North Liberty 2019 Trail Network Improvements
RFP Overview
Sealed bids will be received by the Owner at the North Liberty Administration Building, 3 Quail Creek Circle, until 10:00 a.m., Central Time, on May 16, 2019.
Sealed bids will be opened and publicly read at the North Liberty Administration Building, 3 Quail Creek Circle at 10:00 a.m., Central Time, on May 16, 2019 or at such later time and place as may then be fixed.
Bids will be considered by the Owner at a public meeting to be held at the North Liberty Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Circle at 6:30 p.m., Central Time, on May 28, 2019 or at such later time and place as may then be fixed.
The general nature of the work is as follows:
Sidewalks and site grading at three locations: West Zeller Street, West Cherry Street and Sadler Drive. The project also includes a pedestrian crossing at Penn Street/Alexander Way.
The work must commence within 14 calendar days of the date of the Notice to Proceed and must be substantially completed by August 30, 2019.
Bidding documents may be examined at the Architect/Engineer’s office and at:
North Liberty City Administration Building, 3 Quail Creek Circle, North Liberty, IA 52317;
Dodge Data & Analytics, 4300 Beltway Place Suite 180, Arlington, TX 76018-5253; CMD Group, 30 Technology Pkwy., Ste. 100, Norcross, GA 30092; Master Builders of Iowa, 221 Park Street, Des Moines, IA 50309; and Fort Dodge Growth Alliance, 24 N. 9th St., Fort Dodge, IA 50501
The proposed Contract Documents are on file with the OWNER and with ENGINEER for public examination. Copies of said Contract Documents and one unbound copy of the Bid Form, Bid Bond, and Bidder Status Form may be secured at DB Reprographics, Inc., 1207 Highland Court, Suite B, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, (319)359-1069. There is no deposit for the plans and specifications, but there is a shipping charge (UPS) of $25.00 made payable to DB Reprographics, Inc. Bidding documents may be viewed and ordered online at: dbreprographics.planroomdirect.com.
Each Bidder shall accompany the Bid with a Bid security, in a separate envelope, as security that the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of the contract corporate surety bond or bonds, acceptable to the Owner, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equivalent to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The bidder’s security shall be in an amount equivalent to 5% of bid amount, and shall be in the form of a cashier’s or certified check drawn on a bank in Iowa or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States of America, or a certified bank share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States of America or a bid bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the Owner. The bid security will be held by the Owner until a contract is fully executed and bonds are approved by the Owner.
All Bidders are required to provide a completed Bidder Status Form regarding their residency status as required by 875 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 156. Failure to provide the statement with the bid may result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive. This may result in the bid being rejected.
Contractors using “materials, supplies, and equipment” on projects in designated “exempt entities” may purchase these items without liability for the sales tax. The contractor must have a purchasing agent authorization letter and an exemption certificate from the public entity to present to the retailer, which specifies the construction project and will be available for that project only.
Owner will issue an authorization letter and an exemption certificate to the contractor and/or subcontractors for the purchase or use of building materials, supplies, and equipment to be used on this project only. DO NOT include sales tax on your bid form.
No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 30 days after the date of the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.
Bidders shall be prepared to submit a performance bond and payment bond and a five-year maintenance bond conditioned on the faithful performance of the contract. Out-of-state bidders shall be prepared to submit an Out-of-State Contractor Bond to the Iowa Division of Labor in accordance with Chapter 91C of the Code of Iowa.
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 labor to the extent lawfully required under Iowa law.
Iowa law provides that on public improvements a resident bidder shall be allowed preference as against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country which gives or requires a preference to bidders from that state or foreign country. The preference so allowed shall be equivalent to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident.
It is the intent of the Owner to award a contract to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder provided the bid has been submitted in accordance with the bidding requirements. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities or irregularities. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Any bidder or equipment supplier whose firm or affiliate is listed on the U.S. General Services Administration Excluded Parties List System web site at http://www.epls.gov/ will be prohibited from the bidding process. Anyone submitting a bid who is listed on this web site will be determined to be a non-responsive bidder in accordance with 40 CFR Part 31.
