Apparent Bid Results:

Innovative Masonry:  $3,544,000.00

RP Constructors:  $5,699,880.00

Minturn:  $3,810,000.00

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Sioux City, City Clerk at the Customer Service Center located on First Floor in City Hall, 405 Sixth Street, in Sioux City Iowa, until 1:00 P.M., Local Time, August 6, 2024, for the construction of the project, as described in the construction documents. The project is located at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, 3100 S. Lewis Boulevard and includes emergency repairs for the North Primary Clarifiers, cleaning and sludge removal, and repair of  concrete for structural integrity. 

Bids received will be opened and tabulated at a public meeting, presided over by a City Engineer, in the 4th Floor Clock Tower Conference Room in the Public Works Department, City Hall, at 1:00 P.M., Local Time, on August 6, 2024. Thereafter, bids will be acted upon by the City Council at such time and place as may be fixed. 

Each bid must be made on a form furnished by the City and must be accompanied by a bid bond, a cashier’s check or certified check of an Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States, or a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the City Treasurer of the City of Sioux City, Iowa. The check or draft may be cashed by the City Treasurer as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within the ten (10) days after notice of award and post bond satisfactory to the City ensuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract. 

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.  However, the City reserves the right to reject any or all bids, readvertise for new bids and to waive informalities that may be in the best interest of the City. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the state of Iowa and to Iowa domestic labor. 

This project is funded using Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery funds established under the American Rescue Plan Act, therefore, American Iron and Steel (A.I.S) requirements shall apply to all applicable items incorporated into the project. The Contractor will represent and warrant to and for the benefit of the Purchaser (City) that (a) the Contractor has reviewed and understands the American Iron and Steel Requirement, (b) all of the iron and steel products used in the project will be and/or have been produced in the United States in a manner that complies with the American Iron and Steel Requirement, unless a waiver of the requirement is approved, and (c) the Contractor will provide any further verified information, certification or assurance of compliance with this paragraph, or information necessary to support a waiver of the American Iron and Steel Requirement, as may be requested by the Purchaser. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps, and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and Construction Materials. 

Wage Determination wages are required, along with records of employee wages paid and hours worked in compliance with requirements outlined in the Specifications, Supplementary Provisions.

The Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act and the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act. 

The Notice of Public Hearing will be published in the Sioux City Journal on July 20, 2024 and July 27, 2024. 

The work on this project shall begin upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed and be fully completed by December 31, 2025. 

Copies of said construction documents are available at the office of the City Clerk of Sioux City for examination by the public.  The documents are also available for viewing by the public, or sub-contractors, or suppliers, on the City’s Engineering website, under the Projects Out to Bid tab www.sioux-city.org/engineering.  Construction documents for private use, or potential prime contractors may be obtained online at questcdn.com at no charge, or hard copy from the Purchasing Division, City Hall, upon deposit of one hundred and 00/100 dollars ($100) via check or money order for each set. The deposit will be returned to depositor if the construction documents are returned in good condition within fourteen (14) days from date of award. 

                                                                                           /s/ Heidi Farrens              ,                       _

                                                                                    City Clerk of the City of Sioux City, Iowa

 Post on the Construction Update Plan Room Network’s website at www.mbionline.com and on the City’s website at www.sioux-city.org/engineering  July 17, 2024. Complete digital project bidding documents are available at https://qap.questcdn.com/qap/projects/prj_browse/ipp_browse_grid.html?projType=all&provider=6616586&group=6616586 and www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital documents for $0.00 by inputting Quest project number 9226426 on the website’s projects search page. <BR><BR> Please contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration, downloading and working with digital project information.