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This is a photograph supporting a Request for Bid issued by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the purchase and removal of a residential structure. The image shows the exterior of a single-family house located at 2910 Aldersgate Dr in Villisca, IA 50864, within Viking Lake State Park in Montgomery County. The property is situated on state-owned real estate in Section 5, Township 71 North, Range 36W of the 5th P.M. The RFB (numbered 25CRDLWBNSCHM-0002) was open from July 31, 2024, to August 16, 2024, with sealed bids required by August 16, 2024. Bidders were instructed to submit proposals through alternative methods rather than the standard IMPACS system. The procurement solicitation was open to individuals, firms, partnerships, and corporations without specific organizational restrictions or set-aside designations.

The photograph provides prospective bidders with visual documentation of the structure to be purchased and removed, supplementing the written specifications and bid form included in the procurement package. No specific budget range or award value was disclosed in the solicitation. Interested parties were directed to contact Philip Payton at the Iowa DNR for additional information and specifications at philip.payton@dnr.iowa.gov or +1 515-361-0743. The RFB did not specify information regarding incumbent vendors, current contractors, or existing infrastructure requirements associated with the property removal.