ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS
S.P. 220-591-003 / MINN. PROJECT NO. TA 7315 (281)
FOR THE CITY OF SARTELL
STEARNS AND BENTON COUNTIES, MINN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the City of Sartell at the office of the City Clerk until 11 a.m. CST, Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at Sartell City Hall located at 125 Pinecone Road, Sartell, MN 56377, and will be publicly opened and read at said time and place by representatives of the City of Sartell. Said proposals for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the construction, complete in-place, of the following approximate quantities:
725 CY Common Excavation
460 CY Class 5 Aggregate Base (CV)
95 TON Bituminous Mixture
28,650 SF 4” Sidewalk
1,425 SF 6” Sidewalk
The provisions of Minn. Stat. 16C.285 Responsible Contractor are imposed as a requirement of this contract. All bidders and persons or companies providing a response/submission to the Advertisement for Bids/RFP of the City shall comply with the provisions of the statute.
The bids must be submitted on the Proposal Forms provided in accordance with the Contract Documents, Plans and Specifications as prepared by WSB and Associates Inc., 4140 Thielman Lane, Suite 204, St. Cloud, MN 56301, which are on file with the City Clerk of Sartell and may be seen at the office of the Consulting Engineers or at the office of the City Clerk.
Complete digital Proposal Forms, Plans and Specifications for use by Contractors submitting a bid are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for a nonrefundable fee of $25 by inputting Quest project #4006072 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading and working with this digital project information.
An optional set of Proposal Forms, Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the Consulting Engineers, WSB and Associates Inc., 4140 Thielman Lane, Suite 204, St. Cloud, MN 56301, for a nonrefundable fee of $125 per set, check payable to WSB and Associates Inc.
Bids will only be accepted from Contractors who purchase Bidding Documents as noted above.
No bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the City Clerk of Sartell and accompanied by a cash deposit, cashier’s check or certified check, or bid bond made payable to the City of Sartell in the amount of five percent (5 percent) of the amount bid to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event the bid be accepted and the bidder fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bond.
No bids may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of opening of bids. The City of Sartell reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Minimum-wage rates to be paid by the Contractors have been predetermined and are subject to the Work Hours Act of 1962, P.L. 87-581 and implementing regulations.
READ CAREFULLY THE WAGE SCALES AND DIVISION A OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS THEY AFFECT THIS PROJECT
The Minnesota Department of Transportation hereby notifies all bidders:
in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Act), as amended and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A Part 21, Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation, it will affirmatively assure in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded maximum opportunity to participate and/or to submit bids in response to this invitation, and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin in consideration for an award;
in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, and Title 23, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 230 Subpart A-Equal Employment Opportunity on Federal and Federal-Aid Construction Contracts (including supportive services), it will affirmatively assure increased participation of minority groups and disadvantaged persons and women in all phases of the highway construction industry, and on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be provided to all persons without regard to their race, color, disability, age, religion, sex or national origin;
in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.08 Unfair discriminatory Practices, it will affirmatively assure on any project constructed pursuant to this advertisement equal employment opportunity will be offered to all persons without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation or age;
in accordance with the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minnesota Statute 363A.36 Certificates of Compliance for Public Contracts, and 363A.37 Rules for Certificates of Compliance, it will assure appropriate parties to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement possess valid Certificates of Compliance.
If you are not a current holder of a compliance certificate issued by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights and intend to bid on any job in this advertisement you must contact the Department of Human Rights immediately for assistance in obtaining a certificate.
The following notice from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights applies to all contractors:
“It is hereby agreed between the parties that Minnesota Statute, section 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 are incorporated into any contract between these parties based on this specification or any modification of it. A copy of Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules, parts 5000.3400 to 5000.3600 is available upon request from the contracting agency.”
“It is hereby agreed between the parties that this agency will require affirmative action requirements be met by contractors in relation to Minnesota Statute 363A.36 and Minnesota Rules 5000.3600. Failure by a contractor to implement an affirmative action plan or make a good faith effort shall result in revocation of its certificate or revocation of the contract (Minnesota Statute 363A.36, Subd. 2 and 3).”
A minimum goal of 6.0 percent Good Faith Effort to be subcontracted to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.
DATED: June 8, 2015
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
s/s Mary Degiovanni
City Administrator
Sartell, MN
Publish: July 10 and 24, 2015