Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Office of the Director of Housing Finance & Development, Dakota County CDA, Minnesota until 10:00 AM, Friday, August 9 2024, at the office of Dakota County Community Development Agency, 1228 Town Centre Drive, Eagan, MN  55123, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud for the furnishing of all labor and materials for the Access Control Replacement Project at Village Commons and Argonne Hills Senior Housing Developments in Dakota County, MN.

This Project is subject to Minnesota Statutes 2019, section 16C.285 (Responsible Contractor’s Act) and therefore requires a Verification of Compliance form included with the bid.

Bids received after this day and time will be rejected.  No telephone bids nor faxed bids will be accepted. Bids shall be on the forms provided for this purpose and according to the Bidding Documents prepared by Dakota County CDA.  Bids will be opened publicly and read aloud.  A bid tabulation will be furnished to the Bidders.  Bids shall be addressed to:

Senior Housing Access Control Replacement Project-Public Bid
c/o Dakota County CDA, 1228 Town Centre Drive, Eagan, MN 55123
Attn: Troy Blakestad

A mandatory pre-bid walkthrough is scheduled for Wednesday, July 24^th to tour both developments. This is required of ALL bidders.  Failure of a bidder to attend the walkthrough immediately subjects their bid to disqualification. Interested bidders can contact Troy Blakestad @ 651-675-4475 of the Dakota County CDA to obtain bid documents and receive more information regarding the walkthrough and this project.

Bid security in the amount of 5% of the bid must accompany the bid in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders. Any bid not including a bid security will be considered disqualified. Payment and Performance Bonds will also be required of the awarded party.

The CDA hereby notifies all bidders in regard to any Contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (D.M.E.) will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids and / or proposals and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, or national origin.

The Dakota County CDA reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein and to award the Contract in the best interest of the CDA.

Troy Blakestad, Capital Projects Manager, Dakota County CDA