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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
On Proposed Plans,Specifications,Form
of Contract,for 2021-2022
ResidenfiaUMiscellanaous Areas
Snow Removal Contract
General Description
The City of Waterloo has approximately
215 residentiaUmiscedaneous properties
with public sidewalk that requires periodic
snow removal. Annually, the city sends
out Requests for Bid for snow removal of
the sidewalk of city owned residential lots
and miscellaneous areas The bidder
shall bid per unit price (per loilper
occurrence price) for all city owned
properties. All bidders should know that
the list of properties fluctuates as the city
is continually acquiring and selling
Properties.
SCOPE OF WORK
The Contractor shall provide all labor,
equipment and material necessary for
snow removal and application of sari
melt for approximately 215 residential lots
and miscellaneous areas in accordance
with the bid specifications. Assigned
areas shall have snow removed each
time there is a snow event of at least 1
inch,which shall be completed Within 48
hours from the end of the snow event.
The bid specs require that the full width of
the sidewalk be cleared along the full
width of each property(lot)down to the
pavement.A good-faith allempt will need
to be made to dear down to the
pavement. In the event that it is
impossible, because of ice or other
hazard, than sand or other abrasive
material. (such as Ice Melt. sand or
another approved product)may be used
so pedestrian traffic is safe.
RECEIVING OF BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the City
Clerk of the City of Waterloo,Iowa.at her
office in City Hall. 715 Mulberry Street,
Waterloo, Iowa, no later than 1:00 p.m..
Thursday, November 4, 2021, for the
2021-2022 ResidentiallMiscellaneous
Areas Snow Removal Contract as
described in the plans and specifications
now on file in the City Clerk's office-
OPENING OF BIDS
All proposals received will be opened in
the Harold E.Getty Council Chambers in
the City of Waterloo City Hall, 715
Mulberry Street, Waterloo, Iowa, on
Thursday, November 4, 2021, at 1:00
p.m. After the opening of bids the
proposals will be referred to the Planning
and Zoning Department for recommenda-
tion of award,and will be acted upon at
such later time and place as may then be
fixed by the City Council.The bid opening
will be livestreamed on YouTube and
made available on the city website,
PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Waterloo
City Council will conduct a public hearing
on the proposed plans.specifications and
form of contract for the 2021-2022
ResidenfaliMiscellaneous Areas Snow
Removal Contract at the City Council
Meeting,Monday November 15,2021 at
5:30 p.m.The hearing Will be held in the
City Council Chambers on the second
floor of Waterloo City Hall.The contract
documents are on Ne on the first floor in
the City Clerk's office, City Hall, 715
Mulberry Street Waterloo,Iowa for public
examination.Any person interested may
file written objection with the City Clerk
before the date set for the hearing or
appear and make objection at the
meeting.
BID SECURITY REQUIRED
All bids must be accompamed, in a
separate envelope, by a certified or
cashiers check drawn on an Iowa bank
chartered under the laws of the United
States or the State of Iowa, a certified
share draft drawn on a Credit Union in
Iowa chartered under the laws of the
United States or the State of Iowa,or a
bid bond payable to the City of Waterloo,
Iowa, in the sum of Fifteen Hundred
Dollars($1500.00),which certified check,
certified share draft,or bid bond will be
held as security that the Bidder will enter
into a Contract for the snow removal work
and will furnish the required cemfcate(s)
of insurance,and in case the successful
bidder shall fail or refuse to enter into the
Contract,the bid security may be retained
by said City as agreed liquidated
damages.It a bid bond is used,it must be
signed by both the bidder and the surety
or the surety's agent. Signature of
surety's agent must be supported by
accompanying Power of Attorney.
CONTRACT AWARD
The City shall award one contract to the
lowest responsible Bidder whose bid
conforms to the Specifications listed in
this RFP and is most advantageous to the
City, and the Planning and Zoning
Department price and other factors
considered.The Cay reserves the right to
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any combination of Opfions,or all Options arthe
together.The intention is net to award the
award
a the time of ted opening,but to
and bidder
the nforcontractti atter review of bids
and bidder information by the City and the
Planning and Zoning Department such
Mwithin
at the award is made within thirty(30)
days after bid opening.
The City reserves the fight to waive any
and all parts of a specific bid.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM
The successful required
and any execute
and
will be required to Affirmative
and
have approved an ori be iive Action
Program or Update before D been
w work
on Me project.if they have been awarded
an aggregate of$10,000 in city projects
during the current calendar year.
Published pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter 26 of the City Code of Iowa and
upon order of the City Council of said City
of Waterloo, Iowa. on the 1st day of
November 2021.
Kelley Felchle,City Clerk
City of Waterloo,Iowa