2026 MEADOWS OF OTSEGO TRAIL

PROJECT MANUAL
FOR
2026 MEADOWS OF OTSEGO TRAIL
City of Otsego
Wright County, Minnesota
July 28, 2026
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DOCUMENT 00 01 05
CERTIFICATION
PROJECT MANUAL
FOR
2026 MEADOWS OF OTSEGO TRAIL
City of Otsego
Wright County, Minnesota
I hereby certify that this plan, specification, or report was prepared by me or under my direct supervision
and that I am a duly Licensed Professional Engineer under the laws of the State of Minnesota.
_____________________________ 26052 7/28/2026
Ronald Wagner, P.E. License No. Date
City Engineer
Certification Page
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SECTION 00 01 10
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Number Document Page(s)
00 01 01 Project Title Page 1
00 01 05 Certifications Page 1
00 01 10 Table of Contents 1 to 2
Procurement Requirements
00 11 00 Advertisement for Bids 1 to 2
00 21 00 Instructions to Bidders 1 to 8
00 43 33 Tabulation of Suppliers 1
00 43 36 Tabulation of Subcontractors 1
00 45 00 Affidavit of Non-Collusion 1
00 45 14 Responsible Contractor Certificate 1 to 5
00 45 15 Additional Subcontractors List 1 to 2
Contract Forms
00 52 00 Standard Form of Agreement 1 to 7
00 61 11 Construction Performance Bond 1 to 3
00 61 13 Construction Payment Bond 1 to 4
Conditions of the Contract
00 72 00 Standard General Conditions 1 to 72
00 73 00 Supplementary Conditions 1 to 6
Specifications
Section Title
Division 1 General Requirements 1 to 7
Division 2 Technical Requirements 1 to 21
Attachments
Attachment 1 - 00 45 10 Notice to Bidders "Bid Rigging"
Attachment 2 - 00 45 11 Notice to Bidders "Prompt Payment"
Attachment 3 - Construction Plans
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DOCUMENT 00 11 00
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
OTSEGO, MINNESOTA
2026 MEADOWS OF OTSEGO TRAIL
Bids for the construction of the 2026 Meadows of Otsego Trail will be received electronically through the online electronic
bid service QuestCDN, until 2:00 p.m. on August 19th at which time the Bids received will be opened and reviewed. Once all
the electronic bids have been reviewed and accepted (AS READ), the preliminary Base Bid results will be shared with all
Bidders. Bid results may be viewed at www.questcdn.com.
Principal components of the project include the following:
CLEARING 1.55 AC
GRUBBING 1.55 AC
EXCAVATION - COMMON 3251 CY
GRANULAR EMBANKMENT 161 CY
COMMON EMBANKMENT 3061 CY
SUBGRADE PREPARATION 17.9 RD STA
AGGREGATE BASE CLASS 5 864 TON
TYPE SP 9.5 WEARING COURSE MIXTURE (3,B) 378.7 TON
TRAFFIC CONTROL 1 LS
SILT FENCE, TYPE MS 4250 LF
LOAM TOPSOIL BORROW 500 CY
FERTILIZER TYPE 3 840 LBS
SEEDING 2.1 AC
HYDRAULIC BONDED FIBER MATRIX 7350 LBS
SEED SOUTHERN BOULEVARD 336 LBS
Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:
City of Otsego Hakanson Anderson
13400 90th Street NE 3601 Thurston Avenue
Otsego, MN 55330 Anoka, MN 55303
Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office of: Hakanson Anderson, located at 3601 Thurston Avenue,
Anoka, MN 55303 for a non-refundable purchase price of $75 per set.
Alternatively, digital copies of the Bidding Documents are available at www.haa-inc.com under the "Projects/QuestCDN" link
for $30.00 (non-refundable). These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project and by entering eBidDocTM
Number 10300023 on the "Search Projects" page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at
(952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com.
Bidders will be charged a fee of $42.00 to submit a bid electronically. For this project, bids will ONLY be received and accepted
via the online electronic bid service QuestCDN.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, cash deposit, or bid bond, made payable to the City of
Otsego in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid.
The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities and informalities therein and further
reserves the right to award the contract in the best interests of the City.
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CITY OF OTSEGO
Audra Etzel, City Clerk
Date: July 28, 2026
Posted: July 28, 2026 on the City of Otsego website @ http://www.ci.otsego.mn.us/ >Government>Bids
July 28, 2026 on the Hakanson Anderson website @ http://www.haa-inc.com/
July 28, 2026 on the Quest CDN website @ https://www.questcdn.com/
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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
ARTICLE 1 - DEFINED TERMS
1.01 Terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated in the General Conditions and
Supplementary Conditions. Additional terms used in these Instructions to Bidders have the meanings indicated
below:
A. Issuing Office - The office from which the Bidding Documents are to be issued.
ARTICLE 2 - COPIES OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
2.01 Complete sets of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office as designated in the Advertisement
for Bids for a non-refundable purchase price stated therein.
2.02 Complete sets of Bidding Documents shall be used in preparing Bids; neither Owner nor Engineer assumes any
responsibility for errors or misinterpretations resulting from the use of incomplete sets of Bidding Documents.
2.03 Owner and Engineer, in making copies of Bidding Documents available on the above terms, do so only for the
purpose of obtaining Bids for the Work and do not authorize or confer a license for any other use.
ARTICLE 3 - QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS
3.01 To demonstrate Bidder's qualifications to perform the Work, after submitting its Bid and within five days of Owner's
request, Bidder shall submit written evidence establishing its qualifications such as financial data, previous
experience, and present commitments, and such other data as may be deemed necessary by the Owner.
3.02 A Bidder's failure to submit required qualification information within the times indicated may disqualify Bidder from
receiving an award of the Contract.
3.03 Responsible Contractor
A. In accordance with Laws of Minnesota, 2014, chapter 253 (Minnesota Statutes 16C.285), Bidders are hereby
advised that the Owner cannot award a construction contract in excess of $50,000 unless the contractor is a
"responsible contractor" as defined in Minnesota Statutes 16C.285, subdivision 3. A bidder submitting a Proposal
for this Project must verify that it meets the minimum criteria specified in Minnesota Statutes 16C.285,
subdivision 3, by completing the Responsible Contractor Certificate within this Project Manual. Statements in the
certificate must be certified by a company officer. Bidders are responsible for obtaining verifications of compliance
from all subcontractors, using a form provided by the Owner. A bidder must submit signed verifications from
subcontractors upon the Owner's request.
B. A Bidder or subcontractor who does not meet the minimum criteria established in Minnesota Statutes 16C.285,
subdivision 3, or who fails to verify compliance with the minimum requirements, will not be a "responsible
contractor" and will be ineligible to be awarded the Contract for this Project or to work on this Project. Bidders
and subcontractors are also advised that making a false statement verifying compliance with any of the minimum
criteria will render the Bidder or subcontractor ineligible to be awarded a construction contract for this Project
and may result in the termination of a contract awarded to a Bidder or subcontractor that makes a false
statement.
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3.04 No requirement in this Article 3 to submit information will prejudice the right of Owner to seek additional pertinent
information regarding Bidder's qualifications.
3.05 Bidder is advised to carefully review those portions of the Bid Form requiring Bidder's representations and
certifications.
ARTICLE 4 - SITE AND OTHER AREAS; EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS; EXAMINATION OF SITE; OWNER'S SAFETY PROGRAM;
OTHER WORK AT THE SITE
4.01 Site and Other Areas
A. The Site is identified in the Bidding Documents. By definition, the Site includes rights-of-way, easements, and
other lands furnished by Owner for the use of the Contractor. Any additional lands required for temporary
construction facilities, construction equipment, or storage of materials and equipment, and any access needed
for such additional lands, are to be obtained and paid for by Contractor.
4.02 Existing Site Conditions
A. Subsurface and Physical Conditions; Hazardous Environmental Conditions
1. The Supplementary Conditions identify:
a. those reports known to Owner of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or adjacent to
the Site.
b. those drawings known to Owner of physical conditions relating to existing surface or subsurface
structures at the Site (except Underground Facilities).
c. reports and drawings known to Owner relating to Hazardous Environmental Conditions that have
been identified at or adjacent to the Site.
d. Technical Data contained in such reports and drawings.
2. Owner will make copies of reports and drawings referenced above available to any Bidder on request.
These reports and drawings are not part of the Contract Documents, but the Technical Data contained
therein upon whose accuracy Bidder is entitled to rely, as provided in the General Conditions, has been
identified and established in the Supplementary Conditions. Bidder is responsible for any interpretation
or conclusion Bidder draws from any Technical Data or any other data, interpretations, opinions, or
information contained in such reports or shown or indicated in such drawings.
3. If the Supplementary Conditions do not identify Technical Data, the default definition of Technical Data
set forth in Article 1 of the General Conditions will apply.
B. Underground Facilities: Information and data shown or indicated in the Bidding Documents with respect to
existing Underground Facilities at or contiguous to the Site are set forth in the Contract Documents and are
based upon information and data furnished to Owner and Engineer by owners of such Underground Facilities,
including Owner, or others.
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C. Adequacy of Data: Provisions concerning responsibilities for the adequacy of data furnished to prospective
Bidders with respect to subsurface conditions, other physical conditions, and Underground Facilities, and
possible changes in the Bidding Documents due to differing or unanticipated subsurface or physical conditions
appear in Paragraphs 5.03, 5.04, and 5.05 of the General Conditions. Provisions concerning responsibilities for
the adequacy of data furnished to prospective Bidders with respect to a Hazardous Environmental Condition
at the Site, if any, and possible changes in the Contract Documents due to any Hazardous Environmental
Condition uncovered or revealed at the Site which was not shown or indicated in the Drawings or Specifications
or identified in the Contract Documents to be within the scope of the Work, appear in Paragraph 5.06 of the
General Conditions.
4.03 Site Visit and Testing by Bidders
A. Bidder shall conduct the required Site visit during normal working hours, and shall not disturb any ongoing
operations at the Site.
B. Bidder is not required to conduct any subsurface testing, or exhaustive investigations of Site conditions.
C. On request, and to the extent Owner has control over the Site, and schedule permitting, the Owner will provide
Bidder access to the Site to conduct such additional examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, and
studies as Bidder deems necessary for preparing and submitting a successful Bid. Owner will not have any
obligation to grant such access if doing so is not practical because of existing operations, security or safety
concerns, or restraints on Owner's authority regarding the Site.
D. Bidder shall comply with all applicable Laws and Regulations regarding excavation and location of utilities,
obtain all permits, and comply with all terms and conditions established by Owner or by property owners or
other entities controlling the Site with respect to schedule, access, existing operations, security, liability
insurance, and applicable safety programs.
E. Bidder shall fill all holes and clean up and restore the Site to its former condition upon completion of such
explorations, investigations, tests, and studies.
4.04 Other Work at the Site
A. Reference is made to Article 8 of the Supplementary Conditions for the identification of the general nature of
other work of which Owner is aware (if any) that is to be performed at the Site by Owner or others (such as
utilities and other prime contractors) and relates to the Work contemplated by these Bidding Documents. If
Owner is party to a written contract for such other work, then on request, Owner will provide to each Bidder
access to examine such contracts (other than portions thereof related to price and other confidential matters),
if any.
ARTICLE 5 - BIDDER'S REPRESENTATIONS
5.01 It is the responsibility of each Bidder before submitting a Bid to:
A. examine and carefully study the Bidding Documents, and any data and reference items identified in the Bidding
Documents;
B. visit the Site, conduct a thorough, alert visual examination of the Site and adjacent areas, and become familiar
with and satisfy itself as to the general, local, and Site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and
performance of the Work;
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C. become familiar with and satisfy itself as to all Laws and Regulations that may affect cost, progress, and
performance of the Work;
D. carefully study all: (1) reports of explorations and tests of subsurface conditions at or adjacent to the Site and
all drawings of physical conditions relating to existing surface or subsurface structures at the Site that have
been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, especially with respect to Technical Data in such reports and
drawings, and (2) reports and drawings relating to Hazardous Environmental Conditions, if any, at or adjacent
to the Site that have been identified in the Supplementary Conditions, especially with respect to Technical Data
in such reports and drawings;
E. consider the information known to Bidder itself; information commonly known to contractors doing business
in the locality of the Site; information and observations obtained from visits to the Site; the Bidding Documents;
and the Site-related reports and drawings identified in the Bidding Documents, with respect to the effect of
such information, observations, and documents on (1) the cost, progress, and performance of the Work; (2)
the means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures of construction to be employed by Bidder; and
(3) Bidder's safety precautions and programs;
F. agree, based on the information and observations referred to in the preceding paragraph, that at the time of
submitting its Bid no further examinations, investigations, explorations, tests, studies, or data are necessary
for the determination of its Bid for performance of the Work at the price bid and within the times required,
and in accordance with the other terms and conditions of the Bidding Documents;
G. become aware of the general nature of the work to be performed by Owner and others at the Site that relates
to the Work as indicated in the Bidding Documents;
H. promptly give Engineer written notice of all conflicts, errors, ambiguities, or discrepancies that Bidder discovers
in the Bidding Documents and confirm that the written resolution thereof by Engineer is acceptable to Bidder;
I. determine that the Bidding Documents are generally sufficient to indicate and convey understanding of all
terms and conditions for the performance and furnishing of the Work; and
J. agree that the submission of a Bid will constitute an incontrovertible representation by Bidder that Bidder has
complied with every requirement of this Article, that without exception the Bid and all prices in the Bid are
premised upon performing and furnishing the Work required by the Bidding Documents.
ARTICLE 6 - PRE-BID CONFERENCE
6.01 A pre-Bid conference will not be held for this project.
ARTICLE 7 - INTERPRETATIONS AND ADDENDA
7.01 All questions about the meaning or intent of the Bidding Documents are to be submitted to Engineer in writing.
Interpretations or clarifications considered necessary by Engineer in response to such questions will be issued by
Addenda delivered to all parties recorded as having received the Bidding Documents. Questions received less than
seven days prior to the date for opening of Bids may not be answered. Only questions answered by Addenda will be
binding. Oral and other interpretations or clarifications will be without legal effect.
7.02 Addenda may be issued to clarify, correct, supplement, or change the Bidding Documents.
ARTICLE 8 - BID SECURITY
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8.01 A Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to Owner in an amount of five percent of Bidder's
maximum Bid price (determined by adding the base bid and all alternates) and in the form of a certified check, bank
money order, or a Bid bond issued by a surety meeting the requirements of Paragraphs 6.01 and 6.02 of the General
Conditions.
8.02 The Bid security of the apparent Successful Bidder will be retained until Owner awards the contract to such Bidder,
and such Bidder has executed the Contract Documents, furnished the required contract security, and met the other
conditions of the Notice of Award, whereupon the Bid security will be released. If the Successful Bidder fails to
execute and deliver the Contract Documents and furnish the required contract security within 15 days after the
Notice of Award, Owner may consider Bidder to be in default, annul the Notice of Award, and the Bid security of
that Bidder will be forfeited. Such forfeiture shall be Owner's exclusive remedy if Bidder defaults.
8.03 The Bid security of other Bidders that Owner believes to have a reasonable chance of receiving the award may be
retained by Owner until the earlier of seven days after the Effective Date of the Contract or 61 days after the Bid
opening, whereupon Bid security furnished by such Bidders will be released.
8.04 Bid security of other Bidders that Owner believes do not have a reasonable chance of receiving the award will be
released within seven days after the Bid opening.
ARTICLE 9 - CONTRACT TIMES
9.01 The number of days within which, or the dates by which, Milestones are to be achieved and/or the Work is to be
substantially completed and ready for final payment are set forth in the Agreement.
ARTICLE 10 - LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
10.01 Provisions for liquidated damages, if any, for failure to timely attain a Milestone, Substantial Completion, or
completion of the Work in readiness for final payment, are set forth in the Agreement.
ARTICLE 11 - SUBSTITUTE AND "OR-EQUAL" ITEMS
11.01 The Contract for the Work, as awarded, will be on the basis of materials and equipment specified or described in the
Bidding Documents without consideration during the bidding and Contract award process of possible substitute or
"or-equal" items. In cases in which the Contract allows the Contractor to request that Engineer authorize the use of
a substitute or "or-equal" item of material or equipment, application for such acceptance may not be made to and
will not be considered by Engineer until after the Effective Date of the Contract.
11.02 All prices that Bidder sets forth in its Bid shall be based on the presumption that the Contractor will furnish the
materials and equipment specified or described in the Bidding Documents, as supplemented by Addenda. Any
assumptions regarding the possibility of post-Bid approvals of "or-equal" or substitution requests are made at
Bidder's sole risk.
ARTICLE 12 - SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AND OTHERS
12.01 A Bidder shall be prepared to retain specific Subcontractors, Suppliers, or other individuals or entities for the
performance of the Work if required by the Bidding Documents (most commonly in the Specifications) to do so. If a
prospective Bidder objects to retaining any such Subcontractor, Supplier, or other individual or entity, and the
concern is not relieved by an Addendum, then the prospective Bidder should refrain from submitting a Bid.
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