The City of Wayne is accepting proposals for dirt work at its old lagoon located in the southeast part of the city. Proposals will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10, 2021.  Proposals may be mailed to the City of Wayne, Attn: Betty McGuire, City Clerk, PO Box 8, Wayne, NE 68787; submitted in person at the city offices located at 306 Pearl Street; or, emailed to .

The City anticipates contractors to propose the cost to complete the work as described below as well as a schedule to complete the work. The City would like to see the work completed as soon as possible. The City will evaluate each proposal for cost and timing. 

A site visit prior to submittal is highly encouraged so contractors themselves can evaluate the quantity.

Work Items to include:

• Approximately 3,066 cubic yards of dirt to be removed from the existing berm.
• A new berm to be built as shown by the blue lines in the photo above. The new berm is approximately 700' long, 24' wide at bottom, and 3' tall
• Any extra dirt shall be placed in an area south of the new berms adjacent to the existing berm.
• Work shall begin any time after June 1, 2021 and completed by August 1, 2021. There may be an opportunity to begin work earlier.
• Contractor shall coordinate with City staff final grading elevations and location of an entrance and exit ramp to the berm and basin.
• All dirt shall be compacted to 90% of Standard Proctor Density with the City providing the testing.