2022 Fiber Extension

The city council of the city of asbury, ia will conduct a public hearing on the plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimate of cost for the construction of the above-described improvements on august 9, 2022 at 7:00 pm at asbury city hall, asbury, iowa. Any interested person may appear and file objections to the proposed plans, specifications or contract. After hearing objections, the city of asbury, ia, shall by resolution, enter its decision on the plans, specifications and contract. On august 23, 2022 at 7:00 p.M. At asbury city hall, asbury, iowa, the city council of the city shall consider the construction bids received and either award a contract, reject all bids, or adjourn action thereon to a subsequent meeting of the city council. The work for which bids are asked includes the following: extension of fiber optic lines to various city of asbury owned infrastructure. Locations include the wedgewood lift station, carver lift station, brook hollow lift station, arrowhead lift station and woodmoor pump house. The project will also include all work necessary to connect new fiber lines to the citys scada system at each location mentioned above. Each bidder shall accompany its bid with a bid security 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, acceptable to the owner, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of the contract. The bid security shall be in an amount fixed by the owner and shall be in the form of a cashiers check, or certified check drawn on a state chartered or federally chartered bank, or a certified share draft drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered credit union. The bid bond shall contain no exceptions. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the state of iowa and to iowa domestic labor, to the extent lawfully required under iowa statutes. Owner is designated a tax exempt entity. As such, contractor, and any subcontractors, under this contract, shall be provided a tax exempt certificate and authorization letter from the owner. Tax exempt certificate and authorization letter shall be used by contractor to secure building materials or equipment intended for completion of this project without payment of sales tax. Contractor is not mandated to complete iowa department of revenue form 35002 - iowa contractors statement upon execution of agreement. Contractor agrees to this method of sales tax exemption and it shall not be modified during the course of construction. Bidder shall satisfy themselves of the accuracy of the estimated quantities in the bid schedule by examination of the site and review of the contract documents; including addenda. After bids have been submitted, the bidder shall not assert that there was a misunderstanding concerning the quantities of work or nature of the work to be done. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a performance bond and a payment bond, each in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price, with a corporate surety approved by the owner, within ten (10) calendar days of the date when the notice of award is delivered to the bidder. The notice of award shall be accompanied by the necessary agreement and bond forms. In case of failure of the bidder to execute the agreement, the owner may at his option consider the bidder in default, in which case the bid bond shall become property of the owner. Bidders must indicate on the bid form the proposed equipment and subcontractors who will be performing the major portions of the work. No bid submitted by any bidder which contains a condition or qualification shall be recognized or accepted by the owner and any letter or communication accompanying the bid which contains a condition or qualification upon the bid which has the effect of qualifying or modifying any provision of the contract documents in any manner will be construed as a qualifying bid and will be rejected by the owner as non responsive. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof all work will commence following the issuance of a written notice to proceed. The work will be substantially completed on or before november 11, 2022 and ready for final payment in accordance with paragraph 14.07 of the general conditions on or before may 31, 2023. Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.

Division 03 -	Concrete.
Division 04 -	Masonry.
Division 05 -	Metals.
Division 06 -	Wood, Plastics, and Composites.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection.
Division 08 -	Openings.
Division 09 -	Finishes.
Division 10 -	Specialties, Signage, Toilet, Bath, and Laundry Accessories, Fire Protection Specialties, Fire Extinguishers, Storage Specialties.
Division 11 -	Equipment.
Division 12 -	Furnishings.
Division 14 -	Conveying Equipment, Scaffolding.
Division 21 -	Fire Suppression.
Division 22 -	Plumbing.
Division 23 -	Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC).
Division 26 -	Electrical.
Division 27 -	Communications, Data Communications, Voice Communications, Audio-Video Systems.
Division 28 -	Electronic Safety and Security.
Division 31 -	Earthwork.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Fences and Gates, Turf and Grasses.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Common Work Results for Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Water Utility Pumping Stations, Wastewater Utility Pumping Stations, Sanitary Utility Sewerage Force Mains.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.
Division 40 -	Process Integration, Water Process Piping.
Division 45 -	Industry-Specific Manufacturing Equipment.
Division 46 -	Water and Wastewater Equipment.