NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Project Number: 2025 Maintenance Culvert Lining

  1. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the 720 Central Ave, Dubuque, IA, 52001 of Dubuque County in the Courthouse, Dubuque, Iowa, until 03:00 PM, on Friday, May 2, 2025 and opened on Monday, May 5, 2025 at a 09:00 AM meeting of the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors for the various items of construction work listed below for the Dubuque County Secondary Roads Department.
  2. Cured-In-Place Culvert Linings (10) on Sundown Rd from US 151 to Monastery Rd and (2) on Higginsport Rd
  3. A certified check or a cashier's check made payable to either Dubuque County or the Contractor, drawn upon a solvent bank, or a bid bond or proposal guarantee in an amount set forth in the proposal form, shall be filed with each proposal. A cashier's check, made payable to the Contractor, shall contain an unqualified endorsement to Dubuque County, signed by the Contractor or an authorized agent of the Contractor. If a contractor is awarded the contract, the Contractor shall file with Dubuque County an additional bond in the amount of not less than 100 percent of the contract sum securing the performance of the contract within 15 days of approval or awarding of the contract. Failure to execute that contract, file the second bond, or a certificate of insurance within 15 days of the date of approval for the awarding of the contract as herein provided, will be just and sufficient cause for the denial of the award and forfeiture of the proposal guarantee.
  4. All proposals must be filed on the forms furnished by Dubuque County, sealed and plainly marked. Proposals containing any reservations not provided for in the forms furnished may be rejected, and the County Board reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any or all proposals. Proposal forms may be seen and secured at the office of the County Engineer or County Auditor.
  5. The County, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.
  6. Consideration will be given to a locally owned business if costs and other considerations are relatively equal.
  7. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and also, a resident bidder shall be allowed a preference as against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country, which gives or requires a preference to bidders from that state or foreign country both, on projects in which there are no Federal Funds involved.
  8. It is the policy of Dubuque County that Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises shall be given maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with county funds, notwithstanding Chapters 23A.3 and Chapter 73 of the Code of Iowa.
  9. Dubuque County requires that potential vendors employing personnel required to hold Commercial Drivers Licenses must comply with the provisions of the Commercial Driver's License Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 382, and comply with procedures for the administration of the Department of Transportation substance abuse prevention program.
  10. Dubuque County shall issue sales tax exemption certificates through the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance to the successful bidder and any subcontractors to enable them to purchase qualifying materials for the project free of sales tax.
  11. Approved by the Dubuque County Board of Supervisors at their regular session on 4/21/2025.
  12. By: Keith Lucy, Dubuque County Auditor
  13. Publication Date: April 24, 2025 -
  14. https://dubuquecountyiowa.gov/Bids.aspx
  15. https://iowadot.gov/contracts/
  16. https://projects.constructconnect.com/isqft
  17. http://agcia.org/