ST. LOUIS COUNTY HIGHWAY PROJECT                                         Electronic Bids Close Thursday, January 7, 2021                                                             Duluth, Minnesota NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - Electronic Bids will be received until 10:00 AM on Thursday, January 7, 2021, 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 0027-475811 (T), SAP 069-627-010 - Culvert Replacement, CP 0027-475811 (T) LOCATION: CSAH 5 to CSAH 7 TYPE OF WORK: Culvert Replacement LENGTH: Major items of work are: MOBILIZATION, LUMP SUM 1.00; CLEARING & GRUBBING, LUMP SUM 1.00; SAWING BIT PAVEMENT (FULL DEPTH), LIN FT 818.00; REMOVE PIPE CULVERTS, LIN FT 726.00; GEOTEXTILE FABRIC TYPE 6, SQ YD 3,589.00; AGGREGATE SURFACING (CV) CLASS 5(P), CU YD 57.00; MOTOR GRADER, HOUR 14.00; 0.5 CU YD SHOVEL, HOUR 14.00; WATER, M GALLON 14.00; AGGREGATE BASE (CV) CLASS 5(P), CU YD 888.00; TYPE SP 9.5 WEARING COURSE MIX (2;C), TON 460.00; STRUCTURE EXCAVATION CLASS E(P), CU YD 5,289.00; GRANULAR BACKFILL (CV)(P), CU YD 3,776.00; GRANULAR BEDDING (CV)(P), CU YD 340.00; 24" RC PIPE APRON, EACH 6.00; 30" RC PIPE APRON, EACH 14.00; 36" RC PIPE APRON, EACH 4.00; 22" SPAN RC PIPE-ARCH APRON, EACH 2.00; 28" SPAN RC PIPE-ARCH APRON, EACH 2.00; 24" RC PIPE CULVERT DES 3006 CL III, LIN FT 126.00; 30" RC PIPE CULVERT DES 3006 CL III, LIN FT 320.00; 36" RC PIPE CULVERT DES 3006 CL III, LIN FT 76.00; 22" SPAN RC PIPE-ARCH CULV CL lIIA, LIN FT 38.00; 28" SPAN RC PIPE-ARCH CULV CL lIIA, LIN FT 36.00; RANDOM RIPRAP CLASS II, CU YD 41.00; TRAFFIC CONTROL, LUMP SUM 1.00; WORK ZONE SPEED LIMIT, LUMP SUM 1.00; EROSION CONTROL SUPERVISOR, LUMP SUM 1.00; CULVERT END CONTROLS, EACH 14.00; SEDIMENT CONTROL LOG TYPE STRAW, LIN FT 1,888.00; RAPID STABILIZATION METHOD 4, SQ YD 2,642.00; 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