Scoreboard Replacement Project

Scoreboard Replacement Project. Neither the Owner nor its agents will assume liability for the inability of a bidder to submit a bid in a timely manner. Bidders bear full and complete responsibility for the timely submission of such bid. Bids received after the deadline will be rejected. Removal and replacement of the existing Video Board and Scoreboard at the High School stadium. Bids will be received and project constructed under a single prime contract. Bids must be on a lump sum basis. Norwalk CSD has scheduled sporting events at the stadium between March 27, 2023 and May 9,2023. All of the mobilization and construction must be completed before March 27, 2023 (Timeline "A" below) or start after May 9, 2023 (Timeline "B" below). Timeline "A": Work to commence on or about March 6, 2023 and be substantially complete on or before March 25, 2023. Final Acceptance of the Project shall be on or before March 26, 2023. or Timeline "B": Work to commence on or about May 10, 2023 and be substantially complete on or before May 22, 2023. Final Acceptance of the Project shall be on or before June 1, 2023. A $100.00 deposit or current MBI/ABC Plans Request Form, made payable to Norwalk CSD is required which will provide for a complete paper copy of the drawings and Project Manual specifications. Any shipping and handling costs are the responsibility of the bidder. Bidders shall have the option to make a special request to receive a CD copy of the Project Manual and Drawings in lieu of the paper copy. Plan deposits will be refunded upon the return of the documents, in reusable condition to Action Reprographics within 14 days after the award of the project. Failure to comply will result in the forfeiture of the plan deposit. Each Bid shall be submitted on the Bid Form provided with the Bidding Documents. No oral, facsimile or telephonic bids or modifications will be considered. Bids shall be addressed and delivered to the Norwalk Community School District -- Attention Kate Baldwin, Business Manager, in sealed envelopes marked with the Project Name and name and address of Bidder. All bids shall be sealed and plainly marked. Any alteration of the bid form may be cause for rejection of the bid. A signed copy of the Construction Progress Schedule and Resident Bidder Form are to be included with the bid. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid submitted. Bid Security must be in the form set forth in the Instructions to Bidders and submitted in a separate sealed envelope clearly labeled Bid Security. Bid Security must be in one of the following forms: Certified Check, Cashier's Check, Certified Share Draft or an approved Bond Form. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Certificate of Insurance and Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds both in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract Price and in accordance with other requirements outlined in the Bid Documents. Should the successful bidder fail or neglect to furnish satisfactory performance/payment bonds, refuse to enter into a Contract on the basis of the bid, or fail to meet the requirements of this Notice and the specifications regulating the award, the bidder's security may be retained as liquidated damages. No bidder may withdraw its bid for a period of thirty (30) calendar days after the date and hour set for opening of bids. This project is tax exempt. Do Not include Iowa State Sales Tax in any calculation of Bid totals. Contractors and Suppliers will be provided an Iowa sales tax exemption certificate for this project. All bidders must provide a statement regarding the bidder's resident status. This statement shall be on the Bidder Status Form designated by the Iowa Department of Labor commissioner and available online. The statement must be signed by an authorized representative of the bidder. Failure by any bidder to provide a completed statement with its bid may result in the Board of Education rejecting the bid as nonresponsive. The Board of Education of the Norwalk CSD reserves the right to conduct such investigations as allowed by law to assist in the evaluation of and to establish the responsibility and qualifications of the apparent low bidders to perform the work in accordance with the contract documents to its satisfaction within the prescribed time. In addition, the Norwalk CSD may require submission by the apparent low bidder of AIA Document A305, Contractor Qualification Statement, at its discretion The Bidder shall include all requested Forms and attachments with their submission of the Bid Form; failure to comply may be cause for rejection. Consideration of bids and the award of contract may be made by the District to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder determined on the basis of the low base bid submitted, at its meeting on October 24, 2022, 6:00 p.m. in the Oviatt Elementary School at 713School Avenue, Norwalk, IA. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, or any part thereof, and to waive informalities or irregularities and to enter into such Contract or Contracts as shall be deemed in the best interests of the Norwalk CSD. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa.

Division 11 -	Equipment, Play Field Equipment and Structures, Playground Equipment, Play Structures.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Selective Clearing, Grading.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Athletic and Recreational Surfacing, Site Improvements, Fences and Gates, Planting.
Division 33 -	Utilities.