Rock County Rural Water requests bids by July 8
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
General Notice
Rock County Rural Water District (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:
500,000 Gallon West Water Tower
BAI No. 23769.00
The opening and reading of Bids is subject to change due to COVID-19 preventative measures.
Sealed Bids for the construction of the Project will be received at the Rock County Law Enforcement Center, 1000 N Blue Mound Avenue, Luverne, Minnesota 56156-0745 until Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM local time. At that time the Sealed Bids received will be publicly opened and read. Submittal of the Bid shall be in accordance with Article 14 of the Instruction to Bidders.
The Project includes the following Work:
Construction of a 500,000-gallon spheroid style steel water tower and all piping, fittings, appurtenances and valves. The ground floor of the tower will be used as a control room. Project includes all site work, yard piping, culverts, gravel surfaced access road and parking area; all mechanical, electrical and control equipment necessary to provide a fully functioning facility; temporary and permanent erosion control, reclamation and seeding; reservoir and pipe cleaning, flushing, hydrostatic pressure testing and disinfection; and cleanup, startup services, and all other miscellaneous work required not herein mentioned but inferred from the construction Contract Documents.
Obtaining the Bidding Documents
The Issuing Office for the Bidding Documents is:
Banner Associates, Inc.
409 22nd Avenue South
Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 692-6342
Prospective Bidders may obtain or examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office. Upon a non-refundable payment of $75.00, including applicable taxes and fees, a paper copy of Bidding Documents may be obtained. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office.
Bidding Documents can be downloaded from www.bannerassociates.com and/or www.questcdn.com (reference Quest number 9618643). Register with QuestCDN.com and submit the $22.00 fee to download the Bidding Documents. Downloading is recommended as plan holders receive automatic notice of addenda and bid updates. Interested parties may view the Bidding Documents at no cost after registration and prior to deciding to become a plan holder. Contact QuestCDN Customer Support at 952-233-1632 or Support@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration and downloading digital Bidding Documents.
All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated websites.
The Bidder to whom the contract is awarded will be required to furnish a construction performance bond and a construction payment bond to the Owner in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract award for each bond, in conformance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. The construction performance bond and construction payment bond shall remain in full force until the completion of the Contract as specified in the General Conditions.
All bids must be accompanied by a Bid security. Bid security will take the form of a bid bond in an amount of ten percent (5%) of the Bidder's maximum Bid price or a cashier's or certified check made payable to Owner in an amount of five percent (5%) of the Bidder's maximum Bid price. The Bid security will be retained by the Owner if the successful bidder refuses or fails to enter into an Agreement within fifteen (15) days after Notice of Award or fails at time of executing the contract to furnish a construction performance bond and construction payment bond guaranteeing the faithful performance of the work. Rock County Rural Water District reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
A pre-bid conference will not be held.
American Iron and Steel
Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term “iron and steel products” means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and Construction Materials.
The following waivers apply to this Contract:
De Minimis,
Minor Components, and
Pig iron and direct reduced iron.
For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with Article 8 of the Instructions to Bidders. Performance and payment bonds shall be furnished in accordance with Article 19 of the Instructions to Bidders.
This Advertisement is issued by:
Owner: Rock County Rural Water District
By: Matt Sorenson
Title: Chairman of the Board
Date: June 16, 2025
(06-12, 06-19)
