The City of Fremont is seeking bid proposals for furnishing and installing the Fixtures, Furnishings and Equipment for the Keene Memorial Library Expansion Project. The project consists of 22,400 sf of renovation and 12,500 sf of new addition to the original building located at 1030 North Broad Street, Fremont, NE 68025. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check, or a bank draft on a solvent Nebraska bank insured by FDIC or a bid bond in the amount not less the five percent (5%) of the bid price. That bid security shall be sealed and addressed to the City Clerk, Fremont, Nebraska and labeled on the outside "FURNITURE AND SHELVING - LIBRARY EXPANSION PROJECT". Any bids received from contractors not so qualified will be returned unopened. The successful bidder will be required to submit an acceptable Affirmative Action Statement and Program to the Office of the Mayor within ten (10) days after the bid has been awarded by the Fremont City Council. Failure to submit an acceptable Affirmative Action Statement and Program within the time allotted shall result in the forfeiture of the bidder's bond. The contractor shall be required to furnish a Performance, Payment and Maintenance Bond in a sum equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, for a period of one (1) year past the completion of the project. Before the Final Payment may be made on the final three percent (3%) of the contract, the contractor shall furnish a written clearance from the Commissioner of Labor of the State of Nebraska, certifying that all payments then due of contributions or interest which may have arisen under the contract have been made by the contractor or his subcontractors to the Unemployment Compensation Fund. Deadline for questions Thursday August 10, 2023 Notice of Award August 29, 2023 Building Ready for Installation to begin October 30, 2023 Shelving Delivery and installation must be completed by Monday November 27, 2023 Furniture Delivery and Installation must be completed by Thursday December 7, 2023 Questions regarding the scope of the project can be submitted to Bart Thomsen, Project Owner Representative via email: bthomsen@rdpne.com. The bid security shall guarantee the bidder's good faith to enter into the contract within ten (10) days at the bid price if accepted by the City Council. Any proposal received which is not accompanied by a bid security will not be considered. The bid security of the successful bidder will be returned when the contracts have been signed, filed with and approved by the City. The bid security of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned when their bids are rejected. The City of Fremont hereby reserves the right to accept that bid which, in its judgment, will produce the best job of workmanship and material, whether or not it is the lowest bid; and reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any or all informalities of any proposal.