INVITATION FOR BIDS CITY OF BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTASealed bids will be received at the office of the City Engineer, 1700 W 98th St, Bloomington, MN 55431, up to the time of bid opening, for construction of the: 2026-501 North Central Sanitary Sewer Capacity Improvement Project Which consists of: 1. Approximately 1700 cubic yards of common excavation, 2. Approximately 1700 tons of bituminous plant mixture, 3. Approximately 3900 linear feet of concrete curb and gutter, 4. Approximately 1800 tons of Class 5 aggregate base, 5. Approximately 11700 linear feet 24" sanitary sewer (trenchless), 6. Approximately 920 linear feet of construct sanitary sewer maintenance hole, 6. Approximately 1300 linear feet of 15" to 33" storm sewer, 7. Approximately 4400 square feet of 4" to 8" concrete walk or concrete pavement, 9. Approximately 5000 square yards of sodding/seeding Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the South Conference Room at 1700 W 98th St at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 27, 2026. Plans, Specifications, and Proposal forms are on file and are available from the office of the City Engineer, 1700 West 98th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, upon non-refundable deposit of a $75. Project documents are also available at the City web site www.BloomingtonMN.gov, Keyword "Bids and Proposals" The complete set of digital bidding documents are available for downloading at no cost using the RT Vision Public Dashboard. Users will need a ConneX account to access the City RT Vision Public Dashboard. Sign up or Log in at: https://connex.rtvision.com/. For technical help related to ConneX, please call 320-632-0760. No bids will be considered unless sealed, labeled as a bid for the project, and filed with the City Engineer of Bloomington and accompanied by Bid Security, in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders (to be forfeited as liquidated damages in the event the bid be accepted and the bidder shall fail to enter promptly into a written contract and furnish the required bonds). The Contractor is responsible for the delivery of the bid to the office of the City Engineer. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, to award the contract in whole or in part, and to award to the bidder the City determines is in the City's best interest. The City of Bloomington hereby notifies all bidders that businesses owned and controlled by minorities or women will be afforded maximum feasible opportunity to submit bids and/or proposals and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, ancestry, handicap, public assistance, marital or national origin. The City of Bloomington does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its services, programs, or activities. Upon request, accommodation will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all City of Bloomington services, programs and activities. Upon request, the City will attempt to accommodate special needs for this information. Date: January 26, 2026Julie Long, City Engineer(Published in Finance and Commerce February 5, 12, 19, 2026) 4133317