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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The project involves restoration of Jetties by armoring with Class E revetment on a 2:1 side slope at Big Creek state Park. The contractor shall reshape the jetties and restore them to original height and width as shown in the plans.
The Contractor shall remove all existing wood timbers of the Gull Point State Park Entry Portal Gates. The strapping associated with the timbers shall be salvaged and used in the new gates. New 12" diameter timbers will be install in the same configuration as the originals and the salvaged hardware reinstalled. The contractor will stain the timbers and finish the gates then clean the stone monument.
Contact: Jeff Felts 515-250-3712 Jeff.Felts@dnr.iowa.gov
This project is designed provide a new pit vault latrine at the boat ramp parking area of Lewis & Clark State Park in Monona County, Iowa. Work under this project includes supply and setting of an "Iowa Standard" single precast concrete pit latrine. Other work included in the contract would be excavation for the building, dewatering, installation of granular base material, and a connecting PCC sidewalk with detectable warning panels.
Contact: Jeff Felts 515-250-3712 Jeff.Felts@dnr.iowa.gov