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jth od 67-147 Ctiyeseic igA, n /de ei A Aric_. Vieth Construction Corporation 6419 Nordic Dr. Cedar Falls, IA 50613 6-iu cc° no0 Vieth construction Corporation 6419 Nordic Dr. Cedar Foils; EA 50613 er ‘,3 &Lids C inr C A4 0 0 f It FORM OF B0 [) OR PROPOSA FY 2020 W T I R MO A11 A� �J RADL PAR K TRFE CL SARING CON RACNOD 1017 CIITY OF WATERB 4005 DOW Honorable Mayor and City Council Waterloo, Iowa Gentlemen: 1. The undersigned, being a Corporation existing under the laws of the State of a Partnership consisting of the following partners: having familiarized (himself) (themselves) (itself) with the existing conditions on the project area affecting the cost of the work, and with all the contract documents listed in the Table of Contents and Addenda (if any), as prepared by the City Engineer of the City of Waterloo now on file in the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Waterloo, Iowa, hereby proposes to furnish all supervision, technical personnel, labor, materials, machinery, tools, appurtenances, equipment, and services, including utility and transportation services required to construct and complete this FY 2020 WATHRLOO AIR AND RAIL PARK THE F, CLEARUNG9 Contract Non 1017, all in accordance with the above -listed documents and for the unit prices for work in place for the following items and quantities: FY 2020 WA BID ITEM 2 DESCRIPTION MOBILIZATION ERLOM R AEk© RAIL PARK TREE C$:FARING CONTRACT Na 1017 UNIT • • • • • • • TREE CLEARING LS TRAFFIC CONTROL AC LS EST; QTY. 1.0 18.7 1.0 UNIT BID PRICE 2.4; Ooo TOTAL BID PRICE $ fit svo-- sebc.I.Jer T' -TAL BID $ 2. It is understood that the quantities set forth are approximate only and subject to variation and that the unit bid price for the work done shall govern in the actual payment to Contractor. 3. In submitting this bid, the bidder understands that the right is reserved by the City of Waterloo, Iowa, to reject any or all bids. If written notice of the acceptance of this bid is mailed, telegraphed, or delivered to the undersigned within thirty (30) days after the opening thereof, or at any time thereafter before this bid is withdrawn, the undersigned agrees to execute and deliver an agreement in the prescribed form and furnish the required bond and certificate of the insurance within ten (10) days after the agreement is presented to him for signature, and start work within ten (10) days after "Notice to Proceed" is issued. FORM OF BID CONTRACT NO. 1017 Page 1 of 3 4. Security in the sum of _ f ei Dollars $ C fro in the form of i 0 44-i -� is submitted herewith in accordance with the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS. 5. Attached hereto is a Non -Collusion Affidavit of Prime Contractor. 6. Attached hereto is a Resident Bidder Certification ( ), or Non -Resident Bidder Certification ( ). (Mark one.) 7. The bidder is prepared to submit a financial and experience statement upon request. 8. The Prime Contractor and Subcontractor(s), which have performed an aggregate of $10,000.00 in work for the City in the current calendar year, are prepared to submit an AAP or Update and an EOC, within ten (10) days of notification that the bid submitted is lowest and acceptable. 9. 1 he bidder has received the following Addendum or Addenda: Addendum No. .% 10. The bidder shall Iist the MBE/WBE subcontractor(s), amount of subcontracts and bid items on the City of Waterloo Minority and/or Wornen Business Pre -bid Contact Information Forrn submitted with this Form of Bid or Proposal. The apparent low Bidder shall submit a list of all other Subcontractor(s) to be used on this Project to the City of Waterloo by 5:00 p.m. the business day following the day Bids on this Project are due along with the Non -Collusion Affidavits of All Subcontractor(s). The Contractor shall submit information on subcontractors on "SUBCONTRACTOR REQUEST AND APPROVAL" Form to be provided by City prior to approval of contract. The subcontractors listed on this proposal and/or submitted to the Contract Compliance Officer cannot be changed except for the following reasons: 1) The City of Waterloo does not approve the subcontractors. 2) The subcontractors submit in writing that they cannot fulfill their subcontracts. 11. The bidder has filled in all blanks on this proposal. Those blanks not applicable are marked "none" or "NA". 12. The bidder has attached all applicable forms. 13. The Owner reserves the right to select alternates, delete line items, and/or to reduce quantities prior to the award of a contract due to budgetary limitations. FORM OF BID CONTRACT NO. 1017 Page 2 of 3 BY: Vieth Construction Corporation 6419 Nordic Dr. (Nameof Bid��i�r F$s,cIA 50613 /u•-eit Title Official Address: (including Zip Code): (Date) fr/pe,-,) Vieth Constructvon Corporation 641-9 (Nordic Di. Cedar Falls, to 50613 I . R S. No. OZ, —US4, ?csr7 FORM OF BID CONTRACT NO. 1017 Page 3 of 3 BID BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, as Principal, and 1€46 4,0 Ou(4)/° as Surety are held and firmly bound unto the CITY OF WATERLOO , Iowa, hereinafter called "OWNER." In the penal sum Dollars ($ ) lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum will and truly be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents The condition of this obligation is such that whereas the Principal has submitted the accompanying bid dated the day of , 20 , for • NOW, THEREFORE, (a) If said Bid shall be rejected, or in the alternate, (b) If said Bid shall be accepted and the Principal shall execute and deliver a contract in the form specified and shall furnish a bond for his faithful performance of said contract, and for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith, and shall in all other respects perform the agreement created by the acceptance of said Bid, Then this obligation shall be void, otherwise the same shall rernain in force and effect; it being expressly understood and agreed that the liability of the Surety for any and all claims hereunder shall, in no event, exceed the penal amount of this obligation as herein stated. By virtue of statutory authority, the full amount of this bid bond shall be forfeited to the Owner in liquidation of damages sustained in the event that the Principal fails to execute the contract and provide the bond as provided in the specifications or by law. The Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that the obligations of said Surety and its bond shall be in no way impaired or affected by any extension of the time within which the Owner may accept such Bid or execute such contract; and said Surety does hereby waive notice of any such extension. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Principal and the Surety, have hereunto set their hands and seals, and such of them as are corporations, have caused their corporate seals to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed by their proper officers this day of , A.D. 201 Principal By (Seal) (Title) (Seal) Witness Surety By Witness Attorney -in -fact NON -COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT OF PRIME BIDDER State of MN', V l6 Mi ,being first duly sworn, deposes and says that: County of 1 He is )ss Owner, artner Officer, Representative, or Agent) , of VOC- , the Bidder that has submitted the attached Bid; 2. He is fully informed respecting the preparation and contents of the attached Bid and of all pertinent circumstances respecting such Bid; 3. Such Bid is genuine and is not a collusive or sham Bid; 4. Neither the said Bidder nor any of its officers, partners, owners, agents, representatives, employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant, has in any way colluded, conspired, connived or agreed directly or indirectly, with any other Bidder, firm or person to submit a collusive or sham Bid in connection with the Contract for which the attached Bid has been submitted or to refrain frorn bidding in connection with such Contract, or has in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement or collusion or communication or conference with any other Bidder, firm or person to fix the price or prices in the attached Bid or of any other Bidder, or, to fix any overhead, profit or cost element of the bid price or the bid price of any other Bidder, or to secure through any collusion, conspiracy, connivance, or unlawful agreement any advantage against the City of Waterloo, Iowa, or any person interested in the Proposed Contract; and 5. The price or prices quoted in the attached Bid are fair and proper and are not tainted by any collusion, conspiracy, connivance or unlawful agreement on the part of the Bidder or any of its agents, representatives, owners, employees, or parties in interest, including this affiant. (Signed) Title Subscribed and sworn to before me this Z.LP day of 2010. My commission expires 3--\5-22, . Title A ye r ��''yy\�' , ~ I Fs, , n� V otictiiiIMP/P:0 rye• c`�'a r fw ' O s, ` `€'� c it 8 qa•. V • oe aiNt \rp e o 0 o d a :ec DVO • • 1 v, RUddetr Status Form To be compEeted by aiil bidders Part Please answer "Yes" or "No" for each of the following: 7SVies ri N o My company is authorized to transact business in Iowa. (To help you determine if your company is authorized, please review the worksheet on the next page). N o My company has an office to transact business in Iowa. N o My company's office in Iowa is suitable for more than receiving mail, telephone calls, and e-mail. N o My company has been conducting business in Iowa for at least 3 years prior to the first request for bids on this project. My company is not a subsidiary of another business entity or my company is a subsidiary of another business entity that would qualify as a resident bidder in Iowa. If you answered "Yes" for each question above, your company qualifies as a resident bidder. Please complete Parts B and D of this form. If you answered "No" to one or more questions above, your company is a nonresident bidder. Please complete Parts C and D of this form. r To be complieted by res dent Welders Part B My company has maintained offices in Iowa during the past 3 years at the following addressei/ieth Construction Dates: 3 / 0/ lot to g ssefre- Address: Corporation4 City, State, Zip: Cedar Falis, IA 50613— Dates: . / /_ to / / Address: City, State, Zip: Dates: / / to / / Address: You may attach additions( sheet(s) if needed. City, State, Zip: be compfleted by non=resk ont bidders artC 1. Name of home state or foreign country reported to the Iowa Secretary of State: 2 Does your company's home state or foreign country offer preferences to resident bidders, resident labor force preferences or any other type of preference to bidders or laborers? 3. If you answered "Yes" to question 2, identify each preference offered by your company's home state or foreign country and the appropriate legal citation. Yes No You may attach additional sheet(s) if needed. To be oornplleted by aaa Udders art f I certify that the statements made on this document are true and complete to the best of my knowledge and 1 know that my failure to provide accurate and truthful information may be a reason to reject my bid. frtrqeLi Firm Name: Signature: /40" t Date: a/2.--c,/2e. You must submit the completed fora to the governmental body requesting bids per 375 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 156. This form has been approved by the Iowa Labor Commissioner. 309-6001 (09-15) ors sheet: Autno i atlltrn to Transact Ibluskriess This worksheet may be used to help complete Part A of the Resident Bidder Status form. If at least one of the following describes your business, you are authorized to transact business in Iowa. 7\e54s 11 No My business is currently registered as a contractor with the Iowa Division of Labor. [I n Yes f'Jo My business is a sole proprietorship and I am an Iowa resident for Iowa income tax purposes. Yes No My business is a general partnership or joint venture. More than 50 percent of the general partners or joint venture parties are residents of Iowa for Iowa income tax purposes. Yes No My business is an active corporation with the Iowa Secretary of State and has paid all fees required by the Secretary of State, has filed its most recent biennial report, and has not filed articles of dissolution. Yes fl No My business is a corporation whose articles of incorporation are filed in a state other than Iowa, the corporation has received a certificate of authority from the Iowa secretary of state, has filed its rnost recent biennial report with the secretary of state, and has neither received a certificate of withdrawal from the secretary of state nor had its authority revoked. LI Yes ri No My business is a limited liability partnership which has filed a statement of qualification in this n Yes state and the statement has not been canceled. No My business is a limited liability partnership which has filed a statement of qualification in a state other than Iowa, has filed a statement of foreign qualification in lowa and a statement of cancellation has not been filed. Yes fl No My business is a limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership which has fled a certificate of limited partnership in this state, and has not filed a statement of termination. Yes fJ My business is a limited partnership or a limited Inability limited partnership whose certificate of limited partnership is filed in a state other than Iowa, the limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership has received notification from the Iowa secretary of state that the application for certificate of authority has been approved and no notice of cancellation has been filed by the limited partnership or the limited liability limited partnership. 1-1 Yes J No My business is a limited liability company whose certificate of organization is filed in Iowa and has not filed a statement of termination. Yes I No My business is a limited liability company whose certificate of organization is filed in a state other than Iowa, has received a certificate of authority to transact business in Iowa and the certificate has not been revoked or canceled. 309-6001 (09-15) c\1 0 It; Prime Contractor Name: 4(T) E 0 _C° 0 n co C1) Q� o a) n o U7 .}J Z3 U a) a) O � L. 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In the penal sum ---Five Percent of the Bid Submitted --- Dollars ($---5%--- ) lawful money of the United States, for the payment of which sum will and truly be made, we bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, administrators, and successors, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents The condition of this obligation is such that whereas the Principal has submitted the accompanying bid dated the 27th clay of February 2020 , for FY 2020 Waterloo Air and Rail Park Tree Clearing, Contract No. 1017, Waterloo, Iowa NOW, THEREFORE, (a) If said Bid shall be rejected, or in the alternate, • (b) If said Bid shall be accepted and the Principal shall execute and deliver a contract in the form specified and shall furnish a bond for his faithful performance of said contract, and for the payment of all persons performing labor or furnishing materials in connection therewith, and shall in all other respects perform the agreement created by the acceptance of said Bid, Then this obligation shall be void, otherwise the same shall remain in force and effect; it being expressly understood and agreed that the liability of the Surety for any and all claims hereunder shall, in no event, exceed the penal amount of this obligation as herein stated. By virtue of statutory authority, the full amount of this bid bond shall be forfeited to the Owner in liquidation of damages sustained in the event that the Principal fails to execute the contract and provide the bond as provided in the specifications or by law. The Surety, for value received, hereby stipulates and agrees that the obligations of said Surety and its bond shall be in no way impaired or affected by any extension of the time \iithin which the Owner may accept such Bid or execute such contract; and said Surety does hereby waive notice of any such extension. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Principal and the Surety, have hereunto set their hands and seals, and such of them as are corporations, have caused their corporate seals to be hereto affixed and these presents to be signed by their proper officers this 18th day of February , A.D. 2020 Vieth Construction Corporation North Americ. Specialty Insurarti a Compare By Attorney -in -fact R. Young (Seal) b SWISS RE CORPORATE SOLUTIONS NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, THAT North American Specialty Insurance Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under laws of the State of New Hampshire, and having its principal office in the City of Overland Park, Kansas and Washington International Insurance Company a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Hampshire and having its principal office in the City of Overland Park, Kansas, and Westport Insurance Corporation, organized under the laws of the State of Missouri, and having its principal office in the City of Overland Park, Kansas each does hereby make, constitute and appoint: JAY D. FREIERMUTH, CRAIG E. HANSEN, BRIAN M. DEIMERLY, SHIRLEY S. BARTENHAGEN, CINDY BENNETT, ANNE CROWNER, TIM McCULLOH„ STACY VENN, DIONE R. YOUNG, and WENDY ANN CASEY JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY Its true and lawful Attorneys) -in -Fact, to make, execute, seal and deliver, for and on its behalf and as its act and deed, bonds or other writings obligatory in the nature of a bond on behalf of each of said Companies, as surety, on contracts of suretyship as are or may be required or permitted by law, regulation, contract or otherwise, provided that no bond or undertaking or contract or suretyship executed under this authority shall exceed the amount of: ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE MILLION ($125,000,000.00) DOLLARS This Power of Attorney is granted and is signed by facsimile under and by the authority of the following Resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of North American Specialty Insurance Company and Washington International Insurance Company at meetings duly called and held on March 24, 2000 and Westport Insurance Corporation by written consent of its Executive Committee dated July 18, 2011. "RESOLVED, that any two of the President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary be, and each or any of them hereby is authorized to execute a Power of Attorney qualifying the attorney named in the given Power of Attorney to execute on behalf of the Company bonds, undertakings and all contracts of surety, and that each or any of them hereby is authorized to attest to the execution of any such Power of Attorney and to attach therein the seal of the Company; and it is FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of such officers and the seal of the Company may be affixed to any such Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto by facsimile, and any such Power of Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signatures or facsimile seal shall be binding upon the Company when so affixed and in the filture with regard to any bond, undertaking or contract of surety to which it is attached." CO t`�11ttilliiiimi - al SEAL til a 1973 �,_m: si = O• .n = E - 0001111110/00 %NAz N�%,,� t `i ..'G6FZP 614 SG 'y4 lel SEAL 46': 171 .rionsuimittotv By P. Anderson, Senior Vice President of Washington International Insurance Company & Senior Vice President of North American Specialty Insurance Company & Senior Vice President of Westport Insurance Corporation By Mike A. Ito, Senior Vice President of Washington International Insurance Company & Senior Vice President of North American Specialty Insurance Company & Senior Vice President of Westport Insurance Corporation IN WITNESS WHEREOF, North American Specialty Insurance Company, Washington International Insurance Company and Westport Insurance Corporation have caused their official seals to be hereunto affixed, and these presents to be signed by their authorized officers this this 3rd day of November , 20 17 State of Illinois County of Cook On this 3rd day of North American Specialty Insurance Company Washington International Insurance Company Westport Insurance Corporation ss: November , 20 17, before me, a Notary Public personally appeared Steven P. Anderson , Senior Vice President of Washington International Insurance Company and Senior Vice President of North American Specialty Insurance Company and Senior Vice President of Westport Insurance Corporation and Michael A. Ito Senior Vice President of Washington International Insurance Company and Senior Vice President of North American Specialty Insurance Company and Senior Vice President of Westport Insurance Corporation, personally known to me, who being by me duly sworn, acknowledged that they signed the above Power of Attorney as officers of and acknowledged said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of their respective companies. IL- ANIL. i_ Lr 4 OFFICIAL SEAL M. KENNY Notary Public - State nIJUinc�is My Commission Expires 12/04l2021 M. Kenny, Notary Public I, Jeffrey Goldberg , the duly elected Vice President and Assistant Secretary of North American Specialty Insurance Company, Washington International Insurance Company and Westport Insurance Corporation do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Power of Attorney given by said North American Specialty Insurance Company, Washington International Insurance Company and Westport Insurance Corporation which is still in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and affixed the seals of the Companies this 18th day of February , 2020 . Jeffrey Goldberg, Vice President & Assistant Secretary of Washington International Insurance Company & North American Specialty Insurance Company & Vice President & Assistant Secretary of Westport Insurance Corporation