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NOTICE TO BIDDERS
BRADFORD DRIVE WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Sealed proposals will be received by the City Clerk of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, until 3:00 P.M.
on the 19th day of December, 2024. Sealed proposals will be opened immediately thereafter. Bids
submitted by fax machine shall not be deemed a "sealed bid" for purposes of this Project. Proposals
received after this deadline will be returned to the bidder unopened. Proposals will be acted upon
by the City Council at a meeting to be held in the Emma J. Harvat Hall at 6:00 P.M. on the 7th day
of January, 2025, or at special meeting called for that purpose.
The Project will involve the following: 2,700 feet of 8” and 6” PVC water mains installed by a
combination of open trench and trenchless methods; 30 copper water service lines; associated
fittings, valves, and fire hydrants; 800 SY of PCC sidewalk; 500 SY of PCC pavement; associated
traffic control, surface restoration, seeding, etc.
All work is to be done in strict compliance with the Project Manual prepared by Watersmith
Engineering, of Muscatine, Iowa, which has heretofore been approved by the City Council, and are
on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk.
Each proposal shall be completed on a form furnished by the City and must be submitted in a sealed
envelope. In addition, a separate sealed envelope shall be submitted containing a completed
Bidder Status Form and a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in
the State of Iowa, in the sum of 10% of the bid. The bid security shall be made payable to the
TREASURER OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, and shall be forfeited to the City of Iowa City
in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within ten (10) calendar days of the
City Council’s award of the contract and post bond satisfactory to the City ensuring the faithful
performance of the contract and maintenance of said Project, if required, pursuant to the provisions
of this notice and the other contract documents. The City shall retain the bid security furnished by
the successful bidder until the approved contract form has been executed, a bond has been filed
by the bidder guaranteeing the performance of the contract, and the contract and bond have been
approved by the City. The City shall promptly return the checks or bidder’s bonds of unsuccessful
bidders to the bidders as soon as the successful bidder is determined or within thirty days,
whichever is sooner.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent
(100%) of the contract price, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City,
and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all materials and labor, and also protect and save
harmless the City from all claims and damages of any kind caused directly or indirectly by the
operation of the contract, and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement for a period
of five (5) year(s) from and after its completion and formal acceptance by the City Council.
The following limitations shall apply to this Project:
Specified Start Date: April 14, 2025
Specified Start Date (for work on Bradford Drive): June 9, 2025
Substantial Completion Date (for work on Bradford Drive): August 8, 2025
Substantial Completion Date (entire project): September 15, 2025
Final Completion Date: September 30, 2025
Liquidated Damages: $500.00 per day
All of the bid items listed in Section 0400 – Proposal shall be completed by the Substantial
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Completion Date except seeding.
The Project Manual may be examined at the office of the City Clerk. Copies thereof and blank
forms may be secured at the office of Technigraphics, a division of Rapids Reproductions located
at 415 Highland Ave, Suite 100, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, Phone: (319) 354-5950, Fax: (319) 354-
8973, Toll-Free: (800) 779-0093.
Prospective bidders are advised that the City of Iowa City desires to employ minority contractors
and subcontractors on City projects. A listing of Targeted Small Business contractors can be
obtained from the Iowa Department of Administrative Services at (515) 242-5120.
Bidders shall list on the Form of Proposal the names of persons, firms, companies or other parties
with whom the bidder intends to subcontract. This list shall include the type of work and approximate
subcontract amount(s).
The Contractor awarded the contract shall submit a list on the Form of Agreement of the proposed
subcontractors, together with quantities, unit prices and extended dollar amounts.
By virtue of statutory authority, preference must 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. The Iowa reciprocal resident bidder preference law applies to this Project.
The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, and also reserves the right to waive
technicalities and irregularities.
Posted upon order of the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa.
KELLIE GRACE, CITY CLERK