CITY OF OTSEGO  117 E. ORLEANS STREET OTSEGO MI 49078 

The City of Otsego’s close of Early – In Person Voting will take place at the City of Otsego Commission Chambers, on February 27, 2024, beginning at 8:00 p.m. 

Angela M. Cronen 

City Clerk 

CITY OF OTSEGO PUBLIC NOTICE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EARLY VOTING SITE 

To All Qualified Electors in the City of Otsego 

Notice is hereby given by resolution of the Otsego City Commission under authority granted in Public Act 81 of 2023, that the location of the early voting site for all federal and statewide elections in the City of Otsego will be the following. This site may also serve as an early voting site for local election if approved by the Otsego City Commission: 

CITY OF OTSEGO CITY COMMISSION CHAMBER 117 E ORLEANS STREET OTSEGO, MI 49078 

All qualified electors in the City of Otsego shall be able to mark a ballot and deposit the ballot in a tabulator beginning the second Saturday before an election and ending the Sunday before the election at the above-established early voting site for the following hours:

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
8am – 4pm	8am – 4pm	8am – 4pm	8am – 4pm	8am – 4pm	8am – 4pm	8am – 4pm

The CITY OF OTSEGO will receive sealed bids for the construction of the JOHN STREET, HELEN AVENUE, AND RIVER STREET IMPROVEMENTS project until 11:00 am, local time, on the 23nd day of February, 2024, at Otsego City Hall, 117 E. Orleans St. Otsego, MI 49078. Due to early voting at City Hall on the 23rd, the bids will be publicly opened and read allowed at 11:15 am, local time, on the 23rd day of February, 2024, at the Otsego DPW Building, 241 N. Farmer Street, Otsego, MI 49078. The work for which bids are being requested consists of the following:

Contract

The project consists of a water main extension on River Street from the west end of the existing water main (approximately 270’ west of Catherine Street) to the western City limits, the reconstruction of John Street, and the reconstruction of Helen Avenue from John Street to N. Farmer Street including work on the intersecting streets of North Street and Short Street.

The work consists of: HMA and pavement removal, machine grading, storm sewer replacement, sanitary sewer replacement, water main (new and replacement), water services, sanitary laterals, sidewalk, concrete drive approaches, hma paving, and restoration.

The Contract Documents including plans and specifications may be obtained at no charge by downloading from the Wightman website bidding page at https://bids.gowightman.com/. Neither the OWNER nor the ENGINEER will be responsible for partial sets of documents obtained from any other
source. The Advertisement for Bids, Plan Holder’s List, all Addenda, and the Bid Tabulation will also be posted on the Wightman website bidding page at www.gowightman.com/bids. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in bidding. The use of local contractors and labor is encouraged.

A certified check or bank draft drawn on a solvent bank in the State of Michigan payable without condition to the OWNER or a satisfactory bid bond executed by the bidder and a surety company, in an amount equal to 5 percent of the bid shall be submitted with each bid. No bids may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least ninety (90) days.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Bond in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract price. Bond forms are included in the Contract Documents.