ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
City of Minot, North Dakota
Storm Sewer District 121 – Puppy Dog Coulee
City Project # 4087
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Minot, North Dakota will receive sealed Bids for the construction of STORM SEWER DISTRICT 121 – PUPPY DOG COULEE, at the office of the City Clerk, 10 3rd Avenue SW, Minot, North Dakota, until 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at which time all Bids will be publicly opened and read in the Council Chambers.
All Bids must be submitted, and all work shall be done, in full and strict compliance with:
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The Plans & Contract Documents for this project;
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Any Special Conditions for this project;
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The 2022 City of Minot Standard Specifications and Details.
Project bidding documents are available for examination and/or $150 purchase Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the office of Ackerman-Estvold, 1907 17th Street SE, Minot ND 58701. Complete digital project bidding documents are available at
www.ackerman-estvold.com/projects
or www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $50 by inputting Quest project #9363590 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or
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for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Potential bidders may contact Ackerman-Estvold at (701) 837-8737 with any questions.
Generally, the Work covered by the Plans and Specifications for Storm Sewer District 121 consists of the materials, labor, tools, and equipment required for the construction of storm sewer improvements and the reconstruction of the roadways crossing the Puppy Dog Coulee system. The Work includes approximately 1,680 LF of double 12’x8’ box culvert, 826 LF of storm sewer, 1,000 LF of sanitary sewer, 140 LF of water main. The Work shall also include the removal and replacement of approximately 4,250 LF of curb & gutter, 3,800 Ton of asphalt pavement, and other incidentals as necessary to complete the project. Details of the construction are included in the Drawings, Project Manual, and the 2022 City of Minot Standard Specifications and Details.
All Bids are to be submitted on the basis of cash payment for the Work and Materials necessary to complete the project. Each bid must be accompanied by a separate envelope containing the contractor's license and bid security. The bid security must be in a sum equal to five percent of the full amount of the bid and must be in the form of a bidder's bond. A bidder's bond must be executed by the bidder as principal and by a surety, conditioned that if the principal's bid is accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the principal, within ten days after notice of the award, shall execute a contract in accordance with the terms of the bid and the bid bond and any condition of the governing body. A countersignature of a bid bond is not required under this section. If a successful bidder does not execute a contract within the ten days allowed, the bidder's bond must be forfeited to the Owner and the project awarded to the next lowest responsible bidder. Bidders must be licensed for the full amount of the bid as required by section 43-07-12 of the North Dakota Century Code.
No Bid may be read or considered if it does not fully comply with the requirements of Section 48-01.2-05 of the North Dakota Century Code.
The Owner reserves the right to hold all Bids for 60 days, to reject any or all Bids, to waive any informality or irregularity in any Bid, to accept the Bid deemed in the best interest of the Owner, and to rebid the project until a satisfactory bid is received.
There shall be endorsed upon the outside of the envelope containing the Bid, the following:
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“City of Minot, Storm Sewer District 121 - Puppy Dog Coulee, Project Number 4087”
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The name of the person, firm, corporation, or joint venture submitting the Bid.
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The Bidder’s Contractor’s License or Contractor’s License Renewal Number.
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Acknowledgement of the Addenda, if any.
Any deficient Bid received will be resealed and returned to the Bidder immediately.
All work shall be substantially complete by July 31, 2026. All work shall be completed and ready for final payment in accordance with the General Conditions by October 2, 2026.
Should the Contractor fail to complete its obligations under the Contract within the time required herein or within such extra time as may have been granted by formal extensions of time approved by the Owner, there will be deducted from any amount due to the Contractor the sum of $5,000 per day for each and every calendar day that the completion of the Work is delayed. The Contractor and his Surety will be liable for any excess. Such payment will be as and for liquidated damages and not as a penalty.
The City of Minot is committed to providing non-discriminatory service. Title VI assures that no person or group of persons may, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any and all programs or activities administered by the City.
The City of Minot will consider every request for reasonable accommodation to provide:
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an accessible meeting facility or other accommodation for people with disabilities,
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language interpretation for people with limited English proficiency (LEP), and
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translations of written material necessary to access City of Minot programs and information.
Appropriate provisions will be considered when the City of Minot is notified at least 10 days prior to the meeting date or the date the written material translation is needed.
To request accommodations, contact the City of Minot Title VI and ADA Coordinator, at 701-857-4753. TTY users may use Relay North Dakota at 711 or 1-800-366-6888.
By order of the City Council of the City of Minot, North Dakota.
Dated this 21st day of October, 2024.
/s/ Mikayla McWilliams .
Mikayla McWilliams,
City Clerk
Publish: Minot Daily News: October 25, November 1, 8, and 15, 2024
