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 consists of grading and placing rock on approximately 0.35 miles rock roads, parking lots, and shoulders. Patching, cleaning and filling cracks and fog sealing approximately 0.3 mile of HMA pavement and parking lots of varying widths.
Project includes constructing 18 weirs in the Wapsipinicon River with 450 large boulders and other revetment stone, also includes a bank repair at Dutch Creek.
Lewis and Clark State Park has a Visitor Center built in 2009, the north side of the building leaks water through a side-wall pipe entrance. The side door area and sidewalk is heaved and in need of replacement. This project will waterproof the incoming pipe, install new subgrade drain pipes and backfill, and concrete sidewalks and stoop footings.
This project consists of granular roadway maintenance (blading/shaping/spreading rock), the replacement of
several CMP culverts, extension, aprons, a grate and associated miscellaneous work.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
2102 - EMBANKMENT-IN-PLACE, CONTRACTOR FURNISHED
60 C.Y.
2125 - RESHAPING DITCH
5 STA.
2127 - RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADBED - BLADING/SHAPING
199.56 STA.
2312 - GRANULAR SURFACING ON ROAD, CLASS A CRUSHED STONE
1,684 Tons
2312 - GRANULAR SURFACING ON ROAD, CRUSHED STONE - 2 - INCH
216 Tons
2402 - GRANULAR BACKFILL
50 Tons
2416 - RMV+REINSTALL RIGID PIPE CULV LE 36" (36-INCH RCP)
Rathbun Wildlife Unit is located in Appanoose County, Iowa. There is an existing cold storage building on site that has received new close-cell spray foam insulation. This storage building will be built-out into an office and garage area in the future. This Phase I will focus on framing the storage area and office side, installing new steel liner panel in the storage section and electrical throughout this area. The office side will remain blank in preparation of Phase II but will have rough framing completed.
This project consists of granular roadway maintenance - blading/shaping, ditch cleaning, spreading new rock,
and the replacement of 2 CMP culverts with RCP culverts.
Possible alternate bid items include a granular boat ramp (in water) installation.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
2101 - CLEARING
1 L.S.
2104 - EXCAVATION, CL 10, CHANNEL
148 C.Y.
2125 - RESHAPING/CLEANING DITCHES
5 STA.
2127 - RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADBED - BLADING/SHAPING
97.11 STA.
2312 - GRANULAR SURFACING ON ROAD, CLASS A CRUSHED STONE
McIntosh Woods State Park has a Shelter and Fish Cleaning Shelter, and Ventura Access also has a shelter. All of these structures are in need of a new roof. This project will include removing all existing roofing, new fascia boards, and new steel roofing and underlayment on the structures. The Fish Cleaning Shelter will have its skylights removed and filled-in. Ventura Access and Fish Cleaning Shelter shall be part of the base bid and McIntosh Woods Shelter as an alternate.
Project includes replacing two air release valves in a sanitary sewer for main, installing two 1,500 gallon septic tanks, jetting 2070 LF of sewer pipe, and widening access road.
Contact: Mark Moeller 515-214-9532 mark.moeller@dnr.iowa.gov
This project will remove and replace 34 SY of 7" depth PCC pavement, remove 30 LF of 24" CMP culvert and replace with 28 LF of 24" RCP with an apron, and install a new storm sewer manhole. Located at the main road through Lake Darling State Park.
Contact: Mark Moeller 515-214-9532 mark.moeller@dnr.iowa.gov
This project is designed to water proof the north wall foundation and pipe penetration location at the Lewis & Clark State Park Visitor Center. Work includes removal of existing sidewalks and door stoop, excavation for the installation of waterproofing foundation membrane, granular backfill with subdrain, new PCC sidewalk and stoop footing, and new underground piping for the building downspouts.
Contact Jeff Felts (jeff.felts@dnr.iowa.gov) for plans and contract documents.
Contact: Jeff Felts 515-250-3712 Jeff.Felts@dnr.iowa.gov
This project is designed to repair/replace the riprap on 5 fishing jetties at Lake of 3 Fires State Park, Taylor County, Iowa. Work includes some brush removal and bank shaping and then placing 1020 tons of new riprap on five fishing jetties in the park. Site Restoration required on all disturbed areas.
