2023 MacArthur Avenue & 8 th Street W. Improvements

The work, in general, will consist of 5 blocks of MacArthur Avenue between 11th Street West and 8th Street West, and one block of 8th Street West between MacArthur Avenue and Chapple Avenue, urban curb and gutter, street, water main, storm sewer, water laterals, sidewalk, driveways, and restoration. The proposals shall be submitted on the forms furnished with the specifications. Each proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check payable to the owner equal to five percent (5%) of the proposal or a bid bond of a bonding company duly authorized to do business in the State of Wisconsin in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the proposal. This proposal guarantee shall be subject to forfeiture as provided by law. When submitting an electronic bid, Bidder is required to deliver the original certified check or bid bond within 72 hours of bid opening to Cedar Corporation. Federal Davis-Bacon Act wage rates are applicable to this project per Federal Labor Provisions (4010). Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to condition of employment to be observed and minimum wage and fringe rates to be paid under the contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246. We encourage MBEs, DBEs, and WBEs to submit bid proposals. The solicitation of subcontractors must evidence a good faith effort to obtain bids from MBEs, DBEs and WBEs, such efforts to be documented. The Contract shall be subject to wage rates established by the Federal Davis-Bacon Act. Information explaining other prevailing wage rate laws that may apply to this work is included in the project specifications. The successful bidder will be required to conform to the wage requirements prescribed by the Federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and sub-contractors performing on contracts funded in whole or in part with federal funds in excess of $2,000 pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the area. Minimum salaries and fringes to be paid on the project shall be in accordance with the prevailing wage rate scale established by the Federal Department of Labor (DOL). Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and fringes set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project, and that the Contractor must ensure that employees and applications for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or other protected class. Federal Labor standards program laws, including, but not limited to the Davis Bacon Act, the Copeland Anti Kickback Act, and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act will apply to all projects. Any contract or contracts awarded under this invitation for bids may be funded in part by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Safe Drinking Water Fund Program. Neither the State of Wisconsin nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States to comply with the USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL requirements mandated for this project Proposals shall not be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the date of opening. The City of Ashland reserves the right to reject any or all of the bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein, and to award the contract as deemed to be in the best interest of the City The City of Ashland does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in employment or provisions of service programs or activities.

Division 31 -	Earthwork, Earthwork Methods.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Asphalt Paving, Rigid Paving, Concrete Paving, Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks, and Driveways.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.