Rock County Rural Water District seeks bids by Oct. 6

Rock County Rural Water District seeks bids by Oct. 6  
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Notice is hereby given that the Rock County Rural Water District will receive sealed bids for furnishing and installing a new production well and all appurtenances including, but not 
limited to: 
•New 12” diameter water supply well and submersible pump approximately
350 feet deep; stainless steel screen, column pipe and fittings; pitless 
adaptor unit; meter vault, including valves and piping;  and well development
and test pumping as detailed on the Drawings and specified herein. 
•Approximately 250 feet of new 6” diameter raw water main; fittings;
and connection to the existing 6” watermain. 
•Clean-up and all other miscellaneous work required, not herein mentioned,
but inferred from the construction contract documents.
 
  The Bids must be prepared on bid forms supplied in the Bidding Documents and submitted at the Herried Room of the Rock County Courthouse, 204 East Brown Street, Luverne, Minnesota 56156-0745 not later than 2:00 p.m., Local Time Thursday, October 6, 2022, at which time and place all Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the presence of the Bidders and their representatives. No bids will be received after the specified hour and date, and Bids which are not prepared and filed in accordance with “Instructions to Bidders” may be rejected. 
Each Bid must be submitted in a sealed envelope. Each sealed envelope containing a Bid must be plainly marked on the outside as Rock County Rural Water District – Well No. 15. The envelope should also bear on the outside the name and address of the Bidder. If forwarded by mail or other delivery system, the sealed envelope containing the Bid must be sealed in another envelope, with the notation “Bid Enclosed” on the face thereof, and addressed to the Rock County 
Courthouse, P.O. Box 507, 204 East Brown Street, Luverne, Minnesota 56156.
Bidding Documents may be examined at the offices of Banner Associates, Inc. in Brookings, SD.  A complete set of Bidding Documents may be ob¬tained at the office of Banner Associates, Inc., 409 22nd Avenue South, Brookings, SD 57006, (605) 692-6342 or may be ordered from  www.bannerassociates.com. Copies may be obtained upon a non-refundable payment in the sum of $49.00 including applicable taxes and fees for each set of Bidding Documents. Electronic copies are also available and can be ordered and downloaded from the above website for a $25.00 non-refundable fee. 
The Bidder to whom the contract is awarded will be required to fur¬nish a construction performance bond and a construction payment bond to the Owner in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract award for each bond, in conformance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The construction performance bond and construction payment bond shall remain in full force until the completion of the Contract as specified in the General Conditions.
All bids must be accompanied by a Bid security. Bid security will take the form of a bid bond in an amount of ten percent (10%) of the Bidder's maximum Bid price or a cashier's or certified check made payable to Owner in an amount of five percent
(5%) of the Bidder's maximum Bid price.
The Bid security will be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages if the successful bidder refuses or fails to enter into an Agreement within fifteen (15) days after Notice of Award or fails at time of executing the contract to furnish a construction performance bond and construction payment bond guaranteeing the faithful performance of the work.
Bids may not be withdrawn after the time fixed for opening them. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any irregularities therein.
BY ORDER of the Rock County Rural Water District.
 
Date: 9/12/2022 By: Andrew Hoyme
        Chairman of the Board
(09-15, 09-22)