NOTICE OF TAKING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REHABILITATION OF THE OLD BACON CREEK SANITARY SEWER PROJECT (PROJECT NO. 7113-539-003), IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Sioux City City Clerk, at the Customer Service Center located on First Floor in City Hall, 405 Sixth Street, in Sioux City Iowa, until 1:00 P.M., Local Time, November 25, 2025, for the construction of the project, as described in the construction documents. The project is located across the entire length and width of the Old Bacon Creek lined concrete channel and extends approximately 200 feet outside the channel in both directions.  The Old Bacon Creek channel is approximately 5,380 linear feet long running from the upstream boundary north of Gordon Drive to just east of Interstate-29 on the downstream boundary and includes the rehabilitation of approximately 5,200 linear feet of the existing 48’ interceptor sewer main and associated manholes beneath the Old Bacon Creek lined concrete channel, while replacing, repairing, or abandoning connected sanitary collector mains and private laterals along the section. Bids received will be opened and tabulated at a public meeting, presided over by a City Engineer, in the 4th Floor Clock Tower Conference Room in the Public Works Department, City Hall, at 1:00 P.M., Local Time, on November 25, 2025. Thereafter, bids will be acted upon by the City Council at such time and place as may be fixed. A pre-bid meeting will be held for the project on November 10, 2025 at 1:00p.m. Local Time in the Fourth Floor Clocktower, Room 409 of City Hall, 405 6thStreet, Sioux City, Iowa.  It is strongly recommended that the contractor attends the pre-bid meeting, and/or visit the site prior to bidding. Each bid must be made on a form furnished by the City and must be accompanied by a bid bond, a cashier’s check or certified check of an Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States, or a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the City Treasurer of the City of Sioux City, Iowa. The check or draft may be cashed by the City Treasurer as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within the ten (10) days after notice of award and post bond satisfactory to the City ensuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.  However, the City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, re-advertise for new bids and to waive informalities that may be in the best interest of the City. 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 domestic labor. The Notice of Public Hearing will be published in the Sioux City Journal on November 8, 2025 and November 15, 2025. This project has an early start date of 15 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed and a late start date of April 1, 2026. Milestone One (all work north of Leech Avenue) shall be fully completed by June 1, 2027.  All work shall be fully completed on the overall project  by October 1, 2027.  Liquidated damages shall be assessed for this project based upon calendar days. Specifications for this project shall be the 2025 version of the Iowa Statewide Urban Standard Specifications for Public Improvements modified in accordance with the 2024 version of the City of Sioux City Supplement. The City of Sioux City, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race color, or national origin in consideration for an award. Copies of said construction documents are available at the office of the City Clerk of Sioux City for examination by the public.  The documents are also available for viewing by the public, or sub-contractors, or suppliers, on the City’s Engineering website, under the Projects Out to Bid tabwww.sioux-city.org/engineering.  Construction documents for private use, or potential prime contractors may be obtained online atquestcdn.comat no charge, or hard copy from the Purchasing Division, City Hall, upon deposit of fifty dollars ($50) via check or money order for each set. The deposit will be returned to depositor if the construction documents are returned in good condition within fourteen (14) days from date of award. City Clerk of the City of Sioux City, Iowa Post on the Construction Update Plan Room Network’s website atwww.mbionline.comand on the City’s website atwww.sioux-city.org/engineeringOctober 29, 2025. Complete digital project bidding documents are available at https://qap.questcdn.com/qap/projects/prj_browse/ipp_browse_grid.html?projType=all&provider=6616586&group=6616586 and www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital documents for $0.00 by inputting Quest project number 9937810 on the website’s projects search page.

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