DIVISION 1 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Saline County Clerk, Saline County Courthouse, P.O. Box 865, 215 S Court Street, Wilber, NE, 68465, until May 1, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., for construction of six (6) concrete box culverts and associated grading, situated in various locations in Saline, Jefferson, Fillmore, and Seward Counties in Nebraska, and other work incidental thereto. The sealed bids are to be plainly marked “Attention: Saline County Clerk, Saline County Courthouse, Wilber, NE 68465, Saline, Jefferson, Fillmore, and Seward Counties Concrete Box Culverts Project, 2018 County Bridge Match Program”. The sealed bids are to be sent or submitted to the Clerk of Saline County, Saline County Courthouse, P.O. Box 865, 215 S Court Street, Wilber, NE 68465. The work shall include all labor, materials, transportation and equipment required for the construction of: C-76(501), Structure No. C007602140 C-48(386), Structure No. C004812810 C-30(298), Structure No. C003001505 and C-30(347), Structure No. C003000825 Structure No. C008002905P and Structure No. C008001105 Copies of the Bid Documents and Specifications are on file and open to public inspection at the following locations: Speece Lewis Engineers, Inc., 906 S. 26th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510 Saline County Hwy. Supt. Office, 204 S. High Street, Wilber, NE 68465 Jefferson County Highway Dept. 1415 A Street, Fairbury, NE 68352 Fillmore County Highway Dept. 972 G Street, Geneva, NE 68361 Seward County Highway Dept. 320 S 14th Street, Seward, NE 68434 A set of plans may be obtained at Speece Lewis Engineers, Inc., 906 S. 26th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510 for a nonrefundable fee of $300.00. Proposals must be submitted on the forms furnished with the Bid Documents. Please only submit Divisions 5 and 6. Each bidder will be required to submit with his proposal a Bid Bond or Certified Check made payable, without condition, to the County Treasurer of Saline County, Nebraska, in an amount equal to five (5) percent of his proposal. The bidder to whom the contract is awarded shall furnish within ten (10) days after the award a surety bond or bonds in a sum equal to the full amount of the contract. The form of the bonds and surety shall be acceptable to the Saline County Board of Commissioners. The bidder will include an estimated time of beginning and completion for the project with the proposal. The Contractor will be allowed 60 calendar days for the completion of each site. The required completion date of the project is October 15, 2019. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any irregularities in bids. Awarding of the Contract will be in accordance with the eleven points enumerated under “Competitive Bidding; Consideration”, COUNTY PURCHASING ACT, N.R.S. Sections 23-3101 through 23-3114 and any competitive bidding requirements of Nebraska Statutes 16-321, et. seq., and the Saline County Board of Commissioners will, at their discretion, award based on the lowest or best bid. Saline County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Saline County Highway Superintendent MT — April 11, 18, 25, 2018
