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ACCEPTING PROPOSAL, AWARDING CONTRACT, APPROVING CONTRACT

WHEREAS, on the City Council adopted a motion that directed the City to post notice to bidders and publish notice of a public hearing on the plans, specifications, form of contract and cost estimate for the (Contract No. ) public improvement project for the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and

WHEREAS, said notice to bidders was posted according to law and the notice of public hearing was published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette on pursuant to which a public hearing was held on , and

WHEREAS, the following bids were received, opened and announced on by the City Engineer, or designee, and said officer has reported the results of the bidding and made recommendations thereon to the City Council at its next meeting on :

[LOW BIDDER], [CITY, STATE]	$

(List All Bidders Low to High)

AND WHEREAS, the Instructions to Bidders (Section 200 14.01) and contract documents require contractor bids based on unit price. Accordingly, the bid of [Contractor Name] was corrected to be $ , based on the unit prices submitted and the correct bid quantity totals, and (DELETE if no errors found)

WHEREAS, general ledger coding for this public improvement shall be as follows: $ 301-301000-30185-

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA as follows:

The recitals contained hereinabove are found to be true and correct. (DELETE if no errors)

The previous delegation to the City Engineer, or his designee, to receive, open, and publicly announce the bids, and report the results thereof to the City Council at its next meeting is hereby ratified and approved;

[Contractor Name} is the lowest responsive, responsible bidder on said work and the City Engineer, or his designee, has recommended that the City accept its bid and award the contract to it;

Subject to the approval Equal Employment Opportunity Officer and registration with the Department of Labor, the Bid of [Contractor Name] is hereby accepted, with the inclusion of the incentive clause, and the contract for this public improvement is hereby awarded to [Contractor Name].

The City Manager and City Clerk are hereby directed to sign and execute a contract with said contractor for the construction of the above-described public improvements;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon execution by the City Manager and City Clerk, said contract is approved, subject to approval of the bond and insurance by the City of Cedar Rapids Risk Manager and filing of the same with the City of Cedar Rapids Finance Director.

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