OFFICIAL NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed proposals for aggregate sealcoating will be received by the City of Wauwatosa until 11:01 A.M. Local Time, April 29, 2010, at the office of the City Clerk in the City Hall, 7725 West North Avenue, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in Committee Room 1, City Hall, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. CONTRACT 10-18 AGGREGATE SEALCOATING The contractor shall furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to sealcoat designated streets with a single seal and aggregate in accordance with the contract documents including plans and specifications, on file in the Engineering Services Division, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Copies of the contract documents, including specifications may be obtained at the Engineering Department, City Hall, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. There will be a nonrefundable Twenty Five Dollar ($25.00) charge for plans and contract documents. Requests for plans and specifications out of the local area will be mailed upon receipt of a Fedex number and charged to the recipient's account. Bids shall be addressed to the City Clerk of the City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin and marked "Bids for Contract 10-18 - Aggregate Sealcoating." All proposals must be submitted on a form provided for that purpose, together with a certified check or bid bond equal to five (5) percent of the bid payable to the City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, as a guarantee that if his bid is accepted, the successful bidder will execute and file the proper contract and bonds within ten (10) days after notification of award of the contract. In case the successful bidder shall fail to execute such contract and bonds, the amount of the check or bid bond shall be forfeited to the City as liquidated damages. Contractor shall pay not less than the wage rates set forth in the proposed contract which have been established in accordance with the provisions of Section 66.0903, Wisconsin Statutes and Section 400 of the Contract Documents. The completion date of the work shall be July 31, 2010. The contract time shall start July 6, 2010 or upon written notification to the Contractor from the engineer, whichever is earlier. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of bids for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of closing of bids. Liquidated damages for failure to complete the work before the date set forth above shall be One Hundred Seventy Dollars ($170.00) for each day in excess thereof. The contractor will be charged for each and every day inspection is required after the time of completion has expired. This charge will be based on the actual costs of inspection, construction supervision, clerical and administrative costs, traffic control and overhead charges. The contractor shall develop, implement and maintain a substance abuse prevention program which complies with State of Wisconsin Act 181 (Chapter 103.503 of the State Statutes) and Sections 200.20 and 505.09 of this contract. The program must cover all union and non-union employees who work on City of Wauwatosa construction sites. A required "Affidavit of Compliance" is included in Section 300. The right to reject or accept any or all bids and the right to waive any informalities in bidding is reserved to the City of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The letting of the work described herein is subject to the provisions of Section 66.09, Wisconsin Statutes, requiring the bidder to furnish proof of responsibility. Bidder prequalification is required on forms furnished by the City of Wauwatosa and submitted to the Engineering Department. Prequalification forms submitted after 5 days preceding the contract letting date shall be cause for the rejecting of bids. Dated at Wauwatosa, Wisconsin April 5, 2010