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0100NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Ashton House & Project GREEN Gardens EcologicalRestoration & Recreation Amenities REAP Grant PROJECT
Sealed proposals will be received by the City Clerk of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, until 3:00 P.M.on the 18 Day of March 2025.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. HarvatHallat6:00 P.M. on the 1 day of April, 2025,or at special meeting called for that purpose.
All work is to be done in strict compliance with the Project Manual prepared by Hawks Design, ofIowa City, Iowa, which has heretofore been approved by the City Council, and are on file for publicexamination in the Office of the City Clerk.
Each proposal shall be completed on a form furnished by the City and must be submitted in asealed envelope. In addition,a separate sealed envelope shall be submitted containing acompletedBidder Status Form and a bid security executed by a corporation authorized to contractas 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 theCity 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
(in the form shown in Section 0510)ensuring the faithful performance of the contract andmaintenance of said Project, if required, pursuant to the provisions of this notice and the othercontract documents.The City shall retain the bid security furnished by the successful bidder until
the approved contract has been executed,the required Performance, Payment, and MaintenanceBond (as shown in Section 0510)has been filed by the bidder guaranteeing the performance ofthe contract, and the contract and security have been approved by the City.The City shallpromptly return the checks or bidder’s bonds of unsuccessful bidders to the bidders as soon asthe successful bidder is determined or within thirty days, whichever is sooner.
The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bondin an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price and in the form shown inSection 0510, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City, and shallguarantee the prompt payment of all materials and labor, and also protect and save harmless theCity 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 (5) yearsfrom and after its completion and formal acceptance by the City Council.
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The following limitations shall apply to this Project:Specified Start Date:--4/21/2025
Substantial Completion Date:--9/5/2025Final Completion Date:--9/26/2025Liquidated Damages:$250.00 per day
The Project Manual may be examined at the office of the City Clerk.Copies thereof and blankforms may be secured at the office of Rapids Reproductions 415 Highland Avenue,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 contractorsand subcontractors on City projects.A listing of Targeted Small Business contractors can beobtained from the Iowa Department of Administrative Services at (515) 242-5120.
Bidders shall list on the Proposal the names of persons, firms, companies or other parties withwhom the bidder intends to subcontract.This list shall include the type of work and approximatesubcontract amount(s).
The Contractor awarded the contract shall list on the Contract its 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 requiredunder 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 waivetechnicalities and irregularities.
Posted upon order of the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa.
KELLIE GRACE, CITY CLERK