ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSOwner: City of Magnolia, MinnesotaOwner’s address: 113 W. Luverne Magnolia, MN 56158-0125Project: Wastewater Treatment Facilities ImprovementsLocation: Within corporate limits and cast of MagnoliaSealed BIDS for Wastewater Treatment Facilities Improvements and related work will be received by the City Clerk at her office in Magnolia, Minnesota, until 6:00 P.M. local time June 5, 2003 and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Bids will be acted upon by the Owner at a later time. The Project shall consist of the following work: Job Duplex lift station and valve vault 18 Ea. Sanitary manholes sealing 4,020 L.F. 6" Force main 1,097 L.F. 8" Pond piping80,600 C.Y. Excavation and embankment 3 Ea. Lagoon control structures 3,250 T. Random stone riprap 8,970 S.Y. Erosion control fabric 900 T. Gravel surfacing 3,300 L.F. Fencing Job Fertilizing and seeding Job Sludge removal and land applicationother miscellaneous items and related work.Substantial completion will be by October 15, 2003 for all work except sludge removal which shall be substantially complete by July 1, 2004.The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations: City of Magnolia 113 W. Luverne P.O. Box 125 Magnolia, MN 56158-0125 DeWild Grant Reckert and Associates Company 1302 South Union Street Rock Rapids, IA 51246Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of DeWild Grant Reckert & Associates Company located at 1302 South Union Street, Rock Rapids, Iowa 51246 upon payment of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each set. Web site address: www.dgrnet.com; phone: 712-472-2531, fax: 712-472-2710. No refunds will be made.All proposals shall be made on forms provided by the Engineer. Each bid must be accompanied by bid security payable to the Owner for five (5%) percent of the total amount of the Bid as a certified or bank check issued by a State or National bank or as a bidder’s bond. As soon as the bid prices have been compared, the Owner will return the check or bond of all except the three lowest, responsive, responsible bidders for each Schedule. When the contract is awarded, the checks or bonds of the two remaining unsuccessful bidders will be returned. The check or bond of the successful bidder will be retained until the contract and surety bond have been executed and approved, after which it will be returned. With submittal of a Bid, the contractor represents that he has visited the site, familiarized himself with the local conditions under which the work is to be performed, and correlated his observations with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to accept any bid. Contractor’s Proposals shall hold firm for thirty (30) days from the date of opening. Mutually agreed upon extensions of time may be made, if necessary. CITY OF MAGNOLIA, MINNESOTABy /s/ Glenda SchomackerCity Clerk (5-15, 5-22)
