Notice to Bidders Addendum #1

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ISSUED: August 8, 2026 ADDENDUM #1 Jones County Conservation 12515 Central Park Road Center Junction, IA 52212 319-481-9004 To: Prospective Bidders Re: Invasive Species Removal Project (Eby’s Mill WA) This addendum shall incorporate the following changes in the Notice to Bidders: A bid security in the form of a certified check or a cashier’s check made payable to either Jones County or the Contractor, drawn upon a solvent bank, or a bid bond or proposal guarantee in the amount of $800, shall be provided with each proposal. A cashier’s check, made payable to the Contractor, shall contain an unqualified endorsement to Jones County, signed by the Contractor or an authorized agent of the Contractor. If a contractor is awarded the contract, the Contractor shall file with Jones County an additional bond in the amount of not less than 100 percent of the contract sum securing the performance of the contract within 15 days of approval or awarding of the contract. Failure to execute that contract, file the second bond, or a certificate of insurance within 15 days of the date of the approval for the awarding of the contract as herein provided, will be just and sufficient cause for the denial of the award and forfeiture of the bid security/proposal guarantee. In keeping with the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, no employee shall be favored or discriminated against in the hiring and placement process because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, political affiliation or other non-merit factors, unless bona fide occupational requirements necessitate selective hiring.