ST. LOUIS COUNTY HIGHWAY PROJECT                                         Electronic Bids Close Thursday, January 23, 2020                                                             Duluth, Minnesota NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - Electronic Bids will be received until 10:00 AM on Thursday, January 23, 2020, through Bid Express® https://www.bidexpress.com for the construction of the County project listed below. Proposals will be opened and read publicly at 10:01 A.M. on the aforementioned date at the St. Louis County Public Works Department Large Conference Room, 4787 Midway Rd, Duluth, Minnesota. Read carefully the wage scales as they affect this project. Minimum wage rates to be paid by the contractor have been predetermined and are subject to the Work Hours Act of 1962, P.L. 87-581. Those which apply to this project are set forth in the proposal for this project. PROJECT NO. CP 0453-367292 - TH 37 to CR 592, CP 0453-367292 (Tied) LOCATION: TH 37 to CR 592 TYPE OF WORK: Bituminous Reclamation, P.M. Bit. Surface, Agg. Shoulders LENGTH: Major items of work are: QUALITY MANAGEMENT, LUMP SUM 1.00; QUALITY MANAGEMENT SPECIAL, LUMP SUM 1.00; MOBILIZATION, LUMP SUM 1.00; SAWING BIT PAVEMENT (FULL DEPTH), LIN FT 94.00; REMOVE BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT, SQ YD 758.00; RECYCLED AGGREGATE SURFACING, TON 944.00; MOTOR GRADER, HOUR 36.00; 0.5 CU YD SHOVEL, HOUR 10.00; 8 TON STEEL-WHEELED ROLLER, HOUR 36.00; WATER, M GALLON 119.00; CALCIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION, GALLON 5,563.00; AGGREGATE BASE CLASS 5, TON 1,500.00; FULL DEPTH RECLAMATION, SQ YD 29,482.00; BASE STABILIZATION (BASE ONE), SQ YD 30,131.00; ASPHALT OVERLAY TEXTILE (PAVING FABRIC) HEAVY DUTY, SQ YD 457.00; BITUMINOUS MATERIAL FOR TACK COAT, GALLON 1,531.00; BITUMINOUS MATERIAL FOR TACK COAT (PAVING FABRIC), GALLON 137.00; TYPE SP 9.5 WEARING COURSE MIX (2;C), TON 2,485.00; TYPE SP 12.5 WEARING COURSE MIX (2;C), TON 3,555.00; MAIL BOX SUPPORT, EACH 15.00; GUARDRAIL POST, EACH 25.00; REALIGN STRUCTURAL PLATE GUARDRAIL, LIN FT 500.00; TRAFFIC CONTROL, LUMP SUM 1.00; INTERIM PAVEMENT MARKING, LIN FT 5,524.00; 4" SOLID LINE MULTI COMP, LIN FT 3,278.00; 4" BROKEN LINE MULTI COMP, LIN FT 2,246.00; 24" SOLID LINE PREF TAPE GR IN, LIN FT 24.00; Proposal/Plan Specifications may be downloaded through Bid Express® https://bidexpress.com . There will be no cost for plan/proposals, but bidders must register through Bid Express® prior to bidding and submit their bids electronically through Bid Express®. Bid Express® does charge for this service, and bidders are encouraged to register well in advance of the bid closing date if they have not previously done so. Electronic bids must be accompanied by a corporate surety bond in an amount which is at least equal to 5% of the total amount, and may be submitted electronically through Bid Express® using Surety 2000 or InSure Vision Technologies, LLC, or as a hard copy by mail or other delivery method, either as a corporate surety bond or a certified check made payable to the County Auditor of St. Louis County. If not submitted electronically, the proposal guaranty must be received at the St. Louis County Public Works Department, 4787 Midway Rd, Duluth, MN, 55811 in a sealed envelope marked clearly with the name of the bidder, type of work, and project number by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the specified date of opening.                                             BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF                                             COUNTY COMMISSIONERS                                                       Nancy Nilsen                                                       County Auditor