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This is a Bid Opening meeting notice file for the Iowa Department of Administrative Services regarding the Columbarium & Irrigation Expansion Project at Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa. The project encompasses construction of a columbarium expansion with 2,160 niche spaces, site preparation and demolition, concrete paving (5 inches PCC minimum 4,000 PSI compressive strength), curb and gutter installation, storm sewer installation with intake structures and subdrain systems, irrigation valve boxes, and landscape restoration on 0.49 acres within the 100.38-acre cemetery property. An optional pre-bid meeting is scheduled for July 16, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at the cemetery's administrative building. Bidding documents are available from Rapids Reproduction beginning July 6, 2026. Questions and product substitution requests are due July 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. to Issuing Officer Katelyn Howells. Sealed bids are due July 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via the IMPACS Electronic Procurement System, with bid opening scheduled for July 30, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. The Notice of Intent to Award is anticipated August 31, 2026, with construction scheduled April 12 through June 7, 2027.

Each bid must be accompanied by bid security equal to 5% of the total bid amount in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cashier's check, and all bids must remain valid for 30 calendar days after the bid due date. Davis Bacon wages apply to this project. The State of Iowa is exempt from sales and use taxes, and bidders must not include tax on construction materials in their bid amounts. Bidders must be registered with the Iowa Labor Commissioner under Chapter 91C of the Code of Iowa and must comply with all affirmative action and equal employment opportunity requirements of state and federal law. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder using ConsensusDOCS 802 Form of Agreement. Subcontractors and suppliers must be identified within 48 hours of bid submission and may not be changed without owner approval. The contractor is responsible for all permitting, utility locating, site staging, equipment mobilization, and daily cleanup, while geotechnical testing is provided by an independent testing laboratory paid by the owner.