Bid Book ARA9-Final.pdf

POLK COUNTY PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASING DIVISION

INVITATION FOR BID

BID NO. 711-2526

THOMAS MITCHELL STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT-ARA 9

INITIATED BY

POLK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS

ENGINEERING DIVISION

THOMAS MITCHELL STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page No.

Table of Contents

Official Publication

Part I - Bidder Information

Part II - Terms and Conditions

Part III - Special Requirements

Part IV – Specifications

Bid Form

Signature Page

Attachment A – Insurance Requirements

Attachment B – Bidder’s Resident Status Form……………………………………………..

Attachment C – Final Plans ………………………………………………………………….

Attachment D – Final Specifications…………………………………………………………

Attachment E – Submittals……………………………………………………….

Attachment F –Quality Control………………………………………………...

Attachment G – Sample Form of Agreement………………………………………………...

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION

On behalf of the Polk County Board of Supervisors and Public Works, the Procurement and Purchasing Division will receive bids for the Thomas Mitchell Stream Restoration Project.

Project includes stabilization and restoration of approximately 3,500 linear feet of stream within Thomas Mitchell Park in Eastern Polk County. Project start approximately July 10th, 2025 and specified to be completed by October 31st, 2025.

Engineer’s Estimate: $1,285,515

Interested firms/individuals may obtain Contract Documents, project information, and submit bids via BidNet Direct until bid submission deadline/closing date and time of June 12th, 2025, at 2:00

PM CST at: https://www.bidnetdirect.com/iowa/polkcounty. Bidder should not include sales tax in their bid and shall include a five percent (5%) bid security as defined in Section 26.8 of the Iowa

Code. Any entity not yet registered on BidNet Direct may sign up for a free account for access to this posting and be included in all future Polk County solicitations.

A preletting conference will be held on May 28th, 2025 from 9-10 AM at Thomas Mitchell

Park, 4590 NE 108th St. Mitchellville, IA 50169. RSVP is required for attending contractors by email to Jason.foss@polkcountyiowa.gov or by phone at 515-805-8653.

By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and produced within the State of Iowa and to Iowa domestic labor.

It is the purchasing policy of Polk County to allow the Polk County Board of Supervisors the discretion of showing preference in purchasing goods and services from vendors who produce goods or maintain an office in Iowa. Preference may also be given to goods produced in Polk

County or to vendors maintaining an office in Polk County. Further, it is the policy of Polk County to actively solicit and seek out local vendors of goods and services and to encourage said vendors to stock and supply Iowa-made products.

https://www.bidnetdirect.com/iowa/polkcounty mailto:Jason.foss@polkcountyiowa.gov

PART I

BIDDER INFORMATION

1.1 Definition

“Bidder” shall mean the Contractor, organization, or individual submitting the proposal or bid.

1.2 Purpose

A. The reason for this request is to secure bids for the Thomas Mitchell Stream Restoration Project.

B. This Invitation For Bid (IFB) provides detailed instructions for bidders interested in supplying the requirements of this bid. It contains the specifications for the equipment/services/supplies to be provided and the terms and conditions.

1.3 Inquiries

A. Inquiries concerning this IFB must be directed to:

B. In all cases, no verbal communications shall override written communications or the contents of this IFB.

1.4 Receiving of Bids

A. Bids will be allowed until 2:00 p.m. CST, Thursday, June 12th, 2025. After which, the response platform on BidNet Direct will be closed and cannot be reopened for any reason.

B. Bids are to be submitted to:

1.5 Filing of Bids

A. Electronic Submittals will be accepted only via BidNetDirect.com until 2:00 p.m.

CST on June 12th, 2025. At one (1) minute after due date and time, the Bid posting will be closed and moved to the “Closed Bids” tab on the Polk County BidNet page.

This cannot be reopened. The Polk County Procurement Office accepts no responsibility for delays in the receipt of your bid for any reason. If the office determines that it is in the best interest of the county to extend a due date, an addendum will be posted to the IFB on BidNet.com and the request will be re-posted.

B. The bid and any clarification to the bid shall be signed by an officer of the offering firm or a designated agent empowered to bind the firm in contract.

1.6 Delay in Receipt of Bid

Neither Polk County nor the Polk County Procurement and Purchasing Division, will accept any responsibility for any delay or delinquency in the receipt of bids. The responsibility for timely bid submission rests solely and entirely with the firm/individual.

1.7 Rejection of Bids

The Polk County Board of Supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all bids in whole or in part, to waive irregularities, and to accept bids, which appear to be in the interest of Polk County.

1.8 Reporting of Anti-competitive Practices

When for any reason collusion or other anti-competitive practices are suspected among any bidders or offerers, Procurement shall prepare a notice of the relevant facts, which shall be transmitted to the County Attorney’s Office for review and possible involvement.

1.9 Iowa Preference

By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and produced within the State of Iowa and to Iowa domestic labor.

1.10 Polk County Board of Supervisors Policy Statement

Polk County, Iowa will, to the greatest extent practical and in the best interest of the citizens of Polk County, Iowa at Polk County’s discretion. provide a preference for the purchase, acquisition or use of goods, services, materials, products, supplies or provisions produced in, (or has main offices within) Polk County, the State of Iowa and the United States of America, in that order, (including but not limited to iron, aluminum, steel, cement, and other manufactured products) The requirements of this section must be included in all subawards including all contracts and purchase orders.

If it is determined that this provision would cause a denial of funds from the United States government which would otherwise be available, or would be inconsistent with requirements of federal law, Polk County may suspend this Preference only to the extent necessary to prevent the denial of such funds or to eliminate the inconsistency with federal requirements.

1.11 Project Dates

The following dates represent the proposed project schedule. If it becomes necessary to change the schedule, all known bidders will be notified.

1. Publication Dates: Des Moines Register May 21st, 2025

2. Bids Due by 2:00: June 12th, 2025

3. Anticipated Award Date: July 1st, 2025

4. Expected Starting Date: After Notice to Proceed, anticipated date of issuance to be approximately

July 10th, 2025.

5. Completion Date: October 31st, 2025

6. Liquidated Damages: $1000/day for each calendar day that work remains uncompleted.

PART II

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

2.1 Termination

A. The owner may terminate this contract with or without cause by giving thirty (30) days notice.

B. Bidder will be paid for services completed.

2.2 Changes

Changes in provisions or services to be furnished under this bid may be made only in writing and must be approved mutually by the bidder and Polk County Public Works Director.

2.3 Immunity From Liability

Every party to this proposal is hereby notified and agrees that the Owner, and any funding source for the Owner are immune from liability and suit for or from Contractor’s activities involving third parties and arising from this bid.

2.4 Conflicts Between Terms

Polk County reserves the right to accept or reject any exception taken by the Bidder to the terms and conditions of this Invitation For Bid.

2.5 Waiver of Informalities

Polk County reserves the right to waive any and all informalities in bids, if such waiver does not substantially change the offer or provide a competitive advantage to any offerer.

2.6 Taxes - State and Local

A. Polk County, Iowa is exempt from federal, state, and local sales and use tax on the equipment, parts supplied, or services pursuant to this contract.

B. Iowa Code Section 423.3(80) authorizes the approved bidder to purchase building materials, incorporated solely into this project, tax free. Polk County, upon approval of contract by the Board of Supervisors, will issue Tax Exemption Certificates to prime bidder and authorized sub-contractors.

C. The Tax-Exempt Certificates will allow the purchase of qualifying items to be made exempt from Iowa sales tax, applicable local option sales tax, and school infrastructure local option sales tax. It is the prime bidder’s responsibility to keep records identifying the materials and supplies purchased and verifying they were used on this construction contract. Misuse of certificates could result in civil or criminal penalties.

2.7 Exclusive Agreement

The agreement which results from this bid solicitation constitutes the exclusive agreement between parties and incorporates the provisions of these terms and conditions, and supersedes any previous agreements, either written or oral. The terms and conditions hereof may not be altered without prior written consent of both parties.

2.8 Remedies Upon Default

In any case where the bidder has failed to deliver or has delivered nonconforming goods or services, the Procurement Office shall provide a cure notice. If after notice the bidder continues to be in default, the Procurement Office may procure goods or services in substitution from another source and charge the difference between the contracted price and the market price to the defaulting bidder.

2.9 Acts of God

A. Bidder shall not be considered to be in default under this agreement, if performance is delayed or made impossible by an act of God, floods, fires, strikes, and similar events; but in each such case, the delay or impossibility must be beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of bidder.

B. It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to promptly advise the Procurement

Office of the delay. The County may elect to cancel all orders on file with the bidder and place the order with another bidder.

2.10 Subcontractors

Successful bidders shall be responsible for all acts and performance of any subcontractor or secondary suppliers that the successful bidder may engage for the completion of the terms of this bid. A delay that results from a subcontractor's conduct, negligence, or failure to perform shall not exempt the bidder from default remedies. Successful bidder shall be responsible for payment to all subcontractors or secondary suppliers.

2.11 Assignment

Bidders may not assign contracts or purchase orders to any party (including financial institutions) without written permission of the Polk County Public Works Director.

2.12 Title to Goods

Bidder warrants that the goods procured hereunder are free from all liens, claims, or encumbrances.

2.13 Indemnification

The Contractor/Vendor shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Polk County, Iowa, its elected and appointed officials, employees, volunteers, agents, their predecessors, successors and assigns from and against any and all liabilities, claims, disputes, demands, lawsuits, damages, judgments, losses, costs and expenses, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, asserted or recovered from the County by reason of or resulting from any injury or damages to persons, including but not limited to personal injury, bodily injury including death, mental injury, emotional injury, loss of function of mind and or body, loss of consortium, pain or suffering; or damages to any property, including but not limited to any loss of use thereof, loss of earnings and/or economic damages arising out of or are in any way connected with terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to Contractor’s/Vendor acts, errors, and or omissions, negligence, default or mismanagement of Contractor/Vendor, its employees, agents or subcontractors in the performance of any of Contractor’s/Vendor Duties imposed by this Agreement, or by law.

This provision shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

2.14 Discrimination and Affirmative Action

A. Bidder shall comply with the provisions of federal, state, and local laws and regulations to ensure that no employee or applicant for employment is discriminated against because of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, creed, genetic information, disability, veteran or military service. Bidder shall have an affirmative action plan and shall provide the County with reports required to ensure compliance with equal employment legislation and regulations if requested. Bidder shall insure that all authorized sub-contractors comply with the provisions of this clause.

B. A copy of the Bidder's "Affirmative Action Plan" must be made available to Polk

County upon request.

C. Polk County, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat.

252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, minority business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

2.15 Protest/Appeal Procedures

The procuring agency must make every effort to make award recommendations in a fair, open, ethical, and transparent manner. In the event that a bidder feels that an “Intent to Award” has been made unfairly or improperly, the bidder has the right to protest that “Intent to Award” within three (3) days of receiving the notification of award. If a protest has been filed before the opening of bids (pre-bid protest must be submitted at least 48 business hours prior to bid opening), the procurement administrator should not open bids prior to the resolution of the protest, unless the Procurement Office has given approval to open the bids on the basis of an emergency situation.

Formal protests must be submitted in writing to the procurement supervisor. The procurement supervisor will meet with the staff administering the procurement and all evaluation team members and respond in writing with a formal decision which will include explanation of how the decision was derived. If the protest is approved, the Procurement Office will notify all bidders and may issue an addendum to the original bid, extend the due date, terminate the bid and re-issue, eliminate any or all respondents based on a “Non- Responsive” and/or “Non- Responsible” determination, and/or change the “Intent to Award” to a different respondent based on the findings of the protest investigation. The decision of the procurement supervisor is final

PART III

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Liquidated Damages

Liquidated damages in the amount of $1000.00 per day will be assessed for each day of noncompliance.

3.2 Performance Bond

A performance bond in the amount of 100% of the selected bidder’s bid price will be required upon award of bid. The bonding company must be licensed to do business in the State of Iowa.

The Contractor shall be responsible for the default or failure to perform as required by themselves and by all its subcontractors, suppliers, agents, or employees furnishing materials or providing labor in the performance of the project. The Contractor shall also indemnify and save harmless the County for all expense incurred by the County by reason of the Contractor’s default of failure to perform as required.

3.3 Payment Bond

The Contractor and Surety on this bond hereby agree to pay all just claims submitted by persons, firms, subcontractors, and corporations furnishing materials for or performing labor in the performance of the Contract including, but not limited to, claims for all amounts due for labor, materials, equipment, and tools consumed or used by the Contractor or any subcontractors. The Contractor and Surety hereby bind themselves to the obligations and conditions set forth in Iowa Code Chapter 573.

3.4 Maintenance Bond

A maintenance bond will be required for all work completed on the project. The maintenance bond shall be for a period of two (2) years following the date of acceptance of the project improvements. The Contractor hereby agrees, at their own expense or through the Surety; to remedy any and all defects that may develop in or result from work to be performed under the Contract within the two (2) year bonding period, by reason of defects in workmanship or materials used in construction of said work, to keep all work in continuous good repair, and to pay the County reasonable costs of monitoring and inspection to assure that any defects are remedied, and to repay the County all outlay and expense incurred as a result of Contractor’s and Surety’s failure to remedy any defect as required.

3.5 Material Certifications

All materials incorporated into the finished work must be approved (certified material reports) prior to use.

3.6 Certificate of Insurance

See Attachment A- Insurance Requirements. Please review all insurance requirements before submitting proposal. Required levels and specific language are not subject to change.

Required language:

Additional Insured: “Polk County, Iowa, its elected and appointed officials, employees, agents, their successors and assigns” shall be named as an additional insured.

Iowa Governmental Immunities Endorsement on the last page of Attachment-A.

3.7 Plan Availability

Interested firms/individuals may obtain project plans via BidNet Direct until bid submission deadline/closing date and time of June 12th, 2025, at 2:00 PM CST at:

https://www.bidnetdirect.com/iowa/polkcounty . Any firm not yet registered on BidNet Direct may sign up for a free account for access to this posting and be included in all future Polk County solicitations.

3.8 Bid Security

The Bidding Documents must be accompanied by a bid security as a separate document by either

(1) Cash or (2) Certified or Cashier’s Check, drawn on a solvent Iowa bank or a bank chartered under the Laws of the United States, or (3) a Bid Bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in the State of Iowa, in the amount of five (5) percent of the total bid. The form of Bid Bond shall be the Iowa Department of Transportation Form 131084, “Proposal Guaranty/Bid Bond” or equivalent. Bid Security shall be made payable to “Polk County”. The Bid Security must not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. The Bid Security shall be forfeited to Polk County as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract within ten (10) days after the award of Contract and post bond satisfactory to Polk County insuring the faithful fulfillment of the contract and the construction of said work. The Bid Security shall be endorsed as follows:

Bid Security

Thomas Mitchell Stream Restoration – Polk County Stream Restoration Project Bid #711-2526

3.9 Retention from Payments on Contracts

In accordance with Section 573.12 of the Iowa Code, Polk County reserves the authority to retain up to five percent (5%) of the monthly estimates, as determined by the project Engineer, of labor performed and material delivered for the construction of public improvements.

3.10 Bidder’s Resident Status

According to 875 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 156, Bidder’s Resident Status Form is required for any public improvement which is defined as: Public improvement- is an improvement, the cost of which is payable from taxes or other funds under the control of the public corporation, except that in cases of public improvement for drainage or levee purposes the provisions of the drainage law, chapter 468, in cases of conflict shall govern.

Bidder’s Resident Form shall be provided to bidders for submittal and signature (see attachment B). Bids submitted without signed resident status form shall not be accepted.

3.11 Submittals and Quality Control

Submittals during project construction shall adhere to guidance provided in Attachment E- Section 01300 Submittal Guidance and quality control shall adhere to guidance provided in Attachment F- Section 01400 Quality Control Guidance.

THOMAS MTICHELL STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT

PART IV

SPECIFICATIONS

4.1 All work and materials on this project shall be completed in accordance with SUDAS standards in place at the time of this letting, the project plans, and project Special Provisions. Polk County interpretation of all specifications shall be final.

4.2 Project quantities shown on the proposal form are for bidding purposes only and may be revised upwards or downwards at the discretion of Polk County, depending on conditions at the time of construction.

4.3 Bidders may obtain specific Project Plans, Special Provisions, and location via BidNet Direct until bid submission deadline/closing date and time of June 12th, 2025, at 2:00 PM CST at:

https://www.bidnetdirect.com/iowa/polkcounty . Any firm not yet registered on BidNet Direct may sign up for a free account for access to this posting and be included in all future Polk County solicitations.

4.4 The bidder is to use due caution in working over and around private drainage and storm sewer lines. Breaks in lines due to bidder’s carelessness are to be repaired at bidder’s expense without cost to Polk County. Any conflict between the cut lines shall be brought to the attention of Polk County.

4.5 Bidder shall be responsible to notify all utility companies of the construction schedule and coordinating any and all temporary and permanent services, relocations, or support during the project. Bidder shall be responsible for obtaining utility locates prior to performing any excavation.

One-Call before digging – 1-800-292-8989.

4.6 Any obstacles damaged or removed by the bidder shall be replaced and/or reset as directed by Polk

County. Any such work shall be incidental to other work on the project and no additional compensation will be allowed.

4.7 Bid prices to include all accessories and appurtenances to complete the construction whether specifically mentioned or not, including caps, fittings, bends & tees.

4.8 Contract Award: Unit prices shall control. Only one contract will be awarded for this work.

Contract Award will be determined based on the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.

4.9 Reference included technical specifications provided with constructions plans for additional technical requirements.

POLK COUNTY PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASING DIVISON

BID FORM

FIRM

ADDRESS

CITY STATE ZIP CODE

SCHEDULE OF BID ITEMS

ITEM

NO. BID ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY UNIT PRICE TOTAL COST

GENERAL

1 MOBILIZATION LS 1 $ $

2 CLEARING AND GRUBBING AC 0.2 $ $

3 SURVEY AND STAKING LS 1 $ $

4 WATER HANDLING LS 1 $ $

SWPPP DEVELOPMENT AND

MANAGEMENT LS 1

6 STRAW WATTLE LF 903

7 CONSTRUCTION EXIT EA 5 $ $

8 FLOTATION SILT CURTAIN LF 160

HYDRAULIC SEEDING AND

BFM MULCHING - TURF

GRASS SEED MIX AC 0.7

HYDRAULIC SEEDING AND

BFM MULCHING - RIPARIAN

SEED MIX AC 0.9

HYDRAULIC SEEDING AND

BFM MULCHING - MESIC

PRAIRIE SEED MIX AC 3.9

HYDRAULIC SEEDING AND

BFM MULCHING -

TEMPORARY SEED MIX AC 11

CLASS "E" RIPRAP FOR

DRAINAGE

REINFORCEMENT TN 58

TEMPORARY STREAM

CROSSING EA 4

15 TRAFFIC CONTROL LS 1

VEHICLES REMOVAL AND

DISPOSAL EA 4

ROCK RIFFLES

17 ROUNDED CLASS "E" RIPRAP TN 478 $ $

TOE ROCK

18 EXCAVATION CY 7118 $ $

DISPOSE EXCESS MATERIAL

OFF-SITE CY 7118

20 CLASS "E" ROCK RIPRAP TN 3908

21 GEOTEXTILE FABRIC SY 4287

STRIP, STOCKPILE, AND

REPLACE 6" TOPSOIL CY 630

ROLLED EROSION CONTROL

PRODUCT (RECP), TYPE 4.B SY 4947

BANK SHAPING

24 EXCAVATION CY 294

DISPOSE EXCESS MATERIAL

OFF-SITE CY 294

STRIP, STOCKPILE, AND

REPLACE 6" TOPSOIL CY 110

ROLLED EROSION CONTROL

PRODUCT (RECP), TYPE 4.B SY 320

FLOODPLAIN BENCHING

28 EXCAVATION CY 604 $ $

DISPOSE EXCESS MATERIAL

OFF-SITE CY 604

STRIP, STOCKPILE, AND

REPLACE 6" TOPSOIL CY 213

ROLLED EROSION CONTROL

PRODUCT (RECP), TYPE 4.B SY 1045

TOE WOOD

32 TOE WOOD LF 287 $ $

FABRIC ENCAPSULATED

SOIL LIFTS LF 287

STEP POOL

34 CUT WEIR STONE TN 143 $ $

35 GEOTEXTILE FABRIC SY 434 $ $

CROSS-VANE

36 CUT WEIR STONE TN 448 $ $

37 GEOTEXTILE FABRIC SY 216 $ $

Total Bid

Additional Comments: _______________________________________________________________

ESTIMATE REFERENCE INFORMATION

ITEM NO. BID ITEM DESCRIPTION

1 MOBILIZATION

i. Project section South of Devotie Dr. must be completed prior to construction of project section North of Devotie Dr.

ii. Mobilization through project area shall require operating through tight spaces in order to avoid and protect existing oak trees.

iii. Due to high recreational park use, detailed site clean up and finish grading is required.

2 CLEARING AND GRUBBING

i. Clearing of all trees was completed in project area in March of 2025.

Additional clearing and grubbing will be needed for regrowth within project area.

ii. Excavation along banks may require rootwad or stump removal of previously cleared trees.

iii. Contractor must use great caution to not damage valuable trees that are being kept in the project area. If any tree is damaged, the Conservation Ecologist will determine the value of that damaged tree using the National Tree Benefit Calculator (Arbor Day Foundation). Assessed damage will fall into three categories, and be reimbursed to PCCB in the following amounts:

Light Damage = 20% of tree value Moderate Damage = 50% of tree value Extreme Damage = 100% of tree value

3 SURVEY AND STAKING

i. All survey and staking shall be the responsibility of the contractor. Polk County will provide survey points, machine control files, and control points.

4 WATER HANDLING

i. Contractor must provide water handling plan at preconstruction meeting. Plan must be approved by project engineer before work commences.

5 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) DEVELOPMENT AND

MANAGEMENT

i. Item includes all costs associated with preparation, implementation, and monitoring of plan and NPDES permit requirements.

ii. Any pollution control measures in excess of other bid items as required by the

SWPPP are deemed incidental to this bid item.

9 HYDRAULIC SEEDING AND BFM MULCHING - TURF GRASS SEED MIX

i. Iowa DOT Type 1 (Permanent Lawn Mixture)- reference section 02939 Seeding Specification

10 HYDRAULIC SEEDING AND BFM MULCHING - RIPARIAN SEED MIX

i. Seed shall be provided by Polk County Conservation, at no cost to contractor.

11 HYDRAULIC SEEDING AND BFM MULCHING - MESIC PRAIRIE SEED MIX

i. Seed shall be provided by Polk County Conservation, at no cost to contractor.

12 HYDRAULIC SEEDING AND BFM MULCHING - TEMPORARY SEED MIX

i. Iowa DOT Type 4 (Urban Temporary Erosion Control Mixture)- reference section 02939 Seeding Specification

34 & 36 CUT WEIR STONE

i. Pre-approved stone is available at Duro Rock Supply Company

(info@durorock.net) or 507-517-3496.

ii. Bidders are not required to use Duro Rock Supply Company.

mailto:info@durorock.net

SIGNATURE PAGE

The undersigned, an authorized representative of _____________________(bidder), does hereby state that the Bidder acknowledges, understands and certifies compliance with the following requirements.

A. NONCOLLUSION

This proposal or bid is genuine and not collusive or sham; that said bidder has not colluded, conspired, connived, or agreed, directly or indirectly, with any bidder or person to put in a sham bid or to refrain from bidding, and has not in any manner, directly or indirectly, sought by agreement or collusion, or communication or conference with any person, to fix the bid price of affiant or of any other bidder, and that all statements in said proposal or bid are true.

B. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT AND NONDISCRIMINATION

Bidder and all subcontractors shall comply with the relevant provisions of federal, state and local laws and regulations to ensure that no employee or applicant for employment is discriminated against because of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, creed, genetic information, disability, veteran or military service.

C. DEBARMENT

Bidder shall not have been suspended or debarred from a federal project.

I further acknowledge receipt of Addenda #_____________ through #

Name (Please Print)

Authorized Signature__________________________________ Date

Note: This Bid Form needs to be signed by an authorized person.

Title

Phone

Email

REMINDER: Bid Form needs to be filled out COMPLETELY or is subject to rejection. Refer to section 1.5 Filing of Bids.