GRAVEL BID SPECIFICATIONS
The
Cuming County Board of Supervisors will open sealed bids on May 30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., in the Supervisors Meeting Room,
Cuming County Courthouse, West Point, Nebraska, for gravel for the 2012
construction year.
Each bid shall
be submitted in a sealed envelope to the Cuming County Clerk, 200 S Lincoln,
Room 100, West Point, Nebraska, and marked “bid for gravel”. Each bid shall be
accompanied with a certified check in the amount of $500.00 made payable to the
Cuming County Treasurer, which shall guarantee good faith on the part of the
bidder. Cuming County will retain this until all specifications and shipments
have been completed to the satisfaction of the Cuming County Board.
The Board of
Supervisors of Cuming County reserves the right to waive any irregularities in
said proposal prior to entering into contract and further reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Specifications
include:
That the Seller
has sold and the Buyer has bought road gravel to be placed by the Seller as
directed by the Buyer, its officers and agents, upon roads in Cuming County,
Nebraska, or loaded on county trucks on the following terms and conditions:
The material
shall be weighed in the vehicle on a State inspected and approved scale and
subject to inspection as to quantity and quality. Material shall be taken from
stockpiles.
Material Requirements:
Gravel for
surfacing will conform to the State of Nebraska Department of Roads 1985
Standard Specifications for Highway Construction Section 401.02 & 401.06
& 401.07.
The vehicles at
all times must maintain an orderly procession in single line either way on
surface of roadway to prevent undue damage to the prepared subgrade and to
permit an uninterrupted and continuous use of the highway by traffic.
Methods of Payment:
The gravel shall
be paid for by actual weight of the material placed on the roadway as directed
or loaded on county trucks upon receipt and processing of claims in the proper
manner.
General Stipulations:
Seller agrees to
furnish within ten (10) days from the date hereof, a good sufficient surety
bond, acceptable to the Buyer, in the sum of $100,000.00, conditioned for the
faithful performance and full completion of this contract and in accordance
with the terms thereof.
Seller shall not begin work until it has obtained all
insurance coverages required under contract and such insurance has been
approved by the buyer. The following
insurance coverages shall be kept in force during the life of the contract and
shall be primary with respect to any insurance or self-insurance programs
covering the Buyer, its commissioners/supervisors, officials, agents,
representatives and employees.
A. Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance
The
minimum acceptable limits shall be the statutory limits as required by the
State of Nebraska for Coverage A, Workers’ Compensation and $500,000 for
Coverage B, Employers Liability.
B. Commercial
General Liability Insurance
Coverage
shall include liability coverage addressing premises and operations,
contractual, independent contractors, and products/completed operations. The coverage must protect against claims for
damages resulting form bodily injury, including death, personal injury and
property damage.
The
minimum acceptable limits of liability shall be $500,000 each occurrence. If the coverage contains a general aggregate
such limit shall not be less than $1,000,000.
The products/completed operations limit shall not be less than $1,000,000. If written on a claims made form, the
products/completed operations coverage is to be maintained for two years after
final payment.
The Buyer
is to be named as an additional insured on the insurance coverage required
under this coverage.
C. Automobile Liability Insurance
Coverage
shall include liability coverage addressing claims for damages resulting from
bodily injury, including death and property damage, which may arise from the
operations of any owned, hired or non-owned automobile. The minimum acceptable limit of liability
shall be $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit for each accident.
The Buyer
is to be included as an additional insured on the insurance coverage required
under this section.
D. Certificate
of Insurance
The Seller
shall furnish the Buyer with a certificate(s) of insurance evidencing the
coverages required in this section. Such
certificate(s)shall specifically state that the insurance company or companies
underwriting these insurance coverages shall give the County at least thirty
(30) days written notice in the event of cancellation of, or material change
in, any of the coverages. If the
certificate(s) is shown to expire prior to completion of all the terms of this
contract, the Seller shall furnish a certificate(s) of insurance evidencing
renewal of its coverage to the Buyer.
The Seller
shall require each and every Subcontractor performing work under this Contract
to maintain the same coverages required of the Contractor in this section, and
upon the request of the County, shall furnish the Buyer with a certificate(s)
of insurance evidencing the Subcontractor’s insurance coverages required in
this section.
F. Insurance
Company
All
insurance coverages required of the Seller shall be written by an insurance
company or companies transacting business as an admitted insurer in the State
of Nebraska or under the Nebraska Surplus Lines Insurance Act. All insurance companies must possess a
minimum A.M. Best Insurance Company rating of A-.
Upon
request of the Buyer, the Seller shall furnish evidence that the insurance
company or companies being used by the Seller meet the minimum requirements
listed in this subsection.
Upon request by the Buyer, the Seller shall furnish
the Buyer with complete and accurate copies of the insurance policies required
within this section. If at anytime
during the life of this Contract, the Seller’s insurance coverages and limits
do not meet or exceed the minimum insurance requirements presented in this
section, the Contractor is required to notify the Buyer of any deviations from
the minimum requirements presented in this section.
Gravel to be
taken from a stock pile shall consist of not less than 1,000 tons at all times,
further this stock pile must be accessible to the County or Buyer herein, FOB
at all times during this contract period.
Seller shall
indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and all it representatives from any and all
suits, actions, claims, demands, loss or liability resulting from the injury
to, or death of any person or persons, or injury to the property of any person,
occurring after execution of this agreement and related in any way to the work
to be performed hereunder, or resulting from any condition or the conduct of the
Seller, Seller’s agents, employees or other representatives, or resulting from
any claims or amounts arising or recovered under the worker’s compensation
laws. Seller shall be responsible for all damages or injury to persons or
property of any character during the erection or construction of any project
resulting from any act, omission, negligence or misconduct, inclusive but not
limited to the manner or method of execution said work, of or non erection of
or defective work or at any time said responsibility absolutely shall continue
until project shall have been completed and accepted by Buyer.
The Seller agrees that material will be
delivered within ten (10) days after it is ordered by the Buyer, its officers
or agents, or be available from the aforesaid stockpile as it is demanded by
the Buyer, its officers or agents. If this material is not available as
required to the Buyer, the Buyer shall have the right to purchase materials
elsewhere at the then prevailing market price and the Seller agrees to
reimburse the Buyer for any excess cost over the price herein agreed upon.
GRAVEL BID
The
quantity of gravel furnished hereunder shall be paid for upon completion of the
procedure as herein set forth at the following rates:
North
½ Cuming County $ _________ per ton
FOB
$
_________ per ton delivered to any county road in N ½
South
½ Cuming County $ _________ per ton
FOB
$
_________ per ton delivered to any county road in S ½
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Seller – Gravel
Company Signature and Title
___________________________________
Date of Bid
GRAVEL CONTRACT Page 1 of 3
The Cuming County Board of
Supervisors will open sealed bids on May 30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., in the
Supervisors Meeting Room, Cuming County Courthouse, West Point, Nebraska, for
gravel for the 2012 construction year.
Each bid shall
be submitted in a sealed envelope to the Cuming County Clerk, 200 S Lincoln,
Room 100, West Point, Nebraska, and marked “bid for gravel”. Each bid shall be
accompanied with a certified check in the amount of $500.00 made payable to the
Cuming County Treasurer, which shall guarantee good faith on the part of the
bidder. Cuming County will retain this until all specifications and shipments
have been completed to the satisfaction of the Cuming County Board.
The Board of
Supervisors of Cuming County reserves the right to waive any irregularities in
said proposal prior to entering into contract and further reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
This agreement
WITNESSETH:
That the Contractor
has sold and the County has bought road gravel to be placed by the Contractor
as directed by the County, its officers and agents, upon roads in Cuming
County, Nebraska, or loaded on county trucks on the following terms and
conditions:
The material
shall be weighed in the vehicle on a State inspected and approved scale and
subject to inspection as to quantity and quality. Material shall be taken from
stockpiles.
Material Requirements:
Gravel for
surfacing will conform to the State of Nebraska Department of Roads 1985
Standard Specifications for Highway Construction Section 401.02 & 401.06
& 401.07.
The vehicles at
all times must maintain an orderly procession in single line either way on
surface of roadway to prevent undue damage to the prepared subgrade and to
permit an uninterrupted and continuous use of the highway by traffic.
Methods of Payment:
The gravel shall
be paid for by actual weight of the material placed on the roadway as directed
or loaded on county trucks upon receipt and processing of claims in the proper
manner.
General Stipulations:
Contractor agrees
to furnish within ten (10) days from the date hereof, a good sufficient surety
bond, acceptable to the Buyer, in the sum of $100,000.00, conditioned for the
faithful performance and full completion of this contract and in accordance
with the terms thereof.
Contractor shall not begin work under this contract until it has
obtained all insurance coverages required under this section and such insurance
has been approved by the County. The
following insurance coverages shall be kept in force during the life of the
Contract and shall be primary with respect to any insurance or self-insurance
programs covering the County, its commissioners/supervisors, officials, agents,
representatives and employees.
A. Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance
The
minimum acceptable limits shall be the statutory limits as required by the State
of Nebraska for Coverage A, Workers’ Compensation and $500,000 for Coverage B,
Employers Liability.
B. Commercial
General Liability Insurance
Coverage
shall include liability coverage addressing premises and operations,
contractual, independent contractors, and products/completed operations. The coverage must protect against claims for
damages resulting form bodily injury, including death, personal injury and
property damage.
The
minimum acceptable limits of liability shall be $500,000 each occurrence. If the coverage contains a general aggregate
such limit shall not be less than $1,000,000.
The products/completed operations limit shall not be less than
$1,000,000. If written on a claims made
form, the products/completed operations coverage is to be maintained for two
years after final payment.
The
County is to be named as an additional insured on the insurance coverage
required under this section.
C. Automobile Liability Insurance
Coverage
shall include liability coverage addressing claims for damages resulting from
bodily injury, including death and property damage, which may arise from the
operations of any owned, hired or non-owned automobile. The minimum acceptable limit of liability
shall be $1,000,000 Combined Single Limit for each accident.
The
County is to be included as an additional insured on the insurance coverage
required under this section.
D. Certificate
of Insurance
Contractor
shall furnish the County with a certificate(s) of insurance evidencing the
coverages required in this section. Such
certificate(s)shall specifically state that the insurance company or companies
underwriting these insurance coverages shall give the County at least thirty
(30) days written notice in the event of cancellation of, or material change
in, any of the coverages. If the
certificate(s) is shown to expire prior to completion of all the terms of this
contract, the Contractor shall furnish a certificate(s) of insurance evidencing
renewal of its coverage to the County.
Contractor
shall require each and every Subcontractor performing work under this Contract
to maintain the same coverages required of the Contractor in this section, and
upon the request of the County, shall furnish the County with a certificate(s)
of insurance evidencing the Subcontractor’s insurance coverages required in
this section.
F. Insurance
Company
All
insurance coverages herein required of the Contractor shall be written by an
insurance company or companies transacting business as an admitted insurer in
the State of Nebraska or under the Nebraska Surplus Lines Insurance Act. All insurance companies must possess a
minimum A.M. Best Insurance Company rating of A-.
Upon
request of the County, Contractor shall furnish evidence that the insurance
company or companies being used by the Contractor meet the minimum requirements
listed in this subsection.
Upon request by the County, Contractor shall furnish
the County with complete and accurate copies of the insurance policies required
within this section. If at anytime
during the life of this Contract, Contractor’s insurance coverages and limits
do not meet or exceed the minimum insurance requirements presented in this
section, Contractor is required to notify the County of any deviations from the
minimum requirements presented in this section.
Gravel to be
taken from a stock pile shall consist of not less than 1,000 tons at all times,
further this stock pile must be accessible to the County or Buyer herein, FOB
at all times during this contract period.
Contractor shall
indemnify and hold harmless County and all it representatives from any and all
suits, actions, claims, demands, loss or liability resulting from the injury
to, or death of any person or persons, or injury to the property of any person,
occurring after execution of this agreement and related in any way to the work
to be performed hereunder, or resulting from any condition or the conduct of
the Contractor, Contractor’s agents, employees or other representatives, or
resulting from any claims or amounts arising or recovered under the worker’s
compensation laws. Contractor shall be responsible for all damages or injury to
persons or property of any character during the erection or construction of any
project resulting from any act, omission, negligence or misconduct, inclusive
but not limited to the manner or method of execution said work, of or non
erection of or defective work or at any time said responsibility absolutely
shall continue until project shall have been completed and accepted by County.
The quantity of
gravel furnished hereunder shall be paid for upon completion of the procedure
as herein set forth at the following rates:
North
½ Cuming County $ _________ per ton
FOB
$
_________ per ton delivered to any county road in N ½
South
½ Cuming County $ _________ per ton
FOB
$ _________ per ton delivered to any
county road in S ½
The seller agrees that material will be
delivered within ten (10) days after it is ordered by the Buyer, its officers
or agents, or be available from the aforesaid stockpile as it is demanded by
the Buyer, its officers or agents. If this material is not available as
required to the Buyer, the Buyer shall have the right to purchase materials
elsewhere at the then prevailing market price and the Seller agrees to reimburse
the Buyer for any excess cost over the price herein agreed upon.
This agreement
made and entered into this 27th day of April, 2011, by and between
Cuming County, Nebraska hereinafter called Buyer, and
____________________________, called Seller.
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Seller – Gravel Company Signature and Title
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Chairman, Cuming County
Supervisors
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Cuming County
Clerk
