ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT: 1 – 2026 UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS STH 42 Lincoln Avenue Water Main Improvements OWNER: City of Two Rivers 1717 East Park Street, P.O. Box 87 Two Rivers, WI 54241 CONTRACTS AND BID DEADLINE: Sealed bids for a single contract for water main construction and restoration will be received by the City of Two Rivers until 1:00 p.m. local time, March 26, 2026. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud immediately thereafter in the City Hall meeting room. The contract consists of the following approximate quantities: 12-inch C900 Water Main 200 lineal feet 12-inch HDPE Water Main 2,000 lineal feet The quantities and the main sizes are subject to change without notice prior to document distribution. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Bidder's Proof of Responsibility, Bid Proposal Form, Affidavit of Organization and Authority, Bid Bond (in the amount of 5% of the maximum amount of the bid), (EIF) DBE Contacts Worksheet, Notice of Award Form, Agreement Form, Notice to Proceed Form, Performance/Payment Bond (100%), Certificate of Insurance, General Conditions, Supplementary Conditions, Technical Specifications, Drawings and Addenda (if any) may be examined at the following locations: Town & Country Engineering, Inc. 6264 Nesbitt Road Madison, WI 53719 Copies of the Contract Documents and the Construction Plans may be obtained at the office of Town & Country Engineering, Inc., 6264 Nesbitt Road, Madison, WI 53719 via appointment only. There is a $75 non-refundable copying and distribution charge for these documents. Electronic bidding documents are available on-line at Questcdn.com, Project No. 10095212 for $42. This fee includes access to submit a bid on-line via Questcdn. QUALIFICATIONS: Bidders must be pre-qualified with the City of Two Rivers within the last year or must be pre-qualified for this work 5 days prior to the bid deadline in accordance with Section 66.0901 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Each bidder must deposit, with his bid, security in the amount of 5% of the maximum bid amount. Bidders must be experienced in municipal pipeline construction. SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: This project will be funded by the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) established under Wisconsin State Statutes, as administered by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Neither the State of Wisconsin nor any of its departments, agencies, or employees is or will be party to this invitation for bids or any resulting contract. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE), including minority business enterprises (MBE) and women business enterprises (WBE) are encouraged to apply and be used to the greatest extent feasible. Refer to the DNR's webpage of accepted DBE directories for lists of certified DBEs (https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/aid/documents/EIF/Guide/MBElist.html). Program policy requires all bidders to show good faith efforts to solicit proposals from DBEs. Contractors with a DBE classification are strongly encouraged to bid as the Prime Contractor on this project provided, they are qualified to do the work. Award of the contract will be subject to the Federal government's policy of good faith effort for increased use of DBE businesses. A description of the policy and forms to be used are included in specifications. Funding under the SDWLP programs also requires all iron and steel products used in the construction of the project be produced in the United States (FFY 2014 Appropriations Act, Section1452(a)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and/or Section 608 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA)), including 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. WAGE RATES: The successful bidder will be required to conform to the wage requirements prescribed by the federal Davis-Bacon and Related Acts which requires that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and sub-contractors performing on contracts funded in whole or in part with federal funds in excess of $2,000 pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the area, per the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division May 29, 2009 Guidance. RIGHTS RESERVED: The City of Two Rivers reserves the right to reject any and all bids, for whatever reason, and to waive any informalities in bids or in the bid process. Published by the authority of: Kyle Kordell, City Manager City of Two Rivers WNAXLP March 10, 17 2026 LWIX0474162