Eagle Valley, Westbrook & English Ridge Parks

NOTICE TO BIDDERSCITY OF DUBUQUE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTEAGLE VALLEY, WESTBROOK, & ENGLISH RIDGE PARKS120.1 Time and Place for Filing Sealed ProposalsSealed Bids for the work comprising each improvement as stated below must be filed before 2:00 p.m. on June 4, 2024, in the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall - First Floor, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa.120.2 Time and Placed Sealed Proposals Will be Opened and ConsideredSealed proposals will be opened, and Bids tabulated at 2:00 p.m. on June 4, 2024, at City Hall - Conference Room B, 50 West 13th Street, Dubuque, Iowa, for consideration by the City Council at its meeting on May 20, 2024. The City of Dubuque, Iowa, reserves the right to reject any and all Bids.120.3 Time for Commencement and Completion of WorkWork on the Project must be commenced within ten (10) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed has been issued and shall be fully completed by November 15, 2024.120.4 Bid SecurityEach Bidder must accompany its Bid with a Bid security as security that the successful Bidder will enter into a contract for the work Bid upon and will furnish after the award of contract a corporate surety Bond, acceptable to the governmental entity, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The Bid security must be in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the contract and must be in the form of a cashier’s check or certified check drawn on a state-chartered or federally chartered bank, or a certified share draft drawn on a state chartered or federally chartered credit union, or the Bidder may provide a Bid Bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the governmental entity. The Bid Bond must contain no conditions except as provided in this section.120.5 Contract DocumentsCopies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the Multicultural Family Center, 1157 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Iowa 52001. The Contract Documents will also be available on the City’s website at www.cityofdubuque.org/bids.aspx and mbi.build. No plan deposit is required.120.6 Preference for Iowa Products and LaborBy virtue of statutory authority, preference will 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.120.7 Sales TaxThe Bidder should not include State of Iowa sales tax in its Bid. A sales tax exemption certificate will be available for all material purchased in Iowa for incorporation into the Project.120.8 General Nature of Public Improvement ProjectEagle Valley, Westbrook, & English Ridge ParksEagle Valley Park, 2095 Harpy Eagle Court, Dubuque, IA 52001Westbrook Park, 7601 N Westbrook Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001English Ridge Park, 275 Stone Valley Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001The extent of the work involved is the furnishing of labor and new materials for the construction of Eagle Valley, Westbrook, & English Ridge Parks and includes approximately; 949 CY of excavation; 366 Tons of granular subbase; 46 LF of curb and gutter; 11 SY of 4” HMA pavement; 662 SY of 4” PCC Sidewalk, 0.53 AC of conventional seeding, type 4; trees and plants; landscaping; 1,385 LF of filter socks; 680 CY of topsoil; three (3) park signs; 394 LF of split rail fence; 4,105 SF of pour-in-place safety surfacing; new park equipment; and 0.53 AC of hydraulic seeding.Base Bid Estimated Total Cost = $647,850.00Alternate No. 1 Estimated Total Cost = $16,000.00120.9 Pre-Bid Construction ConferenceEach prospective bidder is encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Construction Conference to be held at 1:00 PM on May 22, 2024, at Multicultural Family Center, 1157 Central Avenue in Dubuque, Iowa. Attendance by all prospective bidders is not mandatory but highly recommended.120.10 Title VI – Non-Discrimination ClauseThe City of Dubuque in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat.252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in consideration for an award.120.11 Notice to Bidders Distributiothe following date, May 7, 2024, this Notice was posted at the following locations:1. Mbi.build plan room service.2. The City of Dubuque Website.