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(First published in the Bonner Springs Chieftain & Basehor Sentinel,
Thursday, August 16, 2012)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID

Date August 16, 2012

Sealed Bids will be received by Suburban Water, Inc. (Owner) at 1216 N. 155th Street,
Basehor, Kansas 66007, Attention: Bruce B. Hall, PE, Director of Engineering, until 4:00
PM, local time on August 30 , 2012, for the following Work.

PROJECT MT-2012
MAINTENANCE WORK AND
EMERGENCY REPAIRS

The proposed Work is generally described as follows: Furnishing and installing certain materials to maintain the integrity of the drinking water distribution system. In
addition, the installation of materials furnished by the Owner, and all of the appurtenant work, as set forth in the Bidding Documents. Some of the projects will be: scheduled Maintenance Work , i.e. meter service connections, new fire hydrant assembly,
new valves, replacement of defective piping/valves; and some will be Emergencies Repairs due to failures of existing materials and/or damages by third parties.

The site for the Work is within Suburban Water's Service Area in and adjoining
Basehor, Kansas. The Bidder's project office shall be located within Suburban Water's
Service Area or a maximum arrival time of one hour with the necessary equipment and
personnel after notification of the need for some Work.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from Suburban Water Inc., 1216 N.
155th Street, Basehor, KS between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through
Friday. The non-refundable charge for the Bidding Documents is $25.00. All inquiries
about the Bidding Documents may be made by contacting Bruce B. Hall, PE at
Bruce@suburbanwaterinc.com or 913.724.1800.

A Bid Bond in the amount of $5,000.00 shall accompany each Bid and be executed on
the form which is bound into these Bidding Documents.

If Contracts are to be awarded, the Owner will award multiple Contracts to the Bidder
who, in the Owner's judgment, is the lowest, qualified, responsible, and responsive
Bidder for each Bid item.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, including without limitation the
right to reject any or all erroneous, nonconforming, non-responsive, unbalanced, or
conditional Bids, and to reject the Bid of any Bidder if the Owner believes that it would
not be in the best interest of the Owner to make an award to that Bidder. Owner also
reserves the right to waive informalities.

If the Contract is to be awarded, the Owner will give the Successful Bidders Notices of
Award within 30 days of the Bid opening date.


SUBURBAN WATER, INC.
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