2021/22 Concrete Street Pavement Improvements (Stange and 24th)

This is an IDOT Project - this project is in the January IDOT letting and is not being let by the city of Ames The general nature of the work on which bids are requested is: The reconstruction of Stange Rd from Blankenburg Dr to 24 th St and the reconstruction of 24 th St from Pinehurst Dr to Hayes Ave with 20,700 SY of 8" PCC pavement; including subdrain, major storm sewer pipe and intake replacement, Bioretention cells, Railroad approaches with sidewalk connection, ADA sidewalk and ramps, driveway approach replacement, 8' sidewalk, and miscellaneous related work and appurtenances in accordance with the contract documents. Plans, specifications, and proposal forms for the work may be seen at the Office of Contracts until noon on the day previous to the letting. Proposal guaranties are to be sent to the Office of Contracts at the address above. Iowa DOT personnel will be available to accept proposal guaranties during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m All proposals must be filed on the forms furnished by the Office of Contracts, sealed and plainly marked. Proposals containing any reservations not provided for in the forms furnished will be rejected. The Iowa DOT reserves the right to waive technicalities and reject any or all bids. A proposal guarantee, not less than the amount as set forth in the proposal form, shall be filed with each proposal. The proposal guarantee shall be in the form of a certified check or credit union certified share draft, cashier's check, money order or bank draft drawn on a solvent bank or credit union. Certified checks or credit union certified share drafts shall bear an endorsement signed by a responsible official of such bank or credit union as to the amount certified. Cashier's checks, money orders or bank drafts shall be made payable either to the contracting authority or bidder; and, where made payable to the bidder, shall contain an unqualified endorsement to the contracting authority signed by the bidder or the bidder's authorized agent. A properly completed Proposal Guaranty/Bid Bond (form 131084) or a properly completed Contractor's Annual Bid Bond (form 650043) may be used in lieu of the monetary options specified above. Both forms are available from the Office of Contracts. Per Iowa Code section 423.3 (80), the contracting authority will issue an exemption certificate for the purchase or use of building materials, supplies and equipment used in the performance of the construction contract. Failure to execute a contract and file an acceptable performance bond and certificate of insurance within 30 days of the approval date for awarding the contract will be just and sufficient cause for the denial of the award and forfeiture of the proposal guarantee. The Iowa DOT (or other approved contracting authority) hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. On federal-aid projects, where disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) goals have been established, the bidder is required to complete and submit form 102115 with the bid documents. On all projects without DBE goals, the contractor must show that affirmative action has been made to seek out and consider DBEs as potential subcontractors. Some projects may be listed in multiple proposals (as an individual project or part of a combined package of projects). The contracting authority will determine which combination of proposals produce the lowest bid for these projects. All proposals must be filed on the forms furnished by the Office of Contracts, sealed and plainly marked. Proposals containing any reservations not provided for in the forms furnished will be rejected. The Iowa DOT reserves the right to waive technicalities and reject any or all bids

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.