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Home My WebLink About1973-05-08 Public hearingi NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PLANS, SPECI— FICATIONS AND FORM OF CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 1973 Sanitary Landfill Excavation PROGRAM. IN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA TO ALL TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND TO OTHER PERSONS INTERESTED: Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Municipality of Iowa City, Iowa, will conduct a pub- lic hearing on plans, -specifications and form of contract for the construction of ,the 1973 Sanitary Ladfilk Excav n in said Municipality at 4:OO o'cloc P. . on _48 29 day of May. 1973, said meeting to be held in the Council. Chambers in the Civic Center in said Municipality. Said plans, specifications and form of contract are now on file in the office of the Clerk in the Civic Center in Iowa City, Iowa, and may be inspected by any person interested. Any persons interested may appear at said meeting of the Council for the purpose of making objections to said plans, specifications or contract of the cost of making said improvement. This notice given by order of the city Council of the Municipality of Iowa City, Iowa CITY CLERi( of Iowa i.ty, Iowa (Publish once in a local paper at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing) -8 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE 1973 SANITARY LANDFILL EXCAVATION PROJECT AND WORK INCIDENTAL THERETO IN AND FOR THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA Sealed proposals will be received by the City Manager or his authorized representative of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, until 10:00 a.m. on the 31st day of May, 1973, and opened immediately thereafter. Proposals will be acted upon by the City Council at a meeting to be held in the Council Chambers at 4:00 p.m. on June 5, 1973, or at such later time and place as may then be fixed. The proposed excavation will consist of excavating a trench approximately_ 240' wide and 101 deep and stockpiling and shaping excavated material as required on the following property owned by the City of Iowa City, Iowa, to wit: 180 acres located 4h miles west of the Iowa River on the IWV Road and '•f mile south of the IWV Road. Estimated quantities of materials proposed to be used in said ,project `are as 'follows: Phase I 63,000 cu. yd. Excavate material, stockpile and shape as required Phase II 37,000 cu. yd. Excavate material, stockpile and shape as required A-1 I: I All work is to'be done in strict compliance with the plans and specifications prepared by George R. Bonnett, P.E. City Engineer of Iowa City, Iowa, which have heretofore been approved by the City Council, and are on file for public examination in the Office of the City Clerk. Wherever reference is made to the specification in the plans or contract proposal, it shall be understood to include the "Standard Specifications for Construction on Primary, Farm to Dlarket, and Secondary Roads and Maintenance work on the Primary Road System", Series of 1972, Iowa State Highway Commission. Each proposal shall be made on a form furnished by the City and must be accompanied by a check drawn on, and certified by, an Iovra bank and filed in a sealed envelope separate from the one containing the proposal, and in the amount of $ 7,500.00 made payable to the City Treasurer of the City of Iowa City, owa, and may be cashed by the Treasurer of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails to enter into a contract within ten (10) days and post bond satisfactory to the City insuring the faithful performance of the contract. Checks of the lowest two or more bidders may be retained for a period of not to exceed fifteen (15) days until a contract is awarded or rejection made. Other ,checks will be returned after the canvass and tabulation of bids is completed and reported to the City Council. Payment will be made to the contractor for the work included in , fter thirty-one (31) days after acceptance of this contract on or a the completed work by ,the City Council. By virtue of statutory authority;' preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and preference will be given to Iowa domestic labor in the construction of the improvement. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (1000) of the contract price, said bond to be issued by a responsible surety approved by the City Council and shall guarantee the prompt payment of all materials and labor and protect and save harmless the City from claims and damages of any kind caused by the operation of the contract, and shall also guarantee the maintenance of the improvement for a period of 0 years from and after its completion and acceptance by the City. The work under the proposed contract will be commenced within ten (10) days after signing of the contract. Time is an essential element of the contract. Liquidated damages in the amount of fifty ($50.00) dollars will be assessed in accordance with "Base Specification" Article 1108.07 for each calendar day required for project completion after the designated daatePhas. II Phase shall shallbe be completed Au ust 1 1973 _— pleted October 15, 1973 A-2 The plans and specifications governing the construction of the proposed improvements have been prepared by Geor e R. Bonnett, P.E. City Engineer of Iowa City, Iowa, which plans and specs ications, a so prior proceedings of the City Council referring to and defining said proposed improvements are hereby made a part of this notice by reference and the proposed contract shall be executed in compliance therewith. The plans, specifications and proposed contract documents may be examined at the Office of the City Clerk. Copies of the said plans and specifications and form of proposal blanks may be secured at the Office of George R. Bonnett, P.E. City Engineer of Iowa City, Iowa, by bona fide bidders upon payment o ive�o��rs ($5.00) which will be returnableto the bidders provided tTi—e plans and specifications are returned to the City Engineer's Office in good condition within fifteen (15) days after the opening of bids. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to ,waive technicalities and irregularities. Published upon order of the City Council of Iowa City, Iowa. J4 iATiiile Seto us City Clerk of Iowa City, Iowa A=3 . ...,...,, WL", la -I UAI 1VIVO 1l1VL I'vllrl yr UUIN 1KHl,1 rVK SANITARY LANDFILL EXCAVATION PROJECT IN THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA TO ALL TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, AND TO OTHER PERSONS INTERESTED: Public notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, will conduct a public hearing on plans, specifications and form of contract for the construction of the SANITARY LANDFILL EXCAVATION PROJECT in said City at 4:00 -o'clock p.m., on the 29th -day of May, 1973, said meeting to Fe Tield in the Council Chambers in the Civic Center in said City. Said plans, specifications and form_of_contract are now on file in the office of the Clerk in the Civic Center in Iowa City, Iowa, and may be inspected by any persons interested. Any persons interested may appear at said meeting of the City Council for the purpose of making ,objections `to said plans, specifications or contract or the cost of making said improvement. This notice given by order of the City Council of the City of Iowa City, Iowa. Abri ell u s City Clerk of Iowa City, Iowa PH -01