PROJECT: CCA EAST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND

BIDS DUE May 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM

THE Owner (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS Owner):

Clear Creek Amana Community School District

1486 Highway 6 NW, PO Box 487

Oxford, Iowa 52322

Architect (hereinafter referred to as Architect/Engineer):

Shive-Hattery, Inc.

4125 Westown Parkway, Suite 100

West Des Moines, IA 50266

PREBID MEETING:

A Pre-Bid site visit may be scheduled by contacting Maury Gallagher, Buildings and Grounds Director, via email (maurygallagher@ccaschools.org) or phone (319-622-3255).

TO: POTENTIAL BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by the Owner at the Clear Creek Amana Community School District Administration Office, 1486 Highway 6 NW, Oxford, Iowa 52322 until 2:00 PM, Central Time, on May 8, 2024.

Sealed bids will be opened and publicly read at the Clear Creek Amana Community School District Administration Office, 1486 Highway 6 NW, Oxford, IA 52322 at 2:00 PM, Central Time, on May 8, 2024 or at such later time and place as may then be fixed.

The project will be awarded on May 15, 2024 at the School Board meeting at 6:00 PM at the Clear Creek Amana Administration Office at 1486 Highway 6 NW, Oxford.

A Public Hearing is to be held at Clear Creek Amana Community School District Administration Office, 1486 Highway 6 NW, Oxford, Iowa 52322, at 6:00 PM, Central Time, on April 17, 2024 or at such later time and place as may then be fixed.

The general nature of the work is as follows:

The addition of a new playground for East Ridge Elementary including play equipment, swings, musical instruments, artificial turf surfacing and a shade canopy.

The construction costs should not exceed $350,000.

Construction is anticipated to commence on May 16, 2024, must be substantially completed by August 15, 2024, and shall reach Final Completion by September 4, 2024.

Questions related to the bid documents must be submitted to Cara Lindell, Shive-Hattery Project Coordinator, via email (clindell@shive-hattery.com) by 3:00 PM on May 1, 2024.

CCA - Elementary Playground

Project # 2142305510 Issued for Construction

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Copies of the Bidding documents may be obtained by Bidders and Sub-bidders at Rapids Reproductions, DFS Plan Room, Shive-Hattery Custom Portal, rapidsrepro.com, 6015

Huntington Ct. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. There is no deposit. It is requested that bidders return the documents in good condition within ten days after receipt of bids.

Each Bidder shall accompany the Bid with a Bid security, in a separate envelope, as security that the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of the contract corporate surety bond or bonds, acceptable to the Owner, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equivalent to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The bidder's security shall be in an amount equivalent to 5% of the bid amount, and shall be in the form of a cashier's or certified check drawn on a bank in Iowa or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States of America, or a certified bank share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States of America or a bid bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the Owner. The bid security will be held by the Owner until a contract is fully executed and bonds are approved by the Owner.

All Bidders are required to provide a statement regarding their residency status as required by 875 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 156.

Contractors using “materials, supplies, and equipment” on projects in designated “exempt entities” may purchase these items without liability for the sales tax. The contractor must have a purchasing agent authorization letter and an exemption certificate from the public entity to present to the retailer, which specifies the construction project and will be available for that project only.

The Clear Creek Amana Community School District will issue an authorization letter and an exemption certificate to the contractor and/or subcontractors for the purchase or use of building materials, supplies, and equipment to be used on this project only. DO NOT include sales tax on your bid form.

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 30 days after the date of the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.

The Owner seeks to provide opportunities for Targeted Small Businesses in the awarding of contracts and is authorized to award contracts to Targeted Small Businesses per the Iowa Acts of the 73rd General Assembly, 1989 Regular Session, Senate File 2274. For further information about the Targeted Small Business policies, contact the Owner. This project has a target for Targeted Small Business participation of ten percent (10%).

Bidders shall be prepared to submit a performance bond and payment bond and a two-year maintenance bond conditioned on the faithful performance of the contract. Out-of-state bidders shall be prepared to submit an Out-of-State Contractor Bond to the Iowa Division of Labor in accordance with Chapter 91C of the Code of Iowa.

By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa labor to the extent lawfully required under Iowa law.

It is the intent of the Owner to award a contract to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder provided the bid has been submitted in accordance with the bidding requirements. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities or irregularities. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Published by order of the Clear Creek Amana Community School District School Board, County of Johnson, State of Iowa.

CCA - East Ridge Elementary Playground