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.
Effective October 2009, the Department will no longer be responsible for providing hard copy notice to bidders or addenda to either contractors or plan rooms. An email listserv has been created to communicate electronically with vendors currently on file with the DNR. As a member of this listserv, you will receive electronic notice to bidder information on a regular basis.
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The Department will be utilizing the vendor Beeline and Blue to provide printed copies of Plans and Specifications and Addenda upon request. The department will no longer provide complimentary copies of Plans and Specifications to contractors or sub-contractors after award of the contract. Please visit dfs.beelineandblue.com/iowa or contact (515) 244-1611 for more information.
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This project consists of removal of existing buildings and construction of a new office and shop building, plus related earthwork, paving and site utilities, and incidental work as required by the Plans and/or the DNR Construction Inspector.
The new building work includes concrete slab floors and foundations, wood framing (stud walls and manufactured roof truss), exterior sheet metal cladding (walls, roof and soffits), gutters and downspouts, insulation (blown-in and batt types), composite windows, doors and frames (hollow metal, wood and overhead sectional types), Interior finishes (drywall, acoustical ceilings and painting), casework (cabinets and countertops), toilet room accessories, Shop heating and ventilation, Office HVAC, plumbing (water, waste and gas piping, and fixtures), electrical power and lighting, communication cabling, and fire alarm and detection systems.
Sitework includes demolition (existing buildings, sidewalks, retaining wall and concrete pads), grading, new paving (concrete and compacted gravel), relocation of existing fuel tank and security gate, existing utility modifications (water, sanitary, storm, natural gas and electrical), and a new flagpole.
The Reed Farm Restoration project is designed to restore eight wetland pool areas on the Reed Wildlife Management Unit Property near East Okoboji Lake in Dickinson County. Work includes wetland dike construction, excavation, tile manipulation, water control structure installation, erosion control, tree removal, and parking lot construction.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
Mobilization
1 L.S.
Site Preparation / Misc. Removals
1 L.S.
Excavation
9,160 C.Y.
Embankment Construction
13,620 C.Y.
Water Control Structure
3 Each
Riser - 24-Inch
4 Each
Riser - 30-Inch
1 Each
Storm Sewer - 12-Inch
48 L.F.
Storm Sewer - 24-Inch
293 L.F.
Tile Removal
1,250 L.F.
Tile Plug
35 Each
Class 1 Field Stone
80 Tons
Iowa DOT Class A Roadstone
45 Tons
Iowa DOT Macadam Stone (3" Size)
125 Tons
Large Boulders at Parking Area Perimeter
1 L.S.
Cable Gate and Posts
1 L.S.
Exploratory Tile Locating
40 HR.
Soil Erosion and Pollution Control - Iowa DNR NPDES General Permit No.2
RESIDENCE FOUNDATION DEMOLITION AND DEBRIS REMOVAL
Proposal Guarantee: $0
Completion Date: 6/17/2026
The Ranger's house located at 3175 290th Street, Lehigh, IA 50557 and has been burned in a controlled training fire. The remaining portions of the residence need to be removed and disposed of off-site. Remaining portions include brick foundations, concrete floor, basement debris, brick chimney, septic tank, concrete flatwork, shed, septic tank, and lateral inspection ports.
