2022 Mount Pleasant West Monroe Street Bluegrass Road East of North Iris Street Improvements

The kinds and approximate quantities of the major items of work include: 5096 C.Y. of Excavation Class 10 Roadway & Borrow. 1214 C.Y. of Modified Subbase. 6452 S.Y. of Engineering Fabric. 92 S.Y. of PCC Pavement Removal. 5847 S.Y. of 7 IN. thick fully reinforced PCC Street Paving. 605 S.Y. of Driveway. P.C. Concrete, 7 IN fully reinforced. 8 EACH of SW-508 Intake. 1 EACH of SW-401 Manhole. 1233 L.F. of 15" HDPE Storm Sewer Pipe. 3735 L.F. of 4" Longitudinal Subdrain including Porous Granular Bedding & Backfill; and associated work as normally found in a street paving improvement project. Each bid shall be made on a form furnished by the ENGINEER and accompanied by a bidder's bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the governing body, a check drawn on and certified by an Iowa bank or a U.S. chartered bank, or a certified share draft drawn on an Iowa credit union, and filed in a sealed envelope separate from the one containing the bid and in an amount at least equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the City of Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and may be cashed by the City of Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant, Iowa as liquidated damages in the event the successful Bidder fails to enter into a contract within ten (10) days after award of the Contract and post bond satisfactory to the City of Mount Pleasant insuring the faithful performance of the Contract. The bid security of the lowest three Bidders may be retained for a period of not to exceed sixty (60) days until a contract is awarded or rejection made. Other bonds or checks shall be returned after a tabulation of bids is completed. Payment to the Contractor for completed work will be made by the City of Mount Pleasant; in cash from such funds as may be legally used for said purposes. Payment to the Contractor shall be made on estimates twice monthly equivalent to ninety-five percent (95%) of the Contract value of the work completed during the preceding calendar month. The work is in 2 Divisions for funding purposes. BIDDERS are required to bid both Divisions. The Contractor shall submit requests for payment for work to Warner Engineering Associates Inc. at least seven (7) days before the first City Council meeting of each month. The Engineer shall forward to the City Administrator for payment each signed estimate before the City Council meeting in question. Payment shall be made to the Contractor by the City within seven (7) days of approval by the City Council. Final payment of the remaining five percent (5%) for work shall be made not less than thirty-one (31) days after completion and acceptance by resolution of the City Council of the completed contract, assuming that no unpaid claims remain on file, and subject to the conditions in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 573 of the Code of Iowa. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price, said bonds to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City Council; and shall guarantee faithful performance of the Contract and the terms and conditions therein contained, and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the City from the claims and damages of any kind caused by the operation of the Contractor; and shall guarantee maintenance of the improvements for a period of two (2) years from and after its completion and acceptance by the City Council. A Notice to Proceed shall be issued upon execution of the Agreements by the City. The Mount Pleasant Bluegrass Road East of North Iris - Street Improvements 2022 Division 1 and Division 2, for Mount Pleasant, Iowa, shall be fully completed on or before May 31, 2023. The Bidder agrees to pay as liquidated damages the sum of $500 for each consecutive calendar day after May 31, 2023, that all work is not fully completed. By virtue of statutory authority, preference shall be given products and provisions grown and coal produced by the State of Iowa and to Iowa domestic labor to the extent lawfully required by Iowa Statutes, providing that the award of the Contract will be to the lowest responsible bidder complying with this Notice and the instructions to Bidders. The City of Mount Pleasant reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive technicalities and irregularities

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.