City of Ladysmith Miner Avenue Reconstruction The work for which bids are asked includes the following: 1. Replacement of existing water main, hydrants, valves, services. 2. Replacement of existing sanitary sewer, manholes, laterals. 3. Replacement of existing storm sewer, inlets, manholes. 4. Replacement of existing roadway: removal of existing pavement and base and placement of breaker run, base aggregate dense, and HMA pavement. 5. Addition of a concrete median at the railroad crossing 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. 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. This project anticipates use of Wisconsin DNR Safe Drinking Water Loan Program OR Clean Water Fund Program funding. We encourage Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), including Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), and Women's Business Enterprises (WBEs) to submit bid proposals. A municipality, in awarding prime contracts, and the primary engineer and primary contractor, in awarding subcontractors, are required to make a good faith effort to achieve a combined minimum goal of 15% participation for MBE/WBE utilization in accordance with s.NR 162.09(3), s.NR 166.12(4), and s.NR 167.18(4) Wis. Admin. Code. If a subcontractor awards subcontracts, these requirements shall apply to the subcontractor. The anticipated substantial completion date is September 27, 2024 and final completion date is October 18, 2024. Pre-Qualification: Yes Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids. The project, Miner Ave Reconstruction, W 6 th street to E 3 rd 8 Street, is funded in part by the 9 Wisconsin Department of Transportation Municipal Street Improvement Discretionary (MSID), 10 which is part of the LRIP Program. In order to qualify forfunding, this project 40 must achieve 15 percent participation or ATTEMPTED PARTICIPATION by any 41 combination of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises(DBEs)such as women business 42 enterprises (WBEs) and minority business enterprises (MBEs