Site work for a civil project in Forest City, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

Project is located along the Winnebago River thru Pammel Park in Forest City, Iowa. Project includes all labor, materials and equipment necessary to remove the existing dam, clearing and grubbing, bank stabilization and construction of weir stones and grading, seeding and miscellaneous associated work, including cleanup. Doc note - Complete sets of the plans, specifications, and bidding documents may be obtained from ENGINEER at the ENGINEER'S office located at 2800 Fourth Street SW, Suite 9, Mason City, Iowa 50401. Bidders who request bidding documents be mailed or shipped to them shall designate a mailing address and pay shipping / mailing costs in the amount of $20 for standard USPS mail delivery or normal UPS ground deliver. Any special shipping / mailing requests will be at bidders' cost. Checks for shipping / mailing shall be made out to Veenstra & Kimm, Inc. Plans, specifications and bidding documents may also be obtained electronically upon request in pdf format via electronic media (DVD, CD, or flash drive) or by email where file size will allow. Each bid shall be sealed and plainly identified. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid security in a sealed envelope by either (1) a certified or cashier's check drawn on a solvent Iowa 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 5% of the bid, or (2) a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa, in the penal sum of 5% of the bid. Contractor shall determine amount of bid bond based on the amount of the base bid and all alternate construction bid items. The bid security shall be forfeited to the City as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract within 10 days after the award of contract and post bond satisfactory to the City insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and the maintenance of said work, if required, pursuant to the provisions of this notice and other contract documents. Bidders shall use the bid bond form included in the specifications. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in an amount equal to one hundred (100) percent of the contract price, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City Council and listed in the U.S. Treasury Department's most current list (Circular 570, as amended) and authorized to transact business in the State of Iowa 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 to all persons, firms, subcontractors, and corporations furnishing materials for or performing labor in the prosecution of the work 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 as required by the specifications after its completion and acceptance by the City Council. It is anticipated Notice to Proceed will be issued February 4, 2025 and shall reach final completion by September 26, 2025. Liquidated damages in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($500) per calendar day will be assessed for each calendar day that work on the total project, or portions of the contract where specific completion dates are specified or otherwise agreed to, that remain substantially 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 City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities or technicalities in any bid.