*** ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID ***NOTICE TO BIDDERSCONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BID PACKAGETO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Luverne, herein called the Owner, located in Rock County, State of Minnesota, will receive sealed bids for single prime contract for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services necessary for General Remodeling: Phase III, Blue Mound Tower, Luverne, Minnesota, until 11:00 a.m., Local Time on the 19th day of January 2005, at the Office of Executive Director, Blue Mound Tower, 216 N. McKenzie, Luverne, Minnesota, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Single prime Contract will be awarded on the classes of work as follows: Bid package: General Remodeling, Phase III, Blue Mound TowerAll bids shall be made in accordance with the contract documents. Mailed bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Luverne, 216 N. McKenzie, Luverne, MN 56156. Full responsibility for the timely delivery of mailed bids prior to the deadline for receiving bids rests with the bidder. Contract documents, including bid proposal forms, drawings and project manual, have been placed on file and may be examined and obtained at the Executive Director’s office of The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Luverne, the office of Marquis X Erickson, Architect, 101 S. Main Ave., Suite 601, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, (605) 338-8424, Plains Builders Exchange and Sioux Falls Builders Exchange of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A pre-bid meeting shall be held at the Executive Director’s Office on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive questions of the bidders and view existing conditions of The Work. Interested contractors will be issued one complete set of documents for preparing bids for a DEPOSIT of $25.00 which will be refunded upon returning such set in good unmarked condition within 10 days after the bid opening. The successful bidder shall receive three sets of construction documents free. Additional sets of documents may be purchased for non-refundable costs of reproduction from the Architect. Each bidder must deposit bid security with the bid, payable to The Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Luverne and shall be one of the following:1. Certified check, cashier’s check or draft drawn on a State or National Bank in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bidders base bid. 2. Bid Bond, issued by a Surety authorized to do business in the State where the project is located and acceptable to the Owner in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bidders base bid.It shall be the bidder’s responsibility to make inquiry as to any addenda issued. Attention is called to the fact that no less than the minimum salaries and wages as set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project. The contractors must take affirmative action to ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The successful bidder shall be required to furnish a contract performance bond and a labor and materials payment bond in the penal amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price as originally bid or subsequently modified. No Bidder may withdraw a bid until 30 days after the bid opening, without a written request explaining the cause of withdrawal and without written consent of the Owner after reviewing the cause.Required completed forms which must accompany bid are as follows:00301 – Bid form: Bid package: General Remodeling, Phase III, Blue Mound TowerBid Security (see explanation above)Representations and Certifications, form HUD-5369-A (11-92)Previous Participation Certification, form HUD-2530 (5/2001)00410 – Certificate of Corporate Authority (if applicable)00411 – Individual Acknowledgement (if applicable)00412 – Partnership Acknowledgement (if applicable)00413 – Corporate Acknowledgement (if applicable)00414 – Acknowledgement of Corporate Surety (if applicable)00480 – Non-collusion affidavit of Bidder00481 – Non-collusion affidavit of ContractorThe Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, and to waive any irregularities of any bid. The Owner also reserves the right to award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder as may be determined by the Owner. /s/Marcia Linssen, Executive DirectorHousing & Redevelopment Authority of LuverneLuverne, Minnesota(12-16, 12-23)