Verdigris River Low-Head Dam Inspection & Improvements

Sealed bids for VERDIGRIS RIVER LOW-HEAD DAM INSPECTION & IMPROVEMENTS will be receivedby the City of Independence, at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 120 N 6th Street Independence, KS67301, until 11:00 AM, local time on Tuesday October 14th . At that time all sealed bids will betransferred to the City Courtroom, City Hall, where they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bidreceived after the designated closing time will be returned unopened.All bids shall be submitted in sealed envelopes addressed to the City Clerk of Independence, Kansas,and marked “VERDIGRIS RIVER LOW-HEAD DAM INSPECTION & IMPROVEMENTS”. Copies ofplans, specifications, bid documents and other contract documents are on file at the office of the CityClerk, 811 W Laurel St, Independence, KS 67301. There is no cost to the bidder for one set of plans andspecifications. Plans and Contract Documents are also available in electronic format.CONTRACTORS SHOULD READ AND BE FULLY FAMILIAR WITH ALL CONTRACT DOCUMENTSBEFORE SUBMITTING A BID. IN SUBMITTING A BID, THE BIDDER WARRANTS THAT HE HASREAD THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND IS FULLY FAMILIAR THEREWITH AND THAT HE HASVISITED THE SITE OF THE WORK TO FULLY INFORM HIMSELF AS TO ALL EXISTING CONDITIONSAND LIMITATIONS AND SHALL INCLUDE IN HIS BID A SUM TO COVER THE COST OF ALL ITEMSOF THE WORK.Should a bidder find defects in the Contract Documents, he shall follow the procedures outlined inparagraph GC-3 to bring the same to the attention of City. Changes necessitated thereby shall be in theform of addenda issued by the City Engineer.All bidders shall verify that they have considered all written addenda. Neither the City nor the CityEngineer shall be responsible for oral instructions.Any written addenda issued during the time of bidding shall be covered and included in the bid. There willbe no clarifications or exceptions allowed on bid. Bids are for a total package, total contract price.Bids shall be made upon the form provided, in ink or typewritten. Numbers shall be stated both in writingand in figures; the signature shall be long hand; and the complete form shall be without alteration orerasure. On alternate items for which a bid is not submitted, a written indication of “no bid” on the bid isrequired.No oral, telegraphic, facsimile or telephonic bids or alterations will be considered.The following items must be included in the sealed envelope with the bid:a. Bidb. 5% Bid Security—Bid Bond, Cashier’s Check or Certified Check (See Below)Each bidder shall file with his bid, a cashier’s check or a certified check drawn on any acceptable bank,made payable to the City of Independence, Kansas, in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) ofthe total bid, which shall be retained by the City of Independence until a Contract for the project has beenexecuted. Bid bonds will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders, with the exception of the secondqualifying bidder, at such time as their bids are rejected. The bid deposit of the successful bidder and thesecond qualifying bidder will be returned when satisfactory bonds in the amount equal to the 100% of theContract amount, required insurance certificates and other required documents shall have been furnishedand the Contract Documents have been executed.In the event the successful bidder is unable to execute the Contract, for whatever reason, the City mayexercise its legal prerogatives, including, but not limited to, enforcement of its rights as to the bid security.There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting held for this project on Friday September 26th at 11:00 AM atIndependence City Hall at 120 N 6th Street, Independence, Kansas 67301.For contracts where the total contract price or compensation to be received amounts to more than$10,000, (1) non-resident corporations that are not already registered with the Kansas Secretary of State,and (2) all non-resident individuals, partnerships and other entities are required by law to register with theSecretary of Revenue (or the Secretary’s designee), State Office Building, Topeka, Kansas. Each suchnon-resident corporation, individual or entity shall file with the Secretary of Revenue an acceptable bondin compliance with the requirements of K.S.A. 79-1010, as amended.