Resolution No. 2026-027 – A Resolution Setting the Date of May 19, 2026, for a Public Hearing on the Plans, Specifications for Village Drive and Roberts Ferry Road Traffic Signal Project and Opening of Bids on May 14, 2026 — I.2

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS Project Name: Roberts Ferry Road & Village Drive Traffic Signal Improvements The work comprising the above referenced project shall be constructed in accordance with the most recent edition of the SUDAS Standard Specifications and as further modified by Supplemental Specifications and Special Provisions included in the Contract Documents. The terms used in the contract revision of the documents are defined in said Standard Specifications. Before submitting your bid, review the requirements of Division 1, General Provisions and Covenants, in particular the sections regarding proposal requirements, bonding, contract execution, and insurance requirements. Be certain that all documents have been completed properly, as failure to complete and sign all documents and to comply with the requirements listed below can cause your bid not to be read. I. BID SECURITY The bid security must be in the minimum amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount including all add alternates (do not deduct the amount of deduct alternates). Bid security shall be in the form of a cashier’s check or a certified check, drawn on an FDIC insured bank in Iowa or drawn on an FDIC insured bank chartered under the laws of the United States; or a certified share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States; or a bid bond executed by a corporation authorized to contract as a surety in Iowa or satisfactory to the Jurisdiction. The bid bond must be submitted on the enclosed Bid Bond form as no other bid bond forms are acceptable. All signatures on the bid bond must be original signatures in ink; facsimile (fax) of any signature or use of an electronic signature on the bid bond is not acceptable. Bid security other than said bid bond shall be made payable to City of Tiffin. “Miscellaneous Bank Checks,” and personal checks, as well as “Money Orders” and “Traveler’s Checks” issued by persons, firms, or corporations licensed under Chapter 533C of the Iowa Code, are not acceptable bid security. II. SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSAL AND IDENTITY OF BIDDER A. The proposal shall be sealed in an envelope, properly identified as the Proposal with the project title and the name and address of the bidder, and deposited with the Jurisdiction at or before the time and at the place provided in the Notice to Bidders and Notice of Public Hearing. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to see that its Proposal is delivered to the Jurisdiction prior to the time for opening bids, along with the appropriate bid security sealed in a separate envelope identified as Bid Security and attached to the outside of the bid proposal envelope. Any Proposal received after the scheduled time for the receiving of proposals will be returned to the Bidder unopened and will not be considered. If the Jurisdiction provides envelopes for proposals and bid security, bidders shall be required to utilize such envelopes in the submission of their bids. Instructions to Bidders IB-1 Roberts Ferry Road & Village Drive Traffic Signal Improvements