Monday 20 April 2009

Advertisement for Bids - Bio Science Lab Tech Building

The City of Worthington, Minnesota will receive bids for Parking Lot and Leasehold Improvements to the Bio Science Lab Tech Building subject to terms and conditions contained in Bidding Documents prepared by SEH. Bids will be on a single lump sum basis.

Owner will receive, by mail or personal delivery at address below, sealed bids from qualified bidders until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2009, at which time they will be publicly opened in the Council Chambers of City Hall by a bid opening committee. The bids and the responsibility of the bidders will be considered publicly by the City Council at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2009 in Council Chambers, 303 9th Street.

Enclose bids in sealed envelope, addressed to the City Clerk, City Hall, P. O. Box 279, 303 9th Street, Worthington, MN 56187-0279. Clearly mark envelope in lower right hand corner as follows:

BID ENCLOSED

PROJECT NAME: Parking Lot and Leasehold Improvements to the Bio Science Lab Tech Building

OWNER NAME: City of Worthington

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained for a fee of $40.00 from:

SEH, Inc.

401 East 8th Street, Suite 309

Sioux Falls, SD 57103

605.330.7000

605.330.7001 fax

The project manual will be 8.5 inches by 11 inches and all Drawings are provided at 11 inches by 17 inches. Bidding Documents may be seen at: the office of Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. located at: 225 9th Street, Worthington, MN and 401 East 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD, and at the Worthington City Hall located at 303 9th Street, Worthington, MN 56187-0279.

Each bid must be accompanied by a certified check, cash, money order or bid bond for at least five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the City of Worthington, 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 successful Bidder will be required to provide a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each equaling 100 percent of the contract amount.

Contractors may be requested to submit "Contractor's Qualification Statement".

The City Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities and informalities therein and further reserves the right to award the contract to the best interests of the City.

Dated this 13th day of April, 2009

Janice Oberloh, City Clerk

City of Worthington

Worthington, Minnesota

(April 20, 2009)

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