NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Milbank, April 2021

NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received by the City Council of the, City of Milbank, 1001 E. 4th Ave., #301, Milbank, South Dakota, 57252-2657, at the office of the City Finance Officer of said City until 2:00 pm (local time) on the 21st day of April, 2021, and then be publicly opened and read, for furnishing all equipment, labor, and materials as set forth in the specifications and performing all work, incidental thereto for Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS III-P), Milbank Municipal Airport, Milbank, South Dakota.
Base Bid
Primary Work: Approximately 300 CuYd of Unclassified Excavation, 44 Ft of 18” RCP, 300 CuYd of Topsoil (Removed from Stockpile), 1,225 SqYd of Geotextile Separator Fabric, 820 Ton of Gravel Surfacing, Site Electrical Plan Demolition, 1,050 Ft of Trenching and Backfilling for Conduit, 4,290 Ft of 3-1/C #2 AWG 600V L-824 Type C Cable, 1,430 Ft of 1-1/C #6 AWG 600V (GND) L-824 Type C Cable, 9 Each Cable Markers, 1,050 Ft of 2” SCH 40 PVC/HDPE Duct (Trenched or Plowed), 300 Ft of 2” SCH 80 PVC/HDPE (Bored), AWOS III-P System (Complete and Commissioned), and other items of related construction.
Alternate Bid 1
Primary Work: Extended Maintenance and Second Tier NADIN Vendor Agreement Beyond One (1) Year Period.
   1. Plans and Specifications:  Copies 
   of the Plans and Specifications are 
   available for inspection at:
   Office of the City of Milbank, South 
   Dakota, or at the Office of Helms 
   and Associates, 221 Brown County 
   Highway 19, Aberdeen, South 
   Dakota.
   Plans and Specifications may be 
   obtained, at the Office of the latter, 
   upon payment to Helms and 
   Associates for shipping and 
   handling in the amount of $100 for 
   an 11” x 17” size set of plans and 
   specifications. Plans and 
   Specifications may also be 
   downloaded from the Helms and 
   Associates web site upon a 
   payment of $20.00.  The web site is 
   located at http://www.helmsengi
   neering.com/biddocs.html. All 
   payments are non-refundable.  
   Additionally, upon request, in 
   accordance with South Dakota 
   Codified Law 5-18B-1, one copy 
   of Plans and Specifications shall 
   be furnished, without charge, to 
   each Contractor resident in 
   South Dakota who intends, in 
   good faith, to bid upon the 
   project.
   2. Bid Guarantee: Each bid must be 
   accompanied by a certified check, 
   cashier's check or draft in the 
   amount of five percent (5%) of the 
   total bid, and drawn on a solvent 
   State or National Bank, or a ten 
   percent (10%) Bid Bond issued by a 
   surety authorized to do business in 
   the State of South Dakota and 
   payable to the City of Milbank, 
   South Dakota.
   3. Contract Bonds: Separate 
   Payment and Performance Bonds 
   guaranteeing faithful performance 
   of the Contract and payment of all 
   labor, materials, rentals, etc., will 
   be required for an amount equal to 
   one hundred percent (100%) of the 
   amount of the Contract. All bonds 
   must be issued or co-signed by a 
   licensed resident agent of South 
   Dakota.
   4. Commencement and 
   Completion: The Engineer will set 
   the beginning date in a written 
   “Notice to Proceed with 
   Construction”. The Contractor 
   shall begin the work within ten (10) 
   days of the date set forth in the 
   written “Notice to Proceed” and 
   shall complete the work within the 
   number of calendar days, working 
   days, or completion date or dates 
   as shown in the Specifications.
   5. Title VI: The City of Milbank, in 
   accordance with the provisions of 
   Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
   1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d 
   to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, 
   hereby notifies all bidders or 
   offerors that it will affirmatively 
   ensure that any contract entered 
   into pursuant to this 
   advertisement, disadvantaged 
   business enterprises will be 
   afforded full and fair 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. Minimum Wage Rates: The 
   successful bidder will be required 
   to comply with all applicable 
   Federal Labor Laws, including the 
   minimum wage rates decision of 
   the United States Department of 
   Labor.
   7. Affirmative Action: A Contractor 
   who may be awarded a contract of 
   $10,000 or more and 
   subcontractors who may be 
   awarded a subcontract of $10,000 
   or more will be required to 
   maintain an affirmative action 
   program, the standards for which 
   are contained in the advertised 
   specifications.
   8. Award of Contract: The right is 
   reserved, as the interest of the City 
   of Milbank, South Dakota, may 
   require, to reject any and all bids, 
   to waive informality in bids 
   received, and to accept or reject any 
   items of any bid, unless such bid is 
   qualified by specific limitation.
   9. The contractor will certify that 
   he and any of his subcontractors 
   meet the requirements of 49 CFR, 
   Part 29, regarding debarment, 
   suspension, ineligibility and 
   voluntary exclusion as further 
   described in these specifications.
   10. The contractor will certify that 
   he and his subcontractors will 
   comply with the 49 CFR, 30.17, 
   regarding Foreign Trade 
   Restrictions as further noted in 
   project specifications.
   11. The contractor will certify that 
   he and his subcontractors will 
   comply with “BUY AMERICAN 
   CERTIFICATION (JAN. 1991)” as 
   further noted in project 
   specifications.
   12. The contractor will comply with 
   “BUY AMERICAN-STEEL AND 
   MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS FOR 
   CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS 
   (JAN. 1991)” as further described in 
   project specifications.
   13. If an applicant (corporation) 
   has either unpaid Federal tax 
   liability or has been convicted of a 
   criminal violation under any 
   Federal law within the preceding 24 
   months, the applicant is ineligible 
   to receive an award unless the 
   sponsor has received notification 
   from the agency suspension and 
   debarment official (SDO) that the 
   SDO has considered suspension or 
   debarment and determined that 
   further action is not required to 
   protect the Government’s interests.
CITY OF MILBANK, SOUTH DAKOTA
BY /s/ Cynthia Schumacher
Finance Officer
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