NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSBridge No. 67J85 and Bridge No. 67J86 / SAP 67-598-13 (Clinton Twp.)Bridge No. 67J81 / SAP 67-599-71 (Clinton Twp.)Bridge No. 67J82 / SAP 67-599-142 (Clinton Twp.)Bridge No. 67J83 / SAP 67-599-143 (Vienna Twp.)Bridge No. 67J84 / SAP 67-599-144 (Springwater Twp.)Sealed proposals will be received by the Rock County Highway Department at Luverne, Minnesota, until 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 21, 2006. READ CAREFULLY THE PROVISION FOR THE WAGE RATES AS CONTAINED IN THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS, AS THEY WILL AFFECT THIS PROJECT.Attention is called to the fact that the Contractor must comply with the Special Equal Employment Opportunity Provisions as contained in the Proposal.Proposals will be opened and read publicly in the presence of the Rock County Highway Engineer at the Rock County Highway Building located at 1120 North Blue Mound Avenue in Luverne, Minnesota, immediately following the hour set for receiving bids for the following Rock County Highway work. Bids will be awarded on Tuesday, August 22, 2006, at the regular Board of Commissioners Meeting held in the Law Library at the Rock County Courthouse. Bridge 67J85 and 67J86 SAP 67-598-13 The major quantities of work are: 14,925 Cu. Yds. of Common Excavation; 1250 Cu. Yds. of Aggregate Surfacing / Class 5; 250 Lin. Ft. of 12’x7’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert; 4 – 12’x7’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert End Sections Type I; 6 – 12’x7’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert End Sections Type III; 1,709 Cu. Yds. of Granular Backfill; 264 Cu. Yds. of Granular Bedding; 200 Cu. Yds. of Rock Bedding; 176 Lin. Ft. of 18" Corrugated Steel Pipe Culvert; 10 – 18" Galvanized Steel Pipe Aprons; 101 Cu. Yds. of Random Riprap, Class II.Bridge 67J81 SAP 67-599-71 The major quantities of work are: 1 Lump Sum Approach Grading; 70 Lin. Ft. of 14’x5’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert; 4 – 14’x5’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert End Sections Type III; 600 Cu. Yds. of Granular Backfill; 110 Cu. Yds. of Granular Bedding; 82 Cu. Yds. of Rock Bedding; 88 Cu. Yds. of Random Riprap, Class II.Bridge 67J82 SAP 67-599-142 The major quantities of work are: 1 Lump Sum Approach Grading; 102 Lin. Ft. of 12’x6’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert; 6 – 12’x6’ of Precast Concrete Box Culvert End Sections; 496 Cu. Yds. of Granular Backfill; 114 Cu. Yds. of Granular Bedding; 86 Cu. Yds. of Rock Bedding; 40 Lin. Ft. of 15" Corrugated Steel Pipe Culvert; 2 – 15" Galvanized Steel Pipe Aprons; 50 Cu. Yds. of Random Riprap, Class II.Bridge 67J83 SAP 67-599-143 The major quantities of work are: 1 Lump Sum Approach Grading; 102 Lin. Ft. of 12’x8’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert; 6 – 12’x8’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert End Sections; 610 Cu. Yds. of Granular Backfill; 114 Cu. Yds. of Granular Bedding; 86 Cu. Yds. of Rock Bedding; 64 Lin. Ft. of 15" Corrugated Steel Pipe Culvert; 4 – 15" Galvanized Steel Pipe Aprons; 56 Cu. Yds. of Random Riprap, Class II.Bridge 67J84 SAP 67-599-144 The major quantities of work are: 1 Lump Sum Approach Grading; 68 Lin. Ft. of 10’x5’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert; 4 – 10’x5’ Precast Concrete Box Culvert End Sections; 375 Cu. Yds. of Granular Backfill; 60 Cu. Yds. of Granular Bedding; 44 Cu. Yds. of Rock Bedding; 30 Lin. Ft. of 15" Corrugated Steel Pipe Culvert; 36 Lin. Ft. of 36" Corrugated Steel Pipe Culvert; 2 – 15" Galvanized Steel Pipe Aprons; 2 – 36" Galvanized Steel Pipe Aprons; 47 Cu. Yds. of Random Riprap, Class II.Plans, specifications and proposals may be examined and obtained at the office of the Rock County Highway Engineer, 1120 North Blue Mound Avenue, P.O. Box 808, Luverne, MN 56156-0808.The non-refundable cost for Plans and one proposal will be $40.00.Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or corporate surety bond drawn in favor of the Rock County Treasurer in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the proposal. Sealed bids shall be clearly marked "PROJECT NO. SAP 67-598-13."The Board of Rock County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any defects therein.Rock County is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.Mark R. Sehr, P.E.Rock County Highway Engineer(7-27, 8-3, 8-10)