NOTICE OF BIDS
LAKE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
LAKE COUNTY, MINNESOTA

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - Electronic Bids will be received until 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 9th, 2020, through Bid Express® https://www.bidexpress.com for the construction of the County project listed below. Proposals will be opened and read publicly at approximately 11:01 AM on the aforementioned date by the Clerk of the County Board at the Lake County Service Center, 616 3rd Avenue, Two Harbors, Minnesota. Read carefully the wage scales as they affect this project. Minimum wage rates to be paid by the contractor have been predetermined and are subject to the Work Hours Act of 1962, P.L. 87-581. Those which apply to this project are set forth in the proposal for this project.

COUNTY PROJECT CSP-020-001

The major quantities of work are:

Estimated Quantities
Notes Item No. Description Units

2211.507 STOCKPILE AGGREGATE (SV) CLASS 1 (DENLEY PIT) CU.YDS. 15,000.00
2211.507 STOCKPILE AGGREGATE (SV) CLASS 5 (SWANSTROM’S PIT) CU.YDS. 5,000.00
2211.507 STOCKPILE AGGREGATE (SV) CLASS 1 (SWANSTROM’S PIT) CU.YDS. 9,000.00
2211.507 STOCKPILE AGGREGATE (SV) CLASS 1 (CRAMER PIT) CU.YDS. 20,000.00
2211.607 CRUSHED BITUMINOUS (SV) (DENLEY PIT) CU.YDS. 1,742.00

Proposal/Plan Specifications may be downloaded through Bid Express service® at https://bidexpress.com or by navigating to Lake County, MN’s public home page here. There will be no cost for plan/proposals, but bidders must register through Bid Express® prior to bidding and submit their bids electronically through Bid Express®. Bid Express® does charge for bidding (see Fee Schedule here), and bidders are encouraged to register well in advance of the bid closing date if they have not previously done so. Questions must be asked via the Bid Express® service. Questions asked via e-mail, by phone, or otherwise will not be answered.

Electronic bids must be accompanied by a corporate surety bond in an amount which is at least equal to 5% of the total amount and may be submitted electronically through Bid Express® using Surety 2000 or SuretyWave or by uploading a copy of a paper bid bond, certified check, or cashier’s check. Hard copies of the proposal guaranty must be received at the Lake County Highway Department, 1513 Hwy 2, Two Harbors, Minnesota in a sealed envelope marked clearly with the name of the bidder, type of work, and project number by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the specified date of opening.

The Lake County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any, any part of, or all bids and to waive defects and technicalities as it may deem best for the interest of Lake County.

Dated at Two Harbors, Minnesota this ¬¬¬¬15th day of May, 2020.




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Krysten Foster
Lake County Highway Engineer