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 p.m. on the 2nd day of March 2021.

 Receipt of Bid Proposal: Bids will be received at the Public Works Office, located at the Sherburne County Government Center, 13880 Business Center Drive, Elk River MN 55330 until 1:00 p.m., March 2nd, 2021.

Bid Opening: Proposals will be opened by the County Engineer after the hour set for receiving bids at the Sherburne County Government Center, Public Works Conference Room; 13880 Business Center Drive, Elk River MN 55330. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consistent with the Minnesota Governor’s Peacetime Emergency Executive Order 20-01 as modified by Order 20-99, this will be a public online bid opening with no in person attendance by bidders. Information for accessing the bid opening will be provided with the bid proposal package.

Plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the Sherburne County Highway Engineer, 13880 Business Center Drive, Elk River MN 55330., or at http://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/publicworks/index.php and follow the Construction Projects & Bids (eGram) link. A user ID and password is required to download the Plans and 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 must 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, Elk River MN 55330.

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 the Bidder’s Bond) within 15 days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.

It is the County’s intent to begin construction the first part of May and completed by the end of June 2021.

The County Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. Dated at Elk River Minnesota, this 1st day of February 2021.

/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: 02/06/21; 02/13/21; 02/20/21).