North Broad Street Resurfacing Project

Contractors to be qualified to bid must obtain the Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents from the City Engineer’s office, 3rd Floor, 400 East Military Avenue, Fremont, NE. A non-refundable deposit of $60.00 will be charged for each hard copy set of Plans and Specifications. PDF copies are available free of charge.Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check or Certified Check, the amount of which is not less than Five Percent (5%) of the bid price of all work bid, and which shall guarantee good faith on the part of the bidder; and the entering into contract within thirty (30) days after awarding of the bid. Bids shall be considered valid for sixty (60) days after the date of the bid opening.The bid shall be sealed and addressed to the City Clerk, Fremont, Nebraska, and labeled on the outside “N BROAD STREET RESURFACING.”All construction should be done by a qualified or licensed contractor in the appropriate trade. Any bids received from contractors who are not qualified will be returned unopened.The contractor will be required to furnish a Performance, Payment, and Maintenance Bonds in a sum equal to One Hundred Percent (100%) of the contract price for a period of one year past the completion of the project.Any bid received which is not accompanied by a Bid Security will not be considered. The Bid Security of the successful bidder will be returned when the contracts have been signed, filed with and approved by the City. The Bid Security of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned when their bids are rejected. The City of Fremont hereby reserves the right to accept that bid which in its judgment will produce the best job of workmanship and material, whether or not it is the lowest bid; and reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any or all informalities of any bid.NB-2P-197-23The successful bidder will be required to submit an acceptable Affirmative Action Statement and Program to the office of the Mayor within ten (10) days after the bid has been awarded by the Fremont City Council. Failure to submit an acceptable Affirmative Action Statement and Program within the time allotted shall result in the forfeiture of the bidder’s bond.Before the Final Payment may be made on the Final Three Percent (3%) of the Contract, the contractor shall furnish a written clearance from the Commissioner of Labor of the State of Nebraska, certifying that all payments then due of contributions or interest which may have arisen under the contract have been made by the contractor or his subcontractors to the Unemployment Compensation Fund.All work shall conform to the City of Fremont’s Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, latest edition.The contractor shall commence work soon as practical after execution of the contract. Once the work is started, the contractor shall remain onsite until all work is completed. ALL WORK shall be completed BY September 30, 2025. After September 30, 2025, liquidated damages will be assessed at Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per calendar day.CITY OF FREMONT, NEBRASKAJOEY SPELLERBERG, MAYORATTEST:MICHAEL CHATTERSON, CITY CLERK