DIVISION 1 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Saline County Clerk, Saline County Courthouse, 215 S. Court Street, Wilber, NE 68465, until December 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m., for construction of a bridge and other work incidental thereto, located between Sec. 25-T5N-R2E and Sec. 30-T5N-R3E in Saline County, Nebraska. The sealed bids are to be addressed to “Attention: Saline County Clerk, Saline County Courthouse, Wilber, Nebraska, 68465” and plainly marked “Saline County Bridge Bid, Structure No. C007602505 – Swanton Southwest, located between Sec. 25-T5N-R2E and Sec.30-T5N-R3E in Saline County, Nebraska”. The sealed bids are to be sent or submitted to the Clerk of Saline County, County Courthouse, 215 S. Court, Wilber, NE 68465. The work shall include all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and materials required for the construction of: Sta. 5+65 3-Span 90’-0” (27’-0”, 36’-0”, 27’-0”) Continuous Concrete Slab Bridge on 0° Skew 28’-0” Clear Roadway Special Plan No. 1 Copies of the Bid Documents and Specifications are on file and open to public inspection at the following locations: • Speece Lewis Engineers, Inc., 906 S. 26th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510 • Saline County Hwy. Supt. Office, 215 S. Court St., Wilber, NE 68465 A set of plans may be obtained at Speece Lewis Engineers, Inc., 906 S 26th St., Lincoln, NE 68510 for a non-refundable fee of $40.00. Proposals must be submitted on the forms furnished with the Bid Documents. Please only submit Divisions 5 and 6. Each bidder will be required to submit with his proposal a Bid Bond or Certified Check made payable, without condition, to the County Treasurer of Saline County, Nebraska, in an amount equal to five (5) percent of his proposal. The bidder to whom the contract is awarded shall furnish within ten (10) days after the award a surety bond or bonds in a sum equal to the full amount of the contract. The form of the bonds and surety shall be acceptable to the Saline County Board of Commissioners. The bidder will include an estimated time of beginning and completion for the project with the proposal. The required completion date is September 30, 2017. The Contractor will be allowed 110 calendar days for completion of the site after beginning work. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any irregularities in bids. Awarding of the Contract will be in accordance with the eleven points enumerated under “Competitive Bidding; Consideration”, COUNTY PURCHASING ACT, N.R.S. Sections 23-3101 through 23-3114 and any competitive bidding requirements of Nebraska Statutes 16-321, et. seq., and the Saline County Board of Commissioners will, at their discretion, award based on the lowest or best bid. Saline County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Saline County Highway Superintendent WR — December 7, 14, 21, 2016
