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 granular roadway maintenance; clearing, ditch cleaning/shaping, roadway blading/shaping, culvert replacement and spreading new rock.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
2101 - CLEARING
1 L.S.
2102-EXCAVATION, CL 12, BOULDER/ROCK FRAGMENT
20 C.Y.
2125 - RESHAPING DITCHES
20.1 STA.
2127 - RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADBED - BLADING/SHAPING
20.1 STA.
2312 - GRANULAR SURFACING ON ROAD, CRUSHED STONE - 3-INCH MINUS
This project consists of armoring approximately 1,850 feet of shoreline with class E revetment (FIELDSTONE) and associated work - bank shaping, tree clearing.
This project consists of granular roadway maintenance - ditch cleaning, small tree/brush clearing/removal, roadway blading/shaping, rock placement/spreading/rolling, and culvert replacement. It also includes the grade preparation and forming/placement of approximately 100 SY (~25 CY) of 9-inch PCC.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
2101 - CLEARING
4 Acres
2102 - SPECIAL BACKFILL
28 Tons
2102 - EXCAVATION, CL 10, RDWY+BORROW
42 C.Y.
2125 - RESHAPING DITCHES
4 STA.
2127 - RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADBED - BLADING/SHAPING
42.4 STA.
2312 - GRANULAR SURFACING ON ROAD, CRUSHED STONE, 1 - INCH
The stairs at Middle Dance Hall Cave have been deteriorating for some time and in need of replacement. Iowa Prison Industries fabricated a new set of steel stair box treads for this area and the contractor shall demolish the existing stairs and install these new stairs. At Twin Arches Trail, the stairs were damaged by a tree in 2019 and will be demolished and a new set of steel stairs fabricated and installed by the contractor.
This project is designed to replace the existing storm sewer piping and intake along with adding new rock to expand boat trailer parking at the main boat ramp. Site Restoration is required on all disturbed grass areas.
Contact: Mark Johnson 515-250-3713 mark.johnson@dnr.iowa.gov
Viking Lake State Park has a Lodge which is in need of a few Accessible modifications to their restrooms. This project will repair the existing glass in the exterior doors, which lost their seals. This project will also install new solar shades on all windows in the Great Room.
Contact: Mark Johnson 515-250-3713 mark.johnson@dnr.iowa.gov