GSB-88 Bituminous Pavement Sealing 3762-24

The City of Mequon, Wisconsin, by the undersigned Director of Public Works/City
Engineer, will receive Bids for the 2024 GSB-88 Bituminous Seal as follows:
Base bid items include GSB-88 Bituminous Pavement Sealing on approximately 4.47 miles of
Mequon city streets. Additive bid items include an additional 1.63 miles of GSB-88 Bituminous
Pavement Sealing.

ENGINEERING PROJECT FILE NO. 3762-24

Bids shall be submitted on the forms included in the bidding and contract requirements
section of these Contract Documents.

Project manuals will be available after 12:00 noon on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024. Project manuals including contract documents, bidding documents and specifications may be obtained by contacting the City Engineering office at 262-236-2934 or by email at engineering@ci.mequon.wi.us. Hard copies of the project manual will be available for review and may be purchased for a $25 non-refundable fee at Mequon City Hall, 11333 N Cedarburg Road 60W, Mequon, WI 53092-1930. A $5 shipping and handling charge will apply for hard copy manuals that are mailed.

All Bids shall be addressed to Kristen Lundeen, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer, City of Mequon, 11333 North Cedarburg Road 60W, Mequon, WI 53092, and shall be enclosed with the name and address of the Bidder and the contract for which the Bid is being submitted on the outside of the sealed envelope.

Sealed Bids will be received until 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 26th, 2024, in the Engineering Division at Mequon City Hall, at which time all Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

A pre-bid conference will be held for all interested bidders at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at which time any questions may be answered. The pre-bid meetings will be held at City Hall at which time any questions may be answered. Attendance of this meeting is strongly encouraged as the lack of information resulting from failure to attend this meeting does not relieve the bidder of any obligations pertaining to their bid, or to the
execution of the contract shall it be awarded to said bidder.

All work can start after July 8th, 2024 and shall be completed by August 30th, 2024. Failure to meet the August 30th deadline will result in the assessment of liquidated damages as specified by the Contract Documents.

In accordance with Wis. Stat. §66.0901(2), Bidders shall be required to submit a statement of financial ability, equipment, and experience in the work prescribed. This Qualification Statement shall be submitted to the office of the Engineer no less than five days prior to the opening of bids. Failure to submit a qualification statement at least five days prior to bid opening will result in the rejection of the bid. Qualification Statement forms can be obtained at the office of the City Engineer. An evaluation of qualification statements will be made by the Engineer who will provide a recommendation to the Common Council prior to award. Those firms whose qualifications are found to be unacceptable shall be disqualified from consideration of award.

A certified check, or satisfactory Bid Bond payable to the City of Mequon in the amount of not less than five (5%) percent of the Bid shall accompany each Bid as guarantee that if the Bid is accepted the Bidder will execute and file the Contract Performance Bond and 00030-2 Insurance Certificate as required by this contract within ten (10) calendar days after Notice of Award of the Contract by the City.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, waive any informalities or irregularities in Bidding or accept any Bid or Bids which, in the opinion of the City, shall serve the City’s best interest.

No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after the time and date set for the opening thereof, without the consent of the City.

It is anticipated that authorization to award to the selected qualified, responsive and responsible low bidder will be granted at the April 9th, 2024 Common Council meeting. The selected contractor shall, within 5 working days after notification, provide to the City of Mequon the required contract documents for signature.

Published by authority of the City of Mequon, Wisconsin
Kristen Lundeen, P.E., City
Engineer