Project Information

Bid Title

Install UNG Conduit from Crane Ave Sub/Well 8 to Well 25 HU 2026-36

Issuing Agency

City of Hastings

Location

Nebraska

Published Date

Mar 16, 2026

Closing Date

Apr 1, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

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Project Description

Install UNG Conduit from Crane Ave Sub/Well 8 to Well 25 HU 2026-36

• Open: 2026-03-16
• Status: Active
• Department: Engineering
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CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

INSTALL NEW UNDERGROUND CONDUIT FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE

FROM CRANE AVENUE SUBSTATION/WELL 8 TO WELL 25

FOR

CITY OF HASTINGS

HASTINGS, NEBRASKA

Contract No. HU 2026-36

Proposals Will Be Opened Promptly At

4:00 PM, Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Bid Submitted By: _______________________________________________

THIS BID DOCUMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH BID

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INSTALL NEW UNDERGROUND CONDUIT FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLE FROM

CRANE AVENUE SUBSTATION/WELL 8 TO WELL 25

CITY OF HASTINGS

HASTINGS, NEBRASKA

Contract No. HU 2026-36

I. BIDDING DOCUMENTS

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Notice to Bidders ..............................................................................1-2

Instruction to Bidders........................................................................3

Contact Sheet... .................................................................................4

Mailing Instructions ..........................................................................5

Bidder Checklist Form ......................................................................6

Proposal.............................................................................................7-9

II. CONTRACT FORMS

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Agreement... ......................................................................................10-11

Performance Bond... .........................................................................12-13

Affidavit... .........................................................................................14

III. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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Section 1. General Conditions (some may not apply) ......................15-39

Section 2. Additional Provisions (some may not apply)...................40-47

Section 3. Communication Line Specifications ................................48-51

IV. APPENDIX A

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Construction Drawing List................................................................52

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The City of Hastings, Nebraska, will receive bids for: Installation of new Underground Conduit

for Fiber Optic Cable from Crane Avenue Substation/Well 8 to Well 25, HU 2026-36 until 4:00 p.m.

at the City of Hastings Offices, 1228 N Denver Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska, on Wednesday, April 1,

2026, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Brief description of project: Contractor to supply all materials, labor, and equipment to

install two 1 ¼” ducts approximately ±2,850 feet; (5,700 feet of duct) in existing 4” duct through

eleven existing concrete vaults adding four new concrete vaults with tracer wire test stations at

various locations to break up the project into manageable lengths. All of the in-ground pull boxes

will be interconnected by at least two 1 1/4” conduits; vault eleven has four existing 1 ¼” conduits,

two more are to be added; all six to be accessed in a new vault installed next to existing Vault 11.

Locations and materials are detailed specifically in the attached drawings. If you plan on bidding and

are not already on our approved bidders list for this project, you are REQUIRED to fill out the Plan

Holders Submittal Form that is located on the City website: https://www.cityofhastings.org/bids/ .

The Contract Documents, including plans and specifications, are on file at the City of Hastings

Offices, 1228 N Denver Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska 68901. Copies of the plans and specifications in

electronic (PDF) format may be obtained by visiting the City of Hastings Website:

www.cityofhastings.org/bids. A paper copy is available for $75.00, plus sales tax ($5.25), plus shipping.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, drawn on a solvent bank in the State of

Nebraska, or a bid bond in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid of all contract

construction costs, made payable to the City Treasurer of the City of Hastings, Nebraska, as security that

the bidder to whom the contract may be awarded will enter into a contract to build all the improvements

in accordance with this notice and give bond in the sum hereinafter provided for the construction of

improvements.

No bid shall be withdrawn after opening of bids without the consent of the City of Hastings,

Nebraska, for a period of sixty (60) days after scheduled time of closing bids.

Time is of the essence in this contract. In evaluating bid(s) received, the City will consider the

timelines of completion of prior construction contracts, existing workload of bidders and available

manpower that bidder commits to the project.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the sum of the full amount

of the Contract within ten (10) days of the date of award. No additional time will be allowed the Contractor

for providing the Performance Bond.

DATED AT HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, this 16th day of March 2026.

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______________________________

Tyler Ficken, City Clerk

For City Clerk: Publish and Attach two (2) Proofs of Publication

March 18, 2026

March 25, 2026

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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

All proposal information, including any unit price fill in sheets or other required information, shall

be submitted on the proposal forms hereto attached. Copies of addenda, if any, shall be signed and

attached. City of Hastings does NOT accept faxed or emailed bid returns.

Bidders shall inform themselves of all relevant matters, and, if awarded the contract, shall not be

allowed any extra compensation by reason of any matter or thing concerning which such Bidder

might not have fully informed himself, prior to the bidding.

The Bidder bidding on the Specifications herein, who has exceptions to those called for in the

Specifications, must so state in the space provided below and/or attach a letter explaining in detail

the exceptions taken to those required in the Specifications. This letter of explanation shall become

a part of the bid and shall be attached hereto. Failure by the Bidder to outline his exceptions will

require the successful Bidder to comply with these Specifications.

EXCEPTIONS TO SPECIFICATIONS:

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

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The City will not assume obligations resulting from losses or damages until acceptance of the

equipment.

If any person contemplating submitting a bid for this contract is in doubt as to the true meaning of

any part of the Specifications or other proposed contract documents, he may submit to Purchaser

a written request for an interpretation thereof. The person submitting the request will be

responsible for its prompt delivery. Any interpretation of the proposed documents will be made

only by addendum duly issued or delivered to each person receiving a set of such documents. The

Purchaser will not be responsible for any other explanation or interpretation of the proposed

documents.

All addendums must be signed and attached to bid documents.

THIS BID DOCUMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH BID

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 238210Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors

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