Site work and paving for a mixed-use development in Rockwood, Michigan. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway; for paving for a road / highway; sidewalk / parking lot; and sidewalk / parking lot.

Sawcut to full depth, remove and replace sections of concrete road pavements at various locations within the City. The project will be funded via HUD Community Project Funding Grant B-23-CP-MI-0802. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, in accordance with Executive Order No. 11246 (Equal Employment Opportunity and Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity). The CONTRACTOR shall also comply with all requirements set forth in Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Section 3), and 12 U.S.C. 1701u ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by Federal financial assistance for housing and community development programs are, to the greatest extent feasible, directed toward low- and very low-income persons, particularly those who receive government assistance for housing. The regulations are found at 24 CFR Part 75. This collection of information is required in order to ensure that a worker can be certified as an eligible Section 3 worker as outlined in 24 C.F.R. 75.31. The information will be used by the Department to ensure compliance with Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968 employer certification requirements listed in 24 CFR 75.31, to assess the results of the Department's efforts to meet the statutory objectives of Section 3, to prepare reports to Congress, and by recipients to ensure they are complying with their recordkeeping requirements which are requirements of the Grant received by the City of Rockwood. This includes meeting Final Rule 24 CFR Part 75 benchmark requirements: 25% of all labor hours must be performed by Section 3 Workers, 5% of all labor hours must be performed by Targeted Section 3 Workers. Section 3 Workers are workers whose incomes for the previous or annualized calendar year are below the income limit established by HUD. Each bid proposal shall be accompanied by a Bid bond, certified check, cashier's check, or money order, executed by the Bidder and Surety firm, licensed to perform business in the State of Michigan, and payable to the City of Rockwood in the amount of Five Percent (5%) of the accompanying bid. Proposal guarantee shall provide assurance the Bidder will, upon acceptance of the bid, execute the necessary Contract with the City of Rockwood. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish separate Performance, Labor and Material, and Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one-hundred percent (100%) of the Contract amount. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days following the date set for receipt, during which time all bids shall remain in full force and effect. Proposals submitted after the exact time specified for receipt shall not be considered, and proposals submitted by telephone, facsimile, or e-mail shall not be accepted. The City of Rockwood does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin and comply with Title 6 requirements. Should the successful Bidder fail to enter into a Contract with the OWNER and furnish the required bonds and insurance documents within fifteen (15) days following award of the Contract, through no fault of the OWNER, he shall forfeit the entire amount of his/her bid security to the OWNER. Representatives of the OWNER and ENGINEER will be present to discuss the project and receive questions from prospective bidders, who are encouraged to attend and participate in the discussion. ENGINEER shall transmit to all such Bidders of record such addenda as ENGINEER considers necessary to provide clarification, in response to questions arising therein, or arising subsequent. Oral statements shall not be relied upon and shall not be considered as legally effective or binding. Question Deadline 07/24/2025 All inquiries concerning the project should be directed to the C.E. Raines Company at telephone 734-285-7510. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all bids in its sole discretion, in whole or in part, for any reason or for no reason at all, to waive any informality/technicality in bids received, and to award the contract to any bidder, when such waiver is deemed to best serve the interest of the OWNER. A contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible and responsive Bidder as determined by the OWNER.