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FORM OF BID OR PROPOSAL
WINN STREET SANITARY SEWER
CONTRACT NO. 1134
CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA
Honorable Mayor and City Council
Waterloo, Iowa
Gentlemen:
1. The undersigned, being a Corporation existing under the laws of the State of Iowa , 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 AECOM 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 WINN STREET SANITARY SEWER, CITY
CONTRACT NO. 1134, all in accordance with the above -listed documents and for the unit prices for
work in place for the following items and quantities:
WINN STREET SANITARY SEWER
CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA
CITY CONTRACT NO. 1134
Item
Unit
Unit
Total
Amount
Estimated
Quantiles
Description
Price
1
CLEARING AND GRUBBING
ACRE
0.35
$ 6,
0
0 0. 0 0
$ 2,100.00
2
TOPSOIL, ON -SITE
SY
917.7
$ 2.50
$
2,294.25
3
EXCAVATION, CLASS 10, CONTRACTOR
FURNISHED
CY
587.5
$ 12.50
$
7,343.75
4
SUBBASE, SPECIAL
BACKFILL, 11 IN.
CY
229.7
$ 50.00
$
1
1, 4
8 5. 0 0
5
SANITARY SEWER GRAVITY
IN.
MAIN,
TRENCHED, DIP, 14
LF
133
$ 215.00
$ 2 8 , 5 9 5 . 0 0
6
SANITARY SEWER GRAVITY
IN.
MAIN,
TRENCHED, PVC, 15
LF
998
$ 90.00
$ 89,820.00
7
REMOVAL OF SANITARY SEWER
TO 36 IN.
LESS THAN OR EQUAL
LF
24
$ 25.00
$
600.00
8
SUBDRAIN, PERFORATED
PLASTIC PIPE, 4 IN.
LF
100
$ 24.00
$ 2,400.00
9
REMOVE AND REINSTALL RIGID
THAN OR EQUAL TO 36 IN.
PIPE CULVERT LESS
LF
167
$ 90.00
$
15 ,
O
3
O . O 0
10
REMOVE AND REINSTALL
LESS THAN OR EQUAL
CONCRETE
TO 36 IN.
PIPE APRONS
EACH
4
$
1,250.00
$ 5,000.00
11
MANHOLE, 6010.301, 48 IN.
EACH
5
$
5, 2 5 0. 0 0$
26,250.00
12
MANHOLE, 6010.303, 48 IN.
EACH
1
$ 5,500.00
$ 5,500.00
13
MANHOLE ADJUSTMENT,
MAJOR
EACH
1
$ 3, 7 5 0. 0 0
$ 3,750.00
14
CONNECTION TO EXISTING MANHOLE
EACH
1
$ 2,500.00
$ 2,500.00
15
FULL DEPTH PATCHES,
PCC, 71N.
SY
229.7
$
12 0 . 0 0
$ 27,564.00
16
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC
CONTROL
LS
1
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
17
SAFETY CLOSURE
EACH
4
$
125.00
$ 500.00
18
HYDRAULIC SEEDING,
MULCHING, TYPE 1
SEEDING,
FERTILIZING, AND
ACRE
1.11
$ 4
, 3 5 0 . 0 0
$ 4,828.50
19
HYDRAULIC SEEDING,
MULCHING, TYPE 4
SEEDING,
FERTILIZING, AND
ACRE
1.17
$ 2 , 17 5 . 0 0
$ 2,544.75
20
HYDRAULIC SEEDING,
MULCHING, WETLAND
SEEDING,
FERTILIZING, AND
ACRE
0.06
$ 5 , 5
O O . O O
$ 330.00
FORM OF BID
AECOM 60701559
CONTRACT NO. 1134
Page BF-1 OF 3
Winn Street Sanitary Sewer
Item
Description
Unit
Estimated
Quantiles
Unit
Price
Total
Amount
21
WATERING
MGAL
25
Y
$
180.00
$ 4,500.00
22
WATTLE,
12
IN.
LF
3025
$ 2.50
$ 7,562.50
23
WATTLE,
REMOVAL
LF
3025
$
0.
7
5
$ 2,268.75
24
RIP
RAP,
CLASS
E
REVETMENT
FOR
PIPE
OUTLET
TON
38.4
$
80.00
$ 3,072.00
25
INLET
PROTECTION
DEVICE,
OPEN
-THROAT
INTAKE
LF
40
$
18.50
$ 740.00
26
INLET
PROTECTION
DEVICE,
MAINTENANCE
EACH
6
$ 35.00
$ 210.00
27
REMOVAL
CHAIN
LINK,
AND
72
REINSTALLATION
IN.
OF
EXISTING
FENCE,
LF
290
$ 42.50
$ 12,325.00
28
MOBILIZATION
LS
1
$
10,
000
. 011$
10,
000.00
29
CONCRETE
WASHOUT
LS
1
$
1,
0
0
0.
0
0
$
1,
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
BASE
BID
$ 280,
613.50
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. The Contract shall
be awarded based on the TOTAL BASE BID.
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.
4. Security in the sum of 5 ° Dollars ($
in the form of Bid Bond is submitted herewith in
accordance with the INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS.
5. Attached hereto is a Non -Collusion Affidavit of Prime Contractor.
Attached hereto is the Bidder Status Form indicating Resident Bidder Certification ( X ), 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. The bidder has received the following Addendum or Addenda:
Addendum No. Date
10. The bidder shall list the MBE/WBE subcontractor(s), amount of subcontracts and bid items on the
City of Waterloo Minority and/or Women Business Pre -bid Contact Information Form 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).
FORM OF BID
CONTRACT NO. 1134 Page BF-2 OF 3
AECOM 60701559 Winn Street Sanitary Sewer
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.
Peterson Contractors, Inc. 09-17-2025
BY:
(Name of Bidder) (Date)
Title Project Estimator/Manager
Official Address: (Including Zip Code):
104 Black Hawk St., P.O. Box A
Reinbeck, IA 50669
I.R.S. No. 4 2- 0 9 216 5 4
FORM OF BID
CONTRACT NO. 1134 Page BF-3 OF 3
AECOM 60701559 Winn Street Sanitary Sewer
Bidder Status Form
To be completed by all bidders Part A
Please answer "Yes" or "No" for each of the following:
x
x
x
x
x
Yes [-J No 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).
Yes ❑ No My company has an office to transact business in Iowa.
Yes ❑ No My company's office in Iowa is suitable for more than receiving mail, telephone calls, and e-mail.
Yes ❑ No My company has been conducting business in Iowa for at least 3 years prior to the first request for
bids on this project.
Yes ❑ No 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.
To be completed by resident bidders Part B
My company has maintained offices in Iowa during the past 3 years at the following addresses:
Dates: / / to / / Address:
City, State, Zip:
Dates: / / to / / Address:
City, State, Zip:
to / / Address:
City, State, Zip:
Dates: / /
You may attach additional sheet(s) if needed.
To be completed by non-resident bidders Part C
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 I INo
You may attach additional sheet(s) if needed.
To be completed by all bidders Part D
certify that the statements made on this document are true and complete to the best of my knowledge and I know that my
failure to provide accurate and truthful information may be a reason to reject my bid.
Firm Name: Peterson Contractors, Inc.
Signature: Date: 0 9 —17 — 2 0 2 5
You must submit the completed form to the governmental body requesting bids per 875 Iowa Administrative Code
Chapter 156. This form has been approved by the Iowa Labor Commissioner.
309-6001 (09-15)
Worksheet: Authorization to Transact Business
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.
x
x
Yes LJ No My business is currently registered as a contractor with the Iowa Division of Labor.
Yes Fq No My business is a sole proprietorship and I am an Iowa resident for Iowa income tax purposes.
Yes x 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 Lj 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 x 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 most 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.
Yes x No My business is a limited liability partnership which has filed a statement of qualification in this
state and the statement has not been canceled.
Yes x 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 Iowa and a statement of
cancellation has not been filed.
Yes x No My business is a limited partnership or limited liability limited partnership which has filed a
certificate of limited partnership in this state, and has not filed a statement of termination.
Yes x No My business is a limited partnership or a limited liability 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.
Yes x 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 x 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)
BSI: 2
LETTER OF INTENT TO BID
(MBE/WBE LETTER)
According to the Current MBE/WBE Contract Compliance Program, all MBE/WBE Contractors interested
in submitting subcontractor quotes on construction projects with goals, MUST submit a LETTER OF
INTENT TO BID to the City of Waterloo Contract Compliance Officer at least seven (7) days prior to bid
opening.
The LETTER OF INTENT TO BID must list the specific items which the MBE/WBE Contractor is
interested in bidding.
Letter should include the following:
Name of Project: Winn St. Sanitary Sewer
Your Company Name: Peterson Contractors, Inc.
Address: 104 Black Hawk St. Reinbeck, IA 50669
Phone: (319) 3 4 5 — 2 713
Date: 09-17-2025
List of Specific items to be bid:
Item No. Description:
Item No. Description:
Item No. Description:
Item No. Description:
Item No. Description:
(Subcontractor's Company Name and authorized signature)
Return this LETTER OF INTENT TO BID to:
Contract Compliance Officer
Community Development Board
620 Mulberry St.
Carnegie Annex, Suite 202
Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone: (319) 291-4429
Form CCO-5 (06-20-2002)
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PETERSON CONTRACTORS, INC.
HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONTRACTORS
104 BLACKHAWK ST
P.O. BOXA
REINBECK, IA 50669
PHONE: (319) 345-2713
FAX: (319) 345-2658
www.pcius.corn
Quote
Winn Street Sanitary Sewer 09/18/2025
The Following Items and Prices are Quoted:
Item # Description
1 Clearing & Grubbing
2 Topsoil, On -Site
3 Excavation, Class 10, Contractor Furnished
4 Subbase, Special Backfill, 11in.
5 14" DIP Santiary Sewer
6 15" PVC Sanitary Sewer
7 Removal of Sanitary Less Than 36"
8 4" Subdrain
9 Remove & Reinstall Culvert Less Than or Equal
10 Remove & Reinstall Aprons Less Than or Equal
11 48" SW-301 Manhole
12 48" SW-303 Manhole
13 Manhole Adjustment Major
14 Connection To Existing Manhole
15 7" PCC Full Depth Patches
16 Temporary Traffic Control
17 Safety Closure
18 Type I, Hydraulic Seed, Fert, & Mulch
19 Type IV, Hydraulic Seed, Fert, & Mulch
20 Wetland , Hydraulic Seed, Fert, & Mulch
21 Watering
22 12" Wattle
23 Removal of Wattle
24 Class E Revetment for FES
25 Open-Troat Intake Protection
26 Maintenance of Intake Protections
27 Removal and Reinstallation of 72" Chain Link Ft
28 MOB
29 Concrete Washout
Unit Type
AC
SY
CY
CY
LF
LF
LF
LF
LF
EA
EA
EA
EA
EA
SY
LS
EA
AC
AC
AC
MGAL
LF
LF
TN
LF
EA
LF
LS
LS
Quantity Unit Price Total Amount
.350 $ 6,000.00 $ 2,100.00
917.700 $ 2.50 $ 2,294.25
587.500 $ 12.50 $ 7,343.75
229.700 $ 50.00 $ 11,485.00
133.000 $ 215.00 $ 28,595.00
998.000 $ 90.00 $ 89,820.00
24.000 $ 25.00 $ 600.00
100.000 $ 24.00 $ 2,400.00
167.000 $ 90.00 $ 15,030.00
4.000 $ 1,250.00 $ 5,000.00
5.000 $ 5,250.00 $ 26,250.00
1.000 $ 5,500.00 $ 5,500.00
1.000 $ 3,750.00 $ 3,750.00
1.000 $ 2,500.00 $ 2,500.00
229.700 $ 120.00 $ 27,564.00
1.000 $ 500.00 $ 500.00
4.000 $ 125.00 $ 500.00
1.110 $ 4,350.00 $ 4,828.50
1.170 $ 2,175.00 $ 2,544.75
.060 $ 5,500.00 $ 330.00
25.000 $ 180.00 $ 4,500.00
3,025.000 $ 2.50 $ 7,562.50
3,025.000 $ .75 $ 2,268.75
38.400 $ 80.00 $ 3,072.00
40.000 $ 18.50 $ 740.00
6.000 $ 35.00 $ 210.00
290.000 $ 42.50 $ 12,325.00
1.000 $ 10,000.00 $ 10,000.00
1.000 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00
Total
C#uoted Amount: $ 280,613.50
Peterson Contractors, Inc.
Chris Fleshner, Project Manager
cfleshner@pcius.com
319-788-4722
9/18/2025
BID BOND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, Peterson Contractors, Inc.
as Principal, and Travelers Casualt and Suret Co
as Surety are held and firmly bound unto them � an of America
CITY OF
"OWNER." In the penal sum Five Percent of t WATERLOO 'Iowa, hereinafter called
he Total Amount Bid...............�.--_
Dollars ($ 5
truly be m % ) lawful money of the United States, for the
truly be by these presents. ourselves,
heirs,
condition executors,payment c which sum will and
submitted severally,
ally, firmly accompanying of this obligation administrators, ssuch and successors
for Winn Street Sanitary Sewe bid datedtthe 18th ,jointly and
day of Se tember that whereas the Principal has
No. 1134, Waterloo, IA 20 25
NOW, THEREFORE,
(a) If said Bid shall be rejected, or in the alternate,
(b) If said Bid shall be accepted and the Principal
specifiea and shall furnish a epnd for his faithful shall execute and deliver
specified
performing Janis or bondfurnishing performance of said contract a a contract in the form
p
perform thepagreement created by materials in connection therewith, and and for the
the acceptance of said Bid, shall in all other respectsnt of
Then this obligation shall be void, otherwise
understood and agreed that the liability of the Surety
the same shall remain in force and effect it
exceed the penal amount this ol abilit ion th hufor anyas and all claims hereunder shall, in noevent,
In stated.
By virtue of statutorynt,
liquidation of damages asuthority,
the d in tf1full amount of this bid bond s
the bond as provided in the specifications byor hall be forfeited to the Owner in
e event that the Principal fails to execute the contract
The Surer law. and provide
y, for value received, hereby stipulates and agreesobligations
bond urtbeinnoe im
accept all b Bid or ay impai edh or ted by that the imeihinofsaidSuret
any extension of the time within which the Owner and its
extension. contract; and said Surety does hereby waive notice of an er may
IN WITNESS WHEREOF such
such T them as are WHEREOF,
the
henPrinc Principal and the Suret
buts to be signed bycorporate have hereunto toto set their hands and seals,
caused their aseals be hereto affixed
their proper officers this 4t� day of September
and
r and these Ares-
, A.D. 20 25
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Witness
ara Huston
BID BOND
AECOM 60701559
Peterson Contractors Inc.
(By
Travelers cf sual
Surety
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Anne Crowner
CONTRACT NO. 1134
(Title)
rn president
and Surety Company of America
(Seal)
Attorney -in -fact
age BB-1 OF 1
VVinn Street Sanitary Sewer
TRAVELERS I
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America
Travelers Casualty and Surety Company
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, and
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company are corporations duly organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut (herein
collectively called the "Companies"), and that the Companies do hereby make, constitute and appoint Anne Crowner of
WAUKEE , lowa
their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact to sign, execute, seal and
acknowledge any and all bonds, recognizances, conditional undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof on behalf of
the Companies in their business of guaranteeing the fidelity of persons, guaranteeing the performance of contracts and executing or
guaranteeing bonds and undertakings required or permitted in any actions or proceedings allowed by law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Companies have caused this instrument to be signed, and their corporate seals to be hereto affixed, this 21st day of April,
2021.
State of Connecticut
By:
City of Hartford ss.
On this the 21st day of April, 2021, before me personally appeared Robert L. Raney, who acknowledged himself to be the Senior
Vice President of each of the Companies, and that he, as such, being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the
purposes therein contained by signing on behalf of said Companies by himself as a duly authorized officer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
My Commission expires the 30th day of June, 2026
1
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POEUG
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Robert L. Raneenior Vice President
Anna P. Nowik, Notary Public
This Power of Attorney is granted under and by the authority of the following resolutions adopted by the Boards of Directors of each of
the Companies, which resolutions are now in full force and effect, reading as follows:
RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice
President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may appoint
Attorneys -in -Fact and Agents to act for and on behalf of the Company and may give such appointee such authority as his or her certificate of authority
may prescribe to sign with the Company's name and seal with the Company's seal bonds, recognizances, contracts of indemnity, and other writings
obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance, or conditional undertaking, and any of said officers or the Board of Directors at any time may
remove any such appointee and revoke the power given him or her; and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairman, the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or
any Vice President may delegate all or any part of the foregoing authority to one or more officers or employees of this Company, provided
that each such delegation is in writing and a copy thereof is filed in the office of the Secretary; and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any bond, recognizance, contract of indemnity, or writing obligatory in the nature of a bond, recognizance,
or conditional undertaking shall be valid and binding upon the Company when (a) signed by the President, any Vice Chairman, any Executive
Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Second Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the
Corporate Secretary or any Assistant Secretary and duly attested and sealed with the Company's seal by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary;
or (b) duly executed (under seal, if required) by one or more Attorneys -in -Fact and Agents pursuant to the power prescribed in his or her
certificate or their certificates of authority or by one or more Company officers pursuant to a written delegation of authority; and it is
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the signature of each of the following officers: President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President,
any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, any Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, and the seal of the Company may be affixed by facsimile to
any Power of Attorney or to any certificate relating thereto appointing Resident Vice Presidents, Resident Assistant Secretaries or Attorneys -in -
Fact for purposes only of executing and attesting bonds and undertakings and other writings obligatory in the nature thereof, and any such Power of
Attorney or certificate bearing such facsimile signature or facsimile seal shall be valid and binding upon the Company and any such power so executed
and certified by such facsimile signature and facsimile seal shall be valid and binding on the Company in the future with respect to any bond or
understanding to which it is attached.
I, Kevin E. Hughes, the undersigned, Assistant Secretary of each of the Companies, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a
true and correct copy of the Power of Attorney executed by said Companies, which remains in full force and effect.
Dated this 4th day of September 2025
Kevin E. Hughes, Assistant Secretary
To verify the authenticity of this Power of Attorney, please call us at 1-800-421-3880.
Please refer to the above -named Attorneys) -in -Fact and the details of the bond to which this Power of Attorney is attached.