The City of Ironwood is soliciting bids for 2,000 tons of winter street sand. Sealed bids are due by 10:00 a. m. CST on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Delivery must be completed by October 31, 2025, with no deliveries on weekends. The successful bidder will be responsible for material testing, and will need to provide daily trip tickets and a daily summary to the Department of Public Works supervisor. The contractor must provide lien waivers from all contractors and suppliers upon completion of the project. The contractor must also provide proof of workers compensation insurance, bodily injury and property damage insurance, general liability, automobile liability, and owners protective liability insurance. The city reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
The delivery must be completed by October 31, 2025, with no deliveries on weekends. delivery shall be completed by october 31, 2025, with no deliveries on weekends.
The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on the total bid price for all items. a one contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder based on the total bid price for all items.
The city manager reserves the right to select bidders and may refuse to issue a proposal to any individual, partnership, firm or corporation based on factors such as previous contract defaults, unsatisfactory performance on similar work, lack of required experience, insufficient labor, equipment, or capital. competency of bidders the city manager reserves the right to select bidders and may refuse to issue a proposal to any individual, partnership, firm or corporation based upon but not limited to one or more of the following facts: 1 for having defaulted on previous contracts. 2 for having preformed similar work in an unsatisfactory manner. 3 when in the city managers judgment the bidder does not have the required experience in the class of work bid on, fails to have the proper labor and equipment, or fails to have sufficient capital or quick asset to finance the work.
If the contractor fails to complete the work within the contract time, liquidated damages of $100 per calendar day of delay will be assessed until the work is completed and accepted. failure to complete work within contract time if the contractor fails to prosecute the work, or any separate part thereof with such diligence as will insure its completion within the time specified in this contract, fixed and agreed liquidated damages in the amount of 100 a day will be assessed for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed and accepted.
Prior to a notice to proceed, an independent laboratory chosen by the city of Ironwood shall verify the material meets specifications. Material testing will also be required on a random basis. prior to a notice to proceed an independent laboratory chosen by the city of ironwood shall verify the material meets specifications. material testing will also be required on a random basis.
