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This Request for Bid document pertains to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Davenport Tile Boring Replacement project, identified as RFB #645-RFB-1746-2025. The project encompasses infrastructure improvements including subdrain pipe replacement, steel encasement, topsoil management, mulching, seeding, silt fence installation, and traffic control. Specific deliverables include 544 linear feet of 4-inch subdrain plastic pipe, 325 cubic yards of topsoil management, 50 linear feet of steel encasement, and 0.20 acres of mulching and seeding. The bid is scheduled to open on May 7, 2025, at 5:25 PM CDT and close on May 29, 2025, at 1:00 PM CDT, with an estimated project completion date of November 15, 2025. Site visits are permitted Monday through Thursday between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM, subject to specific safety requirements for interstate shoulder access. Evaluation criteria will include cost, compliance with mandatory requirements, proposed staffing, and work schedule.

Bidders must be registered with the Iowa Department of Workforce Development and demonstrate capability to execute the project. Performance and payment bonds may be required if the contracted amount exceeds $25,000. Monthly payments will be processed covering up to 95% of the value of work performed, with deliveries designated as F.O.B. Destination. The procurement does not specify explicit set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. No incumbent vendors are mentioned. Davis-Bacon wages do not apply to this project as Iowa DOT is a tax-exempt agency. The project includes construction of a new wood pole building over existing precast L panels and demolition of an existing salt storage hoop building at the Adair location, involving a 1,200-ton salt storage facility.