By Aberdeen Insider - April 10, 2025 in CITY OF ABERDEEN
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
SANITARY SEWER PIPE LINING
PROJECT SA-2025-1
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the City Council of Aberdeen, South Dakota at the office of the City Finance Officer, Auditor Division, 123 S. Lincoln Street, Aberdeen, SD 57401-4215 until 2:00 o’clock p.m. local time on Tuesday the 22nd day of April 2025 at which time bids will be publicly opened, read and referred to the City Council of Aberdeen for furnishing:
2700 LF 8” – 24” Sanitary Sewer Pipe Lining (CIPP)
Copies of the Specifications, and other proposed contract documents are available on the City of Aberdeen website at www.aberdeen.sd.us and on file at the Public Works Office, Aberdeen, South Dakota, and will be available at no cost from the latter.
Bids shall be submitted in accordance with the specifications. All bids shall be plainly marked on the outside of the envelope with the words “Bid for Sanitary Sewer Pipe Lining (Project SA-2025-1)”
Each bid in excess of $50,000 shall be accompanied by any one of the following:
(1) A certified check, cashier’s check, or draft certified or issued by a state or national bank for five percent (5%) of the amount of the total gross bid; or
(2) A bid bond issued by a surety authorized to do business in South Dakota for ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid; or
(3) An irrevocable letter of credit for one hundred per cent (100%) of the amount of the bid from a financing agency of good repute and deemed acceptable to the City of Aberdeen, all in accordance with SDCL Ch. 5‑18A and SDCL Ch. 57A-5.
The bid security shall be made payable without condition to the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota, hereinafter referred to as Owner. The bid security may be retained by and shall be forfeited to the Owner as liquidated damages if the bid is accepted and a contract based thereon is awarded and the bidder shall fail to enter into a contract in the form prescribed, with legally responsible sureties, within ten (10) days after such award is made by the Owner. Contracts in excess of $50,000 will require a Payment Bond and a Performance Bond acceptable to the Aberdeen City Council, for one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract, in conformance with the requirements of the Contract documents. No bid may be withdrawn within a period of thirty (30) days after the date fixed for opening bids.
The City Council of Aberdeen, South Dakota, reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive irregularities and accept the bid it deems most favorable and in the best interest of the City of Aberdeen after all bids have been examined.
By Order of the City Council of Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Dated this 7th Day of April, 2025.
By: /s/ Jordan McQuillen
Jordan McQuillen
Finance Officer
Published twice on April 10 and April 17, 2025, at the total approximate cost of $51.41 and may be viewed free of charge at www.sdpublicnotices.com and www.aberdeeninsider.com