Miles on County Road S from USH 51 to the intersection of County Road H and 1.2 miles of County Roads L from USH 8 north to County Line these are LRIP/CRI Project. The Lincoln County Highway Department is seeking to contract with an individual or entity to perform the above pulverizing jobs. Proposals must conform to the requirements of the specifications and instructions. Do to materials price increase potential effect on State, County and Local Budgets quantities may differ from RFP requested amounts. Proposals must be sealed in an opaque envelope labeled "2023 Pulverizing Project". This project is a LRIP/CRI Project. Proposals must set forth the scope of services to be provided and the qualifications of the individual or entity. Any deviation from the specifications or these instructions must be noted clearly and concisely. Proposals must be signed (by the individual or by a duly authorized representative of the entity) and dated. Proposals must remain firm for a period of ninety (90) days. Issuance of this request for proposal does not confer any rights to any prospective proposer and does not obligate Lincoln County to engage in any procurement or to purchase. Any costs associated with the preparation of a response to this request shall be the sole responsibility of the person submitting the proposal. Any confidential or proprietary information should be clearly marked as such. The County will use discretion with regards to disclosure of confidential or proprietary information contained in any proposal, but cannot guarantee that information will not be made public. As a governmental entity, the County is subject to Wisconsin's Public Records Law. Once submitted, the proposals and any supplementary documents become the property of Lincoln County. All requests for interpretations or corrections must be received by the Lincoln County Highway Commissioner no later than April 26, 2023 at 12:01 pm. Proposers/bidders assume responsibility for carefully examining the RFP and specifications for the work contemplated; investigating the conditions to be encountered; being satisfied as to the character, quality, and quantities of work to be performed and any materials to be furnished; understanding the requirements of the specifications, special provisions, and contract. Submission of a proposal shall be considered conclusive evidence that the bidder has made such examination. It shall be unethical for any person to offer, give or agree to give any elected official, employee or former employee or to solicit, demand, accept or agree to accept from another person, a gratuity or an offer of employment in connection with any decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, preparation of any part of a program requirement, a purchase request, influencing the contents of any specification or procurement standards, rendering any advice, investigation, auditing, or in any other advisory capacity in any proceedings or application request for ruling, determination, claim or controversy or other particular matter, pertaining to any program requirement or a contract or subcontract, or to any solicitation or proposal therefor. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the County and its agents and employees from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to attorney fees, arising out of or resulting from the services provided by the Contractor for the request services addressed in this document. These specifications/scope of services are intended to be primarily goal-oriented versus prescriptive in nature. All items, details of construction, services or features not specifically mentioned which are regularly furnished in order to provide the services described herein shall be furnished at the proposed price and shall conform in strength, quality and workmanship to that usually provided by the practice. Contractor must meet all applicable federal, state and local specifications. Bidders shall describe their approach to provide product and service along with a manufacturer's warranty (as applicable) as well as a one year contractor's warranty on all work.