ST. LOUIS COUNTY HIGHWAY PROJECT                                         Electronic Bids Close Thursday, May 9, 2019                                                             Duluth, Minnesota NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - Electronic Bids will be received until 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 9, 2019, 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 0011-369684 / SAP 069-611-019 - Traffic Signal Replacement, CP 0011-369684 TST LOCATION: Intersection of US-2 and CSAH 11 (2nd Street) TYPE OF WORK: Traffic Signals LENGTH: N/A Major items of work are: MOBILIZATION, LUMP SUM 1.00; REMOVE CASTING, EACH 3.00; REMOVE SIGNAL SYSTEM, EACH 1.00; SAWING CONCRETE PAVEMENT (FULL DEPTH), LIN FT 69.00; SAWING BIT PAVEMENT (FULL DEPTH), LIN FT 530.00; REMOVE CURB & GUTTER, LIN FT 201.00; REMOVE CONCRETE SIDEWALK, SQ FT 2,917.00; REMOVE BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT, SQ FT 683.00; EXCAVATION - COMMON, CU YD 15.00; AGGREGATE BASE (CV) CLASS 5, CU YD 30.00; DRILL & GROUT REINF BAR (EPOXY COATED), EACH 51.00; BITUMINOUS MATERIAL FOR TACK COAT, GALLON 50.00; TYPE SP 9.5 BIT MIXTURE FOR PATCHING, TON 32.00; RELOCATE HYDRANT, EACH 1.00; ADJUST VALVE BOX, EACH 1.00; CASTING ASSEMBLY, EACH 3.00; ADJUST FRAME & RING CASTING, EACH 2.00; REPAIR DRAINAGE STRUCTURE, EACH 3.00; 6" CONCRETE WALK, SQ FT 2,464.00; CONCRETE WALK, SQ FT 553.00; CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER DESIGN B624, LIN FT 27.00; CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER DESIGN D424, LIN FT 24.00; CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER, LIN FT 126.00; TRUNCATED DOMES, SQ FT 108.00; RELOCATE PLANTER, EACH 1.00; TRAFFIC CONTROL, LUMP SUM 1.00; EMERGENCY VEHICLE PREEMPTION SYSTEM, LUMP SUM 1.00; TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEM, SYSTEM 1.00; STORM DRAIN INLET PROTECTION, EACH 3.00; COMMON TOPSOIL BORROW, CU YD 10.00; FERTILIZER TYPE 3, POUND 30.00; SODDING TYPE LAWN, SQ YD 30.00; 4" SOLID LINE MULTI COMP GR IN (WR), LIN FT 950.00; 4" DBLE SOLID LINE MULTI COMP GR IN (WR), LIN FT 400.00; PAVT MSSG PREF THERMO GR IN, SQ FT 60.00; CROSSWALK PREF THERMO GR IN, SQ FT 576.00; 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