PUBLISH

(February 18, 25, 2023)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids may be delivered to the Office of the Finance Director, Municipal Building, located at 100 North Broadway, New Ulm, Minnesota 56073 prior to the 10:00 A.M. bid opening on WEDNESDAY, the 15 th day of MARCH, 2023 . The City will publicly open and read all bids received by the Finance Director immediately thereafter for the furnishing of all labor, tools, equipment, materials and every other article or thing necessary for the complete construction of the following improvement, to-wit:

2023 Utility, Street and Alley Improvements – Group I

Work includes improvements to municipal utilities, streets, alleys,

and sidewalks at various locations within the City limits of New Ulm, Minnesota.

All bids must be sealed and marked “2023 Utility, Street and Alley Improvements – Group I” and each and every proposal must be accompanied by a cash deposit , cashier’s check, bid bond or certified check for not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of such bid, payable to the City, to be forfeited to the City in case the successful bidder fails to enter into contract and to furnish satisfactory bond within ten (10) days after acceptance of such bid. The bid will remain subject to acceptance for 45 days after the day of bid opening. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

The plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer are on file and may be examined at the City Engineer’s Office. Complete digital project plans and specifications are available at www.newulmmn.gov or www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $30.00 by inputting Quest project #8380725 on the website’s Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of the plans and specifications may be obtained at the Office of the City Engineer, 100 North Broadway, New Ulm, Minnesota 56073. A non-refundable payment of $100.00, which includes applicable sales tax and shipping, will be required for each paper set of plans and specifications issued.

Approximate quantities of work include: 2,250 LF Water Main; 2,200 LF Sanitary Sewer Main; 87 LF Sanitary Sewer Manhole Structures; 66 Water End Services; 66 Sanitary Sewer End Services; 6,000 LF Curb & Gutter Removals; 8,740 CY Common Excavation; 15,700 TONS Aggregate Base; 4,000 TONS Bituminous Pavement; 6,100 LF Subdrain Tubing; 250 LF RCP Storm Sewer Piping; 21 LF Storm Sewer Catch Basin Structures; 55 Manhole & Catch Basin Castings; 11,400 SF 4” Concrete Sidewalk; 2,940 SF 6″ Concrete Sidewalk; 6,100 LF V624 Curb & Gutter; 510 SY 7″ Concrete Driveway Pavement; 4,900 SY Sodding; 2 Street Lighting Systems; Temporary Traffic Control and Pavement Markings.

By Order of the City Council

Chris Dalton

City Manager

Dated at New Ulm, Minnesota

this 7th day of February, 2023

PUBLISH

(February 18, 25, 2023)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK

New Ulm Municipal Airport / FAA AIP NO. 3-27-0070-21-23 / MnDOT SP NO. A0801-80

Terminal Parking Lot Rehabilitation

SEQ CHAPTER h r 1 NOTICE OF PROPOSED PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT AND ESTIMATED COST OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE TERMINAL PARKING LOT REHABILITATION, FAA AIP PROJECT NO. AIP 3-27-0070-21-23

MnDOT PROJECT NO. A0801-80 AT THE NEW ULM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND THE TAKING OF BIDS FOR SAID IMPROVEMENTS.

Sealed bid proposals for the Terminal Parking Lot Rehabilitation Project at the New Ulm Municipal Airport, subject to the conditions contained herein, will be received by the City of New Ulm, Minnesota (Owner) Finance Director at the City Hall Council Chambers, 100 North Broadway,

New Ulm, Minnesota 56073, until 11:00 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, March 15th, 2023, and will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter by the City.

The right is reserved, as the interest of the City of New Ulm, Minnesota may require, to reject all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities in bids received and to accept or reject any bid.

A pre-bid conference will not be held for this project.

Construction shall be accomplished in accordance with the 2020 Edition of the Minnesota Department of Transportation “Standard Specifications for Construction.” Major items on which bids will be received include:

Base Bid: Terminal Building Concrete Sidewalk and Bituminous Parking Lot Pavement Rehabilitation

Description MnDOT 2104 Remove Concrete Curb & Gutter; 150 LF

MnDOT 2104 Remove Concrete Sidewalk; 1,820 SF

MnDOT 2232 Mill Bituminous Surface (2.0″); 2,620 SY

MnDOT 2360 Type SP 9.5 Wearing Course Mixture (2,C); 400 TON

MnDOT 2521 6.0” Concrete Walk; 1,820 SF SHAPE \* MERGEFORMAT The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is Mead & Hunt, Inc., 7900 International Drive, Suite 980, Bloomington, Minnesota 55425, Phone: 952-941-5619. Each bid proposal shall be made out on the form furnished by the City of New Ulm, Minnesota and obtained from www.questcdn.com and must be accompanied in a separate sealed envelope by either certified check drawn on a solvent Minnesota bank, a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Minnesota, or a share draft drawn on a solvent Minnesota credit union, in an amount not less than 5% of the bid amount. The bid security should be made payable to the “City of New Ulm, Minnesota” and must not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. The bid security shall be forfeited to the City of New Ulm, Minnesota as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract within ten (10) days after the award of contract and the maintenance of said work, if required, pursuant to the provisions of this notice and other contract documents. The City of New Ulm, Minnesota will accept a bid bond approved by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and/or the United States government.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish separate performance and payment bonds in amounts equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, said bonds to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City of New Ulm, Minnesota.

The work under this contract for this construction shall be started within ten (10) days after the “Construction Notice to Proceed” is issued. Work shall be completed within ten (10) working days.

Federal Provisions apply to this bid proposal and award contract. The Federal Provisions are included in the provisions section of the “Contract Legal Documents and Specifications,” including but not limited to:

Buy American Preferences for construction contracts (Title 49 US Code, Chapter 501)

The provisions of 49 CFR Part 30 – Denial of Public Works Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of Counties That Deny Procurement Market Access to U.S. Contractors (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 Special Provisions of the project specifications. The Contractor will be required to comply with the wage and labor requirements and to pay minimum wages in accordance with the schedule of wage rates.

This contract is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 11246 DOL Regulation 41 CFR Part 60 – Affirmative Action to Insure Equal Employment Opportunity. U.S. Department of Transportation Regulations 49 CFR Part 26 – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation.

The contractor shall comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 29, Government Debarment and Suspension and Government Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace.

The contractor shall comply with the requirement of Executive Order 13513, Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving, October 1, 2009 and DOT Order 3902.10, Text Messaging While Driving, December 30, 2009. Banning Texting While Driving is applicable to all sub-grants, contracts, and subcontracts.

The successful bidder will be required to submit a Certification of Non-segregated Facilities and to notify prospective 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 Office of Secretary of Transportation, to subcontract 4.88 percent of the total dollar value of the prime contract to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)). The apparent successful bidder will be required to submit information concerning the DBE’s that will participate in this contract. The information shall include the name and address of each DBE, a description of the work to be performed 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 provide documentation demonstrating that it made good faith efforts in attempting to do so. A bid that fails to meet these requirements will be considered non-responsive.

Plans and specifications governing the construction of the proposed airport improvements have been prepared by Mead & Hunt, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Plans and specifications and the proceedings of the City of New Ulm referring to and defining said proposed improvements are hereby made a part of the Notice by reference, and the proposed contract shall be executed in compliance therewith. Copies of said plans and specifications are available electronically via the QuestCDN website.

Complete digital project bidding documents are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $25.00 by inputting Quest project #8388318 on the website’s Project Search page. Those wishing to download the bidding documents electronically do so at their own risk for completeness of the bidding documents. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. No paper plan sets will be provided. Please contact Taylor Peterson, Mead & Hunt, Inc. at 952-641-8817 if you have any questions.

Published upon order of the City Council for the City of New Ulm, MN, on this 7th day of February, 2023.