ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids are being accepted for a FEMA grade raise in Peterson Township between sections 24 and 25 along 34th Street SE.

Published November 25, 2020 at 3:01 AM

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids are being accepted for a FEMA grade raise in Peterson Township between sections 24 and 25 along 34th Street SE. Peterson Township will receive bids by mail at 3232 53rd Avenue SE, Medina, ND 58467 until 6:00 PM (CST) Friday, December 11, 2020, at which time bids will be publicly opened. Bids will be considered and awarded at a date to be determined. The scope and general nature of the work consists of furnishing all labor, equipment, materials and performing all work necessary for a grade raise and embankment stabilization for approximately 1,500 feet of township roadway. Approximate work is as follows:
•278 CY of gravel (surface): 1,500 ft long x 20 ft wide x 3 in deep
•519 CY of pit run (base): 1,400 ft long x 20 ft wide x 6 in deep
•4,179 CY of clay embankment (sub base): 1,400 ft long x 20 ft wide x 4.03 ft deep
•836 CY of clay embankment (shoulder): 1,400 ft long x 2 ft wide x 4.03 ft deep (both sides of roadway)
•2,696 CY of clay embankment (inslope): 1,400 x 13 x 8/2, north side of road
•2,240 CY of clay embankment (inslope): 1,400 x 12 x 8/2, south side of road
•1,219 CY of rip rap: 1,400 ft long x 15.67 ft wide x 1.5 ft deep, north side of road
•1,082 CY of rip rap: 1,400 ft long x 13.91 ft wide x 1.5 ft deep, south side of road
•3,111 SY of R1 geotextile fabric (below sub base): 1,400 ft long x 20 ft wide
•4,667 SY of RR geotextile fabric (inslopes under rip rap): 1,400 ft x 15 ft (both sides of roadway)
•2,800 ft of turbidity curtain: 1,400 ft (both sides of roadway)
•120 ft of corrugated metal pipe (CMP): 30 in CMP, 60 ft long (x2)
Davis Bacon prevailing wages are required to be paid for this project. All material must come from an approved source.
Questions related to the project may be directed to Jacob Hofmann, Chairman of Peterson Township, at (701) 320-8340.
Peterson Township reserves the right to hold all bids 60 DAYS after the date set for the opening thereof and reject any and all bids and waive minor defects.
Work shall commence on this project within 10 calendar days of being issued a "Notice to Proceed" by the Township as long as weather and/or frost is not prohibitive. If work begins this season, no additional costs will be awarded based on weather and/or frost. Work, when started, shall proceed in a continuous operation until a time that weather/frost prohibits work and would commence in the spring as conditions allow. All work on this project shall be completed within 30 working days.
All bids shall be accompanied by a separate envelope containing a bidder's bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid, payable to Peterson Township as liquidated damages in accordance with Section NDCC 11-11-28. In addition, all bids shall be accompanied by a copy of the contractor's license, in effect at least ten days prior to the date set for receiving bids, in the separate envelope with the bidder's bond in accordance with NDCC 43-07-12.
The successful bidder shall provide a performance bond in the amount of the bid pursuant to NDCC 48-01.2-10. The successful bidder shall also provide a certificate of liability insurance coverage, a current "North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance Certificate of Premium Paid," and a "Contractor's Certificate of North Dakota Income and Sales Tax Clearance." Public liability and property damage insurance requirements shall be in accordance with Section 107 of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction adopted October 2014.
The bidder's envelope shall be clearly marked to identify it as a sealed bid for: Peterson Township FEMA Grade Raise. Addenda, if any, shall be acknowledged on the outside of the bidder's envelope and on the bidder's proposal.
No bid will be read or considered which does not fully comply with the above provisions as to Bond and Licenses, and any deficient bid submitted will be resealed and returned to the Bidder immediately.
Dated this November 20, 2020
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF PETERSON TOWNSHIP
Jacob Hofmann
Chairman, Peterson Township
(Nov. 25 & Dec. 2, 2020) 2867546