DIVISION 1 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Seward County Clerk, Seward County Courthouse, 529 Seward St., Seward, NE 68434, until August 2, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., for construction of approximately 0.5 miles of grading and culvert pipe construction in Seward County and other work incidental thereto. The sealed bids are to be plainly marked “Attention: Seward County Clerk, McKelvie Road Project, Seward County, Nebraska”. The sealed bids are to be sent or submitted to the Clerk of Seward County, Seward County Courthouse, 529 Seward St., Seward, NE 68434. The work shall include all labor, materials, transportation and equipment required for the construction of: 0.5 mile of County Roadway Grading and Pipe Culvert 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 • Seward County Hwy. Supt. Office, 320 S 14th St, Seward, NE 68434 A set of plans may be obtained at Speece Lewis Engineers, Inc., 906 S. 26th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510 for a non-refundable fee of $30.00. 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 Seward 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 Seward 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 90 calendar days for completion of the site. The required completion date of the project is June 15, 2017. 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 Seward County Board of Commissioners will, at their discretion, award based on the lowest or best bid. Seward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Seward County Highway Superintendent MT — July 13, 20, 27, 2016
