The following projects are currently advertised for bids. Interested bidders may find general information about each project, as well as printable actual Contract Documents in PDF format. The general information is the same project description provided to Newspapers and by direct mail solicitations. The Contract Documents include the Drawings and the entire Project Manual. Drawings can be printed on any regular or large format printers. The Project Manual includes Proposal Forms, Front End Documents, General and Supplementary Covenants, and Technical specifications. All these are also completely printable.
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This project involves restoration and stabilization of up to 1,207 linear feet of stream bank at Waterloo Creek. The project includes shoreline armoring with Class E Revetment, Establishing an 8-foot wide flood plain bench, and installing rock barbs. Also, all disturbed areas shall be seeded with native grass and forbs.
This project consists of cleaning existing culverts, reshaping ditches, placing rock on shoulders, placing revetment and erosion stone, patching, 2" overlay, cleaning and filling cracks and fog sealing approximately 2.9 miles of HMA pavement of varying widths and patching approximately 0.6 miles of PCC pavement.
Ft Atkinson State Preserve is a historic fort built in the 1840s in Winneshiek County, IA. Occupied for only a short time for it's original intent, it now serves as a historic landmark and interpretive location. As this location has aged there have been multiple attempts at salvaging, shoring, and restoring the fort for future interpretation. This project will address ongoing water intrusion, deteriorating wood and masonry, and shore up structural deficiencies allowed within the budget.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
North Barracks Restoration
1 L.S.
Northeast Blockhouse Restoration
1 L.S.
Alternate
Alternate #1: Flooring Repairs at North Barracks
1 L.S.
Alternate
Alternate #2: Subsurface Drainage - North Barracks and Southwest Blockhouse
1 L.S.
Alternate
Alternate #3: Window and Door Flashing at North Barracks
1 L.S.
Alternate
Alternate #4: Window / Door Infill and Flashing at North Barracks
Lake Manawa State Park has a very popular beach area and a concession building adjacent to the beach. This concession building was constructed in the mid-1980s and is in need of a refresh. This project will remodel the Beach Concession Building restrooms and replace some items on the exterior of the building which are rotting. The restrooms will receive all new toilet partitions, new lavatories and countertops, new restroom accessories, changing tables, and new interior lighting. The exterior of the concession building will get a new coiling door over the existing window wall, new gutters, soffits, and fascia around the entire building. The contractor shall replace light heads on the existing site light poles, poles shall be painted.
This project consists of repairing prop wash erosion with articulating concrete block mattresses at the north and south boat ramps on Lake Manawa State Park in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
Mobilization
1 L.S.
Class "A" Crushed Stone
34 Tons
Site Preparation for Articulating Concrete Block System
This project is designed to stabilize and mitigate future erosion along a 1,500' long shoreline segment using biodegradeable erosion control logs and fieldstone riprap. The project is located on the southern shore of Anglers Bay which is located on the northeast side of Big Spirit Lake in Dickinson County, Iowa. Work under this project includes tree & brush removal, earthfill (imported material) to soften vertical slope erosion, installation of 12" Biodegradeable COIR Logs, and placement of fieldstone riprap for shoreline armoring.
Contact Jeff Felts for plans and contract documents.
Contact: Jeff Felts 515-250-3712 Jeff.Felts@dnr.iowa.gov
This project shall be for the installation of all Parks wayfinding signage at Rock Creek State Park. Sign installation shall include 6x6 and 4x4 treated posts and 2x2 steel telespar posts.
Contact: Jason Kruse (515) 250-3707 jason.kruse@dnr.iowa.gov
This project shall be for the installation of all Parks wayfinding signage at Elk Rock State Park. Sign installation shall include 6x6 and 4x4 treated posts and 2x2 steel telespar posts.
Contact: Jason Kruse (515) 250-3707 jason.kruse@dnr.iowa.gov
This project shall be for the installation of Parks wayfinding signage at Big Creek State Park. Sign installation shall include 6x6 and 4x4 treated and stained posts and 2x2 steel telespar post install at locations flagged and detailed by DNR Staff. Contractor to thoroughly review Attachment C for more locations, quantities, and sign examples of all sign types.
Contractor shall remove all non-regulatory signs within the Parks and return signs and posts to DNR Parks Staff
The Iowa DNR shall provide all materials necessary for the install of these signs, the Contractor shall provide all labor and tools necessary to install all of the signs. The DNR shall provide the following, treated wood posts, steel sign posts, all aluminum signs, all attachment hardware, 3M tape, caps, and all other materials necessary for the signs.
Contact: Don Labate 515-250-3714 Don.Labate@dnr.iowa.gov
