PUBLISH
(June 7, 2012)
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
BackPressure Steam
TurbineGenerator
New Ulm Public Util-
ities Commission
Notice is hereby given
that sealed Bids will be
received by the New
Ulm Public Utilities
Commission until 2:00
pm on Thursday, July
12, 2012 at the office
of the City Manager at
100 North Broadway in
New Ulm, Minnesota,
at which time they will
be publicly opened and
read aloud, for the fur-
nishing of all labor and
material for the Power
Plant Back Pressure
Steam Turbine.
Description of Work:
The New Ulm Public
Utilities Commission
(NUPUC) provides
electricity and thermal
energy in the form of
steam to its residential
and commercial custo-
mers. Currently,
steam is generated at
400 psig and 700F
then reduced in pres-
sure to two (2) steam
headers at 140 psig
and 10 psig. NUPUC
is investigating oppor-
tunities to improve the
utilization of generated
steam prior to delivery
to the local
businesses.
Initial consideration is
to supply and install a
BackPressure Steam
Turbine and Generator
system, including tur-
bine and generator,
control systems, lubri-
cation oil system,
cooling system, exci-
tation system, voltage
control and regulation
system, generator
monitoring, protection,
and synchronizing sys-
tem, all instrumenta-
tion and controls for a
fully operational sys-
tem, associated field
supervision and labor,
and startup and train-
ing services.
As an alternative to
providing a new back-
pressure steam tur-
binegenerator, there is
an opportunity to con-
vert an existing, con-
densing steam tur-
binegenerator (desig-
nated as Unit No. 3) to
a backpressure steam
turbine that may be
suitable to achieve the
objectives after modifi-
cations are imple-
mented.
Electronic Bid Docu-
ments may be ob-
tained by contacting
the NUPUC Electric
Production Department
at (507) 359-8264
between the hours of
8:00 AM and 4:30 PM
Central Time. The
bidder shall submit the
proposal on the forms
provided. The proposal
shall be filled in clearly
and correctly with ink
or typewriter. The pro-
posal shall be signed
in ink by the individual,
members of the
partnership, or by one
or more officers of the
corporation making the
proposal.
A Pre-Bid Conference
will be held at the NU-
PUC Power Plant at
310 First North Street
on Thursday, June 28
at 10:00 AM. Atten-
dance at the Pre-Bid
Conference is manda-
tory by prospective
bidders. The Pre-Bid
Conference will be at-
tended by NUPUC
personnel and en-
gineering consultant
Sargent and Lundy
representatives.
No proposal will be ac-
cepted unless accom-
panied by a certified
check or bid bond for
at least five percent
(5%) of the amount of
the proposal, payable
to the Owner as a
guarantee that if the
proposal is accepted,
the Bidder will execute
and file the required
proper contract and
performance bond
within five (5) days
after award of the
Contract. Bid and per-
formance bonds shall
be issued by a surety
company licensed to
do business in the
State of Minnesota.
The certified checks of
all except the two (2)
lowest bidders will be
returned within five (5)
days of the opening of
the bids, and bid
bonds will be canceled
as soon as the perfor-
mance bond and con-
tract are signed. If
after five (5) days, the
Successful Bidder
shall fail to comply
with the provisions of
the Contract Docu-
ments, the bid bond
shall be forfeited to the
Owner as liquidated
damages. The bid,
agreement, and bonds
shall be conditioned
upon compliance with
all provisions of the bid
documents.
Questions and in-
quiries shall be direct-
ed to:
Patrick Wrase, P.E.
Utilities Planning and
Development Engineer
New Ulm Public Utili-
ties
310 First North Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
(507) 359-8264 office
(507) 354-7318 fax
ulm.mn.us
The owner reserves
the right to reject any
or all bids, to waive
any informality in a
bid, and to make
awards in the interest
of the owner.
PUBLISH
(June 7, 2012)
ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS FOR CON-
STRUCTION WORK
NEW ULM MUNICI-
PAL AIRPORT
RUNWAY 15/33
RECONSTRUCTION
AND EXTENSION
(PHASEIII)
FAA AIP NO
3-27-0070-10-12
MNDOT PROJECT
NO. A0801-64
Sealed bid proposals
for the Runway 15/33
Reconstruction and
Extension (Phase lll) at
the New Ulm Munici-
pal Airport will be re-
ceived by the City
Clerk at the City Hall
Council Chambers,
100 North Broadway,
New Ulm, Minnesota
56073, until 10:00 AM
on Thursday, June 28,
2012, and will be pub-
licly opened and read
aloud immediately
thereafter by the City
Clerk. The bids and
the responsibility of
the bidders will be con-
sidered publicly by the
City Council at 5:00
PM on Tuesday, July
3, 2012 at City Hall,
100 North Broadway,
New Ulm, Minnesota.
The Owner will con-
vene a pre-bid confer-
ence at 10:00 AM on
Thursday, June 21,
2012, at the New Ulm
Municipal Airport Ter-
minal Building Confer-
ence Room.
The work for the Run-
way 15/33 Recon-
struction and Exten-
sion (Phase III) shall
be in accordance with
the drawings and
specifications prepared
by Mead & Hunt, Inc.
Approximate quantities
of major items on
which bids will be re-
ceived include:
Schedule 1
Bituminous Surface
Course 9,650 TON
Seeding 5 ACRE
Schedule 2
Supplemental
Windcone 1 LS
5,000 Volt Cable, No.
8 31,500 LF
Medium Intensity Run-
way Lights 54 EA
Precision Approach
Path Indicator 2 SET
Runway End Identifier
Lights 1 SET
Schedule 3
MALSF Approach
Lighting System 1 LS
Schedule 4
Runway and Taxiway
Painting 25,752 SF
Each bid must be ac-
companied by a certi-
fied check, cash, mo-
ney order or bid bond
for at least five per-
cent (5%) of the
amount of the bid,
made payable to the
city of New Ulm,
which amount shall be
forfeited as liquidated
damages if the bidder,
upon the letting of the
contract to him, shall
fail to enter into the
contract so let.
The 5% Bid Security of
the three lowest
bidders will be retained
until the contract is ex-
ecuted, but in no event
longer than 90 days,
provided that the Bid
Security of the lowest
responsible bidder
shall be retained in any
event until the contract
is executed and
Contractor's Bonds
furnished as herein
provided. No bidder
shall, without the con-
sent of the City, with-
draw his bid for a
period of 90 days after
the date for the open-
ing thereof. The bid of
the lowest responsible
bidder will be accepted
on or before the ex-
piration of 90 days
after the date of the
opening of bids.
The City Council
reserves the right to
reject any and all bids
and to waive irregulari-
ties and informalities
therein and further
reserves the right to
award the contract to
the best interests of
the City.
Plans and specifica-
tions are on file for in-
spection with the City
of New Ulm Engineer-
ing Department, 100
North Broadway, New
Ulm, Minnesota
56073; at the office of
Mead & Hunt, Inc.,
7900 West 78th
Street, Suite 370, Min-
neapolis, Minnesota
55439, (952) 941-5619
(ph), (952) 941-5622
(fax); and local
Builder's Exchanges.
Contractors desiring
plans and specifica-
tions for personal use
may purchase them
from Mead & Hunt,
Inc., 7900 West 78th
Street, Suite 370, Min-
neapolis, Minnesota
55439, (952) 941-5619,
(952) 941-5622 (fax),
upon a $75
non-refundable deposit
for each set of plans
and specifications.
Complete digital pro-
ject bidding documents
are available at
you may download the
digital plan documents
for $25.00 by inputting
Quest project
#2050538 on the
website's Project
Search page. Those
wishing to download
the bidding documents
electronically do so at
their own risk for com-
pleteness of the bid-
ding documents.
Please contact
QuestCDN.com at
952-233-1632 or
for assistance in free
membership registra-
tion, downloading, and
working with this digi-
tal project information.
The following Federal
Provisions apply to
this bid proposal:
*Buy American Prefer-
ences for construction
contracts (Title 49 US
Code, Chapter 501)
*The provisions of 49
CFR Part 30 - Denial
of Public Works Con-
tracts to Suppliers of
Goods and Services of
Counties That Deny
Procurement Market
Access to U.S. Con-
tractors (Foreign Trade
Restriction).
*Minimum wage rates
to be paid laborers and
mechanics have been
determined by the
U.S. Department of
Labor (DOL Regulation
29 CFR Part 5) and
are listed in the Spe-
cial Provisions of the
project specifications.
The Contractor will be
required to comply
with the wage and la-
bor requirements and
to pay minimum
wages in accordance
with the schedule of
wage rates.
*This contract is sub-
ject to the provisions
of Executive Order
11246 DOL Regulation
41 CFR Part 60 - Affir-
mative Action to In-
sure Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity.
*U.S. Department of
Transportation Regula-
tions 49 CFR Part 26 -
Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Enterprise Parti-
cipation.
*The contractor shall
comply with the re-
quirements of 49 CFR
Part 29, Government
Department and
Suspension and
Government Require-
ments for Drug-Free
Workplace.
The specific require-
ments for the above
Federal Provisions are
incorporated by refer-
ence and are included
in the Part 3 - Provi-
sions section of these
Specifications.
The successful bidder
will be required to sub-
mit a Certification of
Nonsegregated Facili-
ties and to notify pros-
pective subcontractors
of the requirement for
such certification
where the subcontract
exceeds $10,000.
The bidder shall make
good faith efforts, as
defined in Appendix A
of 49 CFR Part 26,
Regulations of the Of-
fice of Secretary of
Transportation, to
2.79% of the total dol-
lar value of the prime
contract to small busi-
ness concerns owned
and controlled by so-
cially and economically
disadvantaged indivi-
duals (Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises
(DBEs). The apparent
successful bidder will
be required to submit
information concerning
the DBE's that will par-
ticipate in this con-
tract. The information
shall include the name
and address of each
DBE, a description of
the work to be per-
formed by each named
firm, and the dollar
value of the contract.
If the bidder fails to
achieve the contract
goal stated herein, it
will be required to pro-
vide documentation
demonstrating that it
made good faith ef-
forts in attempting to
do so. A bid that fails
to meet these re-
quirements will be con-
sidered
non-responsive.
Published upon order
of the City Council for
the City of New Ulm,
MN on this 5th day of
June, 2012.
PUBLISH
(June 7, 14 2012)
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE: The
Brown County High-
way Department will
be applying herbicide
to the right-of-way of
County roads to con-
trol the growth of noxi-
ous weeds. Anyone
wishing NOT to have a
specific road ditch
sprayed needs to com-
plete a Non Spray Ap-
plication which can be
obtained by contacting
the Brown County
Highway Department
at 507-233-5700, or
printing and completing
the form off the Brown
County Web site:
under
Departments/Highway/
Permit
When
landowners/rentals do
not respond, we will
assume it is accept-
able to spray. The ap-
plication is planned to
begin June 18, 2012