Backwash Recovery Drain Valve Excavation and Replacement

Notice is hereby given that bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. local time on December 18, 2024 in AmesBids at amesbids.ionwave.net or delivered to City of Ames, Purchasing Attn: Procurement Specialist, 515 Clark Ave, Ames, IA 50010.  Must be a registered supplier to submit a bid in AmesBids.
All work shall be in accordance with the specifications now available on AmesBids at amesbids.ionwave.net or on file in the Purchasing office of Ames, Iowa, which, by this reference are made a part hereof, as though fully set out and incorporated herein.   To visit the site, contact Gary Eshelman, Assistant Superintendent of the Water Treatment Plant, at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov.  
All bids shall be submitted in AmesBids at amesbids.ionwave.net or delivered to City of Ames, Purchasing Attn: Procurement Specialist, 515 Clark Ave, Ames, IA 50010.  All bids received after the deadline for submission of bids as stated herein shall not be considered and shall be return to the late bidder unopened. Bidder assumes all risk associated with delivery of their bid prior to the specified time deadline. Bids shall be made on the Bid Form furnished in AmesBids.
The City of Ames Purchasing Division is the only authorized source of bid documents. Bid documents obtained from any other source may have an incomplete set of documents. Bidders using bid documents not obtained from the City of Ames Purchasing Division on AmesBids are advised to contact to visit amesbids.ionwave.net to enable receipt of necessary addenda. Reproduction of these documents without the express permission of the City of Ames is prohibited.  
The project site is the Ames Water Treatment Plant, 1800 E 13th St., Ames, Iowa 50010.  The work is provide services for the removal and replacement of a broken 6-inch backwash recovery drain valve.
No bidder may withdraw their bid for at least sixty days after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids.   If the accepted bid is over $25,000, the selected Contractor will be required to provide a performance and payment bond equal to the total bid amount. Contractor will include the cost of the performance and payment bond in the bid.
Each successful bidder shall be required to furnish a corporate surety bond in an amount equal to 100 percent of its contract price. Said bond shall be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City’s Risk Manager and shall guarantee faithful performance of the contract and terms and conditions therein contained and shall guarantee prompt payment of material and labor and protect and save harmless the City from claims and damages of any kind caused by operations of the contract and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the work in good repair for a period of one (1) year from and after the completion and acceptance by the City.
The contractor shall not include sales or use taxes in the bid.  Pursuant to Iowa Code and Iowa Administrative Code, the contractor will be authorized to purchase building materials that will be incorporated into real property on this project tax-free.
The City does hereby reserve the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, and to enter into such contract, or contracts, as it shall deem to be in the best interest of the City.