public notice minnesota_city of owatonna 18th street reconstruction.pdf

CITY OF OWATONNA

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

NOTICE TO BIDDERS:

The City Council of the City of Owatonna, Minnesota, will receive bids at 10:00 a.m., June 26, 2026, for the making of the following improvements described: construction of the 18th Street SE Reconstruction Project in accordance with the Plans and Specifications prepared by the City Engineer. Bids for the construction of the Project will be received by the City of Owatonna electronically through QuestCDN until Friday, June 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time. At that time the bids received will be posted online.

The approximate quantities of the major items are listed below:

Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found on the following designated website:

Quest Construction Data Network (QuestCDN) www.questcdn.com

The QuestCDN eBidDoc number is 10230159

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to regis-ter with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Bidding Documents may only be purchased for download online at the designated website for a fee of $42.

This fee is non-refundable.

The bidder must electronically submit the proposal online using the designated website. A Proposal Guaranty for at least 5% of the total bid amount shall accompany the proposal as outlined in the project documents. A bidder’s bond shall include a certified copy of the power of attorney.

All bids will be opened and tabulated at 10:00 a.m., June 26, 2026 in the Crandall Center Conference Room #120 at City Hall (540 West Hills Circle) or via Microsoft Teams Meeting ID: 293 138 018 967 442 Passcode:

Pz6SF2SP or by phone +1 507-242-3225 Phone Conference ID: 523 767 955# and shall be considered by the City Council at a regular meeting at 7:00 P.M., July 7, 2026 during the course of the meeting and at the con-venience of the City Council. All bids must be accompanied by an affidavit certifying that, (1) the bid has been arrived at by the bidder independently and has been submitted without collusion with, and without agreement, understanding or planned common course of action with any other vendor of materials, suppliers, equipment or service described in the invitation to bid, designed to limit the independent bidding or competition, (2) the contents of the bid has not been communicated by the bidder or its employees or agents to any person not an employee or agent of the bidder or its surety on any bond furnished with the bid, and will not be communicated to any such person prior to the official opening of the bid.

The affidavit shall be signed by the bidder if he is an individual, by a partner if the bidder is a partnership, or by an officer or employee of the corporation having power to sign in its behalf, if the bidder is a corporation. The affidavit shall state that the person signing it has fully informed himself regarding the accuracy of the state-ments made in it. Any bid not accompanied by this affidavit will be rejected.

The Council reserves the right to, (1) defer acceptance of any bid, not to exceed 40 days, (2) reject any or all bids, (3) waive any informalities and technicalities.

/s/Jenna L. Tuma, City Administrator City of Owatonna

Published in the Owatonna Peoples Press June 6, 2026

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