Site work and paving for a road / highway in Independence, Iowa. Completed plans call for site work for a road / highway.

Crack and seat existing pavement, Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) overlay of pavement, and miscellaneous related work including curb & gutter replacement and HMA milling on the following streets and avenues in the City of Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa: 12th Avenue NW from 3rd Street NW to North City Limit; O’Brien Court NW from 12th Avenue NW to North End; 9th Street NW from City Limits to 9th Avenue NW; 9th Avenue NW from 7th Street NW to North City Limit; 3rd Street SW from 7th Avenue SW to 6th Avenue SW; 17th Street SE from 175 feet East of Highway 150 to East 1,150 feet thereof; 2nd Street NE from 7th Avenue NE to 8th Avenue NE; 2nd Street NE from 298 feet West of CL 11th Avenue to East 613 feet thereof; 3rd Street NE from 4th Avenue NE to 5th Avenue NE; 5th Street NE from 5th Avenue NE to 6th Avenue NE; 5th Street NE from 7th Avenue NE to 8th Avenue NE; 11th Avenue NE from 2nd Street NE to 3rd Street NE. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with bid security as defined in Iowa Code Section 26.8, as security that the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of contract a corporate surety bond, in a form acceptable to the Jurisdiction, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to 100% of the amount of the contract. The bidder’s security shall be in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid and shall be in the form of a cashier’s check, a certified check drawn on an FDIC insured bank, a certified share draft drawn on a credit union, or a bid bond on the form provided in the contract documents with corporate surety satisfactory to the Jurisdiction. The bid shall contain no condition except as provided in the specifications. The City reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after receipt of bids and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. Each successful bidder will be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to 100% of its contract price, guaranteeing faithful performance, prompt payment of all material and labor, protection and indemnification of the City from claims and damages, and guaranteeing the maintenance of the improvement for a period of four years from acceptance. Work on the project will commence upon the issuance of a written notice to proceed and must be fully completed by October 1, 2026. Liquidated damages of $500.00 per calendar day will be assessed for work not completed within the designated contract term. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.