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 trees damaged by a July 11 windstorm within
identified areas of the park and incidental work as required by the Plans and/or the DNR
Construction Inspector.
This project consists of repairs to an existing beach and earthfill dike, construction of a concrete access roadway and parking area, buried electrical transmission line and incidental work as required by the Plans and/or the DNR Construction Inspector.
This project consists of the addition of fish "fingers" and fish "bars" to limit rough fish access to the slough, new overflow additions to existing structures, wetland restoration of the channel between pools and incidental work as required by the Plans and/or the DNR Construction Inspector.
This project consists of the placement of riprap revetment along portions of the lake shoreline, and incidental work as required by the Plans and/or the DNR Construction Inspector.
This project is more than just a renewable energy pilot. It will give the public hands-on witness to the power of renewable energy. The average state park visitor will get an opportunity to spend a period of time living in a space powered with renewables plus the means for personal exploration about how to make renewables work well. At the same time, measurable energy and cost savings accrue at an important, innovative state facility.
Project consists of construction of a sediment retention dam, Construction of a fishing jetty, rebuilding an existing sediment retention dam, construction of two in-lake silt dams, shoreline armoring, mechanical dredging of the lake bed and incidental works as required by the DNR construction inspector.
HENNING SHELTER IS A LANDMARK WITHIN LEDGES STATE PARK AND HAS RECENTLY UNDERGONE A COMPLETE DISMANTLEING, RELOCATION OUT OF THE FLOOD PLAIN. SINCE THIS RELOCATION SOME OF THE WOOD STRUCTURAL MEMBERS HAVE GONE INTO DISREPAIR AND NEED TO BE RESTORED BACK TO THEIR FORMER APPEARANCE AS WELL AS HAVE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES DESIGNED SO THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. THE LOG EXPOSED RAFTER AND PURLIN TAILS HAVE ROTTED AWAY AND WILL BE CAREFULLY REPLACED. ALSO, THE WOOD COLUMNS SUPPORTING THE WOOD BEAM LINTELS WILL BE TRIMMED AND PLACED ON A CONCRETE CURB TO ALLOW MOISTURE TO PASS BELOW.
AMBROSE A. CALL STATE PARK IS THE ORIGINAL LOCATION OF AMBROSE'S CLAIM IN IOWA. THE CURRENT CABIN IS NOT THE ORIGINAL CALL CABIN BUT ONE OF THE HISTORIC PERIOD AND IS SITED APPROXIMATELY ON THE VERY LOCATION CALL PLACED HIS CABIN. THE CABIN NEEDS MAJOR RESTORATION IN THE FORM OF NEW CHINKING AND DAUBING, THE WOOD NEEDS CLEANING AND SEALING, THE FOUNDATION NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE ROOF NEEDS REPLACEMENT.
Installation of 11 solar lights at four locations. The contractor will need to go through a certified training/testing provided by the Inovous company by CD and online testing to insure the integrity of the warranty.
This project is designed to create wetland elements on the Thu Tract of the Dewey's Pasture Wetland Complex in Palo Alto County. Work under this project includes tree removal, excavations, earthfill (dike construction), tile breaks, tile/pipe installation (multiple sizes), water control structures, a toewall structure, and seeding.
This project is designed to provide an extra 10 feet of paving length to the boat ramp area maneuvering spaces at the Storm Lake State Marina. Work will involve sawcutting and removal of pavement, sub-grade preparation, 6" PCC paving with integral curb, site restoration, and seeding.
