Cattle Drive Access Road and Waterline Project. All bidders shall attend the mandatory Pre-Bid Conference for the Project at the time and location stated below to be eligible to submit a construction bid. Bid proposals must be submitted on the prescribed forms and accompanied by security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions listed in the Instructions to Bidders. Contractors will be required to have a current Elko City business license prior to time of contract execution; moreover, a current Nevada State contractor s license of the proper classification to perform the project work is required at the time of the Project bid opening. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope that is legibly marked CITY OF ELKO CATTLE DRIVE ACCESS ROAD and WATERLINE PROJECT . City staff shall thoroughly review all bid proposals for conformance with the contract documents prior to making a written recommendation for award to the Elko City Council. The award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder to the extent and in the manner required by law, unless all bids are rejected. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder shall be determined on the basis of price, conformance to plans and/or specifications, the bidder's qualifications, conformance to applicable sections of NRS Chapter 338, conformance to other bidding documents (including, without limitation, requirements set forth in the proposed public works contract), and the best interest of the public. The City Council may, in its sole discretion, reject all bids. LABOR COMMISSIONER: The Nevada Labor Commissioner s identifying project number is PWP-EL-2023-441 for this project. NRS 338.013(1) requires the Labor Commissioner s identifying number to be included in any bid or other document submitted in response to the advertisement or other type of solicitation. The City of Elko reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all items specified in the bid proposal and further reserves the right to waive any minor irregularities in the bid proposal, so long as the waiver does not give the bidder a competitive advantage over other bidders All questions are due on or before July 27, 2023 by 3:00PM, and no later. The questions must be submitted by the General Contractor listed on the plan-holders list. All questions must be presented to the City Clerk, and all responses to questions shall be issued via E-MAIL to all plan holders. Questions and responses will also be posted on the City's website in the form of an Addendum.