ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CP 71-681-021     CR 81 AT 206th Street-Surcharge

SHERBURNE COUNTY, MINNESOTA

NOTICE is hereby given that SEALED Bid Proposal Packages will be received by the Sherburne County Engineer at the office of the undersigned until 1:00 PM on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 for the following project:

The Major Quantities of Work are:

CLEARING                                                ACRE               1

GEOTEXTILE FGABRIC TYPE 5              SY                    8,250

SELECT GRANULAR BORROW (LV)      CY                   33,500

Receipt of Bid Proposal: Bids will be received at the Public Works Office, located at the Sherburne County  Government Center, 13880 Business Center Drive Suite 100, Elk River MN 55330 until 1:00 PM, Wednesday, September 8, 2021.

Bid Opening: Proposals will be opened by the County Engineer after the hour set for receiving bids at the Sherburne County Government Center. The bid opening is open to the public and will be held in the Maple Room A conference room at the Sherburne County Government Center; 13880 Business Center Drive, Elk River MN 55330. As a courtesy to our bidders, the bid opening may be attended via online through WebEx. Information for accessing the bid opening via WebEx will be provided in the bid proposal package.

Plans & specifications may be examined at the office of the Sherburne County Highway Engineer, 13880 Business Center Drive Suite 100, Elk River MN 55330, or at http://www.co.sherbume.mn.us/publicwor1cs/index.php & follow the Construction Projects & Bids (eGram) link. A user ID & password is required to download the Plans & Specifications. Contact Public Works at 763-765-3300 to obtain.

The cost to download the Plans & Specifications is free.

The cost to obtain a hard copy of the Plans & Specifications is $50.00 with an additional $10.00 mailing fee.

TO SUBMIT A BID-A Bid Proposal Package shall be purchased. The cost to obtain the Bid Proposal Package Is $10.00. Requests are made to the Sherburne County Engineer, 13880 Business Center Drive Suite 100, Elk River MN 55330. Failure to purchase bid proposal package from Sherburne County ls a basis for rejection of the bid.

Requests must be accompanied by check, draft, or money order, payable to the Sherburne County Public Works. Bids must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bidder's Bond made payable to the Sherburne County Treasurer as a proposal guarantee for at least 5% of the amount of the bid.

No bidder may withdraw their bid (which shall include the Certified Check or Bidder's Bond) within 15 days after the scheduled closing for the receipt of bids.

The County Board will consider award of the contract at the September 21, 2021, County Board Meeting contingent upon County Engineer & County Attorney review. It is the County's intent to begin construction the first part October 2021.

The County Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids & waive informalities. Dated at Elk River Minnesota, this 10th day of August 2021.

Signed: /s/ Bruce Messelt, Sherburne County, Minnesota

PUBLIC NOTICE

Sherburne County has designated its official website as http://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/publicworks/index.php. Official publication of bids, requests for Information, and requests for proposals will be done on the official website as an alternative means to disseminate solicitations of transportation construction and maintenance projects.

(Published in the Patriot: 08/14/21; 08/21/21; 08/28/21).