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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22-23 Residential Snow Removal*** Proof of Publication *** State of Iowa Black Hawk County Waterloo, City of - Legals 715 MULBERRY ST. WATERLOO IA 50703 ORDER NUMBER 218857 The undersigned, being duly sworn, on oath, do depose and say that I am an authorized employee of the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, that The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier is a weekly newspaper regularly published and printed in the English language in the City of Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, and has a general circulation in the said city and county; and that I personally know that the notice, a true copy of which is hereto affixed, was published in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier on the following days, to -wit: Section: Legals Category: 950 Legal Notice PUBLISHED ON: 11/14/2022 TOTAL AD COST: FILED ON: 84.90 11/14/2022 That the issues of said paper containing said notice were duly circulated in the regular n anner. Notary Public in and fof Said County MICHELLE GRAHAM Commission Number 837641 My Commission Expires February 23, 2025 *** Proof of Publication *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND NOTICE TO BIDDERS On Proposed Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract, for 2022-2023 Residential /Miscellaneous Areas Snow Removal Contract General Description The City of Waterloo has approximately 184 residentialmiscellaneous 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 lolper occurrence price) for all city owned properties. Alt 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 sand ce melt for approximately 184 residential lots and miscellaneous areas in accordance with the bid specifications. Assigned areas shall have snow removed each time there is a snow event o1 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 attempt will need to be made to clear down to the pavement. In the event that it is impossible, because of ice or other hazard, then sand or other abrasive material, (such as Ice Melt, sand or another approved product) may be used so pedestrian traffic is sale. 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 10, 2022, for the 2022-2023 Residential/Miscellaneous 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 10, 2022, 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 Iivestreamed 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 tort, of contract for the 2022-2023 Residential/Miscellaneous Areas Snow Removal Contract at the City Council Meeting, Monday November 21, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. The hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers on the second flnor of Waterloo City Hall. The contract documents are on file 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 accompanied, in a separate envelope. by a certified or cashier's 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 (81,500.00), 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 certificate(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. If a bid bond is used, it must be signed by both the bidder and the surety or the surety's agent. Signature of surety'sagent must be supported by accompanying CONTRACT AWARD of Attorney. The City shall award one contract to the lowest responsible Bidder whose bid conforms to the Specifications listed in the Request for Bid and is most advantageous to the City, and the Planning and Zoning Department price and other factors considered. The City * * * Proof of Publication *** Vera.. VirJ. nyu, w awaaa a Van maa, v any single Option, any combination of Options, or all Options together. The intention is not to award the contract at the time of bid opening, but to award the contract after review of bids and bidder information by the City and the Planning and Zoning Department such that the award is made within thirty (30) days after bid opening. The City reserves the right to waive any and all parts of a specific bid. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PROGRAM The successful Bidder and any subcon- tractors will be required to execute and have approved an Affirmative Action Program or Update before beginning work on the 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, lowa, on the 7th day of November 2022. Kelley Felchle, City Clerk City of Watedoo, Iowa