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Proposed Fire Station

Chili Fremont Fire & Rescue

Chili, Wisconsin

The Town of Fremont will accept sealed bids for the Chili Fremont Fire & Rescue until 6:30 pm on Thursday April 4, 2024 at the town hall located at N5671 Oak Street, Chili, WI 54420. It is solely the Bidders responsibility to get the bid to the designated place on time. Bids will be opened and read aloud at 6:30 pm.

Bids are for the construction of a new 8,528 sq. ft., one-story, slab-on-grade, ladder frame garage building. Outside of envelope shall be marked “Sealed Bid – Chili Fremont Fire & Rescue – Proposed Fire Station”.

Lump sum bids will be accepted as follows:

1) General Contract – including Site Work, General Construction, Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing

The Contract shall be subject to Wis. Stats. 66.0903 pertaining to prevailing wage rates and Federal Davis-Bacon wage rates.

Attention of bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under contract in accordance with federal labor standards (Davis-Bacon and Related [DBRA]), Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act domestic procurement, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 Section 3 (24 CFR 75), Segregated Facility Section 109 and E.O. 11246.

Any contract or contracts awarded under this Advertisement for Bids may be funded in part by a grant from the Community Development Block Grant Program.

Bids are to include all labor, materials equipment, and all else necessary for completion of project. Successful bidder will be required to provide a performance guarantee in the form of a 100% Performance and Payment Bond.

Bid documents may be obtained from Ratsch Engineering Company, Ltd., 547 Hewett Street, P.O. Box 189, Neillsville, WI 54456. Phone: (715) 743-2240 or FAX (715) 743-4469. Request for plans to be mailed shall be accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $20 to cover postage and handling.

No bid will be received or considered unless accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount of 5% (five percent) of the bid payable to the Chili Fremont Fire & Rescue as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the proper contract and performance security within ten days from the date the bid is accepted. In the event, the bidder fails to execute the contract and security within the time set by the Owner, the bid security shall be forfeited to the Owner as liquated damages.

The Owner reserves the right to retain the bid security of the three lowest bidders. When the agreement is executed, the bid security of the two remaining unsuccessful Bidders will be returned.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any bid which it deems advantageous to the Owner. No bids may be withdrawn for 45 days after the day of the bid opening.

Published by the authority of the Town of Fremont.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.