total amount of the contract, same to be known as "Maintenance Bond," and which bond must be approved by the City Council, and which bond is in addition to the bond given by the Contractor to guarantee the completion of the work. The program proposes numerical projections regarding utilization of Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) as Subcontractors, vendors and suppliers in the performance of Contracts awarded by the City of Waterloo, Iowa. A goal of at least ten percent (10%) for MBE participation on all City funded construction projects that are estimated at $50,000.00 or more. A goal of at least two percent (2%) for WBE participation on all City funded construction projects that are estimated at $50,000.00 or more. Any project funded in part or in total with federal funds shall follow the respective agencies contract compliance program and goals. The Prime Contractor shall make "good-faith efforts" to meet the Contract Compliance MBE/WBE goals. Time is an essential element of this contract. It is important that the work be diligently pursued to completion. If the work is not completed within the specified contract period, plus authorized extensions, the contractor shall pay to the City Liquidated Damages in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day, for each day, as further described herein, in excess of the authorized time. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, re-advertise for new bids, and to waive informalities in the bids submitted that might be in the best interest of the City.