2026 Crackfilling

CITY OF MILWAUKEE

SPECIFIC OFFICIAL NOTICE NO. 65-1-2026

Sealed bids will be opened on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 10:30 A.M. for CRACKFILLING STREET MAINTENANCE/REPAIR WORK, in the following location:

Bids are opened remotely and the public is welcome to attend. Submit your bid either via Bid Express or via email to as detailed below. Contact to attend the bid opening via conference call.

The general work request is:

CRACKFILL ASPHALT AND CONCRETE STREET PAVEMENTS WITH A HOT-APPLIED ASPHALT BASED PRODUCT USED TO SEAL AND FILL CRACKS AND JOINTS. ADDITIONAL WORK INVOLVING THE FILLING OF SMALL HOLES, JOINT FAILURES, EXPOSURE OF WIRE MESH AND OTHER MINOR SURFACE DEFECTS USING HOT-APPLIED ASPHALT BASED PRODUCT AND PEA GRAVEL WILL BE REQUIRED ON ALL PAVEMENTS. ETC.;

Located at:

ST211260102 Crackfilling on Various Street Locations City Wide

Time for Completion:

All work on this contract shall be completed by June 30, 2027. The Contractor may employ a maximum of four (4) crews daily. The Contractor shall notify the Commissioner or the City Supervisor, overseeing the project, of Public Works 72 hours in advance of starting work on this contract

Liquidated Damages, per diem: $500.00/Day

The residency requirement for this project is 0% of all hours worked on the project. One quarter of these hours must be attributable to residents living in the following zip codes: 53204, 53205, 53206, 53208, 53210, 53212, and 53233.

The SBE requirement for this project is 0% of the contract base bid. The SBE Compliance Plan (Form A) must be submitted with the bid and is an element of bid responsiveness. SBE certificates must be submitted with the Form A. Incomplete SBE Compliance Plans (Form A) or inaccurate SBE Compliance Plans will not be accepted and will render the bid unresponsive. For a complete listing of City of Milwaukee certified SBE firms, see the Office of Equity and Inclusion's (OEI) website at https://milwaukee.diversitycompliance.com/. If there are any questions regarding SBE firms, please contact the OEI office at 414-286-5553.

The apprenticeship requirements for this project are: N/A.

The contractor shall specifically note the SBE, residency, and apprenticeship forms for this project. If the forms are not filled out properly, it will be cause for rejection of the bid.

Bid Security Required: Bond, Certified Check, Cashier's Check or Cash to accompany bid: 10% of the Contractor's Base Bid. For those bids being submitted through Bid Express and using a manual Bond, the contractor may send a signed/executed copy of the bid bond to the Department of Public Works Contract Office by emailing . THE EMAILED COPY OF THE BOND MUST BE RECEIVED BY NO LATER THAN 10:30 A.M. ON THE SAME DATE THAT THE BIDS ARE DUE FOR THAT SPECIFIC OFFICIAL NOTICE, or the bid will be considered non-responsive. The original bid bond document must then be submitted by the contractor to the Department of Public Works Contract Office in-person or by mail to 841 N Broadway, Rm. 506, Milwaukee, WI 53202, within 24 hours upon being notified that they are the apparent low bidder.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All bid documents for the listed project(s) are available electronically at and at and can be submitted using either Bid Express or by emailing PDF copies of the complete bid documents to before 10:30 A.M. on the date of the bid opening. However, Bidders are strongly encouraged to utilize for submitting bids. Electronic documents can be obtained via .Any required addenda or response related to listed projects will be posted on both the DPW and Bid Express websites. Call 414-286-3314 to have your company's name and contact information added to the plan holder's list.

PAYMENT MONITORING REQUIREMENTS: All Contractors awarded a contract valued at $25,000.00 or more are required to participate in training on the City of Milwaukee's B2GNow contract compliance software within 30 days of the contract award date. Throughout the contract term, Contractors are required to regularly provide timely subcontractor payment information in the City's contract compliance software. Please contact the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) at 414-286-5553 should you have any questions or concerns regarding the training or reporting process.

PAYROLL MONITORING REQUIREMENTS: The Prime Contractor awarded this project is required to participate in training on the City of Milwaukee's Labor Compliance Reporting (LCR) Software after the date of contract award. Throughout the contract term, Contractors are required to regularly provide timely payroll information via the LCR app. Please contact the DPW Contracts Office at 414-286-3204 or email should you have any questions or concerns regarding the training or reporting process.

Contractor must comply with all provisions of the CITY OF MILWAUKEE GENERAL OFFICIAL NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS published herein and at:

Signed:

_________________________________________

Jerrel Kruschke, P.E.

Commissioner of Public Works

PUBLISH TWO (2) TIMES INSERTION WITHOUT FAIL, Monday, June 29, 2026