Construction of 1000 Ton Salt Storage Structure for Grinnell Maintenance Garage

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Award: It is the intent of the Iowa DOT to award the contract to the responsible contractor whose submitted quote is the most advantageous to the Iowa DOT, cost and other factors considered. Other factors include, but are not limited to: meeting or exceeding mandatory requirements, proposed staffing, and meeting required time schedule. Other factors may also include a comprehensive review of bidders past work performance, and work capacity.   Overview The Iowa DOT is seeking competitive bides for construction of a new 1000 Ton Salt Storage Building for the Grinnell maintenance garage, as per attached plans and project manual. Awarded contractor to furnish and install materials to construct a wood pole building with pre-cast concrete barriers and metal panel wall and roof structure.   Work to be done during regular working hours and days M - F 7:00 am to 3:30 pm CT, coordinating with site supervisor for day-to-day operations.
  Site location: 902 Ogan  Grinnell, IA 50112   Inspection by Iowa State Building Code Bureau.  
Required 1 year construction warranty and materials warranty as indicated in specs.    Awarded contractor must be a licensed, bonded and insured contractor   
Questions: All questions related to this project are to be submitted through the IONwave Bid system on or before May 12, 2024.  
DOT Estimated Start Date: 7/1/2024 No work may be started on this project prior to July 1, 2024.  (This is the estimated start date after all required documents are received (i.e., Insurance, performance bond and vendor signed contract)   Estimated Completion date: 6/30/2025 (This includes resolution to all punch list items, inspections and DOT acceptance typically used in construction bids).   NOTE: Contractors to propose a suggested revised completion date taking into consideration winter weather conditions. This is a required Attribute. See Attribute #11.  
      Site Visits: A site visit is at the discretion of the contractor. Site visits must be completed prior to May 12, 2024. To schedule a site visit contractors must contact Teri Schulz at contact@example.gov with a date and time of when you want a site visit. Contractors will be required to bring their own equipment needed for the site visit.    
Davis-Bacon wages do not apply.      ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________  
Recommend Pre-Bid:   Date: May 9, 2024 Time: 1:00 PM CT
 
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