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This project consists of pavement maintenance for 7.9 miles of HMA roadway, including fog sealing, cleaning and filling cracks, slurry leveling, pavement milling and joint repair, and incidental work as required by DNR inspector.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
2306 - BITUMINOUS FOG SEAL (HMA PAVEMENT)
3,866 GAL.
2319 - SLURRY LEVELING
7.9 MI.
2319 - ASPHALT EMULSION FOR SLURRY LEVELING, SLURRY WEDGE, AND SLURRY TREATMENT
1,975 GAL.
2528 - TRAFFIC CONTROL
1 L.S.
2529 - PATCHES, FULL-DEPTH FINISH, 6-IN., BY AREA, HMA
208 S.Y.
2529 - PATCHES, FULL-DEPTH FINISH, 6-IN., BY COUNT, HMA
This project consists of HMA pavement maintenance - crack cleaning and filling, patching, fog sealing, pavement milling, PCC repair, shoulder blading, placement of revetment, erosion stone, macadam stone and shoulder rock, culvert replacement, seeding and fertilizing.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
2102 - SPECIAL BACKFILL
129 Tons
2102 - EXCAVATION, CLASS 10, ROADWAY AND BORROW
135 C.Y.
2121 - GRANULAR SHLD
45 Tons
2123 - SHOULDER FINISHING, EARTH
52 STA.
2214 - PAVEMENT SCARIFICATION
3,080 S.Y.
2301 - STD/S-F PCC PAV'T, CL C CL 3, 6"
33.3 S.Y.
2303 - HOT MIX ASPHALT MIXTURE, COMMERCIAL MIX (INCLUDES ASPHALT BINDER), WIDENING, AS PER PLAN
114 Tons
2303 - HOT MIX ASPHALT HIGH TRAFFIC, SURFACE COURSE, 1/2 IN. MIX, NO SPECIAL FRICTION REQUIREMENT.
319 Tons
2303 - ASPHALT BINDER, PG 58-28H, HIGH TRAFFIC.
17 Tons
2306 - BITUMINOUS FOG SEAL (HMA PAVEMENT)
3,231 GAL.
2416 - CULV, CONC RDWY PIPE, 18"
30 L.F.
2506 - FLOWABLE MORTAR
8 C.Y.
2507 - REVETMENT, CLASS E
40 Tons
2508 - REVETMENT, CLASS E, DITCH CHECK
90 Tons
2507 - EROSION STONE
15 Tons
2507 - MACADAM STONE
10 Tons
2528 - TRAFFIC CONTROL
1 L.S.
2529 - PATCH, FULL-DEPTH FINISH, BY AREA. PCC
33.3 S.Y.
2529 - PATCH, FULL-DEPTH FINISH, BY COUNT, PCC
10 Each
2529 - PATCH, FULL-DEPTH FINISH, BY AREA. HMA
502 S.Y.
2529 - PATCH, FULL-DEPTH FINISH, BY COUNT, HMA
10 Each
2533 - MOBILIZATION
1 L.S.
2540 - LONGITUDINAL JOINT REPAIR
100 L.F.
2543 - TRANSVERSE JOINT REPAIR
14 Tons
2544 - CRACK AND JOINT CLEANING AND SEALING (PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE)
This project consists of restoring Okoboji Island to near original size and height, armoring the perimeter of the island with 593 tons of fieldstone revetment, excavation of 300 cubic yards to reclaim island fill, provide and place 350 cubic yards of topsoil, and incidental work as directed by DNR inspector.
This Project will install six (6) new security gates at three locations within Lake Manawa State Park. These gates will keep people out of the Park while closed and allow free access to the Park during operational hours.
This project consists of pavement maintenance for 5.9 miles of HMA roadway, including fog sealing, cleaning and filling cracks, milling and joint repair, 1.2 miles of HMA roadway overlay, and incidental work as directed by DNR inspector.
ESTIMATED QUANTITIES:
2104 - CHANNEL EXCAVATION
50 C.Y.
2212 - CLEANING AND PREPARATION OF BASE
1.2 MI.
2212 - PATCHES, FULL DEPTH REPAIR
334 S.Y.
2212 - PATCHES BY COUNT (REPAIR)
5 Each
2214 - PAVEMENT SCARIFICATION
13,069 S.Y.
2214 - BLADING AND SHAPING OF SHOULDERS
62.6 STA.
2303 - HOT MIX ASPHALT MIXTURE INTERLAYER BASE COURSE, 3/8 IN. MIX
743 Tons
2303 - HOT MIX ASPHALT HIGH TRAFFIC, INTERMEDIATE COURSE, 1/2 IN. MIX.
1,113.9 Tons
2303 - HOT MIX ASPHALT HIGH TRAFFIC, SURFACE COURSE, 1/2 IN. MIX
The work entails flood repairs and road resurfacing at the Willows Wildlife Access and the Bradgate WMA near Bradgate, Iowa in Humboldt County and as directed by the DNR Engineer.
Contact: Don Labate 515-250-3714 Don.Labate@dnr.iowa.gov
This project consists of adding stoplogs to the inside of the existing outlet structure so that water level can be manipulated seasonally for vegetation management and to benefit migrating waterfowl. A walk grating will be added to the cover of the structure to allow DNR staff access to remove the stoplogs when needed.
Cost estimate is $29,000.
Send an email to request plans.
Contact: Jason Kruse (515) 250-3707 jason.kruse@dnr.iowa.gov
This project is designed to recreate a wetland dewatering channel within Kiowa Marsh (Sac County). The channel shall be 5' wide with 3:1 side slopes and run 1,400 feet from the water control structure toward the main pool of the marsh. Spoil material will be hauled from the marsh and placed on designated upland areas.
Contact: Jeff Felts 515-250-3712 Jeff.Felts@dnr.iowa.gov
