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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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 dredging the Village Creek boater access channel from the boat ramp to the Mississippi River, and incidental work as directed by the DNR Inspector.
This project involves FEMA repairs by placing fill, revetment, erosion stone and roadway rock, installing culverts, removing sediment in Appanoose & Lucas Counties in the Rathbun Wildlife Unit.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
Revetment, Class E (Colyn Emergency Spillway)
226.4 Tons
Mobilization (Colyn Emergency Spillway)
1 L.S.
Sediment, Removal and Disposal (Brown Slough)
1,286.7 C.Y.
Revetment, Class E (Brown Slough)
1,823.9 Tons
Mobilization (Brown Slough)
1 L.S.
Earthwork, Fill Hauled and Placed (Brown Slough Dike)
37 C.Y.
Revetment, Class E (Brown Slough Dike)
721.9 Tons
Mobilization (Brown Slough Dike)
1 L.S.
Revetment, Class E (North County Line Road)
316.6 Tons
Traffic Control (North County Line Road)
1 L.S.
Mobilization (North County Line Road)
1 L.S.
Granular Surfacing on Road, 2" Roadstone (Atwells)
28.6 Tons
Revetment, Class E (Atwells)
95.2 Tons
Traffic Control (Atwells)
1 L.S.
Mobilization (Atwells)
1 L.S.
Culvert, CMP Roadway, 48" (Wind n Waves)
40 L.F.
Revetment, Class E (Wind n Waves)
574.4 Tons
Granular Surfacing on Road, 1-1/4" Roadstone (Wind n Waves)
378 Tons
Traffic Control (Wind n Waves)
1 L.S.
Mobilization (Wind n Waves)
1 L.S.
Granular Surfacing on Road, 1-1/4" Roadstone (Bridgeview)
317.3 Tons
Culvert, CMP Roadway, 24" (Bridgeview)
40 L.F.
Revetment, Class E (Bridgeview)
3,142.1 Tons
Traffic Control (Bridgeview)
1 L.S.
Mobilization (Bridgeview)
1 L.S.
Sediment, Removal and Disposal (Sedan Bottoms - Site 1)
517.2 C.Y.
Mobilization (Sedan Bottoms - Site 1)
1 L.S.
Culvert, CMP Roadway, 42" (Sedan Bottoms - Site 2)
40 L.F.
Earthwork, Fill Hauled and Placed (Sedan Bottoms - Site 2)
This project consists of hydraulically removing approximately 383,700 CY of material from Blue Lake, with an alternate bid item for an additional 50,000 CY of material removal.
LAGOON INFLUENT ULTRASONIC FLOW METER (NEGOTIATED)
Proposal Guarantee: $0
Completion Date: 8/31/2021
Contractor shall install an ultrasonic flow meter for measurement of influent flow in an existing influent structure at the lagoons at Honey Creek Resort. These lagoons are located 1/4 mile north of Iconium, Iowa.
Send an email to request plans.
Contact: Jason Kruse (515) 250-3707 jason.kruse@dnr.iowa.gov
*Addendum #1 Issued 5/28/2021 - Please contact Don Labate*
Both restrooms at Ledges State Park Campground are leaking and in need of replacement. This project will remove the existing roofing materials and install all new roofing materials on the two shower buildings. As an alternate, the Henning Shelter will also be roofed with the same materials as the shower buildings.
Contact: Don Labate 515-250-3714 Don.Labate@dnr.iowa.gov
The office at Big Creek State Park has old shingles that are deteriorating beyond repair. This project will remove all old shingles and install a new steel roof on the office building. This will also address the gutters and downspouts.
Contact: Don Labate 515-250-3714 Don.Labate@dnr.iowa.gov
Project consists of removing and disposing of the existing air filter system, furnishing and installing a new desiccant air dryer system that is compatible with existing air compressor, existing 80-gallon vertical tank, and existing air-cooled aftercooler. Existing equipment is housed in a shed at the end of a cul-de-sac on 260yh Street, east of Jay Avenue intersection, near Allison, Butler County Iowa.
The Derecho of 2020 damaged multiple structures within Palisades-Kepler State Park and they are in need of repair. The lodge roof, currently in cedar shingles, will get a new asphalt shingle roof with OSB sheathing over the entire roof deck. There was damage to cabin #4, the campground check-in kiosk, and multiple pole lights throughout the park.
*ADDENDUM No.1 Issued 6/17/2021 - Please contact Mike Dufoe. The project includes replacing existing phase converters and electrical panels at three lift stations within Lake Darling State Park including any labor, trip charges or other miscellaneous parts that will be needed for fully functional electrical control panels for the lift stations.
