Sealed Bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk in the City Building, 400 East Military
Avenue, Fremont, Nebraska, until 2:00 p.m., June 12, 2025, and be publicly opened and read in
the Council Chambers at that time for the design and all tools, labor, and materials necessary to
complete the installation of a 2025 WWTP NON-POTABLE IMPROVEMENTS for the City of
Fremont.
Contractors to be qualified to bid must obtain the Plans, Specifications and Contract Documents
from the Office of the City Engineer.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or a bank draft on a
solvent Nebraska bank insured by FDIC or a bid bond in the amount not less the five percent
(5%) of the bid price. That bid security shall be sealed and addressed to the City Clerk ,
Fremont, Nebraska and labeled on the outside "2025 WWTP NON-POTABLE IMPROVEMENTS".
Any bids received from Contractors not so qualified will be returned unopened.
The bid security shall guarantee the bidder's good faith to enter into the contract within ten (10)
days at the bid price if accepted by the City Council. Any proposal 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 proposal.
The 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.
The contractor shall be required to furnish a Performance and Payment and Maintenance Bond
in a sum equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, for a period of one (1) year
past the completion of the project.
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.
The contractor shall complete the work not later than September 30, 2025. Liquidated
Damages of One Hundred Dollars ($150.00) per working day will be assessed after the time for
completion has expired.
ATTEST: CITY OF FREMONT, NEBRASKA
MICHAEL CHATTERSON, CITY CLERKÂ
JOEY SPELLERBERG, MAYOR
