Site work and renovation of a civil project in Marengo, Iowa. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project; and for site work for a water / sewer project.

Construct improvements including all labor, materials and equipment necessary for excavation, backfill and sitework; granular surfacing; sludge removal and disposal; lagoon modification; reinforced concrete structures; wood-frame building including plumbing, heating, ventilation, doors and associated work; painting; gates; pumping equipment; aeration equipment; ultraviolet disinfection equipment; miscellaneous equipment; piping and appurtenances; piping specialties; standby generator; electrical work including conduit, cables, wiring, motor controls, starters, blowers, switches, fixtures, and controls; seeding and erosion control and miscellaneous associated work, including cleanup. Doc Note - Copies of said plans and specifications are now on file in the office of the City Clerk, for examination by bidders. Copies may be obtained from RAPIDS REPRODUCTIONS, 415 Highland Avenue, Suite 100, Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Contact Rapids Reproductions at 319-354-5950 or email iowacity@rapidsrepro.com. Electronic copies are available at no charge. A refundable deposit of $30 is required for paper copies. Please make checks payable to Veenstra & Kimm, Inc. Mail deposit checks to Rapids Reproductions, 415 Highland Avenue, Suite 100, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, Attn: Jill Chambers. Upon receiving deposit check, plans and specifications will be mailed out. When plans and specifications are returned in good condition within 14 days of the award date of the project, deposit checks will be returned. 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 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 bid security should be made payable to the CITY OF MARENGO, IOWA. 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 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 percent (100%) of the contract price, said bond to be issued by 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; the prompt payment to all persons, firms, subcontractors and corporations furnishing materials for or performing labor in the prosecution of the work; and the maintenance of improvements in good repair for not less than two (2) years from the time of acceptance of the improvements by the City. 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, with the exception of final grading and seeding, shall be complete by February 1, 2027. All remaining work shall be completed by May 1, 2027, subject to any extensions of time which may be granted by the City Council. Interim liquidated damages in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per calendar day shall be assessed for each calendar day that work remains uncompleted, with the exception of final grading and seeding, after February 1, 2027, with due allowance for extensions of the contract period due to conditions beyond the control of the Contractor. 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. Separate liquidated damage assessments may be made for each of the two completion dates. 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. Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) Goal Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) Goal Construction 1.7% 2.2%