The Project includes the following Work: Construction of a non-potable, high-capacity fire protection well and abandonment of an existing well. The proposed unconsolidated well construction includes 16-inch steel casing, stainless steel screen down, 84-foot depth, pitless unit, submersible well pump, motor and column piping. The project also includes electrical connection to existing well controls, watermain connection to existing building, and restoration. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than QuestCDN. Instructions to Bidders. No proposal will be accepted unless accompanied by a certified check or bid bond equal to at least 5% of the amount bid, payable to the OWNER as a guarantee that, if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the proper contract and bond within 15 days after the award of the contract. BIDDER is required to deliver the original certified check or bid bond within the 72 hours of bid opening to MSA Professional Services, Inc., Attn: Brad Stuczynski, P.E., 1835 North Stevens Street, Rhinelander, WI 54501. The certified check or bid bond will be returned to the bidder as soon as the contract is signed, and if after 15 days the bidder shall fail to do so, the certified check or bid bond shall be forfeited to the OWNER as liquidated damages. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Pursuant to Section 66.0903, Wisconsin Statutes, the minimum wages to be paid on the project shall be in accordance with the wage rate scale established by Local wage rates. Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term "iron and steel products" means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The following waivers apply to this Contract: De Minimis, Minor Components Pig Iron and direct reduced iron, and OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. Published by the authority of the Town Of St. Germain. CONSULTING ENGINEER: MSA Professional Services 1835 N Stevens Street Rhinelander, WI 54501 Brad Stuczynski, P.E. Biddershallsubmit all questions about the meaning or intent ofthe Bidding Documentsto Engineer 23 in writing. Contact information and submittal procedures for such questions are as follows: 24 Email Brad Stuczynski, PE at bstuczynski@msa-ps.com.