ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by the General Manager of Detroit Lakes Public Utilities, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, at 1025 Roosevelt Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501, until 1:30 p.

Published November 15, 2020 at 3:01 AM

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received by the General Manager of Detroit Lakes Public Utilities, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, at 1025 Roosevelt Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501, until 1:30 p.m. on the 1st day of December, 2020, for Furnishing Transmission Line Material, at which time the bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud.
The material required is as follows:
• Steel Transmission Structures
• Transmission Poles
• 115 kV Insulators
• Conductor
• Optical Ground Wire
The above equipment shall be in accordance with the specifications and proposed form of contract now on file in Detroit Lakes Public Utilities offices in said city of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, by this reference made a part hereof, as though fully set out and incorporated herein.
Each bid shall be made out on bid forms furnished by the Engineer and shall be accompanied by either a certified check or a bid bond executed in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the Bid. The bid security shall be made payable to Detroit Lakes Public Utilities. The bid security must not contain any conditions either in the body or as an endorsement thereon. Such bid security shall be forfeited to Detroit Lakes Public Utilities as liquidated damages in the event the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into a contract and post a satisfactory Performance Bond.
Material suppliers desiring a copy of the bid forms and specifications for individual use may obtain them from the office of DGR Engineering, Rock Rapids, Iowa, telephone (712) 472-2531, fax (712) 472-2710, website www.dgr.com, e-mail dgr@dgr.com, no deposit required.
Payment to the Supplier will be made on the basis of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price of the material within thirty-one (31) days of receipt of the equipment in acceptable condition and associated invoice.
Delivery of the materials may start after execution of Contract Documents. All materials shall be
delivered by the dates set in the Specifications.
Detroit Lakes Public Utilities reserves the right to defer acceptance of any bid for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days after the date bids are received and no bid may be withdrawn during this period. Detroit Lakes Public Utilities also reserves the right to reject any or all bids and enter into such contract as it shall deem to be in the best interest of Detroit Lakes Public Utilities.
Detroit Lakes Public Utilities
By /s/ Vernell Roberts
General Manager
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