NOTICE OF TAKING BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TRANSPORTATION CENTER - ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT (PROJECT NO. 7468-739-020), 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, February 11, 2025, for the construction of the project, as described in the construction documents. The project is located at 509 Nebraska Street and includes the removal and replacement of the roof of the Martin Luther King Jr. Transportation Center. There is an alternate unit price for rough carpentry.

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 1:00pm, Local Time, on February 11, 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 on January 29, 2025 at 10am, Local Time at the Martin Luther King Jr. Transportation Center, 509 Nebraska Street. It is strongly recommended that interested contractors attend 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, readvertise 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 January 25, 2025 and February 1, 2025.

The work on this project shall begin upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and be fully completed by August 30, 2025...