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 10:00 A.M. bid opening on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. 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 project, to-wit:

MSAS-102 (5th North Street) Project
Work includes improvements to 5th North Street
From MSAS 102 (Garden Street) to MSAS 122 (N. Highland Avenue)
Work items include: Grading, Aggregate Base, Plant Mixed Bituminous Pavement, Concrete Curb and Gutter, ADA Improvements, Storm Sewer, Sanitary Sewer, Watermain, Street Lighting, and Turf Establishment

All bids must be sealed and marked “MSAS-102 (5th North Street) Project” 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, waive technicalities and to award the bid in the best interest of the City of New Ulm.

Minimum wage rates to be paid by the Contractors have been predetermined and are subject to the Work Hours Act of 1962, P.L. 87-581 and implementing regulations.

A minimum goal of 8.2% Good Faith Effort to be subcontracted to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises.
The plans and specification 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.ci.new-ulm.mn.us or www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $30.00 by inputting Quest Project # 6205673 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 specification may be obtained at the Office of the City Engineer, 100 North Broadway, New Ulm, MN 596073. A non-refundable payment of $100.00, which includes applicable sales tax and shipping, will be required for each paper set of plans and specification issued.

Approximate quantities of work include: 11427 Cu Yd Common Excavation, 18379 Ton Aggregate Base Class 5 Mod., 3409 Ton Bituminous Surfacing, 4420 Lin Ft Curb & Gutter Design V624, 23949 Sq Ft 4” and 6” Concrete Walk, 2359 Lin Ft 12”-36” RC Storm Sewer Pipe, 2256 Lin Ft 8” & 10” PVC Sanitary Sewer Pipe, 2073 Lin Ft 6”-14” PVC Watermain Pipe, 6360 Sq Yd Sodding Type Lawn, 410 Lin Ft 4” Broken Line Multi-Component Paint, 1840 Lin Ft 12” Solid Line Multi-Component Paint, and 1 LS Traffic Control

By Order of the City Council

Chris Dalton
City Manager

Dated at New Ulm, Minnesota this 5th day of March, 2019.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

The City of New Ulm hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority & disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation & will not be discriminated against on the grounds of religion, sex, race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.