Public Notice No. 7673

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PUBLIC NOTICE

ADVERTISEMENT (NOTICE TO BIDDERS)

Notice is hereby given that Goshen County will receive sealed bids at the Goshen County Courthouse for the “Road Rehabilitation: 27/64 & 53” project until 2:00 p.m. Local Time on Thursday, January 14, 2021.  The work is described in the plans and specifications and on the bid schedule, and consists of the following major quantities (approximately):

    Unclassified Excavation    7,390    CY
    Road Grading and Shaping    18,226    LF
    Haul, Place and Compact Owner-supplied Aggregate (3”)    38,603    SY
    Install Culverts    2    EA
    Seeding, Fertilizer and Mulch    10    AC


Bid forms, specifications, and plans may be obtained either in digital or hard copy format from BenchMark of Torrington, P.C., 119 East 19th Avenue, Torrington, Wyoming, 82240, (307) 532-3811 or by emailing rachelle@benchmark-torr.com upon payment of $50.00 per set for hard copy or $25.00 per set for digital copy, non-refundable.  Bid documents may be inspected at the above listed office from 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.

No pre-bid conference will be held for this project.  Interested bidders may either contact the Engineer for an individual tour or visit the sites themselves.  All questions shall be submitted to the Engineer by January 8, 2021 in order to guarantee an answer prior to the bid opening.

Bids must be submitted on proposal forms provided in accordance with the contract documents.  “...the contract shall be let to the responsible certified resident making the lowest bid if the certified resident’s bid is not more than five percent (5%) higher than that of the lowest responsible nonresident bidder.” (WY Statute 16-6-102)  “Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, agricultural products, equipment, machinery, and provisions produced, manufactured, or grown in Wyoming, or supplied by a resident of the state, quality being equal to articles offered by the competitors outside of the state.” (WY Statute 16-6-106).  In addition, the contract shall be let to the responsible certified resident of Goshen County making the lowest bid if the Goshen County resident’s bid is not more than five percent (5%) higher than that of the lowest responsible non-Goshen-County-resident bidder.   The sealed bids must be marked on the outside of the envelope “Road Rehabilitation: 27/64 & 53”.  THE BIDS WILL BE OPENED AT 2:00 p.m. Local Time on Thursday, January 14, 2021.  

Bids may be mailed to:
    Goshen County Commissioners
    P.O. Box 160
    Torrington, Wyoming 82240

or delivered to the Goshen County Clerk at the Goshen County Courthouse, Torrington, Wyoming.

Goshen County reserves the right to reject any or all bids or schedules, and to waive minor irregularities and formalities therein, and to award the contract in whole or in part in the best interest of the Owner.

    Goshen County,
    County Commissioners

Public Notice No. 7673  published in the Torrington Telegram on December 25 and 30, 2020 and January 6, 2021