Site work and paving for a civil project in Des Moines, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project; road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

Provision of materials, equipment, and labor necessary, including excavation, installation, backfill, testing, surface restoration, cleanup, and miscellaneous associated work, to complete installation of approximately 20 feet of 6-inch ductile iron water main, 20 feet of 6-inch polyvinyl chloride main, 320 feet of 8-inch ductile iron water main, 2,300 feet feet of 8-inch polyvinyl chloride main, 1,860 feet of 12-inch ductile iron water main, and 20 feet of 8-inch polyvinyl chloride water main in 16- inch polyvinyl chloride casing, connect to existing mains, install appurtenances and water service transfers, disconnect mains to be abandoned, and remove old surface facilities. The Proposal shall be made out on a preprinted form furnished by the Board and must be accompanied in a separate envelope by a Bid Bond or other security ("bid security") permitted by statute. The amount of the bid security shall be ten percent (10%) of the bid submitted by the bidder. The bid security shall be made payable to the Board. The bid security must not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. The bid security shall be forfeited to the Board as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a Contract within ten (10) days after the award of Contract and post bond satisfactory to the Board. The Contractor's Bond shall be in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, be issued by a responsible surety approved by the Board, guarantee the faithful performance of the Contract and the terms and conditions therein contained, protect and save harmless the Board from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operation of the Contractor, guarantee materials and workmanship to be free of defects for a period of two (2) years from and after completion and acceptance by the Board, guarantee surface restoration work in public right-of-way to be free of defects for a period of four (4) years from and after completion and acceptance by the Board, and shall otherwise in all respects comply with the Code of Iowa. The Notice to Proceed will be issued after the Contract is signed and the Contract, the Contractor's Bond, and the insurance certificates required by the Contract are received by the Board. Work shall begin within ten (10) calendar days after the date set forth in the written Notice to Proceed. The improvements shall be completed in accordance with the individual street deadlines identified in Chapter 2, Division 1 - General Requirements Section 01 00 00. Bidders are urged to consult the Contract Documents before submitting a proposal. Those documents include, among other things, liquidated damage provisions. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities in any bid. The Board also reserves the right to accept the bid that it determines to be in the best interest of the Board in accordance with Chapter 26 and Subchapters II and III of Chapter 73A, Code of Iowa.