Advertisement for Bids for 2026 Pavement Rehabilitation Project

CITY OF WHITE BEAR LAKE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
2026 PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECT
ON BANNING AVENUE / COOK AVENUE / SECOND STREET /
THIRD STREET / ALLEY

CITY PROJECT NO. 26-01

Notice is hereby given that the City of White Bear Lake will receive and accept bids ONLY through QuestCDN.com via their electronic VirtuBid online bid service until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 for the furnishing of all labor and materials to complete the following described local improvements under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 429. A virtual bid opening will be held on Wednesday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. utilizing an online viewing platform. Instructions for viewing the bid opening will be available upon request. Bid results will be posted on QuestCDN immediately following the bid opening.

Pavement Rehabilitation on: Banning Avenue (Lake Avenue to Second Street), Cook Avenue (Second Street to Fourth Street), Second Street (Banning Avenue to Lake Avenue), Third Street (Cook Avenue to Stewart Avenue), and Alley (Second Street to south end).

Estimated contract quantities include the following:

An exclusive electronic bidding process is being used for this project.  Plans, specifications, bid forms and contract documents may be obtained through QUEST CDN at www.questcdn.com – Project No. 10131891 for a fee of $22.00.  Bids must be submitted electronically using the QUEST CDN system, no paper bids will be considered.

A bid bond for five (5%) percent of the amount of the bid is required to submit a vBid online through the QuestCDN portal.  The bid bond will be forfeited as liquidated damages if the bid is accepted and the bidder fails to promptly provide the required additional documents or enter into the contract.

The successful bidder must be a “responsible contractor.” The term “responsible contractor” means a contractor as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 16C.285, subdivision 3. Any prime contractor, subcontractor, or motor carrier that does not meet the minimum criteria or fails to comply with the verification requirements is not a responsible contractor and is not eligible to be awarded a construction contract for the project or to perform work on the project. A prime contractor, subcontractor, or motor carrier that makes a false statement under oath verifying compliance with the minimum criteria will be ineligible to be awarded a construction contract on the project, and the submission of a false statement may result in termination of a contract awarded to a prime contractor, subcontractor, or motor carrier that submits the false statement. A prime contractor shall include in its verification of compliance a list of all of its first-tier subcontractors that it intends to retain for work on the project. Before execution of a construction contract, a prime contractor shall submit a supplemental verification under oath confirming that all subcontractors and motor carriers that the prime contractor intends to use to perform project work have verified to the prime contractor, through a signed statement under oath by an owner or officer, that they meet the minimum criteria for a responsible contractor.

The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein, and to award the contract in the best interest of the City.  Bids submitted after the deadline will be rejected.  No bidder may withdraw its bid within sixty (60) days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.

The City Council will consider such bids at its regular scheduled City Council meeting held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.

PAUL KAUPPI, P.E.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR/CITY ENGINEER
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINNESOTA

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